"New continent" found beneath Mauritius, Réunion
afrol News, 25 February - "Mauritia" is the name scientists have given the newly discovered micro-continent in the Indian Ocean, which detached about 60 million years ago while Madagascar and India drifted apart. A thick layer of lava so far has kept it secret.
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Mauritius foresees strengthened growth
afrol News, 8 February - The Mauritian economy has performed better than expected, with an increase of 4 percent in real growth at market prices in 2010, new statistics show. Growth in 2011 would be even stronger.
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Mauritius breeders hit back at UK campaign
afrol News, 22 October - Over the last weeks, UK animal welfare activists have flooded the web with "shocking pictures" of cruelty against macaque monkeys trapped and bred in Mauritius. Local firms now hit back, documenting they take animal welfare seriously.
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BUAV answers to Mauritius campaign reporting
afrol News, 22 October - The UK activist group BUAV, which is running a campaign against alleged mistreatment of monkeys by Mauritian breeders, threatens afrol News with "legal consequences" over its reporting of the conflict.
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Indian Ocean tourism cooperation limping
afrol News, 7 October - Mauritius, Seychelles, Réunion and Comoros; together these Indian Ocean islands could be a powerful travel destination by a united marketing drive. But main players admit high-profiled cooperation talks are only empty words.
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Foreigners working as "modern slaves" in Mauritius
afrol News / IPS, 5 July - Workers from Bangladesh have helped Mauritius to achieve the economic success and world market share that the Indian Ocean island state boasts about. But many live and work in conditions described as akin to "modern slavery", apart from facing discrimination, the denial of labour rights and even violence.
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Mauritius PM starts third term
afrol News, 14 May - The new government of Mauritius has been sworn in, with Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam appointing a new team for his third term. The political alliance led by the PM won the 5 May elections.
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Cold sea water to cool Mauritius pc-s
afrol News, 31 March - The Mauritian government is joining the country's private sector in an exciting project to tap the undersea cold water to cool off operations by data centres on the island. Large resources are currently spent on electricity for cooling.
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Mauritian bank deploys new ATM testing solution
afrol News, 19 August - Level Four, the leading provider of open standards-based ATM software, today announced that the Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB) has successfully gone live with its ATM Developer automated testing solution. MCB is the largest bank in Mauritius and has an ATM estate of 146 machines.
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Mauritius to "eradicate absolute poverty"
afrol News, 2 June - The government of Mauritius, in its 2009 budget, announces a plan to eradicate absolute poverty on the Indian Ocean island state. The budget in particular aims at addressing the increasing unemployment rate associated with the global crisis.
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Mauritius seeks stronger ICT sector
afrol News, 17 April - The government of Mauritius has announced it will develop a new national plan to promote the information and communication technology (ITC) sector, aiming at boosting the number of national companies involved in the sector and creating a new export industry.
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Mauritius presents new anti-terror law
afrol News, 8 December - The Prime Minister of Mauritius, Navin Ramgoolam, announces his government will present a new anti-terrorism bill, adding to the controversial 2002 legislation that led to a political crisis.
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New regional news agency services launched
afrol News, 10 November - {press release} In Lesotho, a new independent news agency service covering the SADC region has been launched. The service is already providing local media and institutions with much needed regional news copy.
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New resort opens at Anahita, Mauritius
afrol News, 2 October - Mauritius is host to a new family resort that will expand tourists' adventure beyond clear long and hospitable sand beaches, offering a closer interaction with Indian Ocean island nature.
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» 02.09.2008 - Mauritius leader asked to ignore employment bills
» 23.07.2008 - Mauritius to introduce summer time
» 26.06.2008 - Mauritius launches women-friendly budget
» 13.06.2008 - Air Mauritius loses out on high fuel prices
» 24.04.2008 - Mauritius snubs labour laws
» 22.01.2008 - Illegal fishing ruins Mauritius
» 28.06.2007 - London again delays Chagossian return
» 26.06.2007 - First Mauritian govt budget to target women
» 03.05.2007 - Battle over sexual offences bill in Mauritius
» 23.02.2007 - Mauritius expects euro 828m from tourism this year
» 04.01.2007 - Mauritius expects less unemployed in 2007
» 10.11.2006 - Mauritian women sick of rape, incest, violence
» 05.06.2006 - Tourist arrivals up in Mauritius; disaster in Réunion
» 23.05.2006 - Pan-African e-network hub may go to Mauritius
» 27.04.2006 - Mauritius urges laureates to return home
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