A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The government expenditure on COVID-19 measures has reached MVR 976 million as per the weekly expenditure report released by the Ministry of Finance. The report reflects that 65% of the cost was spent by National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) valued at MVR 641 million while MVR 148 million was spend by the Ministry of Health. […]
Environmental Pest Control Services, one of Maldives’ leading pest control service provider, has introduced a dedicated disinfection service to reduce the risk of transmission of the novel coronavirus. The special service uses Noviruclean, a WHO-approved disinfectant recommended for cleaning and disinfecting communal and high-touch, areas. Noviruclean disinfects and deodorizes all inanimate, hard and non-porous surfaces […]
Medtech Maldives has reportedly imported 20 ICU ventilators into the Maldives. These are the 20 more ventilators that had been imported after the company was awarded a contract to import 50 ventilators. 18 were imported on the 10th of May, 2020. The 20 ventilators imported were said to be produced by a US company, GE […]
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has initiated the construction and development of major roads of Baa Atoll Eydhafushi. The project involves the development of 17 main roads of 17,785 sqm, a stormwater management system to prevent flooding of roads for a clean and safe environment along with gravity pipe networks, cement stabilized base course, […]
Plans for council housing scheme have been revealed by Housing and Planning Minister Mohamed Aslam. He also states that he does not wish to maintain the Housing Ministry as an owner of Real Estate and that his thinking is more towards Council Housing. Speaking at Government Oversight Committee at Majlis, Aslam stated that the Housing […]
The Parliament has approved to request the government for the allocation of land to build at least 6,000 housing units in the newly reclaimed area of Gulhifalhu. From the parliament, 65 members voted in favour of the environment committee’s report, proposing to allocate land for the construction of housing units. No members reportedly voted against […]
The world is getting populated. The size of the earth remains precisely the same. 55% of the world’s population lives in urban cities and expected to increase to 68% by 2050. The growing demands to create space combined with refined lifestyle needs are enormous issues. Where do we find a solution for this? The resounding […]
Stepping in to extend support during the global pandemic, Aitken Spence Hotels Maldives under which the renowned hospitality brands Adaaran Resorts and Heritance Hotels and Resorts operate, donated 12,000 surgical masks to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). NDMA has been key in coordinating COVID-19 containment efforts nationwide, working hand-in-hand with other national bodies. With […]
Raajje Online (ROL) has introduced an electronic learning management system for tutors. It was a long-standing initiative of ROL to uphold child welfare and education in the community through various programs, the decision to host its own Learning Management System and provide support to the community stemmed amidst the ongoing Covid-19 crisis and the necessity […]