30 July 2010, 9:27 am
Mauritiuss SEMDEX Index fell for the first day in four, retreating 0.1 percent to close at 1,716.06 as of 1:30 p.m. in Port Louis. The measure gained 3.7 percent this month, the biggest monthly increase since January.... Read More »
30 July 2010, 8:18 am
The Botswana Badminton Association (BBA) has sent a team of four players to compete in the third All-Africa Under-15 Championships in Mauritius.... Read More »
30 July 2010, 7:42 am
Mauritiuss benchmark stock measure had the biggest monthly gain since January as the euro strengthened against the dollar and Mauritian rupee, boosting the share prices of companies that earn revenue in the European currency.... Read More »
29 July 2010, 3:04 pm
When is a tax haven not a tax haven? When Mauritius' Vice Prime Minister Ramakrishna Sithanen says so. 'We are a not a tax haven,' stated Sithanen, who is also the country's minister of finance. Ironically, Sithanen would go on to reveal that ring-fenced financial services (FS) - the legal and finan... Read More »
29 July 2010, 12:17 pm
WHEN I BEGAN plotting my escape to Mauritius, all I wanted was sun, sand and rainbow-colored drinks served beneath an umbrella on the beach. Potential maiming by lethal predators wasn't on the itinerary.... Read More »
29 July 2010, 9:27 am
Mauritius will boost its exports of refined sugar to the European Union to 320,000 metric tons this year, following the Indian Ocean island nations moves to increase processing of the sweetener.... Read More »
29 July 2010, 7:27 am
Mauritiuss SEMDEX Index advanced for a third day, climbing 0.5 percent to 1,717.25 by the 1:30 p.m. close in Port Louis, the highest in almost six months.... Read More »
28 July 2010, 3:54 pm
It's known the world over as the sport of kings.... Read More »
27 July 2010, 10:39 am
Mauritius registered a 6.2 per cent rise in tourist arrivals in the first six months of the year, compared with a year earlier, officials said today, but hoteliers said the industry was still facing difficulties.... Read More »