“There is a lot of brain drain here, that’s part of why I came back. I didn’t want to be a brain drainer. I wanted to fix it.”
Halifa* is a 25 year-old Maldivian woman, educated and living abroad, who...
A number of young Maldivians are “left out” and unable to become productive members of society because they lack skills for employment, President Mohamed Nasheed has said.
According to the President’s...
MALE, September 12 (HNS) – Kaaf atoll Hura council has barred access to the youth campsite in the island following Friday’s drowning accident at the site, which left four students and principal of Hi...
The annual ‘Youth Challenge Fair’ at Dharubaaruge (convention centre) was inaugurated by Education Minister Shifa Mohamed last night.
According to newspaper Haveeru, this year’s fair features 73 stall...
Recent statistics from the Education Ministry show that only six percent of Maldivian youth aged between 17 to 25 are pursuing higher education.
The statistic comes from two reports on higher educatio...
Last night a youth was attacked with a sharp object.
A media official of Maldives Police Services said that the youth was attacked around 11pm while he was walking, and he has got injured. Maldives...
Last night a youth was attacked with a sharp object. A media official of Maldives Police Services said that the youth was attacked around 11pm while he was walking, and he has got injured. Maldives P...
The cabinet has discussed the possibility of decreasing the duration of criminal records to encourage greater youth participation in the workforce, after noting that many skilled youth job application...
Finance Minister Ahmed Inaz yesterda walked out of a meeting with several young people claiming to represent the ‘concerned youth’ behind the recent week of violent protests in the capital Male’.
Gov...
The government’s policy to solve problems facing Maldivian youth is not to provide more entertainment facilities but to spur job creation and encourage gainful employment, Youth Minister Hassan Lathee...
