Nexbis has described the US PISCES system as nothing more than a “terrorist tracking” system, and refuted all reasons given by the Maldivian government for the termination of its contract.
Former economic development minister Mahmood Razee rejected accusations that the previous government had not sufficiently researched foreign investment, citing the administration’s engagement with the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC).
Progressive Party of the Maldives (PPM) presidential candidate Abdulla Yameen has pledged to halve the presidential salary and slash the wages of political appointees by 30-50 percent, should he be elected in September.
“[The JP] does not have campaigners all over the country. Gasim has had to pay people to work for him, where as we do not have to pay for support,” responded PPM MP Ahmed Nihan.
India may pat itself on the back as former President of Maldives Mohammed Nasheed has been confirmed as a candidate in the 7 September presidential elections by the Election Commission of Maldives, writes Rajeev Sharma for First Post.
The Housing Development Corporation (HDC) said it has “conditionally awarded” a contract to Belgium-based company Dredging International to undertake the second phase of reclamation work on the island of Hulhumale’.
“Not the fault of the Auditor General if the government did not share certain documents with the auditors”: Auditor General Niyaz Ibrahim.
Local media reported that the matter concerned the transfer of MVR 2223 (US$144) from the judge’s state-funded telephone noted in a 2010 audit of the Department of Judicial Administration (DJA), which was subsequently repaid.
The following speech was given by former President Mohamed Nasheed at the launch of the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP)’s foreign policy. President Mohamed Waheed’s Independence Day address is available here. Your Excellencies, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, We live in turbulent times. Times have always been turbulent. We sit in the Indian Ocean, across a … Continue reading “Maldives cannot afford to be an inward looking, xenophobic country”: former President Nasheed