OnThursday,HealthMinistryannouncedplanstobuildnewhospitalsinH.Dhidhdhdoo andDh. ,Kudahuvadhoo. aspartofthegovernment’spolicytoimprovethequalityofhealthservicesacrossMaldives.TherearehealthfacilitiesforbothDhidhdhooandKudahuvadhoowhichwillceaseservicesoncethenewhospitalsarecompleted. Both hospitals are 55-bed facilities with 19 OPD consultation rooms, six private rooms, a three-bed ICU, two operation theaters, and eight...
GovernmenthasintroducedanewvocationaltrainingprogramforallstudentsunderthenameofHeyvallaa.ThisprogramisbeingintroducedtoreplacethediscontinuedDhasvaaruprogram–aimedatteachingvocationalskillstosecondary-levelstudentswithlowacademicperformance.VicePresidentFaisalNaseemlaunchedtheHeyvallaprograminaceremonyheldatR.OnWednesdayeveningUngoofaaruSchool.InJanuary,theMinistryofEducationhaddiscontinuedtheDhasvaaruprogram,citingthatithadbeenaimedsolelyatlowacademicperformancestudentsandhadservedtosidelinethosestudentsandhadothernegativeimpacts. At the time, the Ministry of Education stated that the students who completed the Dhasvaaru program lacked the literacy and numeracy skills necessary for...
PresidentIbrahimMohamedSolihdiscussedwithstakeholdersonmaintainingtheprecautionarymeasuresandfurtherreinforcingthosesafeguardsagainsttherapidlyspreadingCovid-19 ( Mostly known as Corona Virus )diseaseworldwide.Themeetingtookplace on SundayatthePresident’sOffice.Presidentaskedaboutthenewmeasuresbeingtakenbytheauthoritiesandinstitutionstoprotectthecountryanditspeoplefromtheepidemic. Healsoaskedofficialsabouttheircapacity totakefurther actionincase ofapotentialoutbreakintheMaldives.FollowingtheinternationaloutbreakofthedeadlyCovid-19virus ,PresidentSolihestablishedaspecialtaskforcetoimplementprecautionarymeasuresandorganizetimelyinterventions,comprisinggovernmentofficialsandexperts.MinistersandheadsofagenciesaswellasleadingexpertsattendedthemeetingandthepresidenturgedtoremainsteadyandvigilantinprotectingtheMaldivianpeopleandstressedthatthesecurityandwell-beingofMaldiviancitizensremainedthehighestpriorityofthegovernment.
Home Minister Sheik Imran Abdullah visited former President Abdullah Yaameen Abdul Gayyoom. According to Maldives Correctional Serivices, the Minister visited the Maafushi prison in Monday...
TheEconomicMinisterhasbeenrecommendedbytheSalariesandWagesAdvisoryBoardtosetMVR6,400asthenationalminimumwageandasumwithintherangeofMVR6,400toMVR8,400astheminimumwageforcivilservantsandtourismsectoremployees.LastweekEconomicMinisterFayyazIsmailsentParliamentareportfromtheCommission.AreportontherecommendationofthecommissionwasalsopublishedonthewebsiteoftheEconomicMinistry.HetoowhorecentlyannouncedplanstodeclareaminimumwagebeforetheendofFebruarythisyear.Inmakingitsconclusion,theBoardevaluatedtwofactors;monthlyfoodandotheressentialneedsexpensesperfamily,andlocaleconomicindicators.TheBoardalsorecommendedtheestablishmentofaseparateminimumwagefortourismforcivilservantsandtourismworkers;asumwithintherangeofMVR6,400—recommendedasthenationalminimumwage—andMVR8,600—recommendedbytheBoardafterfactoringinbasichouseholdexpenses.TheBoardsuggestedtheminimumwageshouldbeadjustedeveryfiveyears.
MinisterofHomeAffairsImranAbdullametwithIndianHomeSecretaryAmitShahduringhisvisittoIndia. ThemeetingtookplaceonFridayandinNewDelhi,India’scapital.DiscussionswereheldonwaystofurtherdeepenandstrengthentiesbetweenMaldivesandIndia,accordingtotheIndianGovernment.Discussions were alsoheldonPoliceForce,LawEnforcement,TerrorismandAnti-Extremism.Bothpartiesdiscussedstrategiesforfurtherstrengtheningcooperation.ThemeetingwasalsoattendedbyMaldivesPoliceCommissarMohamedHameed andStateMinisterofHome AffairsAliNazeer.ThedelegationalsometwiththeIndianPoliceAcademy,India’sNationalInvestigationAgency,NarcoticsControlBureau,andtheUniversityofGujaratForensicsSciences.MinisterofHomeAffairsImranAbdullathankedIndiaforitsinvitationandgeneroushospitalitytowardshimandhisdelegation.Healsoappreciatedthecontinuoussupportandassistanceprovidedtothe MaldivesbytheIndiangovernment.
Twopeoplehavebeenarrestedforassaulting the Magistrate CourtguardinNeykurandhoo.MPSconfirmedthearrestoftwoMaldivianmen,aged29and34.Themenassaultedthe60-year-oldguardwhilehewasonhiswaytohisduty,ataboutmidnight.Hesustainedseverelegandheadinjuries.HewasmovedfromtheNeykurandhoohealthcentertothekulhudhuffushihospitalduetotheheadinjuries.EffortstotransferthepatienttoMale’forfurthermedicaltreatmentareunderway.MPSclaimedthattheywerefurtherinvestigatingthiscase.
MinisterofTourismAliWaheedlabelledhisonlineaudiosasfake onceagainandcalledforaninvestigationintohimtoexplaintheissues.Theministerdescribedtheaudiosasascamandashamefuloffence donetoassassinatehisdignity. He alsoreiteratedthattheaudioswerenotlegitimate,andcalledforaninquirytoexplaintheaudios‘issues.A set of audios purportedly a conversation of Minister Ali Waheed and state minister Assad Ali were leaked by a twitter...
Ministry of Higher Education announces 550 new loan opportunities for Higher Education.In a news conference today, Higher Education Minister Dr. Mohamed Hassan made the announcement....
