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Poetic Lover : La tournée mondiale débute à Maurice
Vingt dates autour du monde. C’est ce que propose Poetic Lover, le groupe français qui a cartonné dans les années 1997 à 2000. Il reprend la route pour une tournée mondiale et c’est à Maurice qu’aura lieu le tout premier concert,le vendredi 12 septembre au Palladium.
29 Aug 2014, Le Defi Quotidien
Preparing for third term exams
In six week’s time, the exams season will kick off. While most educators have already completed the syllabus in the second semester, the third semester focuses on revision work and exams preparation. News On Sunday talks to professionals in the field for their advice to students.
29 Aug 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
YK Business School : First graduation ceremony in Mauritius
YK business School, which operates under the aegis of MANCOSA, celebrated its first graduation ceremony in Mauritius last Saturday. Ever since its launch in 2002, all its graduation ceremonies have taken place in South Africa. This year, the institution has hosted the event at the Paul Octave Wiehé Auditorium at…
29 Aug 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
DPP wins appeal for appropriate sentence for illegal betting
In a judgment delivered on 20 August 2014, Justices David Chan Kan Cheong and Benjamin Marie Joseph sitting on appeal have allowed the appeal lodged by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) contesting the dismissal of the information against the respondent, Jean Jacques Collet, by the District Court of Pamplemousses.
29 Aug 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Supreme Court dismisses ‘frivolous, vexatious and ill-advised’ case
Justice David Chan Kam Cheong, sitting at the Supreme Court of Mauritius, in a judgment delivered on 20 August, has dismissed the Plaint with Summons lodged by the plaintiffs, the Emambux family namely Mrs Sabi, Bibi Anjirah, Aneza, Meheroon Nessan and Arshad against the defendants, Bibi Tahera Emambux, Ibn Saoud…
29 Aug 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Hamza Goolbar : “We all pray and want peace to prevail in Libya very soon”
Memories of the 45th anniversary of the Great Alfateh Revolution (1st September 1969) come to our mind just like the capture and killing of Colonel Khadafi on 20 October 2011. On this occasion, we just want to remind our readers that when Muammar made his revolution in 1969, not a…
29 Aug 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Karuna Rajiah : “Preparing for examinations is not a matter of a few days”
As the third term exams are approaching, students have started revising. Karuna Rajiah, psychologist, talks about the state of mind of students gearing up for the end of year exams.
29 Aug 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Labour/MMM alliance : Final decision on Monday
It’s on Monday that the Mouvement Militant Mauricien (MMM) will take the ‘ultimate’ decision whether they will go ahead with an alliance with the Labour Party.
29 Aug 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Mauritius-Samoa-diplomatic relations
Mauritius has decided to establish diplomatic relations with the Independent State of Samoa, a Small Island Developing State in the South Pacific Ocean, near New Zealand.
29 Aug 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Population grows by 0.2%
According to latest statistics, the population of Mauritius and Rodrigues was estimated at 1,219,265 and 41,669 respectively. In both islands, females outnumbered males. As at 1st July 2014, the population of Mauritius was estimated at 1,261,208 of whom 624,176 were males and 637,032 females.
29 Aug 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Road mishap injures tourists
Several persons were injured on Thursday when a bus collided with a car at Rivière des Anguilles. For some unknown reasons, the bus belonging to the National Transport Corporation and heading towards Rivière des Galets, suddenly left its lane and hit the car coming in the opposite direction.
29 Aug 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Cocktail Workshop : À l’assaut de l’art du mixage
Créer votre cocktail et tenter de remporter des prix pour vos créations. C’est ce que vous propose l’Atmospheres Resto-Bar, ce samedi 30 août. Le concours est ouvert tant aux amateurs qu’aux professionnels.
29 Aug 2014, Le Defi Quotidien
Réseaux sociaux : Dérapages virtuels délits réels
L’on note, depuis quelque temps, des dérapages chez certains utilisateurs de réseaux sociaux. Statistics Mauritius révèle une hausse de 60 % dans les délits et infractions sur les réseaux sociaux en deux ans. Statuts inappropriés, images indécentes… tous les moyens sont bons pour se faire remarquer.
29 Aug 2014, Le Defi Quotidien
Keynes Traihing : Psychology of Success for Career and Personal Development
29 Aug 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Shiv Shakti Mandir : First ISO certified Temple of the Indian Ocean
29 Aug 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Victims in Mauritius : A law to protect the rights of disabled persons in the pipeline
29 Aug 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Obituary – Leela Gujadhur Sarup : A legend for the Indian Diaspora
29 Aug 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
PM: Mauritius a regional hub for tourism and investment
29 Aug 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
MTPA eyes 60,000 Indian tourists in 2014
29 Aug 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Budget 2015 : Boosting the construction sector
29 Aug 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday