Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change, Mr Kavy Ramano, on Thursday, said that the government will impose penalties for littering and illegal dumping in public zones Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius detects 94 new positive cases
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities said on Thursday that they have detected 94 new positive cases of Covid-19 in the island Full text...
Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 30 Full text...
Energy supply in Mauritius from local renewable sources slumps by 13.3 % in 2020
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius said on Wednesday that in 2020, some 13 Full text...
Mauritius to introduce hepatitis C virus micro-elimination approach for dialysis patients
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Health and Wellness, Kailesh Jagutpal, on Wednesday, announced that the micro-elimination approach to eliminate hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in haemodialysis patients would be introduced by the end of 2021 in Mauritius Full text...
Libya, Jordan health officials discuss treatment of autism
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Health, Ali al-Zanati, has discussed with a delegation of the Jordanian Academy of Autism, bilateral cooperation mechanism regarding the local promotion of autism syndrome treatment in Libya Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 30 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius records one new death
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Ministry of Health and Welfare on Wednesday announced the death of a patient attributed to COVID-19, bringing the death toll to 5, since the discovery of the outbreak of the disease in the island in March 2020 Full text...
Mauritian customs seizes 1.884 kg of hashish at office of courier service
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Customs Anti-Narcotics Section (CANS) of the Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) on Monday seized 1 Full text...
IMF Managing Director approves SMP for policy reform in Guinea-Bissau
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (PANA) - The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a Staff-Monitored Programme (SMP) for Guinea Bissau for the period July 2021 to April 2022, aiming to help build a strong track record of policy and reform implementation, possibly paving the way for an IMF-supported programme in early 2022 Full text...
Coronavirus: More than 42% of Mauritian population immunised
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Minister of Health and Wellness, Kailesh Jagutpal, said on Tuesday that 531,000 persons - more than 42% of the population and 50% of the adults - have had both doses of COVID-19 vaccines Full text...
Libyan Presidential Council chairman ends visit to Congo with call for AU to support stability in Libya
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, Tuesday reiterated his call on the African Union (AU) to play its role in Libya and support it to achieve lasting security and stability Full text...
Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 30 Full text...
Heroin found on board Air Mauritius cargo plane from Johannesburg
Plaisance, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian anti-drug smuggling unit (ADSU) on Monday found two packages containing heroin, which had been airlifted from Johannesburg, South Africa, police sources said in the Mauritian capital Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius detects 52 new positive cases
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced on Monday that they had detected 52 new positive cases of COVID-19, but all are asymptomatic Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius detects 93 new positive cases
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius on Friday detected 93 cases of COVID-19 in the island, most of them on foreign workers residents of a dormitory that is under strict sanitary surveillance and is operating as quarantine centre Full text...
Friday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 30 Full text...
Mauritius' tea sector facing competition from foreign producers
Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Agro-industry Minister Maneesh Gobin on Friday said that the tea sector is facing competition from foreign producers and also the impacts of climate change Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius detects 112 new positive cases
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian health authorities said on Friday that 112 positive cases of COVID-19 were detected on Thursday, following 1,547 PCR tests thus bringing the number of cases since the beginning of the second wave on 5 March 2021 to 2,798 Full text...
The following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritius rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritius rupee as announced by the Mauritius Commercial Bank Full text...
Mauritian women have higher life expectancy than men
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian women live some 6 Full text...
Mauritius to tackle food wastage
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Agro-industry and Food Security Minister Maneesh Gobin on Wednesday launched the 2021 potato harvesting season with a call to citizens to reduce food wastage Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius detects 111 new positive cases
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities on Wednesday detected a total of 111 new positive cases of COVID-19, the majority of which were in two dormitories of foreign workers Full text...
Monday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 30 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius detects 51 new positive cases
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius have on Monday announced that 51 positive cases of COVID-19 were detected over the week-end after 3,908 PCR tests Full text...
Coronavirus: 10 new positive cases detected in Mauritius
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities said on Sunday that they detected 10 new positive cases of Covid-19 on Saturday evening in the island Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritians ask court to rule against mandatory vaccination
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Four Mauritians have resorted to the country's Supreme Court complaining about a warning that they will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to gain access to their workplace Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius allocated 76,050 doses of Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine from COVAX Facility
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius would be allocated 76,050 doses of Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine from COVAX Facility between July and September 2021, the government announced on Friday Full text...
Mauritanian FM calls on Transition President of Mali
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's President of the Transition, Col Full text...
Friday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 30 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius opens borders to commercial flights
Plaisance, Mauritius (PANA) - The first commercial flight landed at Plaisance, southern Mauritius, as the island opens its borders that were closed since March 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic Full text...
Coronavirus; Mauritius records 100 positive cases
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Health and Wellness, Kailesh Jagutpal, has said 100 cases of COVID-19 were detected in the country on Thursday Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius abandons football activities for 2020/21 season
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Football Association (MFA) on Friday announced that it has abandoned its football activities for the 2020/21 season because of the ongoing uncertainty of the sanitary conditions in the island following the government’s directives on team sport Full text...
The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council to visit Congo
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, Thursday received the special emissary of the President of Congo, Lucien Ibata, with a message from President Denis Sassou Nguesso to visit Brazzaville Full text...
Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 30 Full text...
Mauritius records diminishing tourist arrivals this year
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian tourism industry, one of the pillars of the island’s economy, is doing badly with declining numbers of holidaymakers visiting the island from January to June 2021, compared to the corresponding period in 2020, according to Statistics Mauritius Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 30 Full text...
Mauritius PM: Thousands of foreigners overstaying their visas, expatriate workers 'missing'
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Tuesday told Parliament that 585 foreigners whose tourist/business visas have expired as well as 2,294 expatriate workers are "missing" in the island Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius detects 60 positive cases
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian health authorities announced on Wednesday that 60 positive cases of COVID-19 were detected on Tuesday evening during the analysis of 3,012 PCR tests Full text...
Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 30 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius detects four new cases
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius announced on Monday that four new cases of COVID-19 have been detected out of 1,024 PCR tests carried out by the laboratories of the Ministry of Health and Wellness Full text...
Monday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 30 Full text...
Mauritian govt to control prices of essential food products in the face of COVID-19
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Sunday announced that the government will bring down the prices of several basic commodities that have been impacted by COVID-19 Full text...
Mauritius cleans beaches ahead of opening of borders to tourists
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth says that the country will move to a crucial stage in the fight against COVID-19 with the phased opening of its borders to tourists on 15 July 2021 Full text...
Indian Ocean Commission launches project against plastic pollution
Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) - The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) on Saturday launched a five-year the Indian Ocean Plastic Expedition (ExPLOI) project as a regional response against marine plastic pollution, official sources at the IOC headquarters in Ebène, in central Mauritius, said Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius detects 28 new positive cases
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced on Sunday that they detected 28 new positive cases of COVID-19 on Saturday out of 3,276 PCR tests Full text...
Coronavirus: US to donate 165,600 doses of Janssen vaccine to Mauritius
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will soon receive 165,600 doses of Janssen vaccine from the United States, the government announced here Friday night, following the weekly meeting of Cabinet here Full text...
Mauritius: Sugar production estimated at 270,000 tonnes this year
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Chamber of Agriculture has estimated sugar production for 2021 at around 270,000 tonnes based on cane production of around 2 Full text...
Friday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 30 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius detects 14 new cases
Port–Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius said on Friday that 14 new positive cases of COVID-19 have been detected in the island following 984 PCR tests carried out by the laboratories of the Ministry of Health and Wellness Full text...