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Mali to investigate death of seven Mautanians at their border
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government is to open an investigation into the death of seven Mauritanian citizens on Malian territory, an official statement issued on Saturday said Full text...
Mauritius Customs staff arrest passenger carrying 1.4 kg heroin from Dubai
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Customs Anti-Narcotics Section (CANS) of the Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) at the SSR International Airport in Mauritius last Saturday seized 1 Full text...
Mauritius launches Police Strategic Plan
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Wednesday launched the Police Strategic Plan 2022–2025 to combat drug trafficking, internal and external threats, transnational and organised crimes, money laundering and cybercrimes Full text...
Mauritius' total imports increased by 61.7% last year: Official statistics show
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius' imports increased by 61 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 88 new positive cases
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities said on Thursday that 88 new positive cases of COVID-19 were registered in the last 24 hours Full text...
Mali delegation in Mauritania as it searches for ports and transport corridors for its goods following ECOWAS sanctions
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A Malian delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Abdoulaye Diop, arrived on Tuesday in Nouakchott for a two-day visit as it searches for ports and transport corridors for its imports and exports following sanctions slapped on it by West African leaders Full text...
Friends of Sudan meet to assist in resolving political crisis
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - An international conference bringing together a number of Western and Gulf Arab countries has kicked off in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, aimed to see how Sudan could be helped to overcome its current crisis Full text...
Mauritius Central Bank signs MOU on cooperation with Luxemburg financial agency
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Central Bank and the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier of Luxemburg (CSSF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that establishes a formal framework for cooperation and assistance between the Mauritian central bank and the Luxembourgish financial services regulatory authority Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 12 deaths in six days
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius reported on Saturday that 12 people died from COVID-19 infection from 7-12 January Full text...
Mauritius launches Intercontinental Slavery Museum
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Friday launched the first phase o f the Intercontinental Slavery Museum (ISM) following the renovation of the building that will house it an official source said here Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius extends restrictive measures to contain spread of virus
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister Kailesh Jagutpal announced on Friday that restrictive measures introduced in November 2021 to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the country have been extended until end of March 2022 Full text...
Coronavirus : Mauritius reports 61 new cases
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian health authorities on Thursday reported that they have recorded 61 new positive cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours Full text...
Tourist arrivals in Mauritius declined by 41.8% in 2021
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius announced on Wednesday that tourist arrivals in the country declined by 41 Full text...
Mauritius extends moratorium for banning non-biodegradable single use plastic products by one year
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Initially scheduled for 15 January 2022, the moratorium for banning of non-biodegradable single use plastic products has been extended by one year to 14 January 2023 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 63 new positive cases
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities said on Tuesday that they have recorded 63 new positive cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the number of cases detected since March 2021, the date of the third wave, to 24,264 Full text...
Monday's forex rates for the Mauritian rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as pulished by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius reports two new deaths
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities have reported two new deaths related to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 89 new cases
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities say 89 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded on Saturday, bringing the number of infections detected since March 2021, the time of the third wave, to 24,051 Full text...
Mauritius counted 174 centenarians at beginning of the year
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Welfare and Elderly Persons’ Protection Unit of the Ministry of Social Integration, Social Security and National Solidarity has said that there were 174 centenarians from Mauritius and Rodrigues at the beginning of this year Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 13 deaths from 29 December to 5 January
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian health authorities announced on Saturday that 13 patients died of COVID-19 from 29 December 2021 to 5 January 2022 Full text...
Friday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Friday's exchange rates of the Mauritian rupee as published by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Full text...
Mauritian govt. to subsidise electricity bills by 5-10% for 370,000 households
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Some 370,000 households will benefit from a subsidy varying between 5-10% on their electricity bills for the whole of this year Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 30 new cases
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities said on Wednesday that 30 new positive cases of COVID-19 were detected on Tuesday, bringing the number of infections since March 2021, the time of the third wave, to 23,704 Full text...
Mauritius' economy grew by 19.3 per cent in Q2 of 2021: Central Bank
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius' economy grew by 19 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 48 new cases
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities indicated on Tuesday that 48 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded on 1 January, bringing the number of positive cases detected since March 2021, the time of the third wave, to 23,602 Full text...
Mauritius: Petroleum prices go up by 10 pct
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - As from Wednesday, 29 December, 2021, the prices of petroleum products (gasoline and diesel) will go up by 10 per cent in Mauritius, the State Trading Corporation (STC) said in a communiqué released Tuesday night Full text...
Coronavirus: Most unfortunate developing countries far behind target of 40pc vaccination rate -Mauritian PM
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth has bemoaned the fact that it is most unfortunate that many developing countries, especially in Africa, are far behind the target of 40 per cent vaccination rate as 2021 comes to an end Full text...
Mauritius: Unemployment rate decreases by 1 per cent
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Statistics tMauritius, a Mauritian governmental institution, indicated on Tuesday that total unemployment rate decreased by 1 percentage point from 10 Full text...
Coronavirus: 32 deaths recorded in Mauritius
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Health and Wellness, Kailesh Jagutpal, on Thursday said 32 patients died of coronavirus (COVID-19) from 16-21 December 2021, bringing the total number of deaths since 5 March 2020 till now to 756 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 41 new positive cases
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities said here Wednesday 41 people had been infected with the coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the number of positive cases to 23,020 since March 2020 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:
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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 14 new positive cases
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities recorded here Tuesday 14 coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the number of positive cases to 22,979 since March 2021, official sources said 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:
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Australian Dollar 29 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 58 new positive cases Sunday
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Health authorities said here Monday they had recorded 58 coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the number to 22,965 since March 2021 Full text...
Mauritius Govt. to extend subsidy on milk powder to 30 June 2022 -Minister
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Commerce and Consumer Protection, Soodesh Callichurn, told Parliament Friday that the subsidy on milk powder would be extended to 30 June 2022 to protect consumers Full text...
Mauritius to declare the Kestrel, a national bird
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius government Friday declared the Mauritius Kestrel (Falco punctatus) a 'National Bird' to coincide with the 30th Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 55 deaths
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius Friday reported 507 active cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) out of whom 17 were under treatment at the hospital and 55 deaths as at 16 December 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:
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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 59 new positive cases of Covid-19
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities Wednesday recorded 59 positive cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), official sources said here Thursday Full text...
Mauritius : 60 killed in road crashes this year
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Sixty persons, comprising 53 motorcyclists and seven vehicle passengers, have so far lost their lives in road cashes in 2021 in Mauritania, an official source told PANA here Wednesday Full text...
Tshisekedi satisfied in putting AU at the service of the people
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The president of DR Congo and current chairman of the African Union (AU), Felix Tshisekedi, said he is satisfied to have contributed to putting the African Union (AU) at the service of the people, as he had announced in his speech accepting to assume the rotating chairmanship of the AU last February 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 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius reports three deaths, 38 new positive cases
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian health authorities said here Tuesday they had recorded three new cases of death and a total of 38 new positive cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) 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 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 95 deaths this week
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Health and Wellness, Kailesh Jagutpal, announced here Friday that 95 patients passed on from coronavirus (COVID-19) over the past wee Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 68 new positive cases
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities indicated Friday the had recorded a total of 68 positive cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the last 24 hours, which brings to 22,461 the number of positive cases recorded since March 2021 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 Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 83 new cases
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian health authorities said on Friday that 83 new positive cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the last 24 hours Full text...
IMF Managing Director praises leadership of President Félix Tshisekedi
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, on a working visit since Tuesday in Kinshasa, has praised the important role President Felix Tshisekedi plays and continues to play on the African continent as the current chairman of the African Union (AU) Full text...