A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Baa Atoll Dharavandhoo Fuel Services has been acquired by The Hawks Pvt Ltd. The new acquisition gives a further expansion to Hawks to dive further into the northern region. The company has existing fuel services available in Kamadhoo, Baa Atoll. The company aims to become the most trustworthy provider of oil services in the region […]
Life Support Pvt Ltd, a leading medical and pharmaceuticals supplier in the Maldives introduces a Prim Ortopedia Products to the Maldives. Prim Ortopedia is a leading developer and manufacture of orthopaedic products and daily living aids based in Madrid Spain. The company is known for its leading Myprim, Aqtivo, Airmed, Neoprair, Airtex, Mottio and Comfor […]
Universal Resort Group has rescheduled their resorts’ reopening date. Their resorts Kurumba Maldives, Velassaru Maldives, Kuramathi Maldives, Kandolhu Maldives, Dhigali Maldives and Faarufushi Maldives will reopen from 1 October 2020. The group’s resorts temporarily suspended their operations from 1 April, due to the travel restrictions imposed by the government and throughout the world as a result of the […]
National Airline Maldivian announced that the Airports operated by Island Aviation will be ready for new normal and to resume their operation by the upcoming Monday. Speaking at the Majlis in the SOE Committee, Managing Director of Island Aviation, Mohamed Rizvy stated that the Airports being operated under the aviation will be ready to intervene […]
The People’s Majlis Environment and Climate Change Committee have proposed to the government to allocate land for minimum 6,000 housing units from Gulhifalhu in Kaafu Atoll. The ongoing reclamation at Gulhifalhu has been causing several disputes with regard to the damage to the reef of Villimale’ where the parliament committee and Environment Protection Agency (EPA) […]
Jobsicle launches “MY Entry To HOSPITALITY”, free online hospitality courses for the Maldivians. Jobsicle is an online startup initiated in 2016. Within weeks of the initial launch, Jobsicle gained tremendous support and popularity among hundreds of companies and institutions in the Maldives. Meanwhile, thousands of job-seekers from across the country started using the website daily. […]
A report published by the World Bank States, at the end of 2020, the debt beard by the Maldivian government is at 78.9% of GDP and about 45% of this debt is to be paid to China. Whilst the debt amount of the government is increasing in the ongoing 2020, A report reading “Maldives Development […]
Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL) has announced, around 95% of the work on the development of the new seaplane terminal of Velana International Airport has been finished. Undertaken by the Beijing Urban Construction Group (BUCG), a dock for seaplanes will also be constructed under the development project. According to MACL, around 80 per cent of […]
47% of the harbour project of the island, Sh. Komandoo is completed by Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC). The work of seawall construction is ongoing currently, which confirms 47% of the project has been completed, according to the contractor MTCC. MTCC was assigned with the contract in August last year. The practical work of […]