Mauritius to address water supply problems
26 november 2022 - 08:01:29Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Central Water Authority (CWA) has introduced a plan to address its water supply problems, [...] Full text...
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Central Water Authority (CWA) has introduced a plan to address its water supply problems, [...] Full text...
Mauritius to broaden scope of HIV testing nationwide
26 november 2022 - 07:55:34Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will introduce shortly the HIV and AIDS (Amendment) Bill to the National Assembly to broaden [...] Full text...
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Mauritius' trade deficit for 2022 put at 50.3 % higher than in 2021
25 november 2022 - 12:56:11Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Statistics Mauritius on Friday said that the island’s trade deficit for 2022 is forecast at around [...] Full text...
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Mauritius PM says rule of law, human rights vital in safeguarding peace and security
24 november 2022 - 06:33:29Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Prime Minister, Mr Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, has said that the implementation of the rule [...] Full text...
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Conference on cybercrime in Africa opens in Mauritius
22 november 2022 - 16:38:24Pte aux Piments, Mauritius (PANA) - A conference on cybercrime, following the Africa Cyber Surge Operation organised in Kigali in [...] Full text...
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Mauritius records 91 fatalities due to road traffic crashes
22 november 2022 - 07:40:00Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - There has been around 91 fatalities due to road traffic crashes in Mauritius, since the beginning of the year, down [...] Full text...
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Mauritius, La Reunion to implement the 'White Grub Protocol'
19 november 2022 - 08:05:00Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius and La Reunion will implement the yearly White Grub Protocol in the respective islands during [...] Full text...
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Air Mauritius gets new CEO
19 november 2022 - 07:59:34Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian airline, Air Mauritius, should have a new general manager, in the person of the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius registers one death in one week
19 november 2022 - 05:56:25Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius on Saturday reported that one death attributed to COVID-19 was recorded from [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Balance of Visible Trade shows high deficit
17 november 2022 - 07:09:28Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Statistics Mauritius on Thursday said that the balance of visible trade shows a deficit of 18.166 [...] Full text...
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About 20% of Mauritians are diabetic - Health Minister
15 november 2022 - 07:51:50Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – According to Mauritian Heath and Wellness Minister, Kailesh Jagutpal, around 20% of the country's population is [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to produce 235,000 tonnes of sugar in 2022
12 november 2022 - 09:40:40Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Chamber of Agriculture has estimated that sugar production should reach 235,000 tons this year [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Wearing of face mask no longer mandatory in public transport in Mauritius
11 november 2022 - 14:01:47Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The wearing of face mask will no longer be mandatory in public transport, in Mauritius, including [...] Full text...
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Mauritius, France sign Treaties on Mutual Legal Assistance and Extradition
11 november 2022 - 06:47:30Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and France on Thursday signed in Port-Louis, the Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports one death
05 november 2022 - 07:01:46Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius on Saturday announced the death of one 80-year-old woman patient from the [...] Full text...
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Mauritius commemorates Deportation of Chagossian Community
04 november 2022 - 06:59:10Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Thursday commemorated the deportation of the Chagossian community from their homeland between 1965 and [...] Full text...
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Mauritius celebrates 188th arrival of Indentured Labourers from India
02 november 2022 - 17:03:05Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Tuesday celebrated the 188th anniversary of the Arrival of Indentured Labourers in the island from [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches National Sexual Reproductive Health Policy 2022
02 november 2022 - 07:37:06Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has launched the National Sexual Reproductive Health Policy 2022 and its implementation Plan 2022–2027, whose objective [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to introduce high-quality surveillance to prevent outbreak of measles
01 november 2022 - 08:36:13Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will combine high-quality surveillance and public health promotion with a strong childhood immunisation programme to [...] Full text...
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Heads of anti-corruption agencies in Africa meet in Mauritius
01 november 2022 - 07:16:30Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) - A five-day high-level leadership and management programme for heads of anti-corruption agencies in Africa opened on [...] Full text...
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International Conference on Digital Economy and Digital Banking opens in Mauritius
31 october 2022 - 17:05:50Pte-aux-Piments, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth on Monday opened a two-day international conference on digital economy [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to introduce health book for senior citizens
29 october 2022 - 07:11:10Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Health and Wellness Ministry announced on Friday that it will introduce a health book for [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: No death in Mauritius for six days
29 october 2022 - 06:59:59Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The health authorities in Mauritius reported on Saturday that no death was attributed to COVID-19 over [...] Full text...
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Summer season officially starts on Tuesday in Mauritius
29 october 2022 - 06:55:08Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Meteorological Services (MMS) said on Saturday the summer season in the country will officially [...] Full text...
