A training program to provide safety awareness for tour guides is going on in Maldives conducted jointly by the Police Academy and Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviations. The one week awareness program has 26 participants with Police personnel and experts from other Government offices giving expert advice.
This is a good effort needed to provide information to tour guides about protecting the rights of tourists visiting Maldives. Since 30 per cent of our GDP comes from the tourists who visit our sunny side, we must do all we can to keep them happy so that they will spread the word of our excellent service and make return trips too.
The same enthusiasm needs to be provided to protect the rights of Maldivians in different fields. More public safety safety programs should be conducted to protect Maldivians so that that we don't have incidents such as the five young men who died in a Municipality fish market well due to inhaling toxic gas . The presence of such deadly gas was alerted by the Food and Drug Authority to Municipality who repudiate that claim. In another incident last week, in a crime of passion a former boyfriend killed a 17-year old girl in what appears to be a love feud. The 24-year old boy who knifed the girl to death is reported to have tried to commit suicide earlier without success. The young man in question clearly has some mental problem and it is worrying that in a small island of 600 people, those who are responsible to look after the community are unable to provide the kind of care needed.
It is also worrisome that when such tragedies happen, there is no public outrage to at least bring some comfort and justice to the victims families. What kind of a society are we turning out to be?
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most of the time people laugh at hearing these news. It has become a pastime for most people to talk about such in cafes and laugh.
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