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Mauritius

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 16:56:03 GMT
New Covid-19 Vaccination Programme Targetting Staff from the Public and Private Sectors
[Government of Mauritius] Port Louis -- A new Vaccination Programme has been put in place and will be effective as from tomorrow till the end of March 2021.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 15:30:51 GMT
Population’s Health is Main Priority, Prime Minister Says in National Day Address
[Government of Mauritius] 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...

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 17:49:40 GMT
Government Announces Stepped-Up Measures to Curb Spread of Covid-19
[Government of Mauritius] 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 b...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 16:54:35 GMT
Mauritius PM Announces National Covid-19 Lockdown
[Government of Mauritius] 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 incre...

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 16:51:36 GMT
Homeoffice of the Spokespersonpress Statement...mauritius National Day
[State Department] On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I congratulate you on the 53rd anniversary of independence.

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 18:34:54 GMT
Updates and Measures Following 16 New Covid-19 Cases
[Government of Mauritius] 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.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 09:52:20 GMT
Municipal elections 2021 - The balance of forces in the five towns
[L'Express] Municipal elections are due to be held in June this year across the five towns in the country. It will be a crucial test of strength of which party commands the heart of urban Mauritius. With the political map having changed dramatically ...

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 23:37:15 GMT
Politics - Why the position of the Leader of the Opposition is a high-stakes game
[L'Express] When the National Assembly resumes on 23 March, it could conceivably do so without a Leader of the Opposition facing down the Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth. Arvin Boolell's resignation as Leader of the Opposition after the entente betw...

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 15:19:49 GMT
A Fisherman's Life Amid Covid-19 and an Oil-Polluted Ocean
[Africa Renewal] "From where we live, we could see that the MV Wakashio had run aground on the reefs," - 39-year-old Bimsen Beeharry.

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 07:02:01 GMT
'Covid-19, Oil Spill Highlight the Vulnerabilities of Small Island Developing States'
[Africa Renewal] 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 s...

Sat, 13 Feb 2021 00:41:18 GMT
The transformation from Anerood Jugnauth's to Pravind Jugnauth's MSM has claimed many scalps along the way
[L'Express] The exit of Nando Bodha, the last of the MSM figures associated with Sir Anerood Jugnauth, from the MSM marks the culmination of the long transformation from Anerood Jugnauth's to Pravind Jugnauth's MSM. However, this transformation has b...



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