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Mauritius introduces new technique to fight Aedes albopictus mosquitoes
28 october 2022 - 07:35:39Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Thursday launched a sterile release programme of Aedes albopictus mosquitoes in the Port-Louis area which forms [...] Full text...
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UNDP to help Mauritius set up National Healthcare Waste Disposal Facility
27 october 2022 - 08:03:43Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will set up, with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), a National Healthcare Waste [...] Full text...
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Aviation, airline industries discuss Free Routing Airspace concept
26 october 2022 - 07:42:08Plaine Magnien, Mauritius (PANA) - The fourth Africa Indian Ocean Free Route Airspace Project Management Team (AFI–FRA-PMT) meeting which aims [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Vaccination rollout stalls in Africa, says WHO
21 october 2022 - 14:42:56Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) -- The coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination coverage has stagnated in half of African countries, while the monthly [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Vaccination roll-out stagnates in Africa
21 october 2022 - 10:48:05Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - COVID-19 vaccination coverage has stagnated in half of African countries, while the number of doses administered [...] Full text...
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Children in Africa five times less likely to learn basics: Report
21 october 2022 - 05:56:38Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - African leaders gathered in Mauritius on Thursday to mull solutions to the education gap highlighted by [...] Full text...
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Children in Africa five times less likely to learn basics: Report
21 october 2022 - 05:32:35Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - African leaders gathered in Mauritius on Thursday to mull solutions to the education gap highlighted by [...] Full text...
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Mauritius' balance of trade shows deficit
18 october 2022 - 08:29:07Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius said on Tuesday that the country's balance of visible trade showed a deficit of [...] Full text...
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Mauritius tackling root causes of poverty and exclusion, says Prime Minister
18 october 2022 - 07:23:43Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Monday said that the fight against poverty remains at the [...] Full text...
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Côte d’Ivoire, Mauritius to revilatise economic bilateral relations
15 october 2022 - 09:13:03Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Côte d’Ivoire would on 27 and 28 October 2022 organise an event entitled "Côte d’Ivoire Days" [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports three new deaths
15 october 2022 - 08:20:26Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Health authorities in Mauritius on Saturday reported that there were three deaths due to COVID-19 [...] Full text...
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Monaco Explorations begin two-month expedition in the Indian Ocean
13 october 2022 - 09:25:34Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Monaco Explorations, supported by the commitment of Prince Albert II of Monaco to protect the ocean [...] Full text...
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African States meet on chemical weapons in Mauritius
13 october 2022 - 09:19:13Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Small island states, like Mauritius, are extremely vulnerable to any chemical attacks by external forces, the Mauritian [...] Full text...
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Tourist arrivals on the rise in Mauritius
12 october 2022 - 09:36:06Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Tourist arrivals are on rise in Mauritius, according to Statistics Mauritius, 9,460 in the period January/September [...] Full text...
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South Africa airline FlySafair to operate to 11 new destinations in southern African
11 october 2022 - 12:29:43Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African airline FlySafair has received approval to operate flights to 11 new destinations [...] Full text...
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Mauritius detects 1,700 new cases of mental illness in one year
11 october 2022 - 08:36:08Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Health and Wellness, Kailesh Jagutpal, on Monday said that more than 1,700 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius records four deaths
11 october 2022 - 06:38:46Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian health authorities said on Tuesday that four positive coronavirus patients have died since the beginning [...] Full text...
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Outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) detected on three farms in Reunion Island
08 october 2022 - 09:42:47Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius Saturday activated its preparedness plan following the outbreak of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) [...] Full text...
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Financial Services: Mauritius classified among best performers in its league - Minister
08 october 2022 - 09:33:35Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Financial Services and Good Governance, Mahen Kumar Seeruttun, said here Friday the trust [...] Full text...
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Mauritius extends additional maternity leave to female public officers
08 october 2022 - 09:00:44Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius government announced on Friday the extension of maternity leave without pay to female public [...] Full text...
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Gambians to study the Mauritian Digital ecosystem, infrastructure, development
08 october 2022 - 08:46:02Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Officials and technicians from The Gambia will be in Mauritius from 11-16 October, 2022, to study [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports two deaths
08 october 2022 - 08:39:32Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius indicated Saturday that two patients died from COVID-19 over the period 29 [...] Full text...
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Mauritian police to be trained in human rights issues
08 october 2022 - 08:17:41Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The government of Mauritius announced on Friday that a delegation from the Commonwealth Secretariat would arrive [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to authorise use of medical cannabis soon - Health minister
06 october 2022 - 09:46:07Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Health and Wellness, Kailesh Jagutpal, said on Wednesday that his ministry will [...] Full text...
