Mauritius
Discovering Africa from its Coast Line
Road trips are a great way to discover a region, but boat trips are even better, especially when you expect to cover great distances,...
Mauritius: where they don’t kill the geese that lay the golden eggs
James Meade, British recipient of the Nobel Prize in economics, reported in 1961 that Mauritius faced a bleak future. The country was reliant on...
Africa: Where are the jobs?
Africa has the highest poverty rate in the world. Even though some countries are on track to meet the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of...
Mauritius PM to introduce “exploitation” bill in parliament
Navin Ramgoolam, Prime Minister of Mauritius is expected to introduce a "Combating of Trafficking in Persons Bill" at Tuesdays Parliamentary session. According to officials...
Mauritian Football Association names players of the year
The Mauritian Football Association (MFA) Thursday named 23-year-old Fabrice Pithia and 24-year-old Natacha César the country's players of the year in the male and...
PM confirms Mauritian ID found in Mumbai terror attacks did not belong to terrorists
Mauritian Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam declared, Tuesday, that no Mauritian national identity card was found in the bags of the terrorists who attacked the...
Mauritius deeply concerned by Zimbabwe crisis
Mauritius Prime Minister Navin Ramgoola has expressed serious concern over the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Zimbabwe, which has been compounded by the outbreak of...
Air Mauritius’ heavy losses highlight global financial crisis
Air Mauritius has announced a loss of 11 million euros for the half year ending 30 September 2008, compared to a profit of 2...
Schengen countries waive visa formalities for Mauritius
Mauritians will no longer in need short term vis a for Schengen countries in Europe, official sources confirmed Saturday. According to an agreement...
Mauritian authorities move to examine food products from China
The Mauritian authorities have asked all food importers from China, particularly those dealing in milk and milk products, to submit original Certificate of Analysis...
Football : Mauritius national soccer championship results
Pamplemousses football club is leading in Mauritius' national championship thanks to an emphatic 5-0 victory against Sodnac the first round of the competition played...
Mauritius sacks national football coach
The Mauritius Football Association (MFA) Thursday dismissed the national football coach, Ashok Chundunsing, due to the team's string of poor performances under his watch....
Poverty observatory to be launched in Mauritius
Mauritius will soon launch an Observatory for Poverty in order to monitor the effectiveness of poverty alleviation policies and actions throughout the island and...
President of Mauritius gets a another five year term
A new five-year term has been approved for the President of Mauritius, Sir Anerood Jugnauth, whose current term ends 30 September, official sources announced...
Mauritius announces presidential elections
The Prime Minister of Mauritius, Navin Ramgoolam, announced Wednesday, during a special session of the Parliament, that Mauritians would go to the polls 19...
Mauritius to endorse new industrial waste management rules
The Mauritian Environment Ministry plans to endorse new rules allowing an audit of industrial waste on the island, with a view to mitigating its...
French national gets 12 year prison term in Mauritius for smuggling drugs
A Mauritian tribunal Monday sentenced a French national, Lionnel Chamboolle, 60, to 12 years in prison and a US$ 7200 fine for the possession...
Three new world heritage sites include an 18th century african slave hideout
The mountain of Le Morne, a former hideout of runaway slaves in Mauritius, a Nabataean archaeological site in Saudi Arabia and earthen houses in...
Reunion rugby team thrashes Mauritius
The Reunion rugby team thrashed Mauritius 10-3 in the second round of the Car Development Trophy (CDT, Southern Africa Zone) tournament played on Thursday...
Boxing : Results of fifth round of the African Cup of Nations in Mauritius
Here are the results of the 5th round of the African Cup of Nation (CAN) boxing championships Thursday at the Vacoas Boxing Center in...
Full results of boxing Africa Cup of Nations in Mauritius
Here are the results of this weekend’s boxing matches that took place at the boxing centre of Vacoas, Mauritius, in the second round of...
Security accord signed by Mauritius and France
Mauritius and France on Saturday signed an agreement in the French capital, Paris, covering security and civilian protection. Official sources in Port-Louis said on...
Mauritius embarks on energy saving programme
The Mauritius government has announced plans to double the number of solar water heaters in the island by December 2009 from the present 10...
Mauritians react to “Satanic verses”
Five copies of the book Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie were seized at the weekend from some bookshops and supermarkets by the police following...
Mauritius benefits from heavy Chinese investment programme in Africa
Mauritius Finance Minister, Rama Sithanen, has said the plan by the Chinese group ''Tianli'' to invest US$750 million on the Island will transform it...
Samuel Eto’o revels in ill temper and disrespect towards Africans
There is no end in sight in the neo aggressive behaviour of Cameroon and FC Barcelona star, Samuel Eto’o. Recently, during a Press conference...
Football : Cameroon beats Mauritius in 2010 World Cup / African Nations Cup qualifiers
Cameroon's national football squad, the Indomitable Lions, Sunday beat their Mauritius counterparts 3-0 in a tie played at George V stadium, here, as part...
Football : Mauritius invites 18 players for Tanzania match ahead of 2010 World cup and CAN
The headcoach of the Mauritian national football squad, Ashok Chundunsing, has invited 18 players for camping in preparation for the match against Tanzania Saturday...
Football : French club AS St Etienne thrashes Mauritius national team
French League 1 football side, AS St-Etienne, completed their tour of the Indian Ocean island on Friday with a 3-1 victory over the Mauritius...
Mauritius reviews retirement age
Mauritius prime minister, Navin Ramgoolam, announced on Monday that the retirement age for salaried workers would soon be extended from 60 to 65 years...