A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Velaa Private Island has launched a special employee relief scheme to help its employees in face of the COVID-19 pandemic. “As we work together to manage through this challenging time with looming economic uncertainty, it is reasonable and prudent to assume that this pandemic will affect the Velaa family members in numerous ways. However, unlike […]
Manta Air confirms to continue its flights for the local community with its Seaplane service, effective from 01 April 2020 to both Dhaalu and Baa Atoll. Manta Air has decided to continue daily flights using its seaplanes to maintain regular domestic transfer connectivity in these atolls and also for emergency flights due to the continued requests […]
As part of the Economic Recovery Plan to minimize the impact on individuals due to COVID-19, the Ministry of Higher Education has announced a deferment of student loan repayments for the National Student Loan Scheme and Educational Assistance Loan Scheme administered by Bank of Maldives. This moratorium allows a deferment of monthly repayments for 6 […]
Maldives Ports Limited (MPL) announced that they have arranged changes in their policies to ease the importers amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In a press conference, the government’s spokesperson Mabrook Abdul Azeez has revealed that MPL has reduced the demurrage charge for the period when goods are loaded in Male’ and Hulhumale’ by 20%. He further […]
A leading wholesaler and retailer of cosmetic brands in the Maldives, Deseo has announced that they have begun its delivery services after disinfecting its products. Deseo has stated that this decision was taken to provide cosmetic products to its customers while they practice social distancing as instructed by the government and HPA to contain the […]
MIFCO has announced that they have commenced delivery services of its canned tuna amid the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in the Maldives. MIFCO has stated that they have outsourced its delivery services and only canned fish will be delivered. They further stated that even if a customer orders just one case of canned tuna they […]
Last Friday, the government has sent two Italian tourists in quarantine facilities back to their country in a Russian airline before their results got back. While they were on the flight, the government declared the results as positive which caused the flight to be quarantined in a Russian airport. According to the Standard Operation Procedure […]
The Minister of Health Abdulla Ameen, State Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Khaleel and officials from the President’s Office and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs met with the United Nations Resident Coordinator, Ms. Catherine Haswell, to discuss how the United Nations system further collaborate and work more closely with the Government during the ongoing emergency […]
Dhiraagu is supporting students and teachers in collaboration with the Ministry of Education to facilitate remote education during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis by providing FREE 5GB mobile internet data for 30 days to all students and teachers on the Dhiraagu network. As schools and universities are forced to close, all students and teachers are required […]