Overdue infrastructure development would take decades without foreign loans, Yameen contended.
Gasim Ibrahim was found guilty of attempted bribery last August.
Ex-foreign minister Naseem accused the government of "giving land to China which could be converted into military bases."
India's reduction of the quota allocations of staple foodstuff to the Maldives sparked fears of price hikes.
The JP's national conference got underway Friday at exiled leader Gasim Ibrahim's Paradise Island Resort.
The jogging track was closed for "purposes of the ministry of youth and sports" but remained empty when police blocked the 'Jazeera Run'.
The suspended councillors include president of the Ukulhas council with the MDP congress due to place on the island on June 30.
The lawmaker was charged with identity fraud for using the flag and logo of the ruling party at a press conference.
Some 1,449 people on the list were below the voting age, 412 were deceased, and 76 names were repeated.
The three-judge panel's decision triggers the automatic removal of their former colleagues from the bench.
Exiled former president Nasheed and JP leader Gasim Ibrahim are under investigation for refusing to return to prison after their medical leave expired.
The Adhaalath Party and former president Gayoom's aides denied any agreement to back a JP-led coalition in September's presidential election.
The Prosecutor General's office declined to press charges against the three opposition lawmakers.
A young man injured in a motorbike crash was billed MVR350,000 (US$22,700) by the private Tree Top hospital.
The Anti-Corruption Commission says the state incurred heavy losses due to a 2013 settlement agreement with Villa that waived rent for properties leased for resort development.
The controversial 'winter theme park' in the capital has an ice skating rink, a slide and snow corner.
The Maldives government is cracking down on the media, civil society and the opposition.
