With a house reef that plays host to a rich diversity of marine life, the resort boasts a PADI five-star diving school, giving guests an unrivalled choice of dive courses from Discover Scuba Diving classes to specialist Nitrox and RE-breather courses. Even snorkelling has been given the action treatment with a recently added PADI Skin Diver course, so adults and children can learn the skills of surface diving.

While back on the surface, the all-encompassing watersports centre offers everything from fast and furious catamaran sailing to self-guided canoe safaris, in which guests can circa-navigate the island before picnicking on the nearby private ‘Dream Island’. Olhuveli has one of the first registered kite-surfing schools in the Maldives and the location is perfect for this extreme sport as beginners can learn safely in the shallow waters of the lagoon. For the more advanced, a nearby famous surf spot beckons from May to October – great fun for kite-surfers, windsurfers and just plain surfing!  If this isn’t cutting-edge enough, wakeboarding definitely will be. A stylish mixture of water-skiing, surfing and snowboarding, it is guaranteed to cause a splash.

All the Police officers in Villingilli Police Station together with the volunteers from general public took part in the draining and cleaning of roads and affected households.

Police officers actively helped in placing sandbags near high risk areas and hired submersible pumps to drain the water around the streets.

The two suspects arrested are 31 year old and 27 year old males. They were taken into police custody on 8th May 2013, near a residence of Hanimaadhoo while they were about to move in a motorcycle.

When police officers arrived to the scene, receiving intelligence reports, the two have tried to escape obstructing police duties. However, police took charge of the two and upon checking their body and belongings police have found 10 plastic packets which were suspected to contain drugs.

The case is now being investigating by Hanimaadhoo Police Station in collaboration with Drug Enforcement Department of Maldives Police Service.

Additionally, Narudhoo MDP branch leader Sobah also signed his membership to the Jumhooree Party. In addition to Shafeeg and Sobah, two senior activitis from the Progressive Party of Maldives, PPM, also joined the Jumhooree Party.

They joined the party during the visit of the Jumhooree Party leader to th eisland during his tour to the islands of Shaviyani atoll.

During his visit, Gasim met with various organisations operating in the island. He also met with the people and informed the people of the policies of the Jumhooree Party.

Dr. Jameel made this remark in an interview to Miadhu Daily while in Addu City last night . He said that peace and stability can only be achieved in the Maldives by protecting the Islamic unity and developing nationalism in the Maldives.

Dr. Jameel said that the Islamic unity and nationalism in the Maldives has been the secret for the peacefulness and stability in the country since long.

“The secret behind the beautiful smiles on your faces is the Islamic brotherhood among us and the spirit of nationalism,” he said.

In addition to this, PPM running mate Dr. Jameel said that the methodology of education in the PPM government will be based on Islamic creed and the evolution of the state. He said that school students will be given civil education outside the schools.

Dr. Jameel said that the PPM government will strive to mend the broken ties of brotherhood among the people by reviving nationalism in the country. He said that the PPM government will assure that Maldives will be a nation that will be upon Islamic unity and peacefulness.

Qaumee Ittihaad Party has stated the the National Unity Coalition will be announcing the coalition’s common Presidential candidate soon.

Speaking to Miadhu Daily, Masood Imad said that the coalition has not yet decided on a Presidential candidate and the coalition will be soon announcing the candidate. He also said that the coalition will be announcing its running mate soon.

Masood did not reveal the date when the coalition will announce its candidate and running mate for the upcoming Presidential election.

“The running mate will be appointed after appointing a presidential candidate. The coalition has not appointed a Presidential candidate yet,” Masood said.

In view of the statement of former President Nasheed that coalitions are formed by empty shells, Masood said that he does not want to make any comments regarding Nasheed’s criticism.

Masood informed the coalition has many thousands of members supporting it. He said that Nasheed has the opportunity to join the coalition.

Rebutting the claims of Nasheed, leader of the Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party, DRP, Ahmed Thasmeen Ali said that the opposition Maldivian Democratic Partry, MDP are very concerned regarding President Dr. Waheed’s coalition.

