A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Research by the Ministry of Economic Development and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) shows that 68% of the people’s income has been halted due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The research shows that several families and individuals have been severely impacted by the outbreak of the novel virus along with the different sectors of […]
Sinamale Bridge, Maldives As the COVID-19 situation in the Maldives is reaching the heights, some of the public advocators, as well as experts, have been suggesting that the Maldives should impose lockdown, yet again to contain the spread of the novel virus. A local epidemiologist in the Maldives, Sheena Moosa has also recently warned upon […]
Maldives has recorded a spot in the list of countries which shows a significant drop in Gross Domestic Product (GDP). According to research by a visa waiver farm of America, ‘Esta’, Maldives ranks in the 5th place, among the countries which experienced a significant GDP fall, globally. This research shows that the GDP of Maldives […]
Restaurant Association of Maldives (RAM) has stated that some restaurants might have to face bankruptcy within a month. This was stated after the association declared that the advocations by the owners of the restaurants in the Maldives were not initiated by RAM. In a new conference, a board member of RAM, Nuzail Ali stated that […]
Photo of a ventilator imported by Medtech Medtech Maldives has reportedly imported 20 more Unit ICU ventilators to the Maldives. With the import of this batch of 20 ventilators, Medtech will now have brought a total of 40 ventilators to the Maldives. These are the 20 more ventilators that had been imported after the company […]
Ministry of Tourism has prohibited locals in the Maldives from going to resorts and other tourist facilities for leisure purposes. This measure was taken as an additional attempt to curb the spread of the disease in the island nation. The Ministry has instructed all tourist facilities to follow the regulation until a further announcement. This […]
Finance Ministry has disbursed over MVR 13 Million to 1045 front line workers who have been exposed to different levels of risk amid pandemic in the Maldives. Front-line allowance has been introduced to these workers by the Finance Ministry on July 29th, 2020. On its commence, front line workers have been issued with MVR 2.9 […]
Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) stated that 20% of the businesses operating in the tourism sector continued its operations without dismissing employees or cutting wages due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Bank of Maldives (BML) has published its business survey report for the second quarter (Q2) of 2020 revealing that the employment index had declined to -74. […]
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has declared that government offices are to remain closed from 4th to 6th August 2020, as a precautionary measure against the further spread of COVID-19. The President encouraged those who are able to work from home to do so and to provide services to the public through online means. The decision […]