A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The parliament of Maldives has approved the appointment of Ahmed Naseem as the Minister of Health, last Monday. Naseem’s ministerial slot was unanimously approved by the 66 parliamentarians that participated in the vote. Prior to his appointment, Naseem was a Minister at the President’s Office. He was appointed to the role on October 22nd, following […]
The Parliament’s Judiciary Committee has voted to dismiss Juvenile Court Judge, Abdul Baaree Yoosuf. The dismissal motion was put forth by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) earlier this month and forwarded to the Judiciary Committee for further review. On Sunday, the Committee determined that the JSC made its decision in accordance with the correct procedure, […]
On Friday, the Department of Juvenile Justice was established, marking an important step in saving children that are exposed to crime. According to a tweet by Home Minister Imran Abdulla, the newly established department would help potentially protect children that are exposed to a lifestyle of crime early on. He added that the Juvenile Justice […]
Minister of Finance, Ibrahim Ameer has stated that in order for the Maldives to recover economically, it is crucial that the proposed 2021 State Budget is passed in Parliament without any amendments. The Finance Ministry announced that the 2021 Budget will be MVR 34.7 billion. However, since its proposal, several members of Parliament have voiced […]
The Maldives and the United Kingdom has held discussions on the elimination of tariff on Maldivian fish exports to the United Kingdom. The meeting took place during the Minister of Foreign Affairs virtual call with the Minister of State (Minister for South Asia and Commonwealth) at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office of the United […]
The President’s Office has announced that the Chinese government has decided to defer the repayment of certain loans taken by the Maldives to the upcoming year. Chief Communications Strategist at the President’s Office, Ibrahim Hoodh stated that the deferment was allowed under the G20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI), which is an initiative by the […]
An MoU has been signed yesterday between the Ministry of Economic Development and the Ministry of Youth, Sports & Community Development, to form a joint committee for youth economic empowerment. It aims to undertake tasks in line with the Strategic Action Plan (SAP) of the current administration with regards to youth-related economic issues. The MoU […]
The government marked two years of President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih’s term yesterday. Records show that 123 projects have been completed within that period. As per statistics compiled by the President’s Office, a large number of these projects are in relation to the health, education and sports sectors of the Maldives. Projects completed within two years […]
The Election Commission (EC) has announced that the local council election, which was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will now be held on 6th March 2021. Initially, the local council election was scheduled to be held in April this year. However, due to the COVID-19 situation and the consequent restrictions, a bill was passed […]