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The Oberoi Beach Resort, Mauritius, hotel review

HOTELS: Global Travel Editor Annabel Grossman finds old-school luxury surrounded by greenery at this ocean-front resort

The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2025

Pope meets with Chagos refugees and delivers message about rights of the weak against the powerful

Pope Leo XIV has strongly affirmed the rights of the weakest against the ambitions of the powerful

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2025

The Rodrigues parakeet’s last day: what one extinct bird tells us about the role of museums

One day in August, 1875, a greyish-blue parrot was shot on a small island in the Indian Ocean near Mauritius. It was the last time a Rodrigues parakeet was known to be seen alive.

The Conversation · Aug 13, 2025

Who is Kim Le Court-Pienaar? Meet the Tour de France Femmes history-maker

The 29-year-old Mauritian once quit road racing – now she's in the yellow jersey

Cycling Weekly · Jul 31, 2025

Elderly victims of £6m fraudster who lived lavish lifestyle died before seeing him face justice

David Clarkson ‘hounded’ people into parting with money, then laundered proceeds in Seychelles, Mauritius and Switzerland

Evening Standard · Jul 24, 2025

Shangri-La Le Touessrok, Mauritius, hotel review

HOTELS: Annabel Grossman checks in

The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2025

I watched a simulated oil spill in the Indian Ocean – here’s how island and coastal countries worked together to avoid disaster

The coils of black hose, drum skimmers designed to collect oil from the ocean’s surface, and orangey-red containment booms all looked out of place on the white sand of Mombasa’s touristy Nyali beach. But on July 9, dozens of emergency responders in red and orange hi-vis gear took over a…

The Conversation · Jul 21, 2025

The best beaches in Mauritius for white sand, swaying palms and clear-blue waters

Boasting beauty and variety, choose from the many beaches dotted around the island of Mauritius for a day at the beach

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2025

Chagos deal cost is ‘going rate for best defensive real estate’, says ex-FO boss

The UK has agreed to pay Mauritius at least £120 million a year to lease back the Diego Garcia base post-handover.

Evening Standard · Jun 30, 2025

Boy, 6, among Brits detained in Mauritius after £1.6m cannabis haul found in luggage from London Gatwick

The child was stopped by officials at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam airport alongside seven other individuals after they disembarked from a British Airways flight from Gatwick

Evening Standard · Jun 28, 2025