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[L'Express] All living things - plants, animals, and humans - are connected through a system that sustains life. Caring for these living beings means protecting the environment, which provides us with essentials such as food, shelter, and clean air. However, harmful actions like deforestation destroy habitats and threaten this vital balance. The choices we make every day affect the health of all living things and remind us of our responsibility to care for nature.

[L'Express] As Mauritius embarks on an important national conversation around electoral reform, the University of Mauritius, in collaboration with the Mauritius LSE Society Trust Fund, the National Human Rights Commission and the UoM Law Society and Alumni, hosted a timely public lecture and panel discussion on "Constitutionalism in Mauritius" this week. We took the opportunity to interview the keynote speaker, Professor Tarun Khaitan, Chair of Public Law at the London School of Economics and Political Science, an

[RFI] The United Kingdom's House of Commons this week adopted a bill on the handing back of the Chagos archipelago to Mauritius. The decision has been welcomed by the descendants of those who were expelled from the Indian Ocean territory more than 50 years ago to make way for a military base.

[L'Express] Electoral reform has haunted Mauritius for decades. Each commission, from Banwell to Sachs to Carcassonne, has promised a new formula to reconcile diversity with democracy. Yet the country still votes under a First Past the Post (FPTP) system that ma- gnifies distortions between ballots cast and seats won. At stake is not just arithmetic, but the legitimacy of government in a plural society.

[Government of Mauritius] The Mauritius Prison Service is experiencing a paradigm shift with the adoption of a new approach based on the fundamental principle that the success of a prison system should not be measured by the number of inmates incarcerated, but rather by the number of individuals it successfully helps reintegrate into society.

[L'Express] The estate camp is disappearing, first, the window frames were removed - perhaps by the previous occupants - then the doors, and now the trees that have grown wild are being pulled down with rage.

[Government of Mauritius] A new high-yield potato variety dubbed 'Everest', was evaluated yesterday during a field visit held at Robinson, Curepipe. The visit was jointly organised by the Agro-Industry, Food Security Division of the Ministry of Agro-Industry, Food Security, Blue Economy and Fisheries, and the Planteurs des Îles Association.

[Government of Mauritius] A four-day capacity building workshop on Environmental and Social Safeguards and Mainstream Gender under the "Implementing Sustainable Low and Non-Chemical Development (ISLANDS)" Project, kickstarted this morning, at the Ravenala Attitude Hotel in Balaclava.

[Government of Mauritius] The regional Tax Administration Diagnostic Assessment tool (TADAT) workshop, spanning from 08 to 12 September 2025, was inaugurated by the Junior Minister of Finance, Mr Dhaneshwar Damry, this morning, at the Integrated Customs Clearance Centre at Plaine Magnien.

[Government of Mauritius] The President of the Republic, Mr Dharam Gokhool, proceeded this morning at the official launch of the Learn-Artificial Intelligence (AI) Innovation Challenge at the Octave Wiehe Auditorium in Réduit.

[Government of Mauritius] The Minister of Tertiary Education, Science and Research, Dr Kaviraj Sharma Sukon, called for enhanced collaboration between academia and policy makers in a bid to promote research and innovation so as to come up with adequate policies for the advancement of the country. He was speaking this morning at the launch of the proceedings of the National Research Week (NRW) 2025 held in Ebene.

[Government of Mauritius] A capacity building programme to support the transition from the Assessment Review Committee (ARC) to the Revenue Tribunal was held, today, at the seat of the ARC in Port Louis. The initiative aimed to enhance the skills and knowledge of the ARC officers and other stakeholders, ensuring a smooth and effective transition.

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