A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Villa College has commenced a new semester for the academic year. The orientation for the new semester was held from 23rd to 30th January 2021 via Microsoft Teams. Classes started on the 31st of January. According to Villa College, most of the classes will be held online for the time being due to the current […]
With the intention of providing O’Level and A’Level graduates, the opportunities and guidance in pursuing a career in the accounting profession, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Maldives (CA Maldives) is holding special career guidance webinars. During these sessions, opportunities that exist in the private and public sectors of accounting in the Maldives will […]
Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Maldives (CA Maldives) has organized its first training “International Standards on Auditing and SMP Toolkit” in partnership with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) for individuals and firms interested in applying for statutory audit license. The training was given to a total of 72 […]
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has decided to seek Parliament’s consideration for the Maldives to endorse the Safe School Declaration, following Cabinet approval for a paper submitted by the Ministry of Education on Tuesday. The Safe Schools Declaration is a political commitment to better protect students, teachers, schools, and universities during armed conflict. The declaration was […]
‘Girls to Code – Thinadhoo’, a Thinadhoo-based program aimed at teaching young girls how to code, has kicked off on 10th January 2021. The program is being conducted by Women in Tech and Dhiraagu and will run for two months virtually, at no cost to the participants. In the program, students will be trained on […]
The Addu flying school, also known as Asian Academy of Aeronautics (AAA), has been fined MVR 35,000 under the Maldives Civil Aviation Act, which allows for parties who defy provisions in the Act to be fined an amount lower than MVR 100,000. The Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation and the Ministry of Higher Education […]
The Ugail Foundation and Housing Development Corporation (HDC) have presented two books to President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih – both authored by children on their vision of the world in 20 years. The President accepted the publications at a ceremony held at the President’s Office on Thursday morning. A group of children from the Circle – […]
Life Support Pvt. Ltd. has donated 5000 bottles of hand sanitiser to the Ministry of Education, to kick off the company’s CSR programs this year. As the Ministry announced the second term of the academic year to begin on 10th January 2021, Life Support has decided to make this donation in support to ensure the […]
Maldives Association of Tourism Industry (MATI) has endorsed Maldives first training institute dedicated to the training of Butlers in the Maldives, Maldives Butler Academy. “MATI recognizes the importance of an institution that is focused on developing Butlers that will serve in the Maldives hospitality and beyond,” MATI commented. Maldives Butler Academy is the first Butler […]