A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
A sunset law has come into effect to enable special measures aimed at assisting individuals, families and businesses combat the adverse effects of Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent imposition of the public health emergency in the country. The name of the law is the Public Health Emergency Act 2020. The law does three main tasks: […]
Imagine a Maldives without dengue. Imagine a Maldives without chikungunya. Imagine taking your children for an evening stroll without having to fear being bitten by mosquitoes. In short, imagine a Maldives without mosquitoes. This no longer needs to be a dream; it is fast becoming a reality. In the past 15 months, the mosquito population […]
64 higher-income economies have joined the COVAX Facility, a global initiative that brings together governments and manufacturers to ensure eventual COVID-19 vaccines reach those in greatest need, whoever they are and wherever they live. These 64 economies include commitments from 35 economies as well as the European Commission which will procure doses on behalf of […]
M7 Print has introduced new offers on the New Normal stickers by the company. There are two packages on offer under a special promotion: Retail Shop Starter Pack and Enterprises Pack. The Retail Shop Starter Pack priced at MVR 145 consists of three New Normal stickers. This includes signage indicating maximum occupancy, mask mandatory before […]
Established in 2016, CleanTech is a brand of Reinvent Maldives offering medical-grade disinfection services. Due to the pandemic, the company geared up with full research and trained team and started professional disinfection as a joint venture between Reinvent and Stage Core. The team comprises of locals that are WHO certified staff and consultants. The parent […]
Ali Ashfag is a young passionate hotelier from Noonu Holhudhoo, who started his career at a very young 17 years of age. He carries with him over seven years of experience in the Hospitality industry with different International and Local brands. Ashfaq, who is now the Chief Butler at Westin Miriandhoo Island Resort and Spa, […]
Audit by National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) revealed that the prices charged for the food and beverages to quarantine facility and those in need in Male’ City were too high compared to the controlled prices by the government. The prices of commodities were controlled by the government after the prices started to rise since April […]
The Maldives has declared that a principal cannot stay in one school for more than 8 consecutive years. This condition by the Civil Service Commission has been published to the official website of the Ministry of Education. The purpose of this decision is to ensure that the schools have a qualified and effective principal and […]
InterContinental Maldives Maamunagau Resort and Holiday Inn Resort Kandooma Maldives re-opened their doors and welcomed their first guests with enhanced cleanliness measures in strict adherence with the guidelines issued by the Health Protection Agency (Maldives), the Maldives’ government and the IHG Clean Promise. Joseph Della Gatta, Cluster General Manager said: “The teams at InterContinental Maldives […]