Police log 428 illegal foreign residents in five and a half months
Between 1 January and 15 June, the Mauritius Police Force arrested 428 non-citizens found living on the island without proper papers, the result of targeted sweeps across the country.
Employing a foreign worker without a valid permit is a criminal offence here, with fines up to Rs 500,000, up to five years in prison, and an order to cover the worker's repatriation costs.
The number that matters next is how many lead to a charged employer rather than a deported worker. Enforcement that only reaches the labourer leaves the demand untouched.
Jugnauth vows to undo the pension reform if voters return him
Former PM Pravind Jugnauth used a Wednesday press conference to promise that any MSM government would scrap the current pension changes and restore the old system, including age-60 eligibility he says his side never touched.
He warned ministers are hinting the reform could be locked through constitutional amendments, which would tie a future government's hands. The promise is cheap until the means test is defined; nobody can yet say who keeps their pension.
Two held over a violent Grand Baie break-in and stolen car
Two armed men slipped into a 40-year-old manager's Grand Baie flat around 3 am on 20 June by pulling out a back window pane, beat her on the upper floor, and drove off in her company car.
The vehicle turned up abandoned in Pereybere two days later. Detectives traced two suspects through CCTV; the older one partly admitted it and pointed at a relative.
Freelancers and influencers face a new 5% tax taken at source
The Budget widens the Tax Deduction at Source net so digital-marketing agencies, freelancers and influencers will see 5% withheld on payments, a first for a corner of the economy that has largely run on informal invoicing.
Shorts
5,000 ecstasy pills seized at post office – Officers intercepted more than 5,000 ecstasy tablets at the central post office on 24 June.
Man loses three fingers in Batterie-Cassée attack – A 41-year-old was knifed on Wednesday morning at Batterie-Cassée and lost three fingers in the assault.
Five aged 17 to 20 held in ADSU drug sweep – An Anti-Drug unit raid on 22 June seized synthetic drugs, cannabis and heroin and detained five young people.
Prices drop on 485 grocery staples from July 1 – A Rs 2 billion top-up cuts prices on 485 everyday items including macaroni and canned tuna.
Speaker walks out as budget debate boils over – A heated Private Notice Question forced a sitting suspension after the Speaker left the chamber.
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