Mauritius Commercial Bank Group's profit up by 21% in 2021/2022

29 september 2022 - 08:28:48
Port-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 - 06:54:14
Port-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 - 11:04:48
Port-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 - 13:53:46
Port-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 - 08:44:39
Wooton, 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 - 09:27:45
Port-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 - 07:05:16
Port-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 - 08:59:58
Port-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 - 06:42:46
Port-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 - 06:36:58
Port-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 - 08:23:21
Pointe 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 - 12:58:48
Port-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 - 07:45:50
Port-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 - 06:27:27
Port-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 - 09:08:31
Port-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 - 09:47:06
Port-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 - 09:34:52
Port-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 - 09:19:49
Port-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 - 09:36:57
Port-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 - 07:59:58
Port-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 - 08:16:58
Port-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 - 07:52:25
Port-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 - 09:47:52
Port-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 - 08:09:50
Port-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 - 07:24:50
Port-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 - 11:56:59
Port-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 - 06:55:19
Port-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 - 09:57:33
Port-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 - 07:11:14
Port-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 - 07:02:21
Port-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 - 09:05:39
Port-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 - 15:57:25
Port-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 - 10:45:25
Port-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 - 08:28:27
Port-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 - 10:00:52
Port-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 - 07:39:16
Port-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 - 08:45:29
Port-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 - 10:55:02
Port-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 - 08:44:41
Port-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 - 08:34:18
Port-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 - 08:17:57
Port-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 - 09:40:53
Port-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 - 08:01:16
Port-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 - 08:20:40
Port-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 - 12:06:16
Port-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 - 08:53:02
Ebene, 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 - 06:15:29
Port-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 - 07:04:30
Port-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 - 08:09:55
Port-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 - 08:36:49
Port-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 - 07:59:02
Port-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 - 09:35:43
Port-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 - 17:22:02
Port-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 - 08:08:34
Port-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 - 08:02:20
Port-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 - 16:13:15
Port-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 - 08:14:04
Côte 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 - 15:36:11
Port-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 - 09:08:55
Port-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 - 07:39:59
Port-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 - 06:42:14
Port-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 - 09:59:18
Port-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 - 07:27:22
Port-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 - 10:54:25
Port-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 - 07:28:07
Plaisance, 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 - 09:05:46
Port-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 - 07:56:59
Port-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 - 08:36:10
Port-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 - 07:45:32
Port-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 - 08:28:36
Port-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 - 10:38:32
Port-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 - 08:02:13
Port-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 - 13:17:07
Port-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 - 12:52:46
Dar 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 - 11:09:34
Port-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 - 09:47:44
Port-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 - 08:29:53
Port-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 - 08:22:40
Port-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 - 08:07:49
Port-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 - 08:00:02
Port-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 - 08:15:31
Port-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 - 06:26:59
Port-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 - 05:20:01
  Brazzaville, 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 - 09:55:28
Port-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 - 09:09:32
Dakar, 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 - 07:28:01
Port-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 - 08:16:35
Plaisance, 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 - 07:26:30
Port-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 - 06:55:32
Port-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 - 06:49:33
Port-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 - 08:01:39
Port-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 - 10:29:48
Port-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 - 06:55:12
Port-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 - 08:07:44
Port-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 - 07:11:36
Port-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 - 06:26:24
Port-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 - 07:25:51
Port-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 - 08:20:47
Le 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 - 08:01:02
Port-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 - 07:25:32
Port-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 - 06:57:02
Port-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 - 07:10:58
Port-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 - 10:02:19
Port-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 - 09:09:22
Port-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 - 07:47:22
Port-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 - 06:44:19
Port-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 - 09:35:09
Port-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 - 08:35:31
Port-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 - 07:34:22
Port-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 - 23:49:42
Dakar, 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 - 07:51:39
Port-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 - 07:04:12
Port-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 - 07:00:04
Port-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 - 06:56:27
Port-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 - 09:19:47
Port-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 - 07:25:33
Port-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 - 08:38:05
Port-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 - 07:55:25
Port-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 - 06:31:58
Port-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 - 06:19:38
Port-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 - 09:00:54
Plaisance, 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 - 07:38:48
Port-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 - 09:38:41
Port-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 - 09:38:43
Washington, 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 - 07:17:24
Plaisance, 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 - 08:27:48
Port-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 - 07:39:13
Port-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 - 07:48:33
Port-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 - 10:37:38
Dakar, 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 - 08:25:13
Ferney, 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 - 07:51:32
Plaisance, 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 - 08:05:21
Port-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 - 08:47:58
Freetown, 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 - 08:23:01
Port-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 - 07:59:14
Port-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 - 20:35:53
Johannesburg, 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 - 10:24:03
Abidjan, 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 - 07:40:05
Port-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 - 09:26:37
Ebene, 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 - 08:36:24
Port-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 - 09:30:24
Flic-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 - 08:16:05
Port-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 - 07:46:16
Port-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 - 07:29:58
Port-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 - 06:56:58
Port-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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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports nine deaths in one week

02 april 2022 - 08:07:04
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius Saturday said they recorded nine deaths from coronavirus (COVID-19) over the period [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches National Policy Dialogue on Green Economy

01 april 2022 - 10:39:59
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has launched the National Policy Dialogue on Green Economy project, under the SWITCH Africa Green [...] Full text...