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Mauritius on path of strong economic recovery - Finance Minister
04 october 2022 - 08:55:28Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Finance, Economic Planning and Development Minister, Renganaden Padayachy, on Monday said that the government [...] Full text...
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'NCDs represent 80% of total disease burden, 60% of mortality in Mauritius' - Minister
04 october 2022 - 07:18:37Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - According to the Mauritian National Health Accounts 2021, which will be released soon, Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) [...] Full text...
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Mauritius wants expatriates as settlers
03 october 2022 - 08:41:08Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development, Renganaden Padayachy, has said that the government [...] Full text...
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Mauritius economy to grow by 7.2% in 2022
03 october 2022 - 07:40:18Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius has indicated that the GDP growth rate at market prices for 2022 would be [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to cooperate on training matters with Mozambique
03 october 2022 - 07:34:13Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA)) – The Mauritius Institute of Training and Development (MITD) will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius extends quarantine period up to 30 November
01 october 2022 - 05:37:56Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The quarantine period for COVID-19 disease in Mauritius and the existing sanitary measures would be extended [...] Full text...
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Unemployment rate decreases in Mauritius by 2.4%
30 september 2022 - 08:31:51Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Unemployment rate in Mauritius decreased by 2.4 percent from 10.5% in second quarter 2021 to 8.1% [...] Full text...
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Mauritius Commercial Bank Group's profit up by 21% in 2021/2022
29 september 2022 - 08:28:48Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB) Group announced on Thursday profits of around 9.96 billion rupees for [...] Full text...
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Mauritius' sugar production to decrease by 6.2% in 2022
25 september 2022 - 06:54:14Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Chamber of Agriculture said on Saturday that the production of sugar for the crop [...] Full text...
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Indian Ocean: The IOC launches activities of Governance, Peace and Stability (GPS) project
24 september 2022 - 11:04:48Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) launched on Thursday in Antananarivo, Madagascar, the first activities of the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports one new death
23 september 2022 - 13:53:46Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities reported on Friday the death of 74-year-old woman from the coronavirus (COVID-19) this [...] Full text...
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Kenyan experts train Mauritian farmers in tea cultivation
21 september 2022 - 08:44:39Wooton, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian tea growers on Tuesday started a three-day training programme with experts from the Tea Research [...] Full text...
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Mauritius distributes one cent coins with effigy of Queen Elizabeth II to Metro passengers
20 september 2022 - 09:27:45Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - One cent coins with the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II was distributed to passengers on Monday [...] Full text...
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Mauritius records negative balance of visible trade
20 september 2022 - 07:05:16Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Statistics Mauritius on Monday said that the Balance of Visible Trade showed a deficit of 15.2 [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches Patient Identification Wristband project
17 september 2022 - 08:59:58Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian health authorities on Friday launched a pilot Patient Identification Wristband that will provide the name, [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to observe national day of mourning Monday for Queen Elizabeth
17 september 2022 - 06:42:46Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will on Monday observe a national day of mourning for Queen Elizabeth II of Britain, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 58 active cases
17 september 2022 - 06:36:58Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius on Friday reported that as at 14 September there were 58 active cases of [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches 10-year tourism blueprint
16 september 2022 - 08:23:21Pointe de Flacq, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister, Mr Pravind Jugnauth, on Wednesday launched a 10-year blueprint for the [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches platform to deal with cyber threats
14 september 2022 - 12:58:48Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A Mauritian company has launched a digital platform to facilitate cyber-threat information sharing in the country. MAUSHIELD [...] Full text...
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Women urged to stop drinking alcohol during pregnancy
13 september 2022 - 07:45:50Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Minister of Health and Wellness, Mr. Kailesh Jagutpal, on Monday urged women to stop drinking [...] Full text...
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Cancer is the third leading cause of death in Mauritius: Minister
13 september 2022 - 06:27:27Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Cancer is the third leading cause of death in Mauritius, accounting for 12.8% of deaths in [...] Full text...
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Mauritian PM pays tribute to late Queen Elizabeth II of Britain
12 september 2022 - 09:08:31Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Sunday expressed deepest condolences to King Charles III and the family of Queen Elizabeth [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to review Fisheries and Marine Resources (Licence and Fees) Regulations
10 september 2022 - 09:47:06Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will promulgate the Fisheries and Marine Resources (Licence and Fees) Regulations in a bid to [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to sign MOU on trade with South Africa
10 september 2022 - 09:34:52Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Economic Development Board and the Business Unity of South Africa will sign a Memorandum [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to observe a day of national mourning following death of Queen Elizabeth II
10 september 2022 - 09:19:49Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will observe a day of national mourning on the day of the funeral of Queen [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches Air Quality Indexing System
08 september 2022 - 09:36:57Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Wednesday launched an Air Quality Indexing (AQI) system to collect and analyse data with [...] Full text...
