Centum Investments has incorporated two subsidiaries in Mauritius to be used as vehicles for penetrating new regions as the company powers on its geographical diversification strategy. The listed investment firm will be asking shareholders to ratify the incorporation of Centum Development and Centum Exotics, both based in Mauritius, in […]
Plans to create new universities in Mauritius in the coming years highlights the government’s ambition to transform the island into a regional knowledge hub. The country aims to attract about 100,000 foreign students by 2020, and campaigns are now being conducted in India and Tanzania to promote the island as […]
MAURITIUS, BALI: Medical tourism in Mauritius increases dramatically, Bali wants to copy. Medical tourism to Mauritius has seen a tenfold increase over the past five years with 11,000 medical tourists in 2010. The Island hopes to attract 100,000 a year by 2020. Medical tourism is gaining momentum in Mauritius with […]
GOTHATAONE MOENG Staff Writer The Prime Minister of Mauritius Dr Navinchandra Ramgoolam has commended the Botswana government for its commitment to enhancing the health status of the people. He said the improvement in maternal and child health as well as the significant reduction in mortality attributed to communicable diseases […]
Mauritius PM defends anti-graft body’s independence The prime minister defended the Mauritius anti-graft body on Monday after six cabinet ministers quit the government over the arrest of a top official, prompting a rare political crisis in one of Africa’s most stable nations. Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam, returning to the […]
Mauritius Trade Gap Widened to 6.9 Billion Rupees in May July 20, 2011, 3:32 AM EDTBy Kamlesh Bhuckory (Updates with export, import figures in third paragraph.) July 20 (Bloomberg) — Mauritius’s trade gap widened in May from a year earlier to 6.9 billion rupees ($244 million) as fuel costs surged. […]
http://www.alloexpat.com/mauritius_expat_forum/human-trafficking-mauritius-a-source-country-news-on-su-t7931.html Human trafficking : Mauritius a source country Clinton said that “the ease of transportation and the global communications that can reach deep into villages with promises and pictures of what a better life might be, we now see that more human beings are exploited than before. There […]
http://af.reuters.com/article/somaliaNews/idAFLDE76D0Y820110714 Mauritius gets 3 mln euros for pirate trials PORT LOUIS July 14 (Reuters) – Mauritius has secured 3 million euros ($4.25 million) from the European Union for the trial and detention of suspected Somali pirates, the Indian ocean island nation said on Thursday. Rampant piracy off the coast of […]
Mauritius’s Economic Growth Gaining Momentum Mauritius’s economy will probably expand more than forecast this year as growth in tourism and exports gains momentum, central bank Governor Rundheersing Bheenick said, adding to pressure for higher interest rates. “We have reason to believe that the country’s economic growth will be above […]
Transplanted giant tortoises revive ecosystem in Mauritius (NaturalNews) Ile aux Aigrettes, an island off the coast of Mauritius, was once a species haven. Giant tortoises weighing up to six hundred pounds helped propagate the island`s ebony trees by eating its fruit and dispersing the seeds. But once this delicate […]