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Mauritius records slight decrease in unemployment rate

01 april 2022 - 07:03:45
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Unemployment rate in Mauritius for the year 2021 was 9.4% compared to 9.2% in 2020. Employment decreased [...] Full text...

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Mauritius wins gold medal in African Road Cycling Championships

31 march 2022 - 07:45:34
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius won the gold medal in the mixed relay during this 18th African Road Cycling Championship that [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON preliminary round qualifier: São Tomé and Principe eliminate Mauritius

28 march 2022 - 07:43:08
Cote d’Or, Mauritius (PANA) - São Tomé and Principe went through to the next stage of the 2023 Africa Cup of [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON qualifiers: São Tomé and Príncipe beat Mauritius 1-0

25 march 2022 - 07:24:46
Cote d’Or, Mauritius (PANA) - São Tomé and Príncipe beat Mauritius 1-0 on Thursday in their Confederation of African Football [...] Full text...

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Boreholes supply about 50% of potable water to Mauritians

23 march 2022 - 07:38:33
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - About 50% of water used in Mauritius, which is some 150 million cubic metres, is from [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius records 18 deaths

22 march 2022 - 06:48:41
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced on Tuesday that 18 deaths were attributed to COVID-19 from 10 to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa’s vaccine uptake increases by 15% - WHO

22 march 2022 - 06:43:01
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Africa’s COVID-19 vaccine uptake rose by 15% between January and February as several countries embarked on [...] Full text...

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Mauritius records negative balance of trade

21 march 2022 - 08:42:00
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius’ balance of visible trade showed a deficit of Rs 12,7 billion in January 2022, lower [...] Full text...

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Mauritius targets one million tourists by December

17 march 2022 - 08:29:36
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Mr Louis Steven Obeegadoo, on Wednesday said that [...] Full text...

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US cngratulates Mauritius on 54th independence anniversary

13 march 2022 - 07:42:41
Washington, DC US (PANA) - The US has congratulated the Mauritian people on their 54th anniversary of their independence which [...] Full text...

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Mauritius' population slides by 0.17%

12 march 2022 - 08:34:54
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius said on Friday that the population of the country stood at 1,263,888 as at [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius records 21 deaths in one week

12 march 2022 - 06:23:20
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian sanitary authorities have officially attributed 21 deaths to COVID-19 from 3-9 March. The Government said in [...] Full text...

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Former Mauritius president Karl Offmann dies

12 march 2022 - 06:04:15
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The former President of the Republic of Mauritius, Karl Offmann, has died, aged 81. Mr. Offmann, who [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to develop national action plan to prevent, control sexually transmitted infections

10 march 2022 - 08:21:43
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister, Kailash Jagutpal, said on Wednesday that there is the need to [...] Full text...

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'Mauritius to protect and empower women' - Prime Minister

09 march 2022 - 07:17:08
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, announced on Tuesday that the Government will protect and empower women, [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches fertility clinic for women

09 march 2022 - 06:49:41
Pamplemousses, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister, Kailesh Jagutpal, on Tuesday launched a fertility clinic and an epidural [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius records Five deaths in 48 hours

04 march 2022 - 09:57:59
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities said on Friday that five people have died of COVID-19 in two days [...] Full text...

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Oldest Mauritian dies

01 march 2022 - 09:26:52
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The doyenne of Mauritians, Irène Ramsamy, has died, aged 108 years. Her passing was announced by her [...] Full text...

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Tourist arrivals in Mauritius declined by 41,8% in 2021: Statistics Mauritius

01 march 2022 - 08:48:33
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius said on Tuesday that tourist arrivals in the island decreased by 41.8% in 2021 [...] Full text...

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Mauritius forecasts bigger trade deficit in 2022 compared 2021

28 february 2022 - 08:08:06
​Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius on Monday said the country's trade deficit for 2022 will be about 160 billion [...] Full text...

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24-year-old wins Miss Mauritius beauty pageant 2022

27 february 2022 - 14:41:52
Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) - Liza Gundowry, 24, was named Miss Mauritius 2022 following the finals of this competition which was [...] Full text...

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Mauritius increases fuel price by 10%

27 february 2022 - 07:25:56
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The State Trading Corporation (STC), importer of petroleum products to Mauritius, has increased fuel prices by [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON qualifier: Mauritius to play São Tomé and Principe on 24 and 27 March

26 february 2022 - 09:47:56
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will play the qualifying matches for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) competition against [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius records 27 deaths from 17 to 23 February

26 february 2022 - 08:21:29
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian government said on Saturday that 27 deaths were attributed to COVID-19 over the period [...] Full text...

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Mauritius calls for peaceful resolution of Russia-Ukraine conflict

26 february 2022 - 08:15:50
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has called for a peaceful resolution of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine given its [...] Full text...

