A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The Maldives appears to have dodged a bullet. With just 19 cases of the novel coronavirus at the time of writing (with 13 people having already made a full recovery), the country is in an enviable position. As the United States and Europe groan under the strain of major outbreaks, with tens of thousands of […]
Furaveri Island Resort & Spa, Raa Atoll The employees of Furaveri Resort has been protesting regarding their salaries which are not paid for the past two months. Furaveri Island Resort & Spa in Raa Atoll is the only resort operated by Naid Investments in the Maldives. Some employees have stated that the January salary and […]
Velaa Private Island has launched a special employee relief scheme to help its employees in face of the COVID-19 pandemic. “As we work together to manage through this challenging time with looming economic uncertainty, it is reasonable and prudent to assume that this pandemic will affect the Velaa family members in numerous ways. However, unlike […]
Last Friday, the government has sent two Italian tourists in quarantine facilities back to their country in a Russian airline before their results got back. While they were on the flight, the government declared the results as positive which caused the flight to be quarantined in a Russian airport. According to the Standard Operation Procedure […]
Maldives Association of Tourism Industries (MATI) proposes the government to ease the tourism land rental taken as an advance on resort land rents. This proposal was proposed to the government in a meeting held to discuss the measures that can be taken to mitigate the impact COVID-19 pandemic will have on the tourism industry. MATI […]
Guesthouse Association of Maldives (GAM) has revealed that according to the survey carried out to identify the impact of COVID-19, the Maldives guesthouse industry will lose nearly USD 30 million in revenue. The survey results revealed that most guesthouses started the business with loans and they spend a large sum on land leases and rents. […]
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has appointed its South Asia Regional Committee Chair and Tourism Minister of Maldives, Ali Waheed as a member in the Global Tourism Crisis Community. Minister Ali Waheed said, “The Maldives will beat Covid-19 with the support from the rest of the world and we will welcome you all in a not […]
Foreign Minister has advised all Maldivians travelling abroad to make sure to get the travel insurance due to the global spread of COVID-19 pandemic. In a press statement released by the Foreign Ministry, they have stated they believe getting travel insurance is very important during this time thus they advise all the Maldivians travelling abroad […]
In order to contain the COVID-19 outbreak, Maldives has banned the entry of all foreign passenger vessels to the country. This ban will be effective from 20th March, 12:00 am. This will prohibit the entry and docking of all passenger’s vessel anywhere in the Maldives. The government has taken a number of precautionary measures against […]