The transfusion of HIV infected blood to a patient at IGMH shocked the Maldives this week, with the opposition accusing the government of burying the news so as not to overshadow celebrations of its 100 day achievements. Elsewhere, accusations of the Supreme Court’s action against the EC continued to mount.
Following the release of seismic reports into Maldivian waters, the MNOC has revealed its intention to enlist foreign companies to interpret the results and to advertise the country as a potential oil source.
Suggesting that the court was overstepping its mandate in its pursuit of contempt charges against the Elections Commission, the Maldives Democracy Network and the Maldives NGO federation stated that the Supreme Court needed to “earn the respect of the people”.
“They [protective gowns] are usually taken by the doctors… Some staff have panicked after finding out they are pregnant. That risk is always there. And we are concerned about the patients as well. I have never seen any patient being offered a gown here,” said one nurse.
According to police media, President Yameen assured police officers at a meeting in Iskandhar Koshi yesterday that resolving housing issues for police personnel in Male’ and the atolls was a high priority for his administration.
During his Maldives visit, Indian Minister of External Affairs Salman Khurshid also pledged US$10 million for the renovation of IGMH. The Maldivian government expressed gratitude for the resumption of construction material imports and the easing of visa restrictions.
More than 200 plots of land were awarded by the MDP government to companies contracted to provide ferry services at a loss to the state, President Yameen said last night, characterising the public-private partnership programme as wasteful and the most corrupt in Maldivian history.
Three quarters of the US dollars entering the Maldives are spent on importing goods to the country, Maldives Monetary Authority Assistant Governor Dr Azeema Adam said yesterday at a ceremony launching the central bank’s Quarterly Business Survey.
Two male and one female Bangladeshi nationals were detained yesterday, with police finding a video recording of the acts in question. Sexual activity outside of wedlock is considered illicit in the Maldives, though foreigners under suspicion are normally deported without prosecution.