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Covid-19 Dhifaau: Over 43,000 people vaccinated in Maldives

February 16, 2021, 08:39

Malé, Maldives – Health Protection Agency (HPA) has revealed that a total of 5,204 people were vaccinated yesterday, raising the sum of those vaccinated in the Maldives to 43,817.  Out of… Continued

Covid-19: Additional 125 confirmed cases

February 16, 2021, 07:50

Malé, Maldives – Health Protection Agency (HPA) announces additional 125 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 112 recoveries over the past 24 hours. 104 of the confirmed 125 cases were recorded from… Continued

Additional 5 cases confirmed in Fuvahmulah

February 15, 2021, 21:18

Fuvahmulah, Maldives – Five new cases of Covid-19 have been recorded from Fuvahmulah City during the past 24hrs. Fuvahmulah Emergency Operations Center (FEOC) informed that from 1800hrs of February 14th till… Continued

Was removed from office without being allowed a proper defense: Dr Jameel

February 15, 2021, 20:36

Malé, Maldives - Former Vice President of Maldives Dr Mohamed Jameel Ahmed has said that he was deposed from office following a no confidence vote, without being allowed a proper… Continued

Aviation Cluster – additional positive case recorded in Addu

February 15, 2021, 19:31

Addu City, Maldives – Addu Emergency Operation Center (AEOC) Has reported an additional positive case from Addu City within the last 24 hours. With this additional case identified from the cluster… Continued

Land from Kela to be given for tourism purposes

February 15, 2021, 18:53

HA. Atoll, Maldives — The Tourism Ministry of Maldives and the city council has signed an agreement to give lands of Kela for tourism purposes. The signing ceremony was held… Continued

Parliament to summon PG over Ali Waheed’s departure

February 15, 2021, 17:57

Malé, Maldives - The Parliament has decided for Prosecutor General Hussain Shameem to be summoned to the Parliament’s Judiciary Committee over the departure of former Tourism Minister Ali Waheed’s while… Continued

Parliament accepts controversial music hall bill

February 15, 2021, 16:14

Malé, Maldives – A bill proposing to establish a music hall, with embedded music facilities for youth to gather and listen to music, has been accepted to Parliament earlier today. The… Continued

Government offices to implement digital payment system

February 15, 2021, 15:48

Male', Maldives — The Finance Ministry of Maldives has announced that they are planning to implement digital payment systems through Bandeyri Pay and mobile Point-of-Sale (mPOS) in government offices in… Continued

Over 4,800 tourist arrivals on Sunday, highest since border reopening

February 15, 2021, 15:10

Malé, Maldives - Maldives has recorded the highest single-day tourist arrivals since it reopened its borders on Sunday with over 4,800 arrivals. Statistics released by Tourism Ministry show 4,856 tourists… Continued