Mauritius

Beached Japanese cargo ship causes ecological disaster for Mauritius

By Tom Casey, 14 August 2020

The MV Wakashio began leaking thousands of metric tons of fuel after it collided with a coral reef barrier near the southern coast of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean.

Mauritian seafarers, workers and youth oppose Jugnauth government corruption and austerity

By Tom Casey, 21 July 2020

Tens of thousands of workers and youth marched in a demonstration on Cathedral Square in the central district of Port Louis, Mauritius, on July 11.

999 Protest over stranded Mauritius cruise workers

20 July 2020

Three months since the cruise industry shutdown

Mauritian government and cruise companies hold stranded crew for ransom

By Tom Casey, 13 June 2020

The government’s repatriation plan has incurred bitter opposition from crew members of all nationalities, as well as from the families of Mauritian crew who anxiously await their relatives’ returns.

UK defies UN deadline to hand over Chagos Islands/Diego Garcia to Mauritius

By Jean Shaoul, 26 November 2019

The UN meeting in May condemned Britain’s occupation of the Chagos Islands and a non-binding ruling by the International Court of Justice calling on the UK to relinquish its hold on the territory within six months.

UN endorses International Court of Justice hearing on Chagos Islands/Diego Garcia

By Jean Shaoul, 5 July 2017

The UN resolution concerns one of the most disgraceful incidents in post-war British colonial history.