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Mauritius Government Pledges to Issue Laptops to High School Students
According to the new Minister of Information Technology, Pillay Chedumbrum, the Mauritius government has pledged to immediately start implementing its promise to offer a laptop to every first year high school student. Chedumbrum, who was speaking on Wednesday...
Envoy Criticizes Southern African Development Community Electoral Observer Missions’ Quick Endorsement of Mauritius Elections
The South African High Commissioner in Mauritius, Dumi Madumane Matabane has criticized the Southern African Development Community Electoral Observer Mission (SADCOM) for too quickly declaring that the parliamentary elections held in Mauritius last Wednesday...
78% Voter Turn-out for Mauritius Parliamentary Election
At least 78% of registered voters in Mauritius cast their votes on Wednesday in the parliamentary elections to choose 62 members of parliament, the Mauritius Electoral Commission (MEC) announced Thursday in the Mauritian capital Port Louis. The MEC communiqué...
International Observers Arriving for Mauritius Parliamentary Elections
Observers from the Southern Africa Development Community Observer Mission (SADCOM), the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADCPF) and the African Union have begun arriving in Mauritius to observe the parliamentary elections scheduled to be held in Mauritius on...
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...
Hospitals of Geneva University Sign Agreement to Train Mauritius Medical Specialists
The Hospitals of the Geneva University (HGU) in Switzerland have signed an agreement with the Mauritius Ministry of Health to set up a post-university faculty to train local medical specialists.
Microsoft Pledges to Help Companies in Mauritius Convert From Counterfeit Software
Microsoft Indian Ocean (MIO) is giving the opportunity to companies in Mauritius who are using counterfeit and unlicensed Microsoft software to convert them into genuine one. Paul Bunting, Anti-Piracy Manager of MIO indicated that in its bid to protect...
