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Mauritius University Students Shift to Online Classes This Saturday
about 8 hours ago · Le Defi Media
Sydney Pierre: 'Resigning From Labour Was Very Hard for Me'
about 9 hours ago · Le Defi Media
Ramgoolam Keeps Curfew in Place This Weekend in Mauritius
about 9 hours ago · Le Defi Media
Mauritius Unrest Damages 8 Police Stations and 162 CCTV Cameras
The wave of civil unrest that swept through parts of Mauritius has left a significant trail of damage to public infrastructure, with officia…
Eshan Juman on Sydney Pierre's Exit: 'I Lose a Friend'
The resignation of Sydney Pierre from the Mauritius Labour Party (PTr) has drawn an emotional response from one of his closest colleagues in…
Sydney Pierre: 'This Is a Very Difficult Moment for Me'
Sydney Pierre, a member of the Mauritius Labour Party (PTr, Parti Travailliste), has broken his silence following his resignation from the p…
Mauritius Water Crisis Escalates as PM Takes Charge
Mauritius is facing a serious and deepening water crisis, and the government has now elevated the response to the highest level by forming a…
Mauritius to Set Up Select Committee on Juvenile Criminal Liability
The Mauritian Cabinet has decided to pursue wide-ranging consultations before making any changes to the criminal responsibility of minors, a…
151 Arrested in Mauritius Unrest, Including 16 Minors
Mauritius authorities have arrested 151 people in connection with the civil unrest that erupted across the island from 12 October 2025, acco…
Mauritius Government Seeks Nationwide Curfew Powers and Tougher Weapons Laws
The Mauritian government is seeking to amend existing legislation to allow a curfew to be imposed across the entire country, not just in spe…
Sydney Pierre Quits Labour Party and Mauritius Government Majority
Sydney Pierre, a member of the Mauritius Labour Party known in French as the Parti Travailliste or PTr, has officially resigned from the par…
Sydney Pierre Resigns From Mauritius Labour Party PTr
Sydney Pierre, a member of the Parti Travailliste (PTr), also known as the Mauritius Labour Party, has officially tendered his resignation f…
Mauritius PSAC Exams Confirmed for 22, 23, 26 and 27 October
The Primary School Achievement Certificate exams, known as the PSAC, will take place on their original dates of 22, 23, 26 and 27 October, M…
Metro Express Resumes Weekend Service After Four-Day Shutdown
Metro Express, Mauritius's light rail network connecting Port Louis to Curepipe, is resuming passenger services this weekend following a fou…
Metro Express Counts Rs 45M Damage After Four-Day Shutdown
Mauritius's Metro Express light rail service has recorded Rs 45 million in physical damages and an additional Rs 6 million in lost ticket re…
Mauritius Schools Reopen Monday 19 October After Half-Term
Schools across Mauritius are set to reopen on Monday 19 October, marking the end of the mid-term holiday break for students at all levels of…
Toddler in Intensive Care After Swallowing Methadone in Poste-de-Flacq
A two-year-old child is fighting for life in intensive care after accidentally swallowing methadone in the Poste-de-Flacq area, located on t…
No Tourism Cancellations Reported in Mauritius, Says Richard Duval
Richard Duval, the head of the Tourism Authority of Mauritius, has confirmed that no cancellations of tourist reservations have been reporte…
Mauritius Riots Cost Businesses Up to Rs 470 Million in Losses
The umbrella body representing Mauritius's private sector, Business Mauritius, has estimated that the wave of vandalism and looting that str…
Mauritius Wholesale Market Changes Hours Amid Unrest
The National Wholesale Market at Five Ways, Belle-Rive, has been operating under temporary arrangements since Thursday 15 October, following…
Mauritius Reschedules Grade 4, Grade 5 and NCE Exams in 2025
Mauritius has announced revised examination dates for three key national assessments: the Grade 4 evaluation, the Grade 5 evaluation, and th…
Can You Form a Real Bond With an AI? Science Weighs In
Artificial intelligence companions are no longer science fiction. Millions of people worldwide now interact daily with AI chatbots for emoti…
Why Ageing Well Beats Chasing Youth, Science Explains
Every morning, millions of people wake up hoping to look, think and feel younger than they did the day before. The global anti-ageing indust…
Mauritius Bus Services End at 7 PM This Friday and Saturday
Commuters in Mauritius are being advised to plan their journeys carefully this weekend, as public bus services will terminate earlier than u…
Mauritius Curfew Eased: New Hours Set From 10 PM to 4:30 AM
The Mauritian government has extended the nationwide curfew until Sunday but has eased its restrictions, shifting the enforced hours to run …
Can Mauritius Build a New Economic Model for the Next 50 Years?
For half a century, Mauritius has been held up as one of Africa's most remarkable economic success stories. Starting from a narrow base buil…
Mauritius Curfew Slows Nightlife and Squeezes Local Economy
A curfew imposed across Mauritius has brought the island's normally vibrant nightlife to an abrupt halt, with bars, restaurants, entertainme…
Mauritius Curfew: 12 Defendants Remanded in Custody After Hearing
Twelve defendants charged with breaching the curfew imposed in Mauritius have been remanded in custody following their court appearance, Le …
Barkly Police Station Closed: Services Move to Beau-Bassin
The police station serving the Barkly area in Mauritius has been taken out of service, with all its operations formally redirected to the Be…
Mauritius Riots: HSC Students Among Those Who Failed Exams
The wave of social unrest that swept through parts of Mauritius in recent weeks has left a trail of consequences that extend well beyond bur…
Mauritius Economy: Thirty Years of Growth or Borrowed Time?
