Government has introduced a new vocational training program for all students under the name of Heyvallaa.  This program is being introduced to replace the discontinued Dhasvaaru program – aimed at teaching vocational skills to secondary-level students with low academic performance. Vice President Faisal Naseem launched the Heyvalla program in a ceremony held at R. On Wednesday evening Ungoofaaru School.  In January, the Ministry of Education had discontinued the Dhasvaaru program, citing that it had been aimed solely at low academic performance students and had served to sideline those students and had other negative impacts. At the time, the Ministry of Education stated that the students who completed the Dhasvaaru program lacked the...

President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih discussed with stakeholders on maintaining the precautionary measures and further reinforcing those safeguards against the rapidly spreading Covid-19 ( Mostly known as Corona Virus ) disease worldwide. The meeting took place on Sunday at the President's Office. President asked  about the new measures being taken by the authorities and institutions to protect  the country and its people from the epidemic. He also asked officials about their capacity...

Home Minister Sheik Imran Abdullah visited former President Abdullah Yaameen Abdul Gayyoom. According to Maldives Correctional Serivices, the Minister visited the Maafushi...

Two people have been arrested for assaulting the Magistrate Court guard in Neykurandhoo.  MPS confirmed  the arrest of two Maldivian men, aged 29 and 34. The men assaulted the 60-year-old guard while he was on his way to his duty, at about midnight. He sustained severe leg and head injuries. He was moved from the Neykurandhoo health center to the kulhudhuffushi hospital due to the head injuries. Efforts to transfer the patient to Male' for further medical treatment are under way. MPS claimed that they were further investigating this case.