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Secretary-General of Organisation internationale de la Francophonie visits Mauritius
08 september 2022 - 07:59:58Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Secretary-General of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), Mrs Louise Mushikiwabo, arrived in Mauritius Wednesday for [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Cardinal discusses climate change issues with Mauritian PM
07 september 2022 - 08:16:58Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Cardinal John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan of the the Catholic Church in Nigeria on Tuesday met with the Mauritian [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to regulate and monitor use of pesticides
07 september 2022 - 07:52:25Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Government has taken several measures to regulate, control and monitor the importation and use [...] Full text...
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Mauritius sees decline in birth rate, says Health Minister
06 september 2022 - 09:47:52Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Minister of Health and Wellness of Mauritius, Kailesh Jagutpal, has observed that the birth rate [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to establish a carbon neutral industrial sector
05 september 2022 - 08:09:50Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian manufacturing enterprises are encouraged to invest in renewable energy as part of the objective to [...] Full text...
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Road accidents kill 44 in six months in Mauritius
01 september 2022 - 07:24:50Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Statistics Mauritius said on Wednesday that 44 persons died as a result of road accidents between [...] Full text...
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Tourist arrivals in Mauritius see a rise
30 august 2022 - 11:56:59Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Statistics Mauritius on Monday indicated that the number of tourist arrivals in the island increased from [...] Full text...
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Mauritius' Population decreases by 0.30%
30 august 2022 - 06:55:19Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius said on Monday that the country's population as at 1 July 2022 stood at [...] Full text...
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Ugandan arrested with drugs in Mauritius
27 august 2022 - 09:57:33Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A Ugandan, Yusuf Kayiwa Sseluyange, was arrested on 21 August, 2022 with 536 grams of heroin, [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to sign SADC Protocol on Statistics
27 august 2022 - 07:11:14Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius is to sign the legal framework governing statistical activities in the member-States of the Southern [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports two deaths
27 august 2022 - 07:02:21Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian health authorities said on Friday that two patients died from COVID-19 over the period 18 [...] Full text...
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Mauritius sets up management plan to fight monkeypox disease
25 august 2022 - 09:05:39Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Health and Wellness, Mr Kailesh Jagutpal, on Wednesday said that a management [...] Full text...
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Forum on alternative investment opens in Mauritius
24 august 2022 - 15:57:25Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The concept of Alternative Investment is at the fore of the 8th Africa Environmental, Social and Governance [...] Full text...
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Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee
24 august 2022 - 10:45:25Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as announced by the Commercial Bank [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to showcase history of slavery to the world
24 august 2022 - 08:28:27Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Mauritius (UOM), Professor Sanjeev Sobhee, on Tuesday said that there is need [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to promulgate agreement to avoid double taxation with Angola
20 august 2022 - 10:00:52Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) signed between Mauritius and Angola would be promulgated, the Government [...] Full text...
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British national gets 24 years in prison for drug trafficking in Mauritius
19 august 2022 - 07:39:16Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A British national, Neil Hilton, has been sentenced by a Port-Louis court to 24 years in [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to seriously tackle noise pollution
18 august 2022 - 08:45:29Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Government is to promulgate a new law in a bid to seriously tackle noise [...] Full text...
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South Africa donates medcaal equipment for lung-related diseases to Mauritius
17 august 2022 - 10:55:02Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - South Africa on Tuesday donated medical equipment to treat lung-related diseases to Mauritius. The Health and Wellness [...] Full text...
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Mauritius celebrates 174th centenarian
16 august 2022 - 08:44:41Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Social Integration, Social Security and National Solidarity on Monday celebrated the 174th centenarian, the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius records one death
16 august 2022 - 08:34:18Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian health authorities said on Tuesday that a 70-year-old man died last Sunday at the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports four deaths
13 august 2022 - 08:17:57Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius on Friday reported four new deaths attributed to coronavirus (COVID-19), the Government [...] Full text...
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Tourist arrivals on the rise in Mauritius
11 august 2022 - 09:40:53Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Statistics Mauritius said on Wednesday that the number of foreign tourists coming to the island has [...] Full text...
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Rate of non-communicable diseases decline in Mauritius - Survey
11 august 2022 - 08:01:16Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, said on Thursday that the rate of non-communicable diseases (NCD) [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to gradually increase percentage of breastfeeding to 50%
10 august 2022 - 08:20:40Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Minister of Health and Wellness, Kailesh Jagutpal, has said that an action plan has been [...] Full text...