For three decades, Mauritius was held up as Africa's economic model: a small island nation that achieved prosperity without oil wealth, poli…
Chagos Talks: Why Three Parties Must Agree on Diego Garcia
On Friday 3 October, Mauritius Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam met with Jonathan Powell, the British Prime Minister's National Security Advis…
Mauritius Riots Put Tourism Image at Risk Amid Record Arrivals
Recent social unrest in Mauritius has prompted questions about how the disturbances could affect the island's carefully cultivated image as …
Mauritius Parliament Eyes Kreol Recognition in Historic Shift
Mauritius is confronting a defining question about its identity: should Mauritian Creole, known locally as Kreol Morisien or KM, be formally…
Mauritius Inflation Hits 5.7% as Cost of Living Anger Grows
The cost of living has emerged as a flashpoint in Mauritius, fuelling public frustration at a time when the island is already grappling with…
Mauritius Plans to Cut Criminal Age to 12 in Law Shake-Up
An announcement made after the Council of Ministers meeting on Wednesday 14 October 2026 has sent shockwaves through Mauritius's legal and s…
Flacq WhatsApp 'Gen Z' Group Linked to Molotov Cocktail Plot
Police in Flacq, on the east coast of Mauritius, have arrested two people in connection with an alleged plot to incite disorder in the distr…
Teen Gunman Kills Four at Oregon Primary School Before Being Shot Dead
A teenage gunman killed four people, including three young children, at a primary school in the city of Bend, Oregon, on Thursday 15 October…
NADC CEO: Criminal Networks Are Targeting Vulnerable Youth
Kunal Naik, the Chief Executive Officer of the National Anti-Drug Commission (NADC), has raised the alarm over a calculated strategy by crim…
Flacq Youth Arrested Over WhatsApp 'Gen Z' Riot Plot
Mauritian police have arrested a young man in the district of Flacq on suspicion of attempting to incite civil unrest through a WhatsApp gro…
Mauritius Curfew Breach: 12 Defendants Aged 19 to 59 Admit Guilt
Twelve defendants, ranging in age from 19 to 59 years old, have admitted before a Mauritian court that they violated a curfew order, accordi…
Mauritius Riots: Rs 22 Million Lost as Shops Burned and Looted
The wave of civil unrest that swept across Mauritius has left a trail of destruction through the island's retail and food sectors, with busi…
Mauritius Curfew Breach: 12 Defendants Plead Guilty in Court
Twelve defendants charged with breaching Mauritius's curfew have pleaded guilty before the courts, according to a report by Le Defi Media. T…
Nearly 17,450 Tonnes of Mauritius Sugarcane Burned in Three Days
Close to 17,450 tonnes of sugarcane have been destroyed by fire across Mauritius in the space of just three days, according to a report by L…
Mauritius Riots Leave Businesses Facing Millions in Losses
The wave of civil unrest that struck Mauritius in recent days has left businesses counting the cost, with commercial losses estimated at sev…
Mauritius Curfew Trial: 12 Defendants Choose to Represent Themselves
Twelve defendants facing charges of breaching the curfew imposed during Mauritius's recent period of civil unrest have chosen to represent t…
AI Creates New Viruses: Panic or Progress for Humanity?
A study published by researchers from Stanford University's departments of Bioengineering, Computer Science, Chemical Engineering and Geneti…
Mauritius Language Rights Debate: Who Can Speak What in Parliament?
A growing debate over language rights in Mauritius is gaining momentum, with petitions from individuals, religious organisations and civic g…
Chagos Deal Critic: Mauritius Cannot Lease Away Sovereignty
Bashir Khan, the UK representative for the Chagos Refugees Group, has given a wide-ranging interview to Mauritius Times in which he delivers…
Mauritius Times ePaper Edition: Friday 9 October 2026
The Mauritius Times, one of the island's longest-running independent English-language newspapers, released its Friday 9 October 2026 print e…
SC and HSC Candidates Struggle as Riots Disrupt Mauritius Exams
Thousands of Mauritian students sitting their School Certificate (SC) and Higher School Certificate (HSC) national examinations are facing s…
Mauritius Riots: The Hidden Cost to Tourism and Investors
Broken glass can be swept up. Roads can be cleared. But the deepest damage caused by the unrest gripping Mauritius is not measured in damage…
What Happens to 12-Year-Olds Arrested During Mauritius Riots?
The arrest of children as young as 12 and 13 during recent unrest in Mauritius has raised urgent questions about how the law treats minors s…
French Students Plan Mass Rally Linking Youth and Yellow Vests
Student activists across France have spent weeks preparing for a large coordinated protest set for Saturday 17 October, hoping to unite a wi…
British Veteran Ends 28-Year, 50,000km Walk Around the World
A former British soldier has done what almost no one in history has managed: he has walked around the world. Karl Bushby arrived back in Lon…
Oil Prices May Fall Sharply as World Bypasses Strait of Hormuz
For months, energy markets have been gripped by alarm over the conflict involving Iran and its potential to choke off one of the world's mos…
Top Lawyer Urges Proportionate Sentences in Mauritius Curfew Trials
As Mauritius processes a wave of arrests linked to the recent curfew and civil unrest, prominent barrister Me Antoine Domingue has called fo…
World Bank Shifts Focus to Jobs Over Climate in New Strategy
The World Bank, one of the world's most influential development finance institutions, is signalling a significant strategic pivot: jobs are …
Mauritius Week of Unrest: Curfew, Riots and Rising Tensions
Mauritius endured one of its most unsettled weeks in recent memory, as a wave of social tensions, public disorder and security measures ripp…
Trial of 12 Curfew Breakers Opens in Mauritius Court Friday
A trial involving twelve individuals charged with breaching a curfew order in Mauritius has begun, with the case formally opening in court t…
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