Mauritius
Mon, 01 Feb 2021 10:35:30 GMTNew UN Tribunal Ruling Gives Chagossians Further Hope for Return Home
[Seychelles News Agency] 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 ov...
Mon, 01 Feb 2021 15:45:29 GMTEye on the Indian Ocean
[L'Express] Weekend of unrest
Sun, 31 Jan 2021 23:34:29 GMTChagos - What's Next After Decision of International Tribunal of the Law of the Sea?
[L'Express] 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...
Thu, 28 Jan 2021 09:30:53 GMTHow Mauritius Is Tackling NCD Risk Factors in the Context of Covid-19?
[WHO] Introduction
Fri, 29 Jan 2021 00:36:07 GMTMaritime boundary - The Maldives' objections rejected
[L'Express] All five objections lodged by Maldives were rejected by the ITLOS.
Sun, 24 Jan 2021 21:44:24 GMTWhat the Privy Council is looking into in the Betamax affair
[L'Express] This week saw hearings for Betamax's appeal against the Supreme Court decision to set aside its arbitration decision at the SIAC. So how did a budding politically-connected monopoly to transport petroleum to Mauritius end up being deraile...
Wed, 13 Jan 2021 08:47:45 GMTMauritius Kick Started Covid-19 Vaccination Training for Health Workers
[WHO] Mauritius, despite being COVID-safe, kick started its COVID-19 vaccination training for health workers as part of its national COVID-19 response. A five half-day training programme was launched by the Dr Hon Kailesh Kumar Singh Jagutpal, Minist...
Thu, 14 Jan 2021 22:38:54 GMTElectoral spending - Why the ball won't be in the electoral commissioner's court
[L'Express] Rezistans ek Alternativ has asked the electoral commissioner to investigate the treasure trove of information regarding spending by the government side in constituency N°8 during the 2019 election campaign. The odds however, are stacked ...
Thu, 14 Jan 2021 16:13:58 GMTElectric Buses - The Challenge for Bus Companies and Metro
[L'Express] An initiative in the offing is to operate Electric Buses (EBs) for the feeder services of the Metro. The intent is to finance partly the investment of 30 EBs which would be shared between Bus Operators NTC, UBS and RHT. The EBs would more...
Thu, 14 Jan 2021 07:21:39 GMTTeam Nigeria to Participate in African Weightlifting Championships in Mauritius
[Leadership] Team Nigeria will participate in the African Weightlifting Championships slated for April 1 to 8, 2021 at Vacoas in Mauritius.
Thu, 14 Jan 2021 04:25:42 GMTNigeria to Participate in African Weightlifting Championships in Mauritius
[Premium Times] The country's weightlifters have been preparing for the competition since last year in order to put up a good performance at the championships, an official said
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:14:10 GMTElectoral petition - The enigma of Anil Bachoo
[L'Express] Last week the former Labour MP and minister suddenly announced the withdrawal of his electoral petition, which demanded a recount of the 2019 election result in his old bastion of No.9 Flacq-Bon Accueil.
Fri, 08 Jan 2021 00:16:09 GMTAntoine Domingue - "It's obvious that killers, or even serial killers, are on the rampage"
[L'Express] For the first interview of this year, we talk to Antoine Domingue, SC, a lawyer known for his straight talk. He talks about the legal and political issues the country is dealing with and sheds light on the police force, the 'Kistnen Paper...
Mon, 04 Jan 2021 04:39:43 GMTMauritanian Ambassador Bids Farewell to Gambia
[Foroyaa] Dr. El Hassan Ould Awan, Ambassador of Mauritania to The Gambia, has on Thursday bade farewell to the Mauritanian community and the Government of The Gambia after completing his mission in the country.