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‘PBD not forum for investment’
The secretary to the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs, Parvez Dewan held a briefing session with the media on Wednesday for the upcoming Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas (PBD) at the seat of the Indian High Commission(HC) in Port Louis. Dewan made it clear at the outset that the Indian Diaspora Day will not be a forum [...]
08 Aug 2012, The Independent Daily
3 heroin users conceal body of dead friend
The Western Division Central Criminal Investigation Department arrested three persons on Wednesday for concealing the dead body of Mohamed Irfan Ayaaz Jahangeer. Gavin Allan Linda, 45 years, his concubine Marie Marlene Toi, aged 55 and Jean Denis Raoul, 29, are in fact suspected of hiding the body of the victim which was found in the [...]
08 Aug 2012, The Independent Daily
Police make major cannabis bust in south
Efforts of the police to rid the island of the proliferation of Cannabis have started to yield positive results. On Tuesday 819 plants worth Rs 1.6 million were uprooted in many parts of the island which include a major bust of 751 plants in the south. The southern division of the Anti Drug and Smuggling [...]
08 Aug 2012, The Independent Daily
Philippines: Manila Flooded by Monsoon
The monsoon rains that fell in recent days on the Philippines have drowned half the capital Manila, paralyzed transportation, offices and schools, and killed 68 people across the country, according to revised figures announced on Tuesday 7 August.
08 Aug 2012, business.mega.mu
Life's a beach for Prince Harry
LONDON (AFP)When a royal presence was needed at the women's beach volleyball finals on Wednesday, there was only one man for the job: step forward, Prince Harry.The party-loving 27-year-old is no stranger to Horse Guards Parade, where his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II's birthday is celebrated annually with a military pageant.But there were no scarlet tunics in sight this time -- just plenty of tanned thighs, toned muscles and tight-fitting bikinis.Which scenario the army attack helicopter pilot prefers he has not let on.However, he certainly seemed in his element in the rocking 15,000-seater temporary Olympic venue, with its thumping dance music.Harry …
08 Aug 2012, Orange Ki News ?
Facebook – Kushal Kundhaisingh public apology to the Muslim community
After the Krishnee Bunwaree, it was the turn of Kushal Kundhaisingh to apologize for his actions. The racist comments of this young man of 20 has been circulating for some time on Facebook captured as a print screen. He apologized at a press conference at Sir Abdool Rasack Mohamed Hall in Phoenix, Wednesday, Aug. 8, [...]The post Facebook – Kushal Kundhaisingh public apology to the Muslim community appeared first on Mauritius News Ile Maurice.
08 Aug 2012, KotZot
Jeunes Mauriciennes en chaleur
After the comments which could have turned the country upside down due in racial conflict, a new incident has made Facebook again the talk of the town.
08 Aug 2012, Yashvin, pages of my life
Snow Surprises South Africans as Cold Snap Strikes
People slowly came outside despite the cold wind across South Africa today, pointed their mobile phone cameras to the sky and opened their mouths to taste a rare snowfall that fell on much of the country.
08 Aug 2012, business.mega.mu
Jeux Olympiques de Londres
Notre dernière représentante, Anabelle Lascar, entrera en action aujourd’hui vers 14hrs 35. Notre spécialiste du double tour de piste sera en lice lors des séries sur la distance. Notre compatriote qui est à sa deuxième participation aux Jeux Olympiques, est dans la 1ere des 6 séries du 800m. Anabelle Lascar espère aller le plus loin possible. [...]
08 Aug 2012, MBC
Menace de grève dans l’industrie sucrière
Le processus de vote a repris ce matin dans le sud du pays et ce même si l’Employment relations Tribunal a émis une communication au DPP et à la Police pour que les actions nécessaires soient prises contre le Joint Negociating Panel, coupable, semble-t-il, d’outrage au tribunal. L’ERT ne s’est pas encore prononcé sur la légalité de [...]
08 Aug 2012, MBC
Double Taxation Treaty: India and Mauritius activate consultations
The work of the Joint Working Group , scheduled for August 23 to 24 in Port Louis, will allow both parties to attempt to overcome the obstacles in a case where the issues are sensitive .
08 Aug 2012, business.mega.mu
Faits divers
Le corps d’un homme de 21 ans a été repêché du réservoir de Mare-aux-Vacoas hier. La victime, un Rodriguais accompagné d’un ami, y était pour une partie de pêche. Ce sont les membres du public qui ont alerté la police. L’autopsie pratiquée par le Dr Sudesh Kumar Gungadin a attribué le décès à une asphyxie [...]
08 Aug 2012, MBC
Police quiz missing bellboy in Michaela murder probe
The bellboy at Legends Hotel who disappeared from Mauritius before he could give evidence at Michaela McAreavey's murder trial has returned to the island to speak with detectives involved in the new probe into her death.
08 Aug 2012, Le Matinal
New Mauritius Hotels Expects Trading Conditions to Worsen
New Mauritius Hotels Ltd. (NMH), the Indian Ocean island nation’s biggest leisure operator by market value, said its loss widened in the third quarter and expects trading conditions to worsen.
08 Aug 2012, Le Matinal
'Clothes Drive' to Help Poorest
Young Rotaract Club of Flacq will organize for the third consecutive time, a 'Clothes Drive, Aug. 12 to help people from disadvantaged areas who still live in still in poverty.
08 Aug 2012, business.mega.mu
Bellboy at Legends Hotel to give evidence at Michaela McAreavey’s murder trial
Rajiv Bhujun , the bellboy at Legends Hotel who disappeared from Mauritius before he could give evidence at Michaela McAreavey’s murder trial has returned to the island to speak with detectives involved in the new probe into her death. Police were under pressure to speak with Rajiv Bhujun, who was with her husband John McAreavey [...]The post Bellboy at Legends Hotel to give evidence at Michaela McAreavey’s murder trial appeared first on Mauritius News Ile Maurice.
08 Aug 2012, KotZot
Pour des cétacés plus joyeux dans l’ouest
Encore un pas pour l’environnement marin. La pratique de Dolphin Watching ne se fera plus d’une façon désordonnée. Le ministère du Tourisme apportera bientôt des amendements au Tourism Authority Act afin d’apporter plus de réglementations pour que ce loisir fortement apprécié par les mauriciens et surtout des touristes se passe dans les meilleures conditions. Une sensibilisation renforcée sur la protection des dauphins sera lancée. Les autorités imposeront aussi des normes plus strictes et accentuera la surveillance afin que les dauphins puissent s’épanouir librement sans être dérangés par la présence des bateaux et des humains. Cette activité est très fréquente dans …
08 Aug 2012, Orange Ki News ?
Regatta, Concerts and Fairs for SMEs to Close Mauritius Shopping Fiesta
The first edition of the Mauritius Shopping Fiesta has kept all its promises. It was closed after more than a month of activities, is Sunday, August 5. After the Carnival of Flic en Flac, shopping and entertainment in several malls in the country, Mauritians gathered in Mahebourg for a day of racing.
08 Aug 2012, business.mega.mu
Investment of Rs 500 Million in a Second Cableway
Conveyor & Ropeway servives Ltd (CRS) plans to invest Rs 500 million in a project Aerial Tramway (cableway). Vikash Gunowa, the Chief Executive of the project, a Mauritian based in England, the country will be in October in the company of engineers to identify a suitable location where they can complete this project.
08 Aug 2012, business.mega.mu
JT de 19h30 – mercredi 08/08/2012
Title: JT de 19h30Channel: MBC 1Start Time: 19:30Date: 2012-08-08End Time: 20:15
08 Aug 2012, MBC