Mauritius News

Developing countries last week reasserted their eagerness to speedily conclude the Doha Development Agenda, so long as their interests are protected, Niveen Wahish reports It has become the norm for Egypt to hold an African trade ministers meeting ahead of major World Trade Organisation conferences.

New Delhi, Nov 5 India and Mauritius signed an agreement for enhancing coastal security during the visit of the Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor earlier this week, when he also handed over a Dhruv helicopter to the Indian ocean island state.

An International Monetary Fund mission headed by Atish Ghosh visited Mauritius during October 19-31, 2009 to conduct Article IV consultation with the authorities.

Armadillo and Dodo at Local Stamp Club. THE October 7 meeting of the Stroud and District Philatelic Society turned out to be an unusual one for members when they arrived to show a Few of their Favourite Things.

Mauritius has invited two experts of the famous Madhubani paintings of Bihar to train its artists and art teachers at a workshop beginning Nov 4, an official said here Monday.

HE the Minister of Education and Higher Education Saad bin Ibrahim al-Mahmoud has inaugurated the primary stage new premises of the Doha Academy in Mauritius.

CHENNAI: Apollo Hospitals has registered a net profit of Rs. 78.86 crore in the first six months ended September 30, 2009, against Rs.

The Postage stamp collector rings Twice: William Haden and Katie Huard in the village playhouse's Mauritius Mauritius Oct.

The European Commission has decided to launch a Plan of Action to find a permanent way to improve and strengthen the transportation l i nks between Africa and Europe, PANA reported from here Friday.

Mauritian Industry, Science and Research Minister , Dharam Gokhool, said the time has come for Africa, a land of knowledge, to red i scover itself and embark on the route to regeneration, renaissance and renewal.

An overview of ToughStuff, makers of inexpensive, durable solar panels for low-income people in developing countries.

For decades, governments and non-governmental organizations have been trying to bring electricity to the world's poorest and most isolated regions through million-dollar donations and large-scale projects.

Eight years ago, the leaders of 189 countries pledged to work towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals, eliminating extreme poverty by 2015.

The first study to look at how climate change will affect food supplies offshore warns of severe declines in fish stocks in some of the world's poorest regions Fisherman off Rodrigues island, Mauritius.

Hey!heard of Jardin des Pamplemousses?It's a well-know place to see the island's flora while you are on a holiday in Mauritius , It has got more than 500 plant species.

Mauritius plays out all the complications of a blended culture in an island paradise, writes Pico Iyer I AM walking, almost alone it seems, with two lion cubs through a wilderness evocative of Africa.

Mauritius is a small island in the Indian Ocean. Mauritius has one smaller islands attached to the main island.

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The world's poorer countries should focus more on devising pro-business policies than relying only on aid if they are to eliminate poverty and register lasting economic growth, the leader of Mauritius told the General Assembly today.

The Charlotte Area Transit System will present design plans for a proposed 11-mile extension of the LYNX Blue light rail line during two public meetings next week.