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.…
UK drops plans to hand Chagos Islands back to Mauritius
Britain will drop plans to hand the Chagos Islands back to Mauritius under a new strategy being drawn up by Grant Shapps, informs ‘The Telegraph’.…
‘We are resilient’: Mauritius slowly consolidates ecotourism gains | Environment
Île d’Ambre, Mauritius – It is said to be the place where the last dodo was sighted. Yet, today, Île d’Ambre, an islet off the…
Mauritius Supreme Court legalises homosexuality in historic victory
The Supreme Court of Mauritius has declared the country’s criminalisation and ban of same-sex intimacy ‘unconstitutional’ and ‘discriminatory’ in a landmark ruling. Abdool Ridwan Firaas…
‘Kids whose insides are destroyed’: The return of drug abuse to Mauritius | Drugs
Port Louis, Mauritius – Until early 2022, Gaetan (real name withheld) was earning a decent living as a construction worker, helping on sites around Mauritius,…
World's 10 best holiday destinations revealed including Majorca, Hawaii and Mauritius
Majorca, Mauritius, Hawaii, Kathmandu and the Serengeti have been featured in a TripAdvisor run down of the best and most sought after nature destinations in…
Is it safe to travel to Mauritius? Latest updates as flights cancelled ahead of cyclone
Air Mauritius has had to cancel flights from London Heathrow as Ramgoolam International Airport is closed ahead of the arrival of Cyclone Freddy later this…