Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Thursday announced a series of restrictive measures for one month from 0600 on Friday to 0600 13 December to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 following an increase in the number of positive cases and deaths during the past two weeks Full text...
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Bank of Mauritius issues banking licence to Silver Bank Ltd
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Bank of Mauritius on Thursday, issued a Banking Licence to Silver Bank Limited, formerly known as BanyanTree Bank Limited Full text...
Mauritius to produce 250,000 tons of sugar this year
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Chamber of Agriculture estimated on Thursday that sugar production for the 2021 harvest should be around 250,000 tonnes, down from an estimate of 270,000 tonnes in June 2021 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...
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 to shield population against cybercriminals
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Information Technology, Communication and Innovation, Mr Darsanand Balgobin, on Tuesday, said that the Cybersecurity and Cybercrime Bill before parliament is of utmost importance for the future of its people, economy and the country Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius records 107 positive cases
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced on Wednesday that they recorded 107 positive cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, all asymptomatic Full text...
Ethiopian women decry gang rapes in Ethiopia's Amhara region
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -Women in Nifas Mewcha in Ethiopia's Amhara region where a rebel army has been ransacking villages and towns, have reported gang rape, verbal abuse and looting, a global rights body said on Tuesday Full text...
African Union moves to create continental medical agency
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Treaty for the Establishment of the African Medicines Agency (AMA) entered into force with effect from 5 November 2021, the African Union said on Tuesday 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...
Nine to eleven storms to evolve in southwest Indian Ocean tropical cyclone basin
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Meteorological Services (MMS) on Monday said that between nine and 11 named storms would likely evolve in the south west Indian Ocean tropical cyclone basin in the summer 2021/2022 that started officially on 1 November Full text...
Guinea Bissau signs treaty to join African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Guinea Bissau has ratified the Protocol establishing the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights and simultaneously deposited a Declaration allowing individuals and Non-Governmental Organisations to file cases at the Court directly Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius records 94 cases Wednesday
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian health authorities announced Wednesday they had recorded 94 positive cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) out of which 84 were asymptomatic in the island, official sources said here Full text...
Mauritius launches National Stroke Awareness campaign
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Some 50 Mauritians suffer from some kind of stroke daily and the prevalence of Non-Communicable Diseases and rehabilitation programmes provide effective ways to treat stroke survivors Full text...
Coronavirus: Pandemic kills 17 people in Mauritius this week
Port-Louis, D(PANA) - Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister Kailash Jagutpal here Friday the country recorded 17 coronavirus (COVID-19)-related deaths this week Full text...
Mauritius calls for drastic measures to address urgency of climate crisis ahead of COP-26
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change, Mr 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 31 Full text...
Mauritius launches Corporate Governance Scorecard
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Minister of Financial Services and Good Governance, Mr Mahen Seeruttun on Thursday launched the “Corporate Governance Scorecard” for Mauritius, a corporate governance rating system designed to raise the standards of corporate governance practices in Mauritius Full text...
Guinean Prime Minister receives Saudi Arabian ambassador
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean prime Minister, Mohamed Beavogui, met here Wednesday with the Saudi Arabian ambassador to Guinea, Dr 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 31 Full text...
Mauritius celebrates International Creole Day
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A project of the “Introduction of Creole in the Mauritian Parliament’” was launched on Thursday in the context of the celebrations of the International Creole Day 2021 Full text...
Libyan Council President ends visit to Saudi Arabia after taking part in the Green Middle East Initiative
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, concluded on Tuesday a visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia where he attended the Middle East Green Initiative Summit 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 31 Full text...
Mauritius Minister deplores decline of women-owned businesses
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Minister of Industrial Development, SMEs and Cooperatives, Mr Soomilduth Bholah, on Monday, deplored that women-owned businesses represent only 10 percent of total businesses registered in the country Full text...
