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Parties gear for general elections : Decisive weekend for future alliances
This Sunday is the final leg towards the finalisation of a Labour/MMM alliance. The ball is in the court of the Assembly of Delegates of the MMM who will have to ratify its coalition with the Labour Party. This will be the domino effect which will lead to the general…
12 Sep 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Jack Bizlall : “With or without Bérenger the country is in danger”
What do you think of the actual political development?Very confusing, regarding the ideological support of the alliance between the Labour Party and the MMM on the one side and the MSM, the PMSD and the ML on the other side. They are all of the same nature and have the…
12 Sep 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
The Labour-MMM : Sharing of Power
After three months of wrangling with ‘ON’ and ‘OFF’ attitudes, the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition have been able to come to terms on modalities and the sharing of power and responsibilities, and presented their accord to the press at Clarisse House on Saturday 6 September 2014.
12 Sep 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Dr Jack Keel and Mr Hiding : Dark days ahead for opponents
DR JACK KEEL: General Elections have been announced at long last!MR HIDING: Long last? Why do you say “long last? On the contrary, these elections are going to be held before their due time. The mandate of the present government lasts until July 2015.
12 Sep 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Literacy in Mauritius : How essential is our mother tongue?
International Literacy Day, decreed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisations (UNESCO) in 1965, was observed on Monday 8 September. Literacy, by its universal definition, is the ability to read and write a language.
12 Sep 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Khemraj Persand : Born to win
It is said winning becomes a habit with time and Kemraj epitomizes this statement. After bagging the “Young Entrepreneur Award Success”, this dynamic and competitive business person has won the 2014 JCI Mauritius Creative Young Entrepreneur Award for his oyster business.
12 Sep 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Youth Scrabble Competition : Améliorer la faculté intellectuelle
Les jeunes, âgés de 10 à 32 ans, sont invités à participer à la Youth Scrabble Competition. Elle est organisée par le Grand River South East Youth Circle (GRSE YC), et uniquement réservée aux habitants du village de GRSE. L’événement se tiendra ce dimanche 14 septembre.
12 Sep 2014, Le Defi Quotidien
Argent de poche : Entre besoins et désirs
L’argent de poche est un sujet délicat mais qui nécessite une attention particulière. Cette pratique est courante et est liée à plusieurs phénomènes de société. D’un côté, il ne faut pas priver l’enfant, d’un autre, une bonne gérance est nécessaire pour ne pas fragiliser le budget familial…
12 Sep 2014, Le Defi Quotidien
World Travel Awards 2014 : Air Mauritius voted Indian Ocean’s Leading Airline
12 Sep 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Emerging sectors of the Economy – Renewable energy
12 Sep 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Facing Reality in the Eurozone
12 Sep 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Medha Gujadhur – Founder and MD of Kiddikids Club Ltd : “The real inspiration behind Kiddikids was my own kids”
12 Sep 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Jaqueline Day – Academic Head of UCLan – UOM Enterprise : “UCLan will build a campus for 3,000 students”
12 Sep 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
The business behind funerals – Elie and Sons : a complete funeral as from Rs 9,000 to Rs 50,000
12 Sep 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Centenarian celebrated
12 Sep 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Le Crazy Couple : The preferred comedy pair
12 Sep 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Fly like a bird
12 Sep 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Ivan Collendavelloo: « L’alliance MSM-PMSD-ML se Fera Vite »
Ivan Collendavelloo est confiant que l’alliance MSM-PMSD/-Muvman Liberater (ML) “se fera vite”. Lors d’un congrès tenu, jeudi soir à Glen Park, Vacoas, le leader du ML a plaidé pour « une unité dans l’Opposition sans tarder », car il faut « barrer la route à l’alliance PTr-MMM ».
12 Sep 2014, business.mega.mu
Mauriciens bloqués en Inde: leur retour prévu le 18 septembre
Leur voyage entamé depuis le 2 septembre a vite tourné au cauchemar. Au lieu de se détendre dans un boat house à Dal Lake, dans la région du Cachemire, ces 30 Mauriciens, âgés de 45 à 75 ans, ont fini sur la montagne. En réfugiés. Ils se trouvaient en fait dans ce boat house lorsque le niveau l’eau a commencé à monter jusqu’à 6 pieds de hauteur. Ils ont alors été emmenés à l’hôtel Kabir. Mais 30 personnes, dont 13 couples et 4 hommes, ont dû quitter l’hôtel pour se réfugier sur la montagne, accompagné de leur guide. Ils ont marché …
12 Sep 2014, Lexpress.mu
Russia Faces New U.S., EU Sanctions Over Ukraine Crisis
European Union governments agreed on Thursday to begin their new sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis on Friday but could lift them next month if Moscow abides by a fragile truce, while the United States prepared its own fresh sanctions.
12 Sep 2014, business.mega.mu