By accepting a contract to defend President Waheed’s administration, public relations firm Ruder Finn “will be party to one of the greatest injustices ever inflicted on the people of the Maldives”, writes MDP MP Eva Abdulla, in an open letter to the US firm.
If parliament does pass the report, the Asandha service will only be available in the government’s Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) and other government health centers and health corporations around the country.
A court employee told minivan News that staff were “seriously concerned after one employee was tested positive”.
Overall arrivals for the first quarter of 2012 were up 3.3 percent compared with the figures for the same period in 2011. However, the same figures for the corresponding period in 2011 shown a 12.8 percent from 2010, suggesting a substantial slowdown in growth.
“Both candidates are handing out cash, in the guise of medical assistance”: Minivan News exposes an extensive culture of vote-buying and complete lack of issues-based campaigning during Kaashidhoo by-election.
The Maldives is facing a budget deficit of at least 17.5 percent, with no sign of spending dropping as the new government seeks to shore up support in a politically fractious environment.
Elections Commissioner Fuad Thaufeeq has expressed concern today that current Elections Commission (EC) staff could be held responsible for the potential misdeeds of employees no longer working for the body.
The CSC has announced it is to reimburse the wages deducted from government employees between January and December 2010, adding Rf443 million to the government’s budget over 12 months from July 1.
“It is clear that there is public support in the country for this government and that there are not any problems with its constitutional mandate to be in power. In three out of the four elections held, the coalition won by a clear majority,” said Presidential Spokesperson Abbas Adil Riza.