Pan-African international exchange launched in Mauritius
Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, on Monday, launched Afrinex, a pan-African international exchange at Ebene, in the centre of the island, which reflects his vision to consolidate the attractiveness of the island’s jurisdiction as a leading international centre of substance Full text...
Chairman of Libyan Presidential Council attends Middle East Green Initiative Summit
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, arrived in in Riyadh on Sunday to participate in the two-day Middle East Green Initiative Summit in the Saudi capital 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 31 Full text...
Nigerian President Buhari to attend investment summit in Saudi Arabia
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday leave for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to participate in an investment conference organised by the Future Investment Initiative Institute Full text...
Mauritius aims to decrease greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2030
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will encourage the use of renewable and clean energy to reduce the country’s dependence on fossil fuels and decrease greenhouse gas emissions by 40 per cent by 2030, the minister of Energy and Public Utilities, Georges Lesjongard, said here Friday Full text...
Coronavirus: Pandemic kills 19 in one week in Mauritius
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister Kailesh Jagutpal announced here Friday the death of 19 patients from coronavirus (COVID-19) within one week 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: Mauritius to begin non-communicable disease survey on Thursday
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will on Saturday launch the latest Non-communicable Disease (NCD) survey, whose main objective is to determine the prevalence of Type 2 diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases and their associated risk factors in the country Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius detects 91 new cases
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities said on Friday that they identified 91 positive cases of Covid-19 on Thursday, including 5 patients with severe symptoms who were admitted to hospital Full text...
Congolese FM expresses Africa's support for success of Libya Stability Initiative Conference
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Francophonie and Congolese Abroad, Jean Claude Gakosso, has said that Africans are looking forward to the success of the Conference on the "Initiative for the Stability of Libya" 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 31 Full text...
Mauritius inaugurates the Intercontinental Slavery Museum
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Wednesday inaugurated in Port-Louis, the Intercontinental Slavery Museum (ISM) that aims to give more visibility to slavery and slave trade in the Indian Ocean Full text...
Congolese Foreign Minister reaffirms Africans' commitment to help Libya overcome its crisis
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Francophonie and Congolese Abroad, Jean Claude Gakosso, said here Wednesday that "African brothers are eager to help Libya overcome the ordeal it has undergone, and that they are convinced that reconciliation, tolerance and dialogue are Libya's path to security and stability" 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 31 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius detects 64 new positive cases
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced on Wednesday that they recorded 64 new positive cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday Full text...
Libya wants to increase gas production
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya wants to develop onshore and offshore gas fields to increase production and fill the natural gas supply gap to consumers, Oil and Gas Minister Mohamed Aoun announced on Monday 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...
Mauritius gov't striving to build a plastic-free country
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change, Mr Kavydass Ramano, on Tuesday said that the government is striving to make Mauritius plastic-free 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 records 36 new positive cases
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities on Sunday recorded 36 positive cases of COVID-19, one of who has severe symptoms and was admitted to hospital Full text...
Mauritius to maintain fight against poverty despite challenge of COVID-19, says PM
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Sunday stressed on the importance of education in the struggle against poverty and highlighted the various schemes offered to the needy Full text...
AU Executive Council defers decision on granting Israel observer status to next AU Summit
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Executive Council of the African Union (AU) has deferred to the next AU Summit the consideration of the decision of the Chairperson of the AU Commission to grant observer status to Israel in the pan-African organisation Full text...
Libyan Presidential Council Chairman welcomes efforts to promote African action
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, hailed efforts to advance the African action process and give impetus to the aspirations of the continent's peoples through the African Union (AU), regional economic groupings and regional mechanisms Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius records 20 deaths from Covid-19
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister Kailesh Jagutpal announced here Friday that 20 patients died from coronavirus (COVID-19) over the past one week Full text...
Belgian citizen gets 20 years in prison for drug trafficking in Mauritius
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A court here has sentenced a Belgian national, Michael Sevilla, to 20 years in prison for importing drugs into the country, judicial sources told PANA on Saturday Full text...
Friday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
Port-Louis, Maurice (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...