Russian forces invaded Ukraine on Thursday, bringing the conflict that has been simmering since 2014 to the boil. For Mauritius, the main effect will be the economic fallout of this conflict. Here is why we are not headed towards World War 3, why NATO expansion helped fuelled this conflict, and why Mauritius should hope that […]
Tag: Mauritius
In a news release issued on Monday 14 February 2022, the Prefecture of Reunion Island has announced that “the special provisions made by ministerial decree to restrict travel between Reunion, Mauritius and South Africa have been repealed. Travel to these two destinations is subject to the general principle provided for their colour zone: orange for […]
Seychelles and Mauritius have extended an existing bilateral fisheries agreement for 60 days that will see the increase in license fees and a new environmental and research fee, said a top government official on Tuesday. The extension of the agreement is one of the outcomes of a five-day meeting between Seychelles and Mauritius. The meeting […]
A cyclone warning class IV is now in force in Mauritius. The Mauritius Meteorological Services issued its 12th cyclone bulletin, at 09.30hrs, indicating that intense tropical cyclone Batsirai was centred at about 170 km north of Mauritius and was moving towards the south-west at a speed of about 18 km/h. The bulletin warned that cyclonic […]
The series of restrictive measures announced in November 2021 by the Prime Minister so as to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the country will still be applicable until the end of March 2022. The Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Kailesh Kumar Singh Jagutpal, made this announcement, today, during a press briefing on the […]
A donation of 203,580 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines was presented, this morning, by the U.S. Embassy to Mauritius to the Mauritian authorities, during a ceremony held at Newton Tower, in Port-Louis. The Minister of Land Transport and Light Rail, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade, Mr Alan Ganoo, the Minister […]
“Although I sometimes feel low, I look in the mirror and remind myself not to give up.” My name is Priya and I am 20 years old. I came to Safe Haven Halfway Home in September 2019 after suffering physical and mental abuse from my relatives. I was five years old when my mother became […]
South Africans have been invited to apply for the Mauritius-Africa Scholarship Scheme offered by the government of Mauritius for full-time, on-campus undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. This is for programmes tenable in public Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Mauritius for the 2022 academic year, starting in April 2022. As the Nominating Agency, the Department of Higher […]
A compensation of Rs 112,000 will be granted by the insurer of the MV Wakashio, Japan P&I Club, to fishers, applicant fishers and fishmongers for the loss of earning as a result of the MV Wakashio oil spill. This announcement was made, yesterday, by the Minister of Blue Economy, Marine Resources, Fisheries and Shipping, Mr […]
Port Louis — The Mauritian tourism family welcomes the decision by the French government to remove Mauritius from its list of “scarlet” destinations, just a few days after its classification as part of this list. We wish to thank the French Ambassador, Her Excellency Florence Caussé-Tissier, whose intervention was instrumental, for her support. Following tonight’s […]
South African Airways has cancelled all of its flights to and from Mauritius following the imposition of a travel ban on South Africa by the Mauritian government. Restrictions were also placed on at least five other Southern African countries after the Omicron variant was identified by South African scientists last week. SAA interim CEO Thomas […]
Wing A of the Intercontinental Slavery Museum (ISM), aiming to give more visibility to slavery and slave trade in the Indian Ocean, was inaugurated by the Prime Minister, Mr Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, this evening, at the ex-Labourdonnais Military Hospital in Port Louis. The Minister of Arts and Cultural Heritage, Mr Avinash Teeluck, and the Chairperson […]
Mauritius has hailed a decision by the UN postal agency to ban British stamps from being used on the Chagos archipelago in the Indian Ocean. It marks a further step in the decades-long struggle to get back sovereignty of the islands from the UK. The vote by the Universal Postal Union (UPU), a United Nations […]
International Youth Day (IYD) is commemorated annually on 12 August to celebrate young peoples’ views and initiatives on a global scale. It brings youth issues to the attention of the community and celebrates the potential of youth as partners in today’s society. The 2021 theme is, “Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary […]
A virtual meeting of ministers was held, today, at the Cote D’Or National Sports Complex, in the context of the Commission de la Jeunesse et des Sports de l’océan Indien (CJSOI) games which will be held in Mauritius next year in December. The Minister of Youth Empowerment, Sports and Recreation, Mr Stephan Toussaint, participated in […]
The Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Housing and Land Use Planning, Minister of Tourism, Mr Louis Steven Obeegadoo, effected a site visit, today, at Pont Atlee located along La Brasserie Road. The aim was to take stock of progress of works pertaining to the new bridge to be built, to the tune of Rs 11 […]
The virtual opening ceremony for a Climate Change Diplomacy e-Workshop was held today and was marked by the presence of the Minister of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change, Mr Kavydass Ramano. The online Workshop is being conducted by the United Nations Training Institute and Research (UNITAR). Twenty-five Mauritians are benefitting from the four-day […]
Officials in Lesotho had joined a chorus of African authorities complaining that agreements with tax haven Mauritius were bleeding their governments of much-needed tax revenue. Lesotho has finalized a new tax treaty with Mauritius, alleviating fears in the southern African nation that multinational corporations were dodging taxes through shell companies. The new agreement, which sets […]