President Dr Mohamed Waheed has abolished the Department of Information.
The Department was abolished because some of the new institutions formed by law under the new Constitution perform the functions previously carried out by the Department of Information.
Following this change, registration of media; formulating policies and facilitating the development of local media; creating the official Maldives’ calendar; maintaining the registry of journalists and writers; and, representing the Maldives internationally in the press field will be carried out by the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture. Information to international media on local events will be given by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.