Tourism heads for a record year it cannot take for granted
More than 1.4 million visitors and Rs 103 billion in receipts: that was 2025, and Tourism Minister Richard Duval told the AHRIM hoteliers' association on 11 November that 2026 should beat both. Arrivals grew 3.4% to the end of September.
Then came the caveats. Operators flagged island's reliance on air links, rising costs, beach erosion, and the worry that now trails every sector, water. Tourism's value added rose 6.6% last year, about twice the pace of the wider economy, the association's president said.
Three spectators hurt in a crash at the Port Louis grand prix
A crash at the Port Louis city grand prix left three spectators injured on the capital's street circuit. The race runs through the city on closed public roads, which puts spectators within a few metres of cars at full speed. No one had yet set out what caused the smash or how badly the three were hurt, and attention stayed on the people in the stands rather than the drivers. Street racing in the capital draws big, familiar crowds, which is exactly why the safety questions will not wait.
World Knits workers push back on shutting the factory
Workers at the textile firm World Knits have rejected its liquidation, lining staff up against a wind-down that would end their jobs. For a manufacturing base that has lost factory after factory, another closure is less a shock than a familiar worry, the fight now is over whether the firm is wound up at all.
Mauritius pitches itself as Africa's export workshop at US summit
Before the US-Africa Business Summit, Ved Luchmun laid out the pitch: turn Mauritius into a productive platform that actually exports, not just a place to route deals through. Old pitch, new room. The real test is whether American buyers go home with orders rather than photographs.
Shorts
Special needs families wait on 2027 places – Slow decisions at the special needs schooling authority are leaving parents anxious over 2027 placements.
Water teams juggle a shrinking supply – Engineers are rerouting supply around La Marie as the draw from Mare-aux-Vacoas falls sharply.
MTPA ties up with BBC Studios – The tourism authority has signed a partnership with BBC Studios to sell the island to new audiences.
Volleyball bans land, six months on – Penalties over the Quatre-Bornes and Camp Ithier clash have landed, half a year after the trouble.
Search widens for an abuse suspect – Police have widened the search for Jean-François Veckranges over an alleged sexual abuse.
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