{"id":3640,"date":"2025-11-09T07:10:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T07:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ministry1.govmu.org\/pm\/?p=3640"},"modified":"2025-11-13T07:15:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T07:15:00","slug":"remembrance-day-2025-wreath-laying-ceremony-held-at-war-memorial-curepipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primeminister.govmu.org\/pm\/?p=3640","title":{"rendered":"Remembrance Day 2025: Wreath laying ceremony held at War Memorial, Curepipe"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3640\" class=\"elementor elementor-3640\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e0403ab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4e0403ab\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-244a60bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"244a60bf\" data-element_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<div class=\"ControlZone-control\"><div><div class=\"cke_editable rte--read\" data-automation-id=\"textBox\"><p><b>GIS \u2013 09 November 2025: <\/b>Remembrance Day, which is observed to pay tribute and honour the combatants of the World War I (WW1) and World War II, was commemorated, today, with a mass by the Anglican Diocese of Mauritius at the St James Cathedral in Port Louis. This was followed by a wreath laying ceremony at the War Memorial, Royal College, Curepipe.<\/p><p>The President of the Republic of Mauritius, Mr Dharam Gokhool; the Prime Minister, Dr Navinchandra Ramgoolam; Ministers; and eminent personalities were present at the events.<\/p><p>Wreaths were laid by President Gokhool, Prime Minister Ramgoolam, Members of the Diplomatic Corps, and other dignitaries.<\/p><p>\u00a0The solemn ceremony was marked by the customary Remembrance Day Parade with the playing of lament by the Police Band and the observance of two minutes of silence.<\/p><p>This year marks the 107<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of the end of WW1 and the signing of the Armistice which ended the battle on the Western Front at the 11<sup>th<\/sup> hour of the 11<sup>th<\/sup> day of the 11<sup>th<\/sup> month of 1918.<\/p><p>Government Information Service, Prime Minister\u2019s Office, Level 6, New Government Centre, Port Louis, Mauritius. 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