The foreign ministry is in the eye of a new storm: the diplomatic status of Showkutally Soodhun. The confusion stems from the fact that earlier this week, foreign minister Alan Ganoo told parliament, in response to questions about Soodhun’s diplomatic status, that the latter was ambassador to Kuwait, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. But […]
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Some 100,000 persons are to be administered with the COVID-19 vaccine COVAXIN, as from tomorrow, in the National Vaccination campaign against COVID-19. They will receive its second dose will be given 28 days apart. This announcement was made this afternoon by the President of the National Covid Vaccination Committee, Dr Zouberr Joomaye, during the daily […]
The handing over of the vaccines was done in the presence of the Minister of Land Transport and Light Rail, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade, Mr Alan Ganoo, the Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Kailesh Jagutpal, and the Indian High Commissioner, Mrs Nandini Singla, at the SSR International Airport, early […]
Port Louis — A new Vaccination Programme has been put in place and will be effective as from tomorrow till the end of March 2021. Some 14 Vaccination Centres and private clinics apart from hospitals and Area Health Centres will welcome only frontliners such as the police, medical staff, inspectors from the Ministry of Commerce […]
Port Louis — The country’s economy, with the current second lockdown situation, will be deeply affected but nonetheless, the health and wellness of the population remains Government’s top priority, stated the Prime Minister, Mr Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, today, in his address to the Nation on the occasion of the National Day celebrations. Prime Minister Jugnauth […]
Port Louis — In the wake of the increasing number of Covid-19 cases, which now stands at 52, the Government has stepped up a protective plan to curb the propagation of the virus. The Constituencies 15, 16 and 17 will thus be locked down from midnight today until further notice. These constituencies include Curepipe, Midlands, […]
Port Louis — Government is implementing a number of measures following the national lockdown in force since this morning and with the detection of 16 new COVID-19 cases registered today bringing total to 31. The updates of the current situation were provided by the Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Kailesh Jagutpal, this evening, from […]
The Prime Minister, Mr Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, has announced, this evening, during a televised address to the nation, that a lockdown will be implemented as from 10 March 2021 at six am till 25 March 2021, following an increase in Covid-19 cases. He indicated that the virus is now to be found in several clusters […]
“From where we live, we could see that the MV Wakashio had run aground on the reefs,” – 39-year-old Bimsen Beeharry. Life was going well for 39-year-old Mauritian fisherman Bimsen Beeharry when COVID-19 hit in early 2020, prompting authorities to impose a lockdown and suspend fishing. The COVID-19 restrictions were lifted at the beginning of […]
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic in late July 2020, a Japanese bulk carrier, MV Wakashio, struck a reef in the coastal area of south-eastern Mauritius, leaking about 1,000 tonnes of oil. The accident caused an ecological disaster and has severely impacted the life and livelihood of residents of many coastal communities in the country. In this […]
Guernsey and Mauritius — International Proximity, one of the longest standing licensed management companies in Mauritius, has become an alliance partner of The ID Register. The ID Register has established in Mauritius, as the investment hub for Africa and Asia, in order to offer one-and-done due diligence delivered with intelligence and sensitivity. Together with International […]
Our personal histories are often attached to historical moments of shock. From wildfires to acts of terror, we all remember where we were and what we were doing when we heard the news. For the people of Mauritius, August 6th, 2020 carried a trauma that will reverberate for decades to come as oil began to […]
The displaced people of the Chagos islands living in Seychelles say that the United Nations Maritime Law Tribunal has backed their aspirations for resettlement now that the tribunal has said that Britain has no sovereignty over the islands. Seychelles-based Chagossians say that the tribunal’s ruling last week gives recognition to the Chagossians as a people. […]
The special chamber of the International Tribunal of the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) in its decision dismissed the objections of the Maldives, reinforcing the view that Chagos belongs to Mauritius and that the dispute will continue to be heard by ITLOS. So what are the implications of the ITLOS decision for the UK and […]
The African Development Bank today announced the addition of two new countries – Mauritius and Morocco – to its Bloomberg African Bond Indices (ABABI), marking a steady progress in the Bank’s efforts to deepen the continent’s local currency bond market. The African Development Bank administers the ABABI, a family of African bond indices launched in […]
At the 6th edition of the African Insurance Awards held on 18 December, Mauritian insurer MUA was awarded Insurance Company of the Year. These annual awards are organised by the African reinsurer Africa Re, with the aim of promoting best industry practices and good governance whilst championing innovation and sustainable growth. The awards comprise four […]
Addis Ababa — The government of Mauritius, with technical assistance from the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and financial support from the European Union (EU), is holding a one-day meeting in Port Louis, Mauritius. The main purpose of the event is to review the Mauritius National Response Strategy, which is being developed to help […]
Le dernier rapport de l’Audit a mis au jour un grand nombre de manquements, de gaspillages, mais aussi des opérations de vol des ressources de l’État savamment montées et exécutées par des responsables d’institutions publiques. Comme lors de ses précédents exercices, le directeur de l’Audit ne cesse d’inviter les fonctionnaires et autres responsables à agir […]