Mauritius

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 10:44:00 GMT
Rethinking Representation - Electoral Reform in Mauritius
[L'Express] As Mauritius embarks on an important national conversation around electoral reform, the University of Mauritius, in collaboration with the Mauritius LSE Society Trust Fund, the National Human Rights Commission and the UoM Law Society and ...

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 15:55:20 GMT
Relief for Chagos Descendants As UK Vote Restores Mauritius Sovereignty
[RFI] The United Kingdom's House of Commons this week adopted a bill on the handing back of the Chagos archipelago to Mauritius. The decision has been welcomed by the descendants of those who were expelled from the Indian Ocean territory more than 50...

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 09:43:01 GMT
Balancing Fairness and Stability
[L'Express] Electoral reform has haunted Mauritius for decades. Each commission, from Banwell to Sachs to Carcassonne, has promised a new formula to reconcile diversity with democracy. Yet the country still votes under a First Past the Post (FPTP) sy...

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 06:05:11 GMT
Secretary for Home Affairs Announces Paradigm Shift for Prison Services
[Government of Mauritius] The Mauritius Prison Service is experiencing a paradigm shift with the adoption of a new approach based on the fundamental principle that the success of a prison system should not be measured by the number of inmates incarce...

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 17:18:26 GMT
Himesh Goorapah, the Village Teacher in the Deserted Estate of Britannia
[L'Express] The estate camp is disappearing, first, the window frames were removed - perhaps by the previous occupants - then the doors, and now the trees that have grown wild are being pulled down with rage.

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 17:12:55 GMT
Food Production - Evaluation of New High-Yield Potato Variety
[Government of Mauritius] A new high-yield potato variety dubbed 'Everest', was evaluated yesterday during a field visit held at Robinson, Curepipe. The visit was jointly organised by the Agro-Industry, Food Security Division of the Ministry of Agro-...

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 17:12:55 GMT
Islands Project Workshop Promotes Sustainable Chemical Management
[Government of Mauritius] A four-day capacity building workshop on Environmental and Social Safeguards and Mainstream Gender under the "Implementing Sustainable Low and Non-Chemical Development (ISLANDS)" Project, kickstarted this morning, at the Rav...

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 05:11:58 GMT
Regional Workshop Focuses On Building Stronger Tax Systems
[Government of Mauritius] The regional Tax Administration Diagnostic Assessment tool (TADAT) workshop, spanning from 08 to 12 September 2025, was inaugurated by the Junior Minister of Finance, Mr Dhaneshwar Damry, this morning, at the Integrated Cust...

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 12:09:26 GMT
Shaping Future Innovators - National Learn-Ai Innovation Challenge Kicks Off
[Government of Mauritius] The President of the Republic, Mr Dharam Gokhool, proceeded this morning at the official launch of the Learn-Artificial Intelligence (AI) Innovation Challenge at the Octave Wiehe Auditorium in Réduit.

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 12:09:26 GMT
Research and Innovation - Minister Sukon Calls for Enhanced Collaboration Between Academia and Policy Makers
[Government of Mauritius] The Minister of Tertiary Education, Science and Research, Dr Kaviraj Sharma Sukon, called for enhanced collaboration between academia and policy makers in a bid to promote research and innovation so as to come up with adequa...

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 12:09:25 GMT
ARC Holds Capacity Building Programme to Ease Revenue Tribunal Transition
[Government of Mauritius] A capacity building programme to support the transition from the Assessment Review Committee (ARC) to the Revenue Tribunal was held, today, at the seat of the ARC in Port Louis. The initiative aimed to enhance the skills and...

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