At a first meeting between the opposition party and President Yameen’s representatives, the Jumhooree Party has proposed that all political parties, including the ruling party, sit down for joint talks to resolve the ongoing crisis.
MP of the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), Ibrahim ‘Ibu’ Mohamed Solih, said: “We are once again, taking to the streets to end tyranny. We cannot achieve our goals in one day with just one action. So on June 12, we will raise our voices again.”
President Abdulla Yameen has pledged today to begin talks with the opposition Jumhooree Party (JP) whose senior officials appear to be in self-imposed exile.
Amid a backdrop of live music by local artists, the environment festival featured coral planting, information sessions and talks at an “awareness tent,” food stalls, diving lessons, free water sports, and guided snorkelling.
The migrant worker population of the Maldives exceeds 124,000, the department of immigration has revealed. The figure includes 94,492 registered expatriates and more than 30,000 undocumented workers.
The Elections Commission has delayed disbursing funds allocated for political parties in the 2015 state budget due to a delay in verifying the exact number of members in each political party.
The government is planning to replicate a legendary boat used by three brothers to liberate the Maldives from Portuguese rule in the sixteenth century, as part of the celebrations to mark fifty years of independence from the British.
The State Electricity Company (STELCO) has signed a US$90 million power development project with China’s Dongfang Electric International Corporation to generate an additional 50 megawatts of electricity. The state-owned utility company provides electricity services in Malé and its suburbs and presently produces 60 megawatts using 22 engines. Under its fifth power development project, the company will install … Continue reading STELCO signs US$90m power development project
The tourism minister Ahmed Adeeb has dismissed rumors he may be appointed as the new vice-president. “All rumors, I have no interest at this stage,” he told Minivan News.
