A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Speaker of Majilis and Former President Nasheed has attended as the Chief Guest at the BHIS Graduation ceremony held on 1st December 2020. This was the first virtual graduation ceremony conducted using a green screen. Speaking at the ceremony, President Nasheed expressed his congratulations to the graduates and stated that BHIS students are now ready […]
In relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, the State of Public Health Emergency in the Maldives has been extended until 4th January 2021. The State of Public Health Emergency, which has been in effect since 12 March 2020, was announced to be extended last night, signed by Health Minister Ahmed Naseem. According to Minister Naseem, the […]
Bank of Maldives (BML) has announced that it will be organizing sign language training sessions for staff in partnership with the Maldives Deaf Association, to ensure inclusive and accessible services are provided for customers with disabilities. On Thursday, as part of the special activities held on the occasion of International Day of Persons with Disabilities, […]
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has stated that the government aims to provide free COVID-19 vaccines to every Maldivian citizen without any discrimination. He made these remarks on his visit to Laamu Gan this week, where he met members of the local community and shared the government’s development priorities in the atoll. In his remarks, the […]
Ministry of Higher Education has announced that the Ministry is seeking institutes to carry out 12 technical and vocational courses. Funded by the World Bank, “Maldives: Enhancing Employability and Resilience of Youth Project”, the project is being administered by the Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE), with a Project Steering Committee that will be co-chaired by […]
The local quarantine period has been shortened from 14 days to 10 days by the Government of Maldives. Discussions regarding the matter took place last night at the weekly meeting held with the health industry committee. The meeting which takes place every Monday was attended by President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih. Minister of Tourism, Abdulla Mausoom […]
The Committee Investigating Public Housing Schemes has yesterday published the provisional list of eligible applicants for the H7 category (married people aged 18 – 40) of the “Hiyaa Public Housing Scheme”, after initial assessments. The Committee announced that both provisional lists, list 1 and list 2, of eligible applicants for the H7 category, have been […]
The number of homeless people in Male’, the capital city of Maldives has shot up over the last few months. In a tweet on Monday afternoon, the Gender Ministry announced that they are collaborating with relevant state institutions to provide temporary housing to the people living in the streets in Male’ City as part of […]
The Asian Academy of Aeronautics (AAA) has constantly been making headlines due to alleged incompetence and negligence in the treatment of its students. In the most recent news, the flight school situated in Gan, Addu, terminated 15 students on Saturday and Sunday, many of whom did not receive any prior warning. The reasons for termination […]