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​GIS – 24 August 2020: The Prime Minister, Mr Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, who is the chairperson of the national Task Force for the Father Laval (Père Laval) pilgrimage, effected on Friday 21 August 2020, a site visit at the shrine and the church of Fat

GIS – 17 August 2020: The first ministerial meeting of the Task Force on the forthcoming Father Laval (Père Laval) pilgrimage was chaired, today, by the Prime Minister, Mr Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, at the Lunch Room of the National Assembly, in Port L

​GIS – 14 August 2020: A book entitled ‘Contemporary African Issues: Demystifying Regional Integration and African Youth’ written by local author, Mr Chelvin Ramasamy, was launched, yesterday, by the President of the Republic of Mauritius, Mr Prithv

GIS – 11 August 2020: A book entitled, ‘Kaya, ant sime lamizer ek sime lalimier’ was launched, last evening, by the Minister of Arts and Cultural Heritage, Mr Avinash Teeluck, during a ceremony held at the Serge Constantin Theatre, in Vacoas.  The e

​GIS -16 July 2020: The celebration of the 14th anniversary of the inscription of the Aapravasi Ghat on the World Heritage list was marked, this morning, by a flag hoisting ceremony, coupled with the launching of a padlet, in Port-Louis.  The Minist

​GIS – 22 June 2020: In the context of the World Music Day 2020, celebrated on 21st of June each year, the Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Sports and Recreation, in collaboration with other stakeholders, organised, yesterday, a concert to promote you

GIS – 11 June 2020: The creative sector is a contributor to the economy and is a direct generator of employment and its multiplying effects cannot be underestimated.  This statement was made by the Minister of Arts and Cultural Heritage, Mr Avinash

GIS  – 21 May, 2020:The round of pre-Budget consultations for the forthcoming 2020-2021 National Budget, ended with the Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development, Dr Renganaden Padayachy, meeting professionals of the arts industry a

GIS - 20 May, 2020: A post Covid-19 Action Plan, spelling out 13 emergency measures to help preserving cultural life and supporting artists to sustain creativity in these difficult times, has been elaborated by the Ministry of Arts and Cultural He

GIS - 17 March, 2020: The National Arts Fund (NAF) has launched on 28 February 2020 its fifth call for projects and the deadline for submission of applications is 20 March 2020.The NAF has been set up under the aegis of the Ministry of Arts and Cult