A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
An audit conducted on Indhira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) has uncovered irregularities in spending on building and procuring equipment for the respiratory department of the main state hospital. The audit report of IGMH unveiled by the Auditor General’s Office in 2018 reveals that the project was appointed to Sifainge Welfare Company (SIWEC) and developed within […]
The Indian High Commission to the Maldives has revealed that over 3000 visas have been issued to Maldivians seeking medical treatment in India. In a tweet yesterday, the Indian High Commission stated that since the COVID-19 pandemic began taking hold in the region, over 3000 Maldivian patients have been issued medical visas to travel to […]
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the EU are calling on youth leaders, influencers, and creators to promote peace through digital action by joining a new regional programme in Sri Lanka and the Maldives. ‘United Creatives’ is implemented by the social change agency Love Frankie and will support youth from across the two countries […]
When COVID-19 pandemic had reached the Maldives, it is safe to say, as a collective nation, we were not adequately prepared for it. We had not accounted for enough ventilators and trained health care professionals who had experience dealing with this new virus. The novel coronavirus swept up a storm in the tiny nation when […]
‘Girls to Code – Thinadhoo’, a Thinadhoo-based program aimed at teaching young girls how to code, has kicked off on 10th January 2021. The program is being conducted by Women in Tech and Dhiraagu and will run for two months virtually, at no cost to the participants. In the program, students will be trained on […]
The Addu flying school, also known as Asian Academy of Aeronautics (AAA), has been fined MVR 35,000 under the Maldives Civil Aviation Act, which allows for parties who defy provisions in the Act to be fined an amount lower than MVR 100,000. The Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation and the Ministry of Higher Education […]
Statistics released by Maldives Immigration shows that the total number of new passports issued for the year 2020 adds up to 13,600 passports only. Maldives Immigration states that a total of 9800 passports were processed in Male’ last year, and the rest processed in Hithadhoo, Fuvamulah, Kulhudhuffushi, and Dhidhoo. This total is a reduction of […]
The Ugail Foundation and Housing Development Corporation (HDC) have presented two books to President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih – both authored by children on their vision of the world in 20 years. The President accepted the publications at a ceremony held at the President’s Office on Thursday morning. A group of children from the Circle – […]
The amount spent on allowances for frontline workers, in the midst of battling the Covid-19 pandemic, has surpassed MVR 90 million. According to statistics released by the Finance Ministry, as of 5th January 2021, about MVR 90.32 million has been disbursed to 10,180 frontline workers as allowance. While the allowance is meant to be given […]