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Exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee
08 august 2022 - 12:06:16Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Monday exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee agaubst the major currencies. Currency [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to consolidate position as International Financial Centre
06 august 2022 - 08:53:02Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian President Prithvirajsing Roopun on Friday reiterated the vision to consolidate the country’s position as an International [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports two deaths
06 august 2022 - 06:15:29Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian health authorities on Saturday reported two deaths that were attributed to COVID-19 over the [...] Full text...
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Indian Ocean Commission Member States to strengthen regional maritime connectivity
04 august 2022 - 07:04:30Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) on Wednesday launched a Regional Technical Committee under the Enhancing Maritime [...] Full text...
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Kazakh national gets 32 years in prison in Mauritius for drug trafficking
03 august 2022 - 08:09:55Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Ravil Khakimov, a 39-year-old Kazakh, has been sentenced to 32 years in prison, and fined 800,000 [...] Full text...
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Mauritius calls for inter-state collaboration to tackle drug trafficking in SADC region
02 august 2022 - 08:36:49Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, on Monday said that drug trafficking recognises no boundaries and it [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches National Breastfeeding Action Plan 2022-2027
02 august 2022 - 07:59:02Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Ministry of Health and Wellness on Monday launched a National Breastfeeding Action Plan 2022-2027 [...] Full text...
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Mauritius produces 12.3% of energy supply from local renewable sources
30 july 2022 - 09:35:43Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius produced 12.3 per cent of its energy supply from locally renewable sources, namely hydro, wind, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Four deaths recorded in Mauritius
29 july 2022 - 17:22:02Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities Friday recorded four deaths from coronavirus (COVID-19) over the period 21-27 July, 2022. In [...] Full text...
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Some 4,403 people living with Hepatitis C in Mauritius
29 july 2022 - 08:08:34Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health authorities said on Thursday that some 4,403 people were living with Hepatitis C, out [...] Full text...
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There will be no military base in Mauritian Island of Agaléga, says PM
29 july 2022 - 08:02:20Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth told Parliament on Thursday that the island of Agalega, located 1,000 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Three deaths recorded in Mauritius
27 july 2022 - 16:13:15Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities said Wednesday three patients died from coronavirus (COVID-19) at the hospital over the [...] Full text...
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CHAN 2023 qualifier: Angola beat Mauritius 2-0
25 july 2022 - 08:14:04Côte d'Or, Mauritius (PANA) - Angola beat Mauritius 2-0 on Sunday at the Côte d'Or stadium, eastern Mauritius, in their [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius records five deaths
23 july 2022 - 15:36:11Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Five people have died in Mauritius from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, the local press [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to amend Immigration Bill
23 july 2022 - 09:08:55Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth has said the main object of the Immigration Bill introduced at [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Balance of Visible Trade shows a 52.3% deficit
23 july 2022 - 07:39:59Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Statistics Mauritius said on Friday that the balance of visible trade of the island showed a [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to launch five-year National Action Plan on Breastfeeding
23 july 2022 - 06:42:14Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Ministry of Health and Wellness will introduce the 2022-2027 National Action Plan on Breastfeeding [...] Full text...
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Heart disease and diabetes mellitus, leading causes of deaths in Mauritius
22 july 2022 - 09:59:18Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Statistics Mauritius said on Thursday that diabetes mellitus and heart disease were respectively responsible for 20.7% [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius records three deaths
22 july 2022 - 07:27:22Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian health authorities say three COVID-19 positive patients died in hospital on Friday. They were two [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches 2022 National Nutrition Survey
21 july 2022 - 10:54:25Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Ministry of Health and Wellness on Thursday launched the 2022 National Nutrition Survey with [...] Full text...
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Four Malawian, Zimbabwean women arrested with drugs in Mauritius
21 july 2022 - 07:28:07Plaisance, Mauritius (PANA) – Two Malawian and two Zimbabwean women were arrested last week at Mauritius' international airport after pellets [...] Full text...
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Women outnumber men by 14,054 in Mauritius
20 july 2022 - 09:05:46Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The population of Mauritius comprised of 640,057 women compared to 626,003 men in 2021, Statistics Mauritius [...] Full text...
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Mauritius Govt to promote cleaner vehicles to reduce carbon footprint
18 july 2022 - 07:56:59Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth said on Sunday that the government will further incentivise the adoption [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports one death
16 july 2022 - 08:36:10Port-Louis, Mauritius PANA) - Mauritian health authorities said here Saturday they recorded one death from coronavirus (COVID-19) over the period [...] Full text...
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Mauritius publishes list of 15 Public Holidays for 2023
16 july 2022 - 07:45:32Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius published on Saturday the list of 15 public holidays for 2023 as follows: New Year - [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to be a leading platform for trade, investments and capital-raising for Africa
15 july 2022 - 08:28:36Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius is to use its International Financial Centre (IFC) as a leading platform for trade, investments and capital-raising [...] Full text...
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Number of tourist arrivals in Mauritius on the rise
13 july 2022 - 10:38:32Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Statistics Mauritius said on Tuesday that the number of tourists who visit the island is on [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius records six new deaths
13 july 2022 - 08:02:13Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Six patients suffering from COVID-19 have died in the last 36 hours in Mauritius, according to [...] Full text...
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Mauritius targets 6-7% economic growth in 2022
12 july 2022 - 13:17:07Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) –The Mauritian Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development, Renganaden Padayachy, on Monday said that the objective for [...] Full text...
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SADC secretariat cautions on infringement of its trademarks
11 july 2022 - 12:52:46Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The SADC Secretariat on Monday cautioned the general public that the name “Southern African [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Govt. to support its population financially
10 july 2022 - 11:09:34Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth said here Saturday the government will offer an amount of Rs [...] Full text...
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Regional peace, security vital for successful regional integration, says Mauritian Minister
07 july 2022 - 09:47:44Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Minister of Land Transport and Light Rail, Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade, [...] Full text...
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Guinean, Mauritian arrested for alleged drug smuggling in Mauritius
06 july 2022 - 08:29:53Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Anti-Drug Squad and Mauritian customs officers on Monday arrested a 41-year-old Guinean and a [...] Full text...
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Mauritian PM denies recording of internet traffic to other countries
06 july 2022 - 08:22:40Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Tuesday denied claims by former CEO of Mauritius Telecom, Sherry Singh, [...] Full text...
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Half of prisoners in Mauritius linked to drugs
05 july 2022 - 08:07:49Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Annually, some 3,400 out of 7,000 prisoners, are linked to drugs due to a rise in [...] Full text...
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Unemployment in Mauritius on the rise
05 july 2022 - 08:00:02Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius on Tuesday said that the rate of unemployment in the country for the first [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius records two deaths
02 july 2022 - 08:15:31Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian health authorities said here Saturday the recorded two deaths from coronavirus (COVID-19) over the past [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius to ease sanitary restrictions from 1 July
29 june 2022 - 06:26:59Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth announced on Tuesday that sanitary restrictions imposed due to the COVID-19 [...] Full text...
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Chronic staff shortfalls stifle Africa’s health systems: WHO study
26 june 2022 - 05:20:01Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – A serious shortage of health workers in Africa is undermining access to and provision of health services [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius records one death
25 june 2022 - 09:55:28Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius on Friday recorded one death directly linked to coronavirus (COVID-19) and two [...] Full text...
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Dakar International Athletics Meeting is back on track after 7 years
25 june 2022 - 09:09:32Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Dakar International Track and Field Meeting is back after disappearing from the calendar of major [...] Full text...
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Mauritian minister warns plastic waste ends in landfill or in nature
24 june 2022 - 07:28:01Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change Minister Kavy Ramano, highlighted on Thursday that out [...] Full text...
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First batch of Mauritian pilgrims leave for Mecca
23 june 2022 - 08:16:35Plaisance, Mauritius (PANA) - The first batch of Mauritian pilgrims to perform the pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, left on [...] Full text...
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Mauritius reports 72,9 pct high trade deficit in April 2022
18 june 2022 - 07:26:30Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Statistics Mauritius said on Friday that the Balance of Visible Trade in Mauritius showed a deficit [...] Full text...
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Mauritius govt. to donate USD25,000 to Malawi
18 june 2022 - 06:55:32Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will make a symbolic donation of USD25,000 as a gesture of solidarity to Malawi which [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Maritius records one death in a week
18 june 2022 - 06:49:33Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius said Friday they recorded one death from coronavirus (COVID-19) over the period [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches policy, action plan on sexual and reproductive health
17 june 2022 - 08:01:39Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister Kailesh Jagutpal on Thursday launched a policy and action plan on [...] Full text...
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Madagascar offers 80 hectares of land to Mauritius for textile centre
16 june 2022 - 10:29:48Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Madagascar has made available to Mauritius some 80 hectares of land in Moramanga to set up [...] Full text...
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Mauritian PM says he’ll not tolerate any act of misdemeanor on the part of police officers
16 june 2022 - 06:55:12Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth told Parliament on Wednesday that any act of misdemeanor on the [...] Full text...
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Tourist arrivals pick up in Mauritius
11 june 2022 - 08:07:44Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius on Friday said that the island received a total of 230,863 tourists from Europe [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius records 3 deaths
11 june 2022 - 07:11:36Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced on Saturday that three deaths were caused by COVID-19 over the period [...] Full text...
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Monkeypox becomes a notifiable disease in Mauritius
11 june 2022 - 06:26:24Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian health authorities on Saturday announced that regulations have been made under the Quarantine Act to [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to produce 250,000 tons of sugar this year
10 june 2022 - 07:25:51Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Chamber of Agriculture has estimated the island's sugar production at 250,000 tonnes, with harvest [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches community-based coral farming project
09 june 2022 - 08:20:47Le Morne, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Wednesday launched an 18-month coral farming and fish farming assistance project by training [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches a free mass sterilisation campaign for dogs
09 june 2022 - 08:01:02Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Society for Animal Welfare (MSAW) on Wednesday launched a free mass sterilisation campaign in [...] Full text...
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Coal was primary energy source in 2021 in Mauritius
08 june 2022 - 07:25:32Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Coal, with a share of 33%, in Mauritius remained the total primary energy requirement in 2021. This [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to increase share of electricity supply from local renewable sources
08 june 2022 - 06:57:02Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will introduce a Green Transformation Package to increase the share of electricity supply from local [...] Full text...
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Mauritius records three monkeypox cases
04 june 2022 - 07:10:58Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius recorded three suspected cases of Monkeypox on 1 June 2022, the Government Information Services (GIS) [...] Full text...
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Mauritius, FAO sign Country Programme Framework for food security
02 june 2022 - 10:02:19Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Wednesday signed the Country Programme Framework [...] Full text...
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Mauritius recruits 100 women police officers
02 june 2022 - 09:09:22Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Police Force (MPF) announced on Wednesday that it has recruited 100 women police constables which [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to introduce new regulations to curb smoking
01 june 2022 - 07:47:22Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will soon introduce new regulations to impose restrictions on use, sale, importation, manufacturing and distribution [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius records 9 new positive cases
01 june 2022 - 06:44:19Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities on Tuesday said nine new positive cases of COVID-19 were detected in the [...] Full text...
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Tourist arrivals jump in Mauritius
31 may 2022 - 09:35:09Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Passenger arrivals in Mauritius jumped from 7,956 to 207,391 in the first quarter of 2022 compared [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Trade deficit for 2022 forecast at 27.8 pct higher, compared to 2021
28 may 2022 - 08:35:31Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Statistics Mauritius on Friday said the forecast for total exports of Mauritian products for 2022 would [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius detects eight new positive cases
27 may 2022 - 07:34:22Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced on Friday that they detected eight new positive cases of COVID-19 in [...] Full text...
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African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifiers named
26 may 2022 - 23:49:42Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The qualifiers for the African Nations Championship (CHAN) were Thursday made known after the draw. The 7th [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius records 14 new positive cases
26 may 2022 - 07:51:39Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian health authorities announced on Thursday that 14 new positive cases of COVID-19 have been [...] Full text...
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Mauritius' balance of trade shows high deficit
25 may 2022 - 07:04:12Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius on Tuesday said that the balance of trade deficit showed a high deficit of [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches five-year National Action Plan for Oral Health
21 may 2022 - 07:00:04Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Ministry of Health and Wellness on Friday launched a five-year National Action Plan for [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to promulgate law on restrictions on tobacco products
21 may 2022 - 06:56:27Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Ministry of Health and Wellness is to promulgate a law on restrictions on tobacco [...] Full text...
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Unemployment rate in Mauritius inches down
19 may 2022 - 09:19:47Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The rate of unemployment in Mauritius decreased by 33,500 from 9.2% in 2020 to 9.1% in [...] Full text...
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Fuel prices increase for the 4th time in six months in Mauritius
19 may 2022 - 07:25:33Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The pump prices of petrol and diesel are up by 10% on Thursday in Mauritius, selling [...] Full text...
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Mauritius presents a new Renewable Energy Roadmap 2030
17 may 2022 - 08:38:05Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Energy and Public Utilities, Mr. Pierre Lesjongard, on Monday, presented the key [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to control its dog population
14 may 2022 - 07:55:25Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Ministry of Agro-Industry and Food Security will embark on a sustainable project for the [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to conduct Nutrition Survey
14 may 2022 - 06:31:58Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Ministry of Health and Wellness will conduct the fourth Mauritius Nutrition Survey this year. It [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius records six new positive cases
14 may 2022 - 06:19:38Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities on Friday announced that they detected six new positive cases of COVID-19 during [...] Full text...
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Two Ugandan women carrying drugs in their stomachs arrested at Mauritius airport
13 may 2022 - 09:00:54Plaisance, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) last Friday arrested two Ugandan passengers carrying drugs in their stomachs, [...] Full text...
