Mauritius
Tue, 29 Jun 2021 11:38:47 GMTJournalists Receive Training On LGBTQ Reporting
[Government of Mauritius] A training on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) reporting, aimed at familiarising journalists and reporters with different writing techniques to ensure a fair, accurate, and inclusive reporting of LGBTQ ...
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 10:39:09 GMTSADC and Unicef Collaborate to Promote Youth Empowerment Opportunities in the Region
[Government of Mauritius] The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Senior Advisor for partnerships and resource mobilisation under the Generation Unlimited (GenU) movement, Ms. Nadi Albino, paid a courtesy call on Southern African Development Comm...
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 10:39:07 GMTCovid-19 Updates - 10 Additional Positive Cases
[Government of Mauritius] The Ministry of Health and Wellness has carried out 2 426 PCR tests yesterday, 06 July 2021. The test results were obtained late at night.
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 10:39:08 GMTInter Centre Virtual Team Challenge - Minister Toussaint Hands Over Prizes to Winners
[Government of Mauritius] A prize giving ceremony was held, yesterday afternoon, in Port-Louis, to reward the winners of the Inter Centre Virtual Team Challenge, organised by the Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Sports and Recreation.
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 10:39:08 GMTLaunching of Virtual Inaugural Session of First Indo-Pacific Business Summit
[Government of Mauritius] The first Indo-Pacific Business Summit held its virtual inaugural session, this afternoon, under the theme 'Developing a Road Map for Shared Prosperity'. The three-day Summit is organised by the Confederation of Indian Indus...
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 10:39:09 GMTSADC - 40th Anniversary Publication Highlights Achievements and Challenges
[Government of Mauritius] In the context of the commemoration of the 40th Anniversary of Southern African Development Community (SADC), and to honour its founders for their vision, dedication, courage and values, SADC launched a publication entitled:...
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 10:39:08 GMTBilateral Relations - PM Participates in CPC and World Political Parties Summit
[Government of Mauritius] The Communist Party of China (CPC) and World Political Parties Summit was held this afternoon via videoconference and was attended by some 500 leaders of political parties as well as organisations from more than 160 countrie...
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 07:56:09 GMTCovid-19 - Plaine Verte and Cité Martial Declared As Red Zones
[Government of Mauritius] Plaine Verte and Cité Martial will be declared as Red Zone areas and the existing Red Zone of Morcellement Foondun will be extended to include Le Hochet as from 20 00 hrs tonight.
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 07:20:07 GMTInternational Day of Cooperatives 2021 - "Rebuild Better Together"
[Government of Mauritius] The International Day of Cooperatives 2021, on the theme "Rebuild better together", was celebrated on 3rd July 2021 by the Ministry of Industrial Development, SMEs and Cooperatives at the National Cooperative College, Terre ...
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 07:20:07 GMTHigh Commissioner of Pakistan Pays Farewell Call On Minister Ganoo
[Government of Mauritius] The High Commissioner of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Dr. Syed Rizwan Ahmed paid a farewell call on the Minister of Land Transport and Light Rail, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trad...
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 07:20:05 GMTUAE Donates 5 000 Doses of Sinopharm Vaccines to Mauritius
[Government of Mauritius] The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has donated, today, in Port Louis, 5 000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine to Mauritius. The vaccines arrived on Saturday 22 May 2021 on a UAE flight at the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International...
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 07:20:02 GMTBrainstorming Session to Devise a More Effective Africa Strategy
[Government of Mauritius] At the opening of the second brainstorming session on the Africa Strategy of Mauritius this morning in Port Louis, the Minister of Land Transport and Light Rail, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and Internat...
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 10:11:28 GMTChina Stands With Mauritius in Its Fight Against the Covid-19 Pandemic
[Government of Mauritius] The People's Republic of China stands with Mauritius in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and as such, Mauritius has procured a second consignment of 500,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine, in addition to the 100,000 doses...
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 10:11:28 GMTCovid-19 - Six New Positive Cases Recorded
[Government of Mauritius] The Ministry of Health and Wellness has carried out 1 715 PCR tests yesterday, 02 July 2021. The test results were obtained late at night.
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 10:11:25 GMTMinister Jeewa-Daureeawoo Hands Over School Materials to Srm Eligible Students
[Government of Mauritius] Some 25 students received, this morning, school materials for the Academic year 2021-2022, under the annual programme of the National Empowerment Foundation targeting families under the Social Register of Mauritius (SRM).
