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Retour des Chagossiens : Debats sur les Chagos a la Chambre des Lords Hier
L’avenir de l’archipel des Chagos a fait l’objet de débats approfondis à la Chambre des Lords à Londres dans la soirée d’hier suite à une initiative de la baronne Whitaker.
29 Nov 2013, business.mega.mu
Grosses averses : la police demande aux automobilistes de ne pas paniquer ; le tunnel du Caudan fermé
Suite aux grosses averses qui s’abattent sur la capitale et d’autres régions du pays ce vendredi 29 novembre, les autorités ont pris la décision de fermer le passage piétonnier souterrain du Caudan pour des raisons de sécurité.
29 Nov 2013, Le Defi Media Live News
Météo: les Plaines-Wilhems et le Sud sous les eaux
Les parapluies ont de nouveau été de sortie ce vendredi 29 novembre. Des trombes d’eau se sont abattues sur plusieurs régions de l’île, notamment à Curepipe, Port-Louis, Vacoas et Quatre-Bornes. Et des orages sont à prévoir.
29 Nov 2013, Lexpress.mu
Bamboo: the 139 Victims Return Home Even if Their Homes Are "Still in a Bad State"
139 Bamboo disasters victims changed their minds. They finally decided to return home. By late morning, they refused to leave the social center of the resort where they had to find refuge Wednesday, November 27 following heavy rain.
29 Nov 2013, business.mega.mu
Port-Louis: trois hommes arrêtés pour avoir fumé du cannabis
Ils ont repéré un terrain en friche au Caudan, à Port-Louis. Et ces trois hommes, âgés de 21 ans et 18 ans, en ont profité pour fumer du cannabis. Mais ils ont été surpris par la police du Port qui les a arrêtés.
29 Nov 2013, Lexpress.mu
Météo : le plateau central, l’Ouest et le Sud frappés par de grosses averses
Des averses, fortes par moments et accompagnées d’orages, s’abattent sur le plateau central, l’ouest et le sud du pays depuis le début d’après-midi ce vendredi 29 novembre.
29 Nov 2013, Le Defi Media Live News
Tvebiomovies 2013 Competition : Votez pour le Mauricien Jalal Laloo
Compétition féroce entre un Mauricien et un Britannique. Celui dont la vidéo recevra le plus grand nombre de ‘vues’ sur Youtube d’ici le 19 décembre prochain remportera la compétition internationale Tvebiomovies 2013 à laquelle ils ont participé.
29 Nov 2013, Le Defi Quotidien
Budget : summing up Settling political scores
This week session of the National Assembly was marked by the partial absence of the MMM/MSM Opposition. In fact members of both parties were absent during the speeches of Dr Beebeejaun, Deputy prime minister and Dr Navin Ramgoolam, Prime Minister, but came back when the Minister of Finance was summing…
29 Nov 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
Fashionista : Valoriser les jeunes talents mauriciens
Les créateurs de mode sont sous le feu des projecteurs. En effet, durant les trois jours du premier salon de la mode et des cosmétiques, Fashionista, la créativité locale sera mise en avant pour valoriser les talents des jeunes Mauriciens.
29 Nov 2013, Le Defi Quotidien
Caroline Chen: “More and more tourists and excursionists opt for cruises today”
Caroline Chen is a businesswoman who is involved in cruise tourism for the past twenty years. She is the daughter of well known Charles Ng of Atom Travel. After her graduation from Kent University with a BSc in Management Science (Hons) in 1992 and after having been trained at British…
29 Nov 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
Lessons not learnt
Four fire incidents, one deadly, triggered by fans and the government promptly decides to ban the sale of the concerned fan brand until further notice.
29 Nov 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
Salina Joomun-Cassamally : Of Children and Tiaras
Hold on while we present to you a lady from the new posse of pageant queens in town. A doting mother, an immensely dedicated actress, teacher and social worker, Salina (Mrs. Mauritius- second runner up) essays each role with the sort of panache difficult to resist.
29 Nov 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
The Savanne Route : Down memory lane
Nothing is static. That is the law of nature. Things are bound to change. Old things give place to new ones. It would therefore not be surprising that many changes have taken place along this route. However, it has not lost its charm and appeal in the process. Tourists and…
29 Nov 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
Public officer loses appeal for jewellery smuggling
In a judgment delivered last week the Appeal Court, constituted of Justices Ashraf Caunhye and Nirmala Devat, has upheld the ruling of the Intermediate Criminal Court convicting the appellant, Sara Bibi Yakub Kala, a Higher Executive Officer (HEO) attached to the Ministry of Arts and Culture (MAC), to pay a…
29 Nov 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
We should be grateful!
Our bias sometimes blinds us to real facts and situations. We are like the flock of sheep that tend to follow a hue and cry. We follow sometimes blindly what others say.
29 Nov 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
Appellant poor records cause Court to uphold sentence
In a judgment delivered last week the Appeal Court has upheld the conviction of 9 months’ imprisonment inflicted by the Intermediate Criminal Court for larceny on P.M. Ramsamy, the appellant.
29 Nov 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
Australia Awards Program : Scholarships to six Mauritians
Six of our fellow citizens will be flying to Australia for a Masters level in January. They will be undertaking post-graduate studies in Agriculture/Food Security, Infrastructure, Natural Resource Management and Public Policy. Recipients of the Australia Awards Program, our six countrymen are expected to make important contributions to the national…
29 Nov 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
Mass prayer to heal and cure
The Global Healing Foundation whose spiritual leader is His Holiness Shree Sooraj Beeharry is organising a “Maha Kali Siddhi” on Sunday 1st December as from 9 a.m. at Royal Road, Brisée Verdière.
29 Nov 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
Accused cleared of forgery due to limited evidence
Marie Danielle who stood charged in an information dated 10 October 2012 with the offence of forgery in a private writing by fabricating an obligation, has been acquitted last week by the District Court of Port Mathurin, Rodrigues, in a ruling delivered by Magistrate Mrs Meenakshi Bhogun-Ramjutton.
29 Nov 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
Athletes : earning more off the playing field
Sports is almost religion in many countries and the sports industry, a hard cash churner for those who have turned passion into business. Unfortunately, sports in Mauritius is not a way of life. It is just a part-time activity. We do not go crazy about sports, we hardly have any…
29 Nov 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday