A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Institute of Corporate Directors and secretaries of Capital Market Development Authority (CMDA) along with Women on Boards (WOB) started “Company Secretaries Training Program” aimed for those interested in the field. With 35 participants this program was started in the MME training hall on the 18 October and will go on until 19 October 2017. This […]
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, met Maldives president Abdulla Yameen on Sunday. Wam President of Maldives, Abdulla Yameen, met on Tuesday with H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed and President Yameen reviewed bilateral relations between the […]
Palm Beach Resort and Spa Maldives have relaunched as Palm Beach Island Resort and Spa Maldives under a local management. Italian operator Sun Sporting Holidays ceased operations in September 2017 citing external pressure. Palm Beach Island Resort and Spa Maldives is set on one of the largest islands in Maldives, Madhiriguraidhoo in the northern Lhaviyani […]
Abdullah Rasheed Mohamed with Maldives Correctional Service officers — The Human Rights Commission of the Maldives (HRCM) and the National Integrity Commission (NIC) have finally begun investigating the death of the May Day protestor who passed away suddenly whilst serving his sentence. Abdullah Rasheed Mohamed, 51, passed away at the state-run Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital […]
A loan agreement to finance the expansion of the Maldives’ main airport was signed with the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development during President Abdulla Yameen’s official visit to the United Arab Emirates. Economic Development Minister Mohamed Saeed signed the agreement on behalf of the Maldives at a ceremony Tuesday at the Ruler’s Court in Dubai. Details […]
The government has terminated contracts signed with Malaysia’s Gryphon Energy Corporation in March to build five domestic airports at a cost of US$57.5 million. Sami Ageel, director of the Regional Airports agency, confirmed to state media Tuesday that the deals were scrapped on September 18 because the Malaysian company – which describes itself as “incorporated with a vision to be […]
Former President Mohamed Nasheed speaking at a panel held at the Geneva Summit earlier this year — Photo by: The Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy Former president and opposition leader Mohamed Nasheed has insinuated that Maldives would never have been able to secure a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council, adding […]
Chef Edwin Vinke If you were planning on travelling to the Maldives in October, between the 21 and 25 October, you are in for quite the treat, in addition to the pleasures that come with being in a gorgeous island paradise, obviously. Soneva, the luxury resort group, is collaborating with Dutch chef Henk Savelberg to […]
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom met with the Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and the Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, this afternoon. The meeting was held at the Ruler’s Court, Dubai. During the meeting, the leaders discussed lasting diplomatic relations and longstanding cooperation between […]