A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The Covid-19 pandemic has been a wave of destruction in the business world, imposing a huge financial challenge on the firms and completely destroying small firms. However, the situation is fortunately improving and industries are slowly coming back on track. During the crisis, businesses have been taught many hard lessons. Here are 4 of the […]
Ever since the pandemic entered the Maldives, former president and current Speaker of the Parliament Mohamed Nasheed has been criticised several times due to his statements such as “parliamentarians among COVID-19 frontline workers” and “restricting entry is not a feasible solution”. However, could he be right about one thing? During July, Nasheed stated that the […]
Prosecutor General’s office has declared that no one is to be accused regarding the ventilator issue, which was described as “corruption in broad daylight”. According to PG Office, the issue has been investigated and a decision has been made to decline it. A press conference is to be held today regarding the decision by the […]
As of 1st October 2020, the amount disbursed as Income Support Allowance has reached MVR 96.4 million. Finance Minister Ibrahim Ameer has revealed that the allowance will be provided until the end of 2020 and additional extensions will be provided “if required”. The allowance will be paid out for 6 months (April 2020 – September 2020) […]
Advocating the Rights of Children (ARC) has today donated 300 clear face masks to the Ministry of Education, to distribute to children with hearing impairments and their teachers across the country. The donation was formally handed over to the Minister of Education Dr Aishath Ali, by ARC’s Executive Committee Member Mr Muruthala Moosa. Children with […]
The number of confirmed cases in the Maldives for the past 10 days have been below 100 and the rate of positive cases to samples taken have fallen below 5%, according to statistics by Health Protection Agency. During March, the country closed all universities, colleges and training facilities for a period of 14 days, over […]
M7 Print has introduced new offers on the New Normal stickers by the company. There are two packages on offer under a special promotion: Retail Shop Starter Pack and Enterprises Pack. The Retail Shop Starter Pack priced at MVR 145 consists of three New Normal stickers. This includes signage indicating maximum occupancy, mask mandatory before […]
Established in 2016, CleanTech is a brand of Reinvent Maldives offering medical-grade disinfection services. Due to the pandemic, the company geared up with full research and trained team and started professional disinfection as a joint venture between Reinvent and Stage Core. The team comprises of locals that are WHO certified staff and consultants. The parent […]
Audit by National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) revealed that the prices charged for the food and beverages to quarantine facility and those in need in Male’ City were too high compared to the controlled prices by the government. The prices of commodities were controlled by the government after the prices started to rise since April […]