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Child allowance pour défavorisés : 6 796 familles éligibles à l’allocation de Rs 750
Jusqu'à l’heure, 6 796 familles ont été trouvées éligibles à la « child allowance » de Rs 750 par mois. Et l’exercice d’enregistrement n’est pas encore terminé.
25 Oct 2013, Le Defi Media Live News
ACCA v/s CIMA– Harrish Soochit : « Le CIMA est le choix préféré des employeurs »
À l’heure où Maurice veut se diriger vers un niveau supérieur de développement avec une importance croissante des services financiers, quelle formation comptable choisir ?
25 Oct 2013, Le Defi Quotidien
Perliculture : Au nom de la nacre
D’ici peu, et si tout se passe pour le mieux, Maurice se permettra de produire des perles. L’ingénieur chinois en aquaculture, Xie Long Wei, est actuellement à Maurice pour initier les scientifiques au greffe perlières…
25 Oct 2013, Le Dimanche/L'Hebdo
The enduring allure of pearls : A thriving business
“All art is autobiographical; the pearl is the oyster’s autobiography,” said Italian film director Federico Fellini. Natural pearls are very rare as well as expensive, which makes cultured pearls a thriving industry.
25 Oct 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
Chris Desjardins : “We are studying the option of night cycle race in Mauritius”
Cyclists from Mauritius and from Reunion Island and South Africa competed in three classic racing events last weekend, namely the fourth edition of Salchain Vets and Masters Tour, the 3rd edition of Yop Under 23 Tour of Mauritius and the 5th edition of CRA International.
25 Oct 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
Sentence reduced by one year in larceny case
Instead of four years’ penal servitude, Hassen Eid En Rummun will have to undergo a term of three years’ imprisonment. It is the ruling given by the Supreme Court constituted of Justices Bushan Domah and Saheed Bhaukaurally in a ruling delivered last week.
25 Oct 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
HRDC promotes good HR practices
About 200 local and international delegates attended the HRDC conference at Le Meridien Hotel, Pointe aux Piments, last week, to share valuable human resource development perspectives, best practices and insights on dealing with human resource development issues. The theme of the event was “Excellence in Human Resource Development for Sustainable…
25 Oct 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
Aeronautics maintenance : Training centre in September 2014
A training centre in Aeronautics Maintenance will soon be set up in Mauritius. The project will be carried out with the collaboration of ‘Institut de Maintenance Aéronautique’ (IMA) of Bordeaux, France, after accreditation from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The courses will thus gain international recognition and students will…
25 Oct 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
Team SYNthesis : Developing Future Leaders …
Team SYNthesis (Mauritius & Africa) Ltd, in collaboration with the University of Technology, Mauritius (UTM), is holding its 5th Annual Leadership Gala Dinner at the Meridien Hotel, Pointe-aux-Piments today 25th October 2013. The President of the Republic Mr. Kailash Purryag will be the Guest of Honour at the annual gathering…
25 Oct 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
Chevening Scholarships 2014/15
APPLICATIONS FOR Chevening Scholarships, the prestigious global scholarship programme of the UK government, are now open.
25 Oct 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
CPE 2013 – Exams botched by bullying incidents
The exams for the Certificate of Primary Education (CPE) 2013, contrary to previous years, recorded several acts of bullying on school premises.
25 Oct 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
Six friends win Loto
Six residents of Albion never believed that their friendship would have brought them millions of rupees. Four policemen, a carpenter and an employee of the Mauritius Telecom will share the whooping sum of Rs 14,145,647, half of the jackpot of the 207th draw of the National Lottery.
25 Oct 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
Money lender jailed for having embezzled a car
A money lender, Presram Sookur, has been sentenced by the District Court of Curepipe to six months’ imprisonment after he was found guilty of embezzlement in breach of Section 333 (1) of the Criminal Code.
25 Oct 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
Forum on Higher Education next week
THE MINISTRY of Tertiary Education will be organising its first ‘Assises de l’Enseignement Supérieure’ on October 30 and 31 in Ebène.
25 Oct 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
Wheat cultivation a reality in Mauritius
The Mauritius Research Council is presently involved in an experimental Wheat Cultivation Project. The field trials under Phase I were initiated in June 2012, with the evaluation of six wheat varieties at three sites.
25 Oct 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
Présidentielle malgache : les palais d’État sous haute surveillance
La sécurité du Palais d'État de Mahazoarivo a été renforcée depuis mardi 22 octobre par les forces spéciales de la gendarmerie. Des rumeurs de prise du Palais ont circulé en début de semaine.
25 Oct 2013, Lexpress.mu
Logements sociaux : Grand-Port, Rivière-Noire, Savanne et Moka les plus gros bénéficiaires
Sur les 298 logements sociaux construits par la National Empowerment Foundation (NEF) depuis 2011, les régions de Grand-Port, Rivière-Noire, Savanne et Moka sont les plus gros bénéficiaires. C’est ce qui ressort d’un document déposé par le ministre de l’Intégration sociale à l’Assemblée Nationale.
25 Oct 2013, Le Defi Media Live News
Rapport de l’Ombudsperson for Children : Une hausse alarmante des cas d’abus
Attention danger ! Dans son rapport 2012-2013, soumis mardi au Parlement, l’Ombudsperson for Children tire la sonnette d’alarme. Plusieurs types d’abus sur les enfants sont en hausse, alors que les institutions ne fonctionnent pas.
25 Oct 2013, Le Defi Media Live News
(Vidéo) Démêlés avec la police: la contre-attaque de Rama Valayden
Il promet des «surprises à la police» si celle-ci s’en prend à lui. A l’express jeudi 22 octobre, Rama Valayden ne cache pas qu’il prépare sa contre-offensive. Et martèle qu’il est victime de complot, accusant le CCID de vouloir le piéger pour entrave à l’enquête sur la fraude de plusieurs dizaines de millions de roupies à la Bramer Bank.
25 Oct 2013, Lexpress.mu
Nation building – Shame on…
The USA for its inability to vote a simple yearly budget, resulting in government shutdown for 16 long days. Internal negative effects aside, this shutdown affected the dollar, showing the irresponsibility of the US Legislators, when we know that over 60% of the world trade is done, using the greenback!
25 Oct 2013, Le Defi Quotidien