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 07:20:06 GMTCovid-19 Updates - Seven Positive Cases Recorded On Day 0 in Quarantine
[Government of Mauritius] The Ministry of Health and Wellness has analysed 878 PCR tests as at 18 30 hours this afternoon.
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 10:11:29 GMTCovid-19 - Twenty-One Persons Tested Positive
[Government of Mauritius] A total of 2 690 PCR tests were carried out yesterday by the Ministry of Health and Wellness. The results were obtained late in the evening.
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 10:11:28 GMTCovid-19 Updates - 19 Positive Cases Detected
[Government of Mauritius] The Ministry of Health and Wellness has analysed 1 205 PCR tests as at 18 30 hours this afternoon.
Fri, 02 Jul 2021 16:19:27 GMTThank you Dr Maxime Ferrari!
[L'Express] Dr Maxime Ferrari, age 91, born 27 January 1930, died 29 June 2021. He joined politics and the struggle for Seychellois independence in 1974 and soon became Vice-President of the Seychelles People's Progressive Front (In Creole: Parti Lep...
Fri, 02 Jul 2021 11:46:55 GMTLet's start preparing our survival kit!
[L'Express] Science and the scriptures, which are complementary and not antagonistic, can help us to move from cupidity and selfishness to solidarity and sharing. The Bhagavad-Gita tells us that life is a contradiction and nothing exists without its ...
Fri, 02 Jul 2021 11:46:52 GMTThe first Mauritian satellite
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Tue, 29 Jun 2021 14:53:33 GMTThe Last Coral Reef Wilderness - the Chagos Archipelago
[IPS] Maryland, USA -- On the Global Reef Expedition - the largest coral reef survey and mapping expedition in history - scientists from the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation traveled to the Chagos Archipelago to study some of the most remot...
Tue, 29 Jun 2021 10:49:44 GMTCovid-19 - No Areas and Buildings in the Red Zone List
[Government of Mauritius] GIS: 27 JUNE 2021- The screening of all residents of the five dormitories placed in the Red Zone since 12 June 2021 was completed by the Ministry of Health and Wellness. All results were negative. These dormitories were remo...
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 12:08:41 GMTPort Louis Diocese Issues New Guidelines As Public Worship Resumes
[CISA] Port-Louis -- The Catholic Diocese of Port Louis has issued new guidelines to the places of worship after the Government of Mauritius lifted restrictions put in place to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Tue, 29 Jun 2021 10:49:42 GMTCovid-19 Updates - Five Cases Recorded in Quarantine On Day 7
[Government of Mauritius] The Ministry of Health and Wellness has carried out 1,667 PCR tests as at yesterday.
Mon, 28 Jun 2021 14:21:14 GMTSignature of MOU By the Seafarers' Welfare Fund and the Mauritius Sailors' Home Society
[Government of Mauritius] The Seafarers' Welfare Fund (SWF) and the Mauritius Sailors' Home Society (MSHS) signed, this morning, at the Trevessa House in Mer Rouge, Port-Louis, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cater for the wellbeing and welfar...
Mon, 28 Jun 2021 14:21:39 GMTLaunching of Explanatory Booklet On the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
[Government of Mauritius] The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), in collaboration with the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Mauritius, released this morning an explanatory Booklet on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Facemasks ...
Tue, 29 Jun 2021 10:49:35 GMTCovid-19 - 3 272 Pcr Tests Conducted
[Government of Mauritius] A total of 3 272 PCR tests have been conducted by the Ministry of Health and Wellness yesterday. The results were obtained late in the evening.
Mon, 28 Jun 2021 07:32:15 GMTTokyo Olympic Games - Sports Minister Presents the Mauritian Delegation
[Government of Mauritius] The members of the Mauritian delegation participating in the Tokyo Olympic Games were presented this morning, in a ceremony held in presence of the Minister of Youth Empowerment, Sports and Recreation, Mr. Jean Christophe St...
Tue, 29 Jun 2021 10:49:41 GMTCovid-19 Updates - Three Cases Registered By the Ministry of Health and Wellness
[Government of Mauritius] The Ministry of Health and Wellness has conducted a total of 1 470 PCR tests as of 18 00 hrs this afternoon.