Commisioner of Police, Abdullah Riyaz has said that Maldives Police Service will cooperate with the winning candidate of the upcoming Presidential election.

In a video interview of Commissioner of Police Riyaz, he said that there are issues raised in elections alleging that organisations such as Transparency have been selling votes. He said that the Police will give full coperation to commissions such as the Anti Corruption Commission, ACC, to investigate such cases.

Riyaz said that the Police will be meeting the political parties in the coming week to inform them of the police operations to be initiated for the upcoming election. He said that the Police will be seeking suggestions and thoughts from the parties regarding these operations.

In addition to this, Commissioner Riyaz said that more than 300 police officers are now trained to tackle any disorder that might occur in relation to the election.

He said that all parties should be given the opportunity to hold political rallies and meetings and those that obstruct the parties from this will be stopped.

Riyaz said that the Police are closely watching the political activities throughout the islands and police teams will be operating in Male’ and other islands to stop any discord that might occur.

Presidential candidate of the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party, MDP, former President Mohamed Nasheed has said the MDP government will establish a company to buy agricultural products of local farmers.

Nasheed made this remark speaking at the MDP campaign rally held yesterday at Haa Dhaalu atoll Kulhudhufushi to initiate the Agri-policy of MDP.

Nasheed said that the MDP government will train more than thousand people in agricultural field and the government will produce two thousand five hundred job opportunities in this field. He said that the agricultural industry of Maldives is in need of trained farmers.

He said that under the agricultural policy of the MDP, the government will give special importance to establish farms in larger islands.

“MDP believes that it is not enough to just farm, rather we need a market to develop farming and agriculture,” he said.

In addition to this Nasheed said that agricultural products will increase with more people trained in the field and more people joining the industry.

Nasheed said that with the agricultural policy of the MDP, 44 percent of the import goods will be decreased.

Leader of the Jumhooree Party, Gasim Ibrahim has said that even if the former President Mohamed Nasheed is listed among the presidential candidates for the upcoming presidenital election to be held on September 7 it cannot be accepted.

Gasim Ibrahim made this remark speaking to the people of Shaviyani atoll Feevah island last night. He said that Nasheed is a person trying to introduce the freedom to practise other religions in Maldives. He said that if he is elected as the President he will legalize apostasy and establish temples, churches and synagogues in Maldives.

Gasim said that if this happens Maldives will be in utter chaos with the onset of a civil war and bloodshed.

Gasim underscored the importance of electing the best candidate as the President of the Maldives. He said that the people should choose someone who would truly and sincerely protect the Islamic unity of Maldives and who would not sell the public assets of Maldives to foreigners.

In addition to this the Jumhooree Party leader noted that Nasheed during his three year regime sold the public assets of Maldives to foriegners including the selling of the main airport to a foreign company. He said that money was swindeled during Nasheed’s regime and following his resignation many of the peoples’ accounts lost their monies.

Gasim Ibrahim made this remark speaking at the Jumhooree Party campaign rally held last night. He said that the people of Kulhudhufushi have been known since long to be seafarers. He said that the people of Kulhudhufushi are in need of an institute to hold training courses and academic courses for seafarers. He said that if he is elected as the President in the upcoming presidential election he will establish such a centre in the island.

Gasim said that he will develop the hospital of Kulhudhufushi to a state of the art modern hospital. He added that he will also modernise Indhira Gandhi Memorial Hopsital in his government.

Gasim noted that the ferry system established by the previous government has many flaws. He said that he will establish a modern ferry system through out the islands.

Gasim also said that the island council informed that the ferry service between Kulhudhufushi and Hanimaadhoo is currently in hiatus. He said that he would himself establish the ferry service if it cannot be continued through the government.

Gasim also vowed to establish a modern harbour in Addu Atoll Hithadhoo and also Kulhudhufushi. He said that the establishment of harbours will economically benefit the country.

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