12 Nov 2019
PORT LOUIS Mauritius has sworn in Renganaden Padayachy as its new finance minister, local media reported on Tuesday, days after incumbent Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth secured another a five-year term.
08 Nov 2019
PORT LOUIS Mauritius' ruling Militant Socialist Movement (MSM) has won more than half of the seats in parliament, securing incumbent Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth a five-year term, the final election results showed on Friday.
07 Nov 2019
PORT LOUIS Mauritius held a parliamentary election on Thursday, with the main parties all promising a fairer distribution of wealth on the prosperous Indian Ocean island.
04 Nov 2019
PORT LOUIS Mauritius' leader Pravind Kumar Jugnauth is banking on accomplishments like a minimum wage law to win a general election on Thursday but could face a tough challenge from two opponents promising to end graft and higher retirement benefits.
09 Sep 2019
PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, Sept 9 Authorities in
Mauritius cast remarks from Pope Francis during a visit on
Monday as a boost for their claim to a chain of islands held by
Britain, including one rented to the United States for the Diego
Garcia air base.
12 Apr 2018
PORT LOUIS Quantum Global, an investment firm through which Angola's sovereign wealth fund invests much of its cash, demanded on Thursday that Mauritian authorities explain their decision to suspend its business licenses on the island nation.
12 Apr 2018
PORT LOUIS, April 12 Quantum Global, an
investment firm through which Angola's sovereign wealth fund
invests much of its cash, demanded on Thursday that Mauritian
authorities explain their decision to suspend its business
licenses on the island nation.
11 Apr 2018
Port Louis Mauritius has frozen bank accounts and suspended business licenses linked to Quantum Global Investment Management, a firm through which Angola's sovereign wealth fund invests much of its cash, according to a court document and a regulatory source.
15 Mar 2018
PORT LOUIS Mauritian Prime Minister said on Thursday it is deplorable that the country's ceremonial president has failed to follow through on an agreement to resign over a scandal triggered by accusations of financial misconduct.
15 Mar 2018
PORT LOUIS, March 15 Mauritian Prime Minister
said on Thursday it is deplorable that the country's ceremonial
president has failed to follow through on an agreement to resign
over a scandal triggered by accusations of financial misconduct.