Maldives

The owner of the Ocean Surveyor, which was used to conduct survey work off Hulhumale''s northeastern reef, has been fined over 198.000 MVR (almost 13.000 US$) for natural damage

Parliament went into recess after completing 50% of the work set in the agenda of the first session of the year; of the 28 bills tabled during the first session, work was completed on only eight bills

The Maldives Transport and Contracting Company has completed the port development project at F. Dharanboodhoo: dredgeding, building of a breakwater, a quay wall, a channel and a 140-metre barrier

The Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company Limited has decided to limit the purchase to 5 tonnes of fish in its southern centres due to freezing capacity issues

Registration closed last night for the eleventh season of Ooredoo Masrace by Ooredoo Maldives, a fishing tournament held every year during Ramadan and an integral part of Ramadan in the Maldives

The Maldives Transport and Contracting Company has opened the opportunity for women to train as bus drivers under the "Hunavaru Program"

Environment Minister Shauna said that at the end of President Solih's administrative term, 26% of the electricity supplied will be powered by solar energy; he pointed out that spending on fuel amounts to about 10% of Maldivian GDP

56 civil servants have prepared to leave for India for a capacity building programme organised under the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Civil Service Commission and the National Centre for Good Governance of India in 2019

The country recorded a 44% increase in exports in January 2022, compared to the same period last year, according to the Maldives Customs Service; main import partner was Thailand with 54%, followed by UK, Mauritius, Germany and India

The State Trading Organization donated paint to the Sh. Komandoo Health Center while the Fenaka Corporation donated four AC systems and a television set last week

The Health Protection Agency has announced that a new sample collection centre has been opened near the Sinamale' Bridge car park; the sample positivity rate in the capital, which stood at 3% at the end of last year, has now risen to 36%

The Ministry of Education is partnering with the UK's Guide Education to launch a training programme for the professional development of teachers and headteachers, where 500 professionals will be trained in the first round

HSBC Maldives announced their decision to grant Maldives Water and Sewerage Company (MWSC) MVR 154 million (USD 10 million) to fund developmental projects in 20 islands