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Mauritius to Confer with the United Nations Over British Maritime Protection Zone Decision
Prime Minister, Dr Navin Chandra Ramgoolam has declared that the Mauritian government will take the controversy over the decision by the British government to create a Marine Protected Area (MPA) in the Chagos Archipelago to the United Nations (UN). The...
Mauritius Refuses to Endorse British Marine Protection Zone Around Chagos
The Prime Minister of Mauritius, Dr Navin Chandra Ramgoolam has refused the request of the British government to endorse the setting up of the Marine Protected Area (MPA) in the Chagos Archipelago. In a statement to the press, Ramgoolam declared that...
18 Members of the Chagos Refugee Group Leave Mauritius to Lay Wreaths on the Tombs of Their Ancestors
Eighteen members of the Chagos Refugee Group (CRG) are leaving Mauritius this Tuesday to lay wreaths on the tombs of their ancestors in the Chagos Archipelago at 1920km north of Mauritius. CRG President Olivier Bancoult said on Tuesday that the ceremony...
Mauritius Makes Claim to British Held Chagos Islands
Mauritius would like Britain to recognize the sovereignty of Mauritius on all the 65 islands of Chagos archipelago, officials said on Wednesday. The officials from the Mauritius State Law Office made the announcement in the Mauritian capital Port Louis...
Mauritians Implicated in the Traffic of British Passports
The Chagos Refugee Group (CRG) in Mauritius on Saturday said the British passport and immigration authorities have uncovered traffic of UK passports following the arrest on Wednesday in London of a Mauritian with a British passport which he claimed to...
Chagos Refugees in Favour of US Base on Diego Garcia, Their Leader Says
The leader of the Chagos Refugee Group (CRG) in Mauritius, Olivier Bancoult, has created a big row in the country with his declaration on Thursday that his people are in favour of the American base on the island of Diego Garcia in the Chagos Archipelago...
