Prime minister of Mauritius reopens talks with UK over Chagos Islands deal | News
Mauritius’s prime minister says he issued ‘counterproposals’ to UK over Chagos Islands deal.A historic deal for the United Kingdom to hand over control of the…
Mauritius issues arrest warrant against former central bank governor | Politics News
Harvesh Kumar Seegolam faces questions in a probe into alleged conspiracy to defraud case.Police in Mauritius have issued an order for the arrest of the Indian…
‘I went to Mauritius assuming it would be a relaxing ‘fly-and-flop’ holiday but I was wrong’
The small tropical island nation of Mauritius isn't all about beautiful beaches and blue seas – you can do as much or as little as…
Ramgoolam’s Comeback Signals New Era For Mauritius
Historically, Mauritius voters have a reputation for speaking in absolute terms. They lived up to it last month, when they chose Navin Ramgoolam, the candidate…
Opposition secures landslide victory in Mauritius election | Elections News
Former prime minister Navin Ramgoolam has won a third term in the Indian Ocean nation, official results show.Opposition leader Navin Ramgoolam has won a landslide…
Mauritius holds parliamentary election with cost of living crisis key issue | News
About a million people are expected to choose 62 members to parliament with standard of living crisis on top of voters’ mind.People in Mauritius are…
Mauritius election: Amid wiretapping scandal, what’s at stake? | Elections News
Some one million eligible voters in the Indian Ocean Mauritius will head out to vote on Sunday amid an explosive scandal that has implicated government…
Mauritius blocks social media until after election amid wiretapping row | Internet News
The leak of audio tapes that preceded the ban involved politicians, journalists and even foreign diplomats.Mauritius has cut access to all social media platforms until…
Saturday 2 November Arrival of Indentured Labourers in Mauritius
The use of slaves on Mauritius was widespread. It began when the French took control of the island and established sugar cane plantations, which needed…
Diego Garcia remains a dark British-American secret in the Indian Ocean | Opinions
When the governments of Mauritius and the United Kingdom issued a joint declaration at the beginning of this month that they had “reached an historic…
'I moved to Mauritius to be a stay-at-home mum — I could never afford that in the UK'
Annabel Fenwick Elliott, 37, moved to Mauritius after her husband, Julius Scholtes, 31, who is German born, couldn't get a visa in the UK and…
Mauritius At A Crossroads | Global Finance Magazine
The winning party in November’s election will need to navigate growing social turmoil as the island nation seeks to become a global financial center. Elections…
Paradise island where beaches are 'empty' is 'like Mauritius 30 years ago'
The island of Rodrigues is located in the Indian Ocean, 600km east of Mauritius, and is an idyllic paradise which remains largely untouched by mass…
Why is the UK handing the Chagos Islands back to Mauritius? | News
After a dispute running for more than 50 years, the United Kingdom will finally hand back the Chagos Islands, an archipelago located in the Indian…
United Kingdom reaches deal to cede Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius
A group of Chagossians demand a return to their former home of Diego Garcia as they attend a mass hosted by Pope Francis in Port…
UK hands sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius
The UK has announced it is giving up sovereignty of a remote but strategically important cluster of islands in the Indian Ocean after more than…
UK agrees to give sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius | News
BREAKINGBREAKING, The deal includes the tropical atoll of Diego Garcia, which is used by the United States as a military base.The United Kingdom says it…
Norwegian cruise ship docks in Mauritius after illness scare
A Norwegian cruise ship is docking in Mauritius, a small island off the coast of Africa, after an illness isolation order was lifted on Monday.…