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Picture of the Day: Chateau de Chenonceau
The Château de Chenonceau is a French château near the small village of Chenonceaux, in the Loire Valley of France. The château was built on the site of an old mill on the River Cher and was designed by the French Renaissance architect Philibert de l’Orme.
16 Apr 2013, business.mega.mu
Black River: An Access Road to Ten Hotel Projects Built
The kickoff was long delayed. But ten hotel projects in the peninsula of Saline, in Black River, now seem to be on track. For accessibility a road will be built soon.
16 Apr 2013, motors.mega.mu
Global Information Technology Report 2013: Mauritius Lost Two Places
The World Economic Forum (WEF) ranks Mauritius in the 53rd place in the Global Information Technology Report 2013. A drop of two places compared to the 2012 report. Maurice stalled at the impact of technology on the economy and society.
16 Apr 2013, business.mega.mu
Infrastructure: Projects of Rs 1.2 Billion
Fourteen. This is the number of projects that the Project Plan Committee , in its recommendation, or wish to include in the Public Sector Investment Programme. They will be worth a total of Rs 1.2 billion.
16 Apr 2013, business.mega.mu
IOC Regional Workshop: How To Reduce Economic Losses from Natural Disasters
About Rs 85 billion. This is the amount of direct losses associated with natural disasters recorded in the five member countries of the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) with Mauritius during the last thirty years. How to reduce these losses? How Mauritius and the countries of the region can mitigate these costs?
16 Apr 2013, business.mega.mu
Une espèce de scorpion redécouverte après 150 ans
Le ‘Lychas serratus’, une espèce de scorpion que les scientifiques et autres chercheurs croyaient disparue depuis près de 150 ans, a été redécouvert au Coin de Mire en marge du ‘Reptile Restoration Project on the Northern Islands’. Ce projet est dirigé par l’équipe de techniciens du Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust (DWCT), de la Mauritian Wildlife Foundation et du National Parks and Conservation Service (NPCS).
16 Apr 2013, Le Matinal
La chasse nocturne pourrait être interdite
La chasse nocturne, l’utilisation de fusils capables de tirer plusieurs coups successivement et l’utilisation de pièges pour capturer des animaux seront interdites. C’est ce que préconise le Native Terrestrial Biodiversity and National Parks Bill qui sera bientôt présenté à l’Assemblée nationale. Avec ce projet de loi, les chasseurs ne seront pas autorisés à utiliser des appâts, des explosifs, des armes empoisonnées, des pièges et des missiles contenant un détonateur.
16 Apr 2013, Le Matinal
Mauritius beckons putters
So far a popular destination for weddings, honeymooners and corporates, Mauritius beckons the leisure traveller, especially the avid golfer.
16 Apr 2013, Le Matinal
Les Allées d’Helvétia, un investissement sûr
Les Allées d’Helvétia, village résidentiel intégré du groupe ENL, connaît un véritable succès. La troisième phase de ce projet, initiée en février 2013, comprend 58 unités, soit 25 duplex et 33 appartements. Les promoteurs mettent en avant un excellent retour sur investissement pour les propriétaires-résidents ainsi que pour ceux qui louent leur résidence.
16 Apr 2013, Le Matinal
Air Mauritius: Resuming Flights to Rodrigues
Air flights to Rodrigues resumed in early afternoon on Tuesday, April 16.
16 Apr 2013, business.mega.mu
Maya Hanoomanjee jure fidélité au MSM
L’ex-ministre de la Santé, Maya Hanoomanjee va rester fidèle envers son parti, le Mouvement socialiste militant (MSM).
16 Apr 2013, Le Matinal
End of Tax Treaty with India to Hit Mauritius: IMF
NEW DELHI: End of Mauritius' tax treaty with India could have a high impact on the island nation, a staff study of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned, explaining the country's reluctance to renegotiate the lucrative treaty it has with New Delhi.
16 Apr 2013, business.mega.mu
How To Diagnose What's Making You Chronically Late
Do you find yourself apologizing constantly because you’re chronically late? Do your friends not even bother to show up until at least 15 minutes after they told you to arrive, knowing they’ll still need to wait for you?
16 Apr 2013, business.mega.mu
Bombs Kill Three People, Wound More Than 100 at Boston Marathon
Two bombs ripped through the crowd at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing three people, maiming others and injuring more than 100 in what a White House official said would be treated as an "act of terror."
16 Apr 2013, business.mega.mu
Sizzlingproperties : le nouveau portail immobilier de l’île Maurice
Depuis sa création en novembre dernier, le site Internet Sizzlingproperties.mu propose une panoplie de services immobiliers. Sa fondatrice, Vaneesha Hurrychurn, voulait surtout ouvrir de nouveaux horizons dans ce secteur en y apportant une touche de modernisme, le tout dans le but de rendre le site web plus attrayant.
16 Apr 2013, Le Matinal
End of tax treaty with India to hit Mauritius: IMF
End of Mauritius' tax treaty with India could have a high impact on the island nation, a staff study of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned, explaining the country's reluctance to renegotiate the lucrative treaty it has with New Delhi.
16 Apr 2013, Le Matinal
Speed Cameras in Operations
The measure gives them a cold sweat. A monitoring exercise carried out by the Traffic Management & Road Safety Unit (TMRSU) has wreaked havoc last Friday.
16 Apr 2013, motors.mega.mu
3 Faces of Business Dysfunction
Entrepreneur Les McKeown says there are three types of people your company can't live without. Problem is, they often can't live with each other.
16 Apr 2013, business.mega.mu
SMS Alert : “Complete tou precaution”
Exactly two weeks after the request of the prime minister, the mobile operators (Orange, Emtel and MTML) got the 'opportunity' to test their new SMS alert systems.
16 Apr 2013, Yashvin, pages of my life
Tennis De Table : Trois Mauriciens à Bercy
Ils seront trois Mauriciens en lice aux championnats du monde de tennis de table, qui se tiendront cette année du 13 au 20 mai à Paris. Avant de s’arrêter à Paris-Bercy, qui accueillera la compétition, les pongistes se rendront au Club Le Vallois, histoire de se préparer pour l’événement.
16 Apr 2013, business.mega.mu