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Mauritian flag raised on three islands of the Chagos

26 february 2022 - 08:10:13
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, said on Friday that the Mauritian flag was raised on [...] Full text...

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Mauritius looks forward to good economic recovery in 2022 - Finance Minister

25 february 2022 - 07:01:43
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Finance Minister Renganaden Padayachy on Thursday said that with the reopening of borders positively impacting [...] Full text...

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Three Taiwanese trawlers run aground in Mauritian waters

23 february 2022 - 14:45:53
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Three Taiwanese fishing boats were stranded on Wednesday in Mauritian waters on the reefs of Bain-des-Dames [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: One death, 233 positive cases recorded in Mauritius

23 february 2022 - 14:12:38
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced on Wednesday the death of a female detainee, Tuesday, in hospital, following [...] Full text...

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Mauritius celebrates its 172nd centenarian; records more women centenarians than men

22 february 2022 - 06:58:28
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Monday celebrated its 172nd centenarian of whom 145 are women and 27 men at [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 15 deaths from 10 to 16 Feb

19 february 2022 - 11:44:01
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius officially reported a total of 15 deaths attributed to COVID-19 over the period 10 to [...] Full text...

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French Development Agency gives Mauritius 2.1 million euros to fight climate change

17 february 2022 - 07:39:30
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The French Development Agency (FDA) has given Mauritius 2.1 million euros to strengthen its activities against [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius records 281 new positive cases

17 february 2022 - 07:28:37
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities said on Wednesday that 281 new positive cases of COVID-19 have been [...] Full text...

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Global airlines set their sights on South Africa

13 february 2022 - 18:50:23
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – German carrier, Eurowings, says it will begin flying from Frankfurt to Mpumlanga province in [...] Full text...

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Mauritius releases 10 Echo Parakeets in the wild

11 february 2022 - 08:03:34
Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) - The National Parks and Conservation Service (NPCS) in Mauritius on Thursday released 10 Echo parakeets at [...] Full text...

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Mauritius declares war on drugs

11 february 2022 - 06:50:22
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Thursday declared a war on drugs, but said the Government cannot [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to undertake first scientific survey in Chagos Archipelago

08 february 2022 - 05:47:56
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth announced on Monday that a group of local and foreign [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: More than 2,800 new cases of cancer registered in 2020

05 february 2022 - 09:03:25
  Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius National Cancer Registry for year 2020 show that more than 2,800 new cases of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius records nine deaths

05 february 2022 - 08:34:41
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius said here Friday they recorded 9 deaths linked to coronavirus (COVID-19) between [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to import vegetables post-cyclone

05 february 2022 - 07:45:10
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian government, at its weekly cabinet meeting on Friday, announced that the Agricultural Marketing Board [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches its first electric bus

04 february 2022 - 08:27:44
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Thursday launched the first electric bus of the National [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa needs to ramp up COVID-19 vaccination rate six-fold

04 february 2022 - 05:29:57
Brazzaville, CONGO (PANA) - The COVID-19 vaccination rate in Africa needs to increase six-fold for the continent to meet the [...] Full text...

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Category 4 cyclone warning in force in Mauritius

02 february 2022 - 09:03:33
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian meteorological services on Wednesday issued a Category 4 cyclone warning in view of the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius celebrates 187th anniversary of Abolition of Slavery

01 february 2022 - 08:25:45
Pointe Canon, Mauritius  (PANA) -  Mauritius commemorated the 187th anniversary of the Abolition of Slavery on Tuesday, 1 February, by [...] Full text...

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Mauritius Central Bank launches financial literacy strategy

31 january 2022 - 07:19:01
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Central Bank of Mauritius has launched its Financial Literacy Strategy that focuses on educating [...] Full text...

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Twenty-three sports disciplines approved for 2023 Indian Ocean Islands games in Madagascar

29 january 2022 - 07:07:17
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Council of the Indian Ocean Islands Games (IOIG) has approved 23 sports disciplines for the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius recorded 13 deaths from 20 to 26 January - Health authorities

29 january 2022 - 07:00:14
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA)  – Health authorities in Mauritius announced  on Friday that there were 13 COVID-19-related deaths from 20 [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2030

28 january 2022 - 07:34:39
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change, Mr Kavydass Ramano, on [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches e-health system

27 january 2022 - 06:38:52
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Ministry of Health and Wellness, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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South Africa Weather Services issues warning over massive storm

25 january 2022 - 09:40:17
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African meteorologists are closely monitoring Tropical Storm Ana which is wreaking havoc in [...] Full text...

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Mauritius, Tanzania sign agreement on collaboration

25 january 2022 - 06:59:58
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and Tanzania on Monday an agreement aimed at enhancing collaboration between them in traditional [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius to resume full-time classroom-based learning on 2 February

24 january 2022 - 06:57:20
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – All schools in Mauritius would reopen on 2 February, the Minister of Education, Tertiary Education, Science [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON: Draw conducted for preliminary round

21 january 2022 - 18:40:48
Douala, Cameroon (PANA) - The draw for the preliminary round of the 2023 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) to [...] Full text...

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