Author: Mohamed Reehaan

Monday, 30th August – Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) confirms on the successful completion of Raa atoll Dhuvaafaru land reclamation works. Moreover, the contractor reports that the first shipment of rock boulders required for the shore protection work was delivered to the project site on 28th August, Saturday. According to MTCC, the land reclamation and shore protection project at Dhuvaafaru entail dredging and excavation operations of 22.2 hectares of area. While the project value is a total of MVR143.1 million, as the contractor MTCC will be constructing a 423 meter rock boulder revetment along with a 315 meter breakwater.

Manta Air has reported on increasing its fleet capacity with the recent addition of a new seaplane into its operations. Moreover, it was reported that the aircraft landed at Velana International Airport (VIA) on Sunday evening from Canada. The planes generally take a week’s duration to arrive in Maldives from its manufacturer destination. Since the new plane is at default setup, Manta Air confirms that the wheels will be replaced with floaters and water rudders prior to putting the plane into official operations. Furthermore, this new seaplane addition has brought Manta Air’s seaplane fleet to a total of eight. Manta…

Bank of Maldives (BML) has announced positive changes to their recently introduced Home Improvement Loan in order to facilitate easy access finance for Hiyaa social housing scheme recipients. As per the national bank of the island nation, with the new changes customers can now apply for the home improvement loan with joint borrowers who have verifiable income. Moreover, in order to be eligible as a joint borrower, they must be an immediate family member with a legal connection to the property owner and could be either a spouse, children, siblings, parents or even grandparents to the property owner. The Home…

Mayor of Addu City Mr. Ali Nizar during a press conference held by Addu Emergency Operation Center (AEOC) on Saturday confirmed that the city will observe a curfew for a two-week duration. Furthermore, Mr. Nizar notified that the curfew will remain effective from 21:00hrs until 04:00hrs of the following day for the two week duration. With the sudden resurgence of Covid-19 positive cases in the city, the mayor had claimed that venues that attract public such as shops, cafes and restaurants will not be permitted to offer in-person services during the curfew hours. Additionally, the city’s schools will be closed…

Sunday, 29th August – Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) confirms on new developments of the design and build of Alif Alif atoll Ukulhas harbor development project. Moreover, the contractor company had reported that the work on the harbor’s quay and jetty are currently underway while the installation of precast concrete blocks for the quay wall have been completed, MTCC has finished installation of the mooring hooks at the jetty. The overall progress of the harbor development project has observed 75% progress – inching closer to completion. Meanwhile, the contractor had reported on Sunday on currently executing the installation of…

Ministry of Tourism has revealed that 99% of the total resort employees working in the Maldivian tourism industry have received the first dose of Covid-19 vaccination. As of 26th August 2021, the state body confirmed that the total employees who have been fully vaccinated as of the review date stood at 93%. Moreover, from 1st to 25th August the total tourist Covid-19 cases as a percentage total of the total tourist arrivals stood at just 0.09%. Meanwhile, a total of 379,379 individuals in the island nation have received the first dose of Covid-19 vaccination while 300,427 have been administered with…

Visit Maldives, the tourism promotional wing of Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) collaborates with one of Japan’s top travel social media platforms for destination marketing efforts. Recently, it was confirmed by Ministry of Tourism that Visit Maldives partnered up with Tabi Muse in a bid to make the island nation as one of the “top of the mind destination” to the Japanese tourism market. Moreover, the destination promotion efforts will reportedly improve engagements with tourists. Furthermore, the live-session proved a means to increase the brand awareness and destination visibility in the Japanese tourist market. The live session included…

The latest statistical updates from Ministry of Tourism as of 26th August confirm a total tourist arrival of 732,896 so far in 2021. Moreover, the total tourist arrivals to the island nation from 1st up to 25th August has reached 120,529 indicating a growth of 1,754.3% in comparison with the same period of 2020 and the first ever positive growth when compared with the same period of 2019, at 0.2%. The total tourist arrivals during the corresponding period in 2020 stood at 6,500; tourism industry sluggishly picked up movement after the border reopening in July of the previous year, yet…

The Maldivian government has signed on with India’s AFCONS Infrastructure for the Greater Male’ Connectivity Project (GMCP) which is set to link Maldives capital Male’ City with Vilimale’, Gulhifalhu and Thilafushi. Moreover, the mega infrastructure project that aims to bridge four neighboring islands via an over-water bridge structure and causeway link is regarded as the largest ever such project to be carried in the Maldives; exceeding that of the Sinamale’ Bridge project. The signing ceremony held on Thursday morning, 26th August, took place between Ministry of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure’s Permanent Secretary Ms. Zeeniya Ahmed Hameed; who signed on…

Bank of Maldives (BML) announces on opening the application submission window for proposals under the third phase of ‘Aharenge Bank’ Community Fund for the year. Moreover, BML reports that the five best proposals “submitted will be selected during the third quarter of the year.” The ‘Aharenge Bank’ Community Fund initiative focuses on areas such as education, environment, sports and community engagement with winning proposals standing to receive funding up to MVR50,000 for project implementation. Furthermore, BML confirms that interested applicants can send their proposals with supporting documents to [email protected] before 23:59hrs of 11th September 2021. BML’s ‘Aharenge Bank’ Community Fund…