Today 3 January, normally a work day, has been declared public holiday as 1 and 2 January, usually festive, fell on a weekend

Deputy PM has hinted that negotiations with the UK over the Chagos Islands are being held up over the amount of money involved for the UK 99-year lease for Diego Garcia, home to a major UK-US military airbase as per the original October agreement

3 years on, researchers concluded that the impact of the incident that saw 1.000 tonnes of Japanese oil spilled into the ocean is still being felt in the country's mangroves; it has been described as 'worst environmental disaster Mauritius has ever faced'

Prime Minister Jugnauth acknowledged the 'serious defeat' of his coalition, the Alliance Lepep, in the parliamentary elections held on Sunday; his rival Ramgoolam, leader of the Alliance of Change coalition, thus marks a remarkable political comeback