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A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.

Ahmed Jihad-Jay

Baros Maldives announces new General Manager – ITCM

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Baros Maldives is delighted to announce Ahmed Jihad-Jay as new General Manager as of January 2018. Having worked at Baros Maldives in 2010 as Operations Manager, Ahmed is coming ‘home’ to Baros, this time as General Manager, after gaining a wealth of experience in the Maldives.  He began his hotel career at Full Moon Maldives, […]

Vilamendhoo

2018 Honeymoon — Come to Vilamendhoo Island Resort Maldives

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The Maldives group of islands boasts of playing host to thousands of couples every year, inviting them to both the wedding ceremony and the honeymoon. A number of resorts are dedicated solely to serve the newlyweds and help them make the best of their honeymoon- to make it special for them as well as memorable, […]

How Maldives resorts are fighting to save the coral reef

How Maldives resorts are fighting to save the coral reef

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It seems apt we’ve arrived in the Maldives on Earth Day. As I dip my white-gloved hands into the bucket of seawater and pick up a piece of naturally broken coral to add to our propagation frame, the enormity of the plight of the reef starts to sink in. Coral makes up less than 0.1 […]

Dive the Maldives: the best dive sites around the tropical nation

Dive the Maldives: the best dive sites around the tropical nation

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Some people travel for adventure, others for relaxation. Scubaspa – a floating luxury resort in the Maldives – offers a bit of both, taking guests from dive site to dive site, pampering them with onboard treatments along the way. The Week Portfolio caught up with Mohamed Shamoon Ameen, Scubaspa’s diving manager, to find out what makes […]

Celebrate love at Kurumba Maldives

Celebrate love at Kurumba Maldives

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Love romance? Get some extra in Kurumba Maldives on Valentine’s 2018, a day about romance and remembering the moments. Set on a tropical Maldivian island in the middle of Indian Ocean, the resort offers a range of experiences to explore hand in hand with your loved one. Special decorations in the main area to set […]

First lady with school principals

First lady meets with principals ahead of new academic year

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First lady Fathimath Ibrahim with principals of Male schools First lady Fathimath Ibrahim met with the principals from schools in the capital Male, on Tuesday. Almost all the principals of Male schools including Majeediyya, Aminiya, Hiriyaa, Kalaafaanu, Imadudin, Thajuddeen, Iskandhar and the Centre for Highter Education (CHSE) joined the meeting that was held at Mulee-aage, […]

50 megawatt power plant

China firm to lay high voltage cable between Male, Hulhumale

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Development of a 50 megawatt power plant in Hulhumale by Dongfang Electric Corporation of China. State Electric Company (STELCO) has decided to award the project to lay a high voltage power cable between capital Male and reclaimed suburb Hulhumale to Dongfang Electric Corporation (DEC) of China for USD 38.6 million (MVR 567.4 million). STELCO’s director […]

Former Vice President Ahmed Adheeb arriving in court on Wednesday. PHOTO / MIHAARU

Adheeb’s cell raided on suspicion of hiding a mobile phone

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Former Vice President Ahmed Adheeb arriving in court on Wednesday. PHOTO / MIHAARU A forensic team raided former vice president Ahmed Adheeb’s jail cell in Dhoonidhoo Detention Center, accusing him of hiding a mobile on Monday. Even though jail cell inspections are usually conducted by Dhoonidhoo police, Adheeb’s cell was checked by a forensic team, said […]

Ahmed Adheeb

Healthcare is a basic right, don’t obstruct it

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The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 10th January 2018. The following is a loose translation: As guaranteed by the constitution, access to basic healthcare is a fundamental right of any citizen. And, although, one has been convicted and is serving a jail sentence, the person is still entitled to that right. […]