Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon will address the 23rd International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) Congress to be held in Mauritius from 8-11 May 2016, PANA learnt from official sources here
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Parliament on Tuesday voted in favour of the National Women’s Council Bill which, according to the Minister of Gender Equality, Child Development and Family Welfare, Mrs Marie-Aurore Perraud, will further promote women's empowerment
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Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Seychelles national airline, Air Seychelles, on Tuesday posted its fourth year of profitability in a row with net profits worth US$2
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Industry and Commerce Minister Ashit Gungah on Tuesday confirmed the government’s decision to ban the importation and sale of monosodium glutamate (MSG), a food additive, in Mauritius “as it is likely to bring more harm than good to the population
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Health and Quality of Life Ministry on Tuesday issued a travel advisory cautioning Mauritians going to the nearby island of La Réunion following the reported cases of dengue fever there
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr Ban Ki-moon, will pay an official visit to Mauritius from 8-10 May, accompanied by his spouse and a delegation of 13 members, official sources said on Tuesday
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Commercial Bank of Mauritius on Monday issued the following foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee for the day
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Serbian President TomislavNikolic has bestowed African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma with the highest Order of the Republic of Serbia on Strips, the Commission said here Thursday
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius has amended its Firearms Act to implement the provisions of the Arms Trade Treaty to which it is a signatory, PANA learnt Tuesday from the Parliament Office in Port-Louis
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Réduit, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian President, Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, on Thursday received the "Africa Peace Award 2016" which honors African leaders, individuals or organizations who have shown exceptional leadership in bringing about peace and co-existence across cultures, PANA learnt from official sources here
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Prime Minister, Sir Anerood Jugnauth, Tuesday told Parliament that the Government will not tolerate any malpractice in banks and financial institutions, “whether or not, Government is a shareholder”
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as announced by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
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New York, US (PANA) - UN human rights office (UNHCR) on Tuesday deplored the
confirmation of the death sentence for apostasy against a Mauritanian blogger,
Mohammad Ould M’Kaitir, by the appellate court on 21 April
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Sir Anerood Jugnauth told Parliament on Tuesday that his Office has received 36 applications for permanent resident permits from foreign investors, self-employed non-citizens and retired non-citizens for the period - January 2015 to 23 April 2016
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritania ouguiya as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania
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Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health authorities on Monday marked the World Immunisation Week which is dedicated to promoting vaccination and providing an opportunity to strengthen immunisation services and systems, PANA learnt from official sources in the Mauritian capital
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritania in February produced 124,695 barrels of oil, or a daily average of 4,300 barrels, from the offshore well of Chingetti, 65 kms off the Nouakchott coasts, according to an official report released by the Mauritanian Ministry of Oil
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will on Friday sign and ratify the Paris Agreement adopted at the 21st Meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP 21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, PANA learnt from official sources in the Mauritian capital
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Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Mauritania must quash the death sentence handed down to a blogger for apostasy and release him unconditionally, Amnesty International (AI) said Wednesday
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Central Bank of Mauritania (BCM) on Wednesday issued the following foreign exchange rates for the Ouguiya
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as announced by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
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Australian Dollar 26
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Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan, UN and African Union (AU) on Monday in Khartoum
agreed on a smooth and phased exit of the UN/AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) from
Sudan's Darfur region
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Commercial Bank of Mauritius on Monday issued the following foreign exchange rates for the Rupee:
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Australian Dollar 26
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The virulent outburst from Foreign Affairs Minister Vishnu Lutchmeenaraidoo against his cabinet colleague, the Financial Services and Good Governance Minister, Roshi Bhadain, hits the headlines this week in Mauritius
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as announced by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
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Réduit, Mauritius (PANA) - A two-day International Conference on AYUSH (Ayurveda and Naturopathy, Yoga, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy) opened on Thursday in Mauritius with the aim to popularise traditional medicine, which according to Mauritian President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, “is in essence a way of life, a philosophy and a science of healing and health care and good hygiene”
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Sir Anerood Jugnauth told Parliament on Wednesday night that as at 7 April 2016, there were 2,276 detainees in the island’s prison institutions, out of whom 1,364 were serving time and 912 were on remand
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will set up an Intercontinental Slavery Museum in its capital, Port Louis, as recommended by the Truth and Justice Commission, PANA learnt on Tuesday from official sources
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Commercial Bank of Mauritius on Monday issued the following foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Central Bank of Mauritania (BCM) on Friday issued the following foreign exchange rates for the Ouguiya
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) and the European Commission (EC) have reaffirmed their engagement in continued cooperation to maximise the benefits of science, technology and innovation
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan must be fully implemented "as a necessary step to end the civil war and put the country on a new path of peace, security and development," said a joint communiqué issued here Thursday at the conclusion of the 8th College-to-College meeting between the African Union Commission and the European Commission
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Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) - Though preliminary information points to mixed progress in implementing structural measures in Guinea Bissau, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission has said once the current political impasse in the West African country is settled, it will be crucial for Parliament to approve a 2016 budget aligned with necessary medium-term fiscal consolidation
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Central Bank of Mauritania (BCM) issued on Thursday issued the following foreign exchange rates for the Ouguiya:
Currencies Buying Selling
1 Euro 396
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as announced by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Central Bank of Mauritania (BCM) Wednesday issued the following foreign exchange rates for the Ouguiya
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as announced by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Central Bank of Mauritania (BCM) Tuesday issued the following foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya for the day
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as announced by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
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Réduit, Mauritius (PANA) - Mr Paramasivum Pillay Vyapoory was on Monday night sworn in as Vice-President of the Republic of Mauritius before the Chief Justice, Mr Kheshoe Parsad Matadeen, at the State House, Réduit
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn has called on African states to be “strategic, ambitious, rigorous and disciplined” if they are to achieve sustainable and inclusive development for their people
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritians above 60, children with disabilities attending specialised schools and inmates of charitable institutions and private licensed homes, will get free anti-influenza vaccine as the island enters into the winter season, PANA learnt on Monday from the Social Security and National Solidarity Ministry in Port-Louis
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as announced by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
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New York, US (PANA) - UN officials have highlighted the contributions to humanity by people
with autism, noting that shunning them is a violation of human rights and a waste of human
potential
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