A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
In the list of 30 safe countries by World Travel and Tourism Council, Maldives is excluded which poses a million-dollar question, on how safe the internationally renowned island nation is for travelling. The aspect every traveller looks for in a country now, when boarders are slowly re-opened is the safety of the place. It is […]
MVR 30 million has been spent in advance on 75 ventilators supplied through a contract with Dubai-based Executers General Trading LLC. While only 11 of the ventilators have been brought to the Maldives, none of the ventilators has been accepted for use by the Ministry of Health. In the latest COVID-19 compliance audit report by […]
The government reveals that over MVR 13 million has been distributed to frontline workers as risk allowance. This has led to many people questioning who all received the allowance. How many nurses and doctors, who put their lives at risk in the pandemic, have been paid? Is the amount they received enough for the work […]
With the possibility of travel now on the horizon, many people are planning a much needed holiday, in search of a destination where they can feel comfortable and safe and where social distancing is available. At Hideaway Beach Resort & Spa, we don’t have to enforce social distancing, it comes naturally. Social distancing is effortless […]
Health Protection Agency (HPA) has arranged a PCR testing facility for tourists visiting the Maldives, from 5 Hospitals. Reportedly, certain airlines require a COVID-19 test result sheet which has been prepared within 48-72 hours from a government certified laboratory, before departing from the Maldives. Without the COVID-19 result sheet, tourists may face struggles returning to […]
Medtech Maldives has reportedly imported 20 more Unit ICU ventilators to the Maldives. With the import of this batch of 20 ventilators, Medtech will now have brought a total of 50 ventilators to the Maldives. These are the 20 more ventilators that had been imported after the company was awarded a contract to import 50 […]
Photo of a ventilator imported by Medtech Medtech Maldives has reportedly imported 20 more Unit ICU ventilators to the Maldives. With the import of this batch of 20 ventilators, Medtech will now have brought a total of 40 ventilators to the Maldives. These are the 20 more ventilators that had been imported after the company […]
H78 Maldives has supplied 5000 masks to the National Boating Association of Maldives (NBAM). These masks were provided to NBAM’s president Ahmed Afrah, in a ceremony held in 12th August 2020, at H78 Hulhumale’ by the group’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Afaaf Abdul Majeed. H78 is a locally renowned, award-winning beachfront hotel. This hotel is […]
Finance Ministry has brought amendments to the income support allowance policy which has been introduced to support financial assistance for individuals who were negatively impacted by the ongoing pandemic. Income Support Allowance has been introduced to help the Maldivian citizens of whose job employment has been affected amid pandemic and to help them manage the […]