A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
A seaplane of Maldivian, the national carrier of the Maldives, has become the first-ever seaplane or even aeroplane to land in Maliku, an island in Lakshadweep, India. In a tweet, Maldivian revealed that its seaplane made a quick stop to Maliku on a charter trip to Ahmedabad in India. This is the first time an […]
The Committee Investigating Public Housing Schemes has publicised the temporary list of applicants for the Civil Service Employees category under the Hiyaa Public Housing Scheme. The temporary list, published yesterday in the Government Gazette, contains details of re-evaluated points for applicants under the category. The Committee stated that the list contains the names of the Government institutions […]
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has passed to increase the salaries of civil service administrative workers and has presented it to the National Pay Commission (NPC). While 24,514 employees are currently employed as civil servants, the largest number of these workers is within the administration sector. The CSC proposed to raise the salaries of these […]
Maldives and Japan today signed the Exchange of Notes on the G-20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI), marking an important step towards providing the Maldives with the necessary fiscal space by temporarily suspending debt-service payments owed to official bilateral creditors. The Exchange of Notes was signed on behalf of the Government of Maldives by His […]
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has ratified the 10th amendment to the Maldives Tourism Act, outlining key changes in how islands are allocated for tourism purposes. The amendment was passed by the Parliament at the 28th sitting of its third session, on 07th December 2020. The new amendment vests the President with the powers to allocate […]
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has called upon the people to strive forward with the same spirit of friendship and unity displayed during the 2004 tsunami disaster when tackling common national interest issues. He made the statement at the special ceremony held at the Republic Square this evening to present the National Awards and to commemorate […]
The President’s Office has disclosed the details related to the winners of this year’s National Awards. According to the President’s Office, 14 individuals will be presented with the National Award of Honour. The National Award of Recognition will be given to 24 individuals. The President’s Office stated that 6 of the 14 winners of the […]
Maldives Pension Administration Office has announced the appointment of Mr John Grindall as the Chief Executive Officer. Mr Grindall has over 25 years of experience in the insurance and pension industry. He has held executive positions including Interim Chief Actuary at Malta Financial Services Authority, Senior Actuary at the Lloyds Banking Group and Chief Operating […]
It has come to light that the local council elections that were to be held in March, may not be held then after all. The elections were originally planned for April 2020. However, due to the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Elections Commission (EC) was forced to reschedule the elections, with laws also passed […]