A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
As tourist arrivals spike for the peak holiday season, there has been an increasing number of delays in disembarkation at Velana International Airport (VIA). Some reports go so far as to claim that a single flight takes hours to disembark, resulting in a domino effect of congestion and complaints. The apparent culprit? A shortage of […]
BML Islamic has today introduced Green Financing for individuals or businesses to finance environment-friendly projects such as solar power generation or investments in energy-efficient products. For the newly introduced unsecured Green Financing, eligible customers can finance from MVR 50,000 up to MVR 500,000 without any additional security or equity contribution for a 5-year tenor at […]
Najib Khan, MD and CEO of Ooredoo Maldives, has been awarded Asia’s Most Inspiring Leaders Award at the Asia Corporate Excellence & Sustainability Awards 2020 (ACES). Najib Khan has been the CEO of Ooredoo Maldives since April 2017 and is a non-independent Executive Director. He is also the Managing Director of the company effective from […]
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has said that work on design and construction of ADH. Hangnaameedhoo Harbour is well underway. On Twitter, MTCC revealed that overall 12 per cent progress has been made of the project. Dredging works of existing harbour basin are currently ongoing in Hangnaamedhoo. MTCC has contracted the harbour upgrade project […]
Villa College has launched the ACCA Accelerate programme on 24th December 2020, in a special ceremony held at Villa College, QI Campus. Addressing the attendees in the ceremony, Dean of the Faculty of Business Management, Abdulla Nafiz highlighted that the introduction of this programme will be enable accounting students to obtain an academic and professional qualification […]
Health Protection Agency has imposed a 10-day home quarantine requirement for Maldivians and work visa holders arriving from the U.K. starting 27th December due to the spread of a more-contagious coronavirus strain in the region. According to the announcement by Health Protection Agency, this home quarantine will apply to Maldivians and work visa holders, regardless […]
MIFCO has been a wildfire topic highly discussed on multiple platforms. This is not without reason. The main themes of discussion include the challenges faced by fishermen, and the low rates or wages received by the fishermen after long hard days’ work. MIFCO is under a lot of pressure as the company has been in […]
The Ministry of Tourism has announced that it is planning to lease four islands of the Maldives for tourism purposes. In a tweet on Thursday, the Ministry said that the four islands will be leased from four different atolls. The islands are to be announced on December 27. The government has previously announced 29 islands […]
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Maldives National Association of Construction Industry, Architects Association Maldives, Association of Civil Engineers and Contractors Association. The MoU, signed on Thursday, was for the entities to join together in an alliance to advocate, represent and promote the construction industry of Maldives. It is expected that the […]