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Mauritius presents Gender Country Profile for 2021-2027
13 may 2022 - 07:38:48Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Minister of Gender Equality and Family Welfare, Mrs. Kalpana Devi Koonjoo-Shah, on Thursday, presented [...] Full text...
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Tourist arrivals on the rise in Mauritius
11 may 2022 - 09:38:41Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The number of foreign tourists arriving in Mauritius has increased from 2,830 in January-April 2021 to [...] Full text...
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Mauritius gradually recovering from COVID-19 pandemic, but inflation 'substantially' up, says IMF
10 may 2022 - 09:38:43Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Mauritius is gradually recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic but while most sectors have returned to pre-pandemic [...] Full text...
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Cameroonian arrested at Mauritius airport with materials to print fake currency
10 may 2022 - 07:17:24Plaisance, Mauritius (PANA) -The Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) has intercepted a Cameroonian passenger at the SSR International airport with materials [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports two deaths
07 may 2022 - 08:27:48Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Ministry of Health and Quality of Life reported Friday two deaths attributed to coronavirus [...] Full text...
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Tertiary education level enrolment in Mauritius decreases by 2.2%
06 may 2022 - 07:39:13Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The number of students enrolled on tertiary-level programmes in Mauritius,was down by 2.2% as at the [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to develop sustainable system for plant propagation at Prison Service
05 may 2022 - 07:48:33Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Ministry of Agro-Industry and Food Security and the Mauritius Prisons Service (MPS) have agreed [...] Full text...
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18-year-old Motswana, Tebogo, breaks U-20 world record in 100 metres
01 may 2022 - 10:37:38Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Botswana's Leslie Tebogo is the new Under-20 100-metre world record holder with a time of 9.96 [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches first African accelerator focusing on Regenerative Food and Agri-Tech
29 april 2022 - 08:25:13Ferney, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Thursday launched the first-ever African accelerator focusing on Regenerative Food and [...] Full text...
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Two passengers arrested with drugs at Mauritian airport
28 april 2022 - 07:51:32Plaisance, Mauritius (PANA) - Two passengers, believed to be Nigerians, aged 38 and 46 years, were intercepted last Friday at [...] Full text...
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Mauritius calm after weekend riots to protest rising costs of living
25 april 2022 - 08:05:21Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius is calm on Monday morning after the country experienced a violent and traumatic weekend as [...] Full text...
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Sierra Leonean star, Kei Kamara, retires from international football
23 april 2022 - 08:47:58Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone's America-based striker, Kei Kamara, has announced his decision to retire from international football The [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to build a pharmaceutical industry to serve Africa: PM
21 april 2022 - 08:23:01Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth says his country will build a pharmaceutical industry in Mauritius to [...] Full text...
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Retail price gas oil increases by 10% in Mauritius
20 april 2022 - 07:59:14Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The retail prices of mogas and gas oil have gone up by 10% with immediate effect, PANA [...] Full text...
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2023 AFCON: Draw for quaifying group matches
19 april 2022 - 20:35:53Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The following are the groups for TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Côte d'Ivoire 2023, [...] Full text...
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AfDB earmarks €10 million equity investment to drive technologies in wake of COVID-19
19 april 2022 - 10:24:03Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved an equity investment of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 3 deaths in a week
18 april 2022 - 07:40:05Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Government has reported that three deaths were attributed to COVID-19 over the period 7-13 [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches SME Observatory
15 april 2022 - 09:26:37Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Thursday launched the second SME Mauritius Observatory at the Hennessy Park Hotel, in Ebène, [...] Full text...
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Tourist arrivals rise in Mauritius as country opens up after the COVID-19 pandemic
14 april 2022 - 08:36:24Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius received a total of 125,138 tourists from various destinations in the first quarter of 2022 as [...] Full text...
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Mauritius addresses Food wastage programme
09 april 2022 - 09:30:24Flic-en-Flac, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Agro-Industry and Food Security Minister, Mr Maneesh Gobin, has highlighted the importance of addressing food [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports six deaths in one week
09 april 2022 - 08:16:05Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius have announced that there were six deaths due to COVID-19 between 31 [...] Full text...
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Mauritian minister calls for further sensitisation of the youth against drugs
08 april 2022 - 07:46:16Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius Health Minister Kailesh Jagutpal indicated on Thursday that among the 980 drug admissions registered in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius records 88 new positive cases
08 april 2022 - 07:29:58Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced on Thursday that they have detected 88 new positive cases of COVID-19 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius records 58 new positive cases
07 april 2022 - 06:56:58Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced on Thursday that they have detected 58 new positive cases of COVID-19 [...] Full text...
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