Five percent of income pledged to local councils

President Solih also pledged to reserve a third of council seats for women.

Islands.mv web portal launched

The portal has tourist information for all local islands.

Need for new schools in Malé reignites decentralisation debate

The education minister denied plans to build 10 more schools in the capital after headlines to the contrary drew a backlash.

Ridicule and relief after president mistakenly proclaims island uninhabited

A decree issued on Thursday declaring Mundoo as uninhabited was rescinded later that night with the president’s office blaming incorrect information from the department of national registration and apologising to the island’s small population.

Parliament considers five-year terms for local councils

MP Ahmed Amir of the government-aligned Maldives Development Alliance proposed amending the constitution to increase the term of local councils from three to five years.

Defence minister Nazim faces no-confidence motion from LGA board

Southern atolls sign pact to defend decentralisation

Malé City Council close to shut-down after police confiscate documents and server system

Can decentralisation take root in the Maldives?

Maldives strategically unprepared for SEZs, argues former Finance Minister Inaz

MDP condemns restriction of powers of local councils

Goverment to amend Decentralisation Act

Government undermining decentralised administration, claims LGA vice chair

DRP, MDP oppose amendments to “take power” from local councils

Government seeks to dissolve Male’ City Council

President Waheed creates centralised utilities corporation, ‘Fenaka’

LGA to revise US$64 million-a-term local governance system

HDC opens bids to develop Hulhumale apartment complex

Thilafushi closed for clean-up as ‘garbage island’ overflows

Visit to Fares-Maathoda shows challenge of decentralised development