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ENGLISH-SPEAKING UNION : Promoting English Language in Rodrigues
With the objective of creating global understanding through the use of the English language, the English Speak Union organised two activities in Rodrigues during the month of June.
04 Jul 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Distribution of tablet PCs to students
The Ministry is in the process of finalizing arrangements for the distribution of tablet PCs to students. By June 5, all tablet PCs are scheduled to be distributed to all schools and on June 6, students who are duly registered in the online system and who have contributed Rs 650…
04 Jul 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Baccalaureate 2014 : Farewell ceremony of graduating students of Lycée La Bourdonnais
Lycée La Bourdonnais in Forest Side held the farewell ceremony of 129 of its graduating students last Thursday. After three years, the institution which follows the French national education system had all of its candidates receiving the baccalaureate, with four of them receiving the Jury’s Congratulations.
04 Jul 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Sabapathee sees sentence halved by Privy Council
The judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) in a ruling delivered on 25 June has reduced the three year-sentence inflicted by the Intermediate Court on D. Sabapathee, the son of late bodybuilder and an ex-Mr Mauritius, Rajen Sabapathee, to 18 months’ imprisonment after the appellant was found guilty for …
04 Jul 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Sylvio Michel : ‘Our history shows that reforms have always been done in a hasty and wrong way’
Sylvio Michel is at his 13th day of hunger strike at ‘Jardin de la Compagnie’, Port Louis. Michel is well known in Mauritian politics.
04 Jul 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Mini-Amendment : Main parties aligned
The National Assembly is ‘on’ again this Friday 4 July, following 12 weeks of ‘forced’ holidays and after a prorogation of more than two months, decided on 15 April. This Friday’s sitting has been called for a quick debate in the afternoon on a mini-amendment to be brought to the…
04 Jul 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
The Constitution (Declaration Of Community) (Temporary Provisions) Bill
The object of this Bill is to make special provision regarding the declaration of a candidate as to his community for the next general election, pending the subsuming of the Best Loser system in a different method of allocating additional seats.
04 Jul 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Satisfaction and fears
About a dozen MPs will debate on the Transitional Provisions Bill today, Friday, in Parliament. Among them, there are Paul Bérenger, Alan Ganoo, Pravind Jugnauth, the three PMSD MPs Xavier-Luc Duval, Aurore Perraud and Thierry Henry.
04 Jul 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
K-Force Foundation : Tous pour l’autosuffisance alimentaire
Le mercredi 2 juillet, l’ONG K-Force a lancé le DVD « Anou retourn ver later ». Le but : encourager tout un chacun à planter et à consommer ses propres fruits et légumes et ainsi être autosuffisant.
04 Jul 2014, Le Defi Quotidien
Les jeunes et l’argent : L’endettement précoce inquiète
Il n’y a plus d’âge pour être endetté et les derniers chiffres du rapport de l’Association pour la protection des emprunteurs (APEA) l’ont démontré. La relation des jeunes avec l’argent devient problématique. Faut-il s’en inquiéter ?
04 Jul 2014, Le Defi Quotidien
Darmen Appadoo : “Women’s rights rule over all other rights”
According to the president of SOS PAPA, an organisation that fights for fathers’ and children’s rights, many women are abusing the Domestic Violence Act and protection orders.
04 Jul 2014, Le Dimanche/L'Hebdo
Archbishop Justin Portal Welby
04 Jul 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Emirates to land twice daily
04 Jul 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
GEF allocates Rs 345 million
04 Jul 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Green Economy Assessment for Mauritius
04 Jul 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
UK Student Visa : The Do’s and Dont’s
04 Jul 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Dr Jack Keel and Mr Hiding : Mini amendment, maxi hope
04 Jul 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Financial Services : Three new niches and financial products
04 Jul 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
UN eGovernment Readiness Index 2014 : Mauritius ranks 76th
04 Jul 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Unemployment : The importance of work experience
04 Jul 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday