A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
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 […]
The Maldives has introduced new measures to curb the decline of wild grouper, a coral reef fish vital for reef health. The new measures include revised minimum size limits for the most highly valued grouper species, based on evidence collected by the Maldives Marine Research Institute (MMRI), formerly Marine Research Centre and Blue Marine Foundation […]
First Lady Fazna Ahmed has urged the public to make a lifestyle shift from a “throwaway culture” to one that is more circular. She was speaking at the opening of the beach cleaning event in Hulhumalé held as part of the ‘Prevention of Marine Litter in the Lakshadweep Sea’ project this morning. Cleaning events such […]
The Maldives Ocean Plastics Alliance (MOPA) has yesterday launched its flagship ‘Plastic Reverse Logistics Project’. In a ceremony held in Seahouse Café, Male’, the project was inaugurated by the guest-of-honour, Minister of Environment, Dr Hussain Rasheed Hassan. The ceremony, which was live-casted, was attended by MOPA’s Executive Committee and partners. In his remarks, the Environment […]
After nine long months of interruptions due to the Covid-19 pandemic, all the schools in Male’ have resumed studies under the special protocol rolled out by the Ministry of Education. Under this special protocol, sessions are conducted on a hybrid model where each session is limited to a maximum of 5 teaching hours, and the […]
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has on Wednesday constituted the Kulhudhuffushi Regional Hospital Governing Board and appointed six members. The composition of the board is as follows: Aminath Gasim Dr Aminath Nazeer Moomina Abdulla Hassan Shujau Abdul Latheef Hassan Ahmed Dawood President Solih appointed Aminath Gasim as the chairperson of the board. Full details are available […]
A consignment of Oxford-AstraZeneca ‘Covishield’ vaccines manufactured by the Serum Institute in India has been airfreighted to the Maldives under a special grant program between the two countries. The Air India flight carrying the 100,000 doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine landed at Velana International Airport at around 2:42 pm on Wednesday. President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih addressed […]
The government of Japan has provided the Maldives with medical equipment worth USD 5.6 million. During the ceremony held at the Health Emergency Operation Center (HEOC) stationed at Dharubaaruge on Tuesday, Ambassador of Japan to the Maldives, Keiko Yanai handed the consignment over to the Maldives Minister of Health, Ahmed Naseem. The donation comes under […]