{"id":1294,"date":"2025-03-04T10:51:40","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T10:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ministry1.govmu.org\/pm\/?page_id=1294"},"modified":"2026-10-28T09:19:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T09:19:25","slug":"homenew","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/primeminister.govmu.org\/pm\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1294\" class=\"elementor elementor-1294\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eafe62f ct-section-stretched elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"eafe62f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-685b2d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"685b2d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"ms-rteFontSize-4\">Prime Minister,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ms-rteFontSize-4\">Minister of Defence, Home Affairs and External Communications,\u200b\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ms-rteFontSize-4\">Minister of Finance, and <\/span><span class=\"ms-rteFontSize-4\">Minister for Rodrigues and Outer Islands\u200b<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a7ab60\" data-id=\"1a7ab60\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">Latest<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-wrapper elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-text elementor-headline-text-active\">News &amp; Events<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97cc52e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"97cc52e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d495535 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d495535\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b374e3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0b374e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be943fa elementor-grid-1 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"be943fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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href=\"https:\/\/primeminister.govmu.org\/pm\/?p=5511\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/primeminister.govmu.org\/pm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Images-7.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5520\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primeminister.govmu.org\/pm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Images-7.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primeminister.govmu.org\/pm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Images-7-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primeminister.govmu.org\/pm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Images-7-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/primeminister.govmu.org\/pm\/?p=5511\" >\n\t\t\t\tPM announces new Business Facilitation Bill at HSBC\u2019s 110th anniversary in Mauritius\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 29, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/primeminister.govmu.org\/pm\/?p=5511\" aria-label=\"Read more about PM announces new Business Facilitation Bill at HSBC\u2019s 110th anniversary in Mauritius\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69a19d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"69a19d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/pm\/?page_id=1412\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">See all News<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d191de e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d191de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-187f08e elementor-grid-2 elementor-posts--thumbnail-none elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"187f08e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/primeminister.govmu.org\/pm\/?p=5511\" >\n\t\t\t\tPM announces new Business Facilitation Bill at HSBC\u2019s 110th anniversary in Mauritius\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 29, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/primeminister.govmu.org\/pm\/?p=5511\" aria-label=\"Read more about PM announces new Business Facilitation Bill at HSBC\u2019s 110th anniversary in Mauritius\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5532 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-21 category-events category-news\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/primeminister.govmu.org\/pm\/?p=5532\" >\n\t\t\t\tPrime Minister Ramgoolam engages NGOs in efforts to address social challenges\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 29, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/primeminister.govmu.org\/pm\/?p=5532\" aria-label=\"Read more about Prime Minister Ramgoolam engages NGOs in efforts to address social challenges\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5504 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-21 category-events category-news\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/primeminister.govmu.org\/pm\/?p=5504\" >\n\t\t\t\tMauritius and Romania seek closer ties through La Francophonie\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 23, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/primeminister.govmu.org\/pm\/?p=5504\" aria-label=\"Read more about Mauritius and Romania seek closer ties through La Francophonie\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5496 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-21 category-events category-news\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/primeminister.govmu.org\/pm\/?p=5496\" >\n\t\t\t\tPrime Minister chairs Inter-Ministerial Committee on Water Supply Challenges\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 23, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/primeminister.govmu.org\/pm\/?p=5496\" aria-label=\"Read more about Prime Minister chairs Inter-Ministerial Committee on Water Supply Challenges\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5488 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-21 category-events category-news\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/primeminister.govmu.org\/pm\/?p=5488\" >\n\t\t\t\tMauritius and EU to reinforce cooperation across key sectors\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce4238f elementor-headline--style-highlight elementor-widget elementor-widget-animated-headline\" data-id=\"ce4238f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;marker&quot;:&quot;underline&quot;,&quot;highlighted_text&quot;:&quot;Featured&quot;,&quot;headline_style&quot;:&quot;highlight&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;highlight_animation_duration&quot;:1200,&quot;highlight_iteration_delay&quot;:8000}\" data-widget_type=\"animated-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-wrapper elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-text elementor-headline-text-active\">Featured<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c78b469 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=hbbsaCDkpUc&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ba4bbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ba4bbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Live Parliamentary Sitting<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed4563c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed4563c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Watch live and archived coverage of all Parliament proceedings..<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faf54ce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"faf54ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd39e7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-facebook-page\" data-id=\"bd39e7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"facebook-page.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-facebook-widget fb-page\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/@DrNavinchandraRamgoolam\/\" data-tabs=\"timeline\" 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src=\"https:\/\/primeminister.govmu.org\/pm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/govtprog.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1736\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primeminister.govmu.org\/pm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/govtprog.png 635w, https:\/\/primeminister.govmu.org\/pm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/govtprog-300x205.png 300w, https:\/\/primeminister.govmu.org\/pm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/govtprog-305x207.png 305w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20a0036 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20a0036\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Government Programme<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b70f7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b70f7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This Programme lays the foundation of a BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c23929 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6c23929\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a67e6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"1a67e6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- ===== START: 2026 U.S.-Africa Business Summit section 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class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"\/pm\/?page_id=215\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"164\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/primeminister.govmu.org\/pm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/govt.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1864\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"\/pm\/?page_id=215\">The Government<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Leading with Vision, Unity, and Commitment to Progress<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53e1293 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"53e1293\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8620dd elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"e8620dd\" 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Decision<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Key Government Decisions Shaping Mauritius' Policy and Progress<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c16305 ct-section-stretched elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"9c16305\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-17c11fb\" data-id=\"17c11fb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8720c01 elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"8720c01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/primeminister.govmu.org\/pm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Ministers.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"????????????????????????????????????\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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