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Croix Rouge de Maurice : Une soirée exceptionnelle en compagnie d’Adriana Karembeu à Bel Ombre
Adriana Karembeu, icône de la mode et Ambassadrice du Mouvement Internationale de Croix Rouge ; et la Croix Rouge de Maurice, vous invite à une Soirée Exceptionnelle le samedi 22 octobre à partir de 18h30 dans le cadre unique de La Place du Moulin à Bel Ombre. Ambiance glamour, repas gastronomique et spectacle haut en couleurs seront au rendez-vous pour cette soirée de levée de fonds pour financer des microprojets communautaires. Heritage Resorts, et ses deux hôtels situés dans le sud de l´île Maurice, Heritage Awali et Heritahe Le Telfair, partenaire majeur, va sortir l’artillerie lourde pour mener à bien …
14 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Réunion du G20 à Paris: l'Europe va tenter de rassurer ses partenaires sur la crise
PARIS (AFP)Toujours sous pression, les Européens promettront vendredi et samedi à leurs partenaires du G20 réunis à Paris de résoudre une fois pour toutes, d'ici la fin du mois, la crise de la dette qui menace l'ensemble de l'économie mondiale."La priorité absolue est de trouver des éléments pour stabiliser la zone euro", "épicentre de la crise mondiale", a déclaré la présidence française du groupe des vingt principaux pays riches et émergents à la veille de cette réunion de leurs ministres des Finances et banquiers centraux.La rencontre "servira principalement de préparation" au sommet du G20 des 3 et 4 novembre à …
14 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Ramgoolam mulls democratising sports
The sports world is set to change tremendously with new horizons opening up. Sports like squash and cricket that are currently practised by a thin minority, will now be made accessible to a large number of people. “We are bringing sports to the people,” said Prime Minister Dr Navin Ramgoolam at the reopening ceremony of [...]
14 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
HSBC indulges in meaningful celebration
For some, October represents autumn, for others Halloween while it meant ‘the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness’ for renowned poet John Keats. For HSBC Mauritius, however, October is being celebrated as ‘Diversity and Inclusion Month’. Each month of the year has a theme at HSBC Mauritius and this month’s highlight is ‘focus on what [...]
14 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Workshop on governance
A workshop under the theme ‘Governance: Accountability and Transparency Waging war against poverty’, was organised on Thursday at the University of Mauritius (UoM). An initiative of Institute of Social Development and Peace (ISDP), the workshop aims to promote the concept of good governance, understand the nexus between wastage, corruption and poverty, reflect on functioning of [...]
14 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
MSM, Labour
At a meeting held on October 11 in Goodlands, Pravind Jugnauth had claimed that some Labour Party members want to join the Mouvement Socialise Militant (MSM). Following this statement, several members of MSM and the Labour Party have reacted. Ashit Gungah, member of Parliament (MP) from constituency no 6 (Grand Baie / Poudre D’or) said [...]
14 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Campaign to promote judicious use of water
The third phase of the national awareness campaign to save water and to inform people on how to use and preserve this precious resource, was launched at the beginning of October and will be held till December this year. This joint initiative of the Ministry of Energy and Public Utilities and the Central Water Authority [...]
14 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Minister links good health to sports
UNIVERSIADE 2011 was officially launched on Thursday at the gymnasium of the University of Mauritius in Réduit. Modelled on inter-college competitions, UNIVRSIADE will see the participation of almost 1,000 students from a total of 17 tertiary institutions. They will test their skills in seven disciplines. “This day is key for sports and education,” said the [...]
14 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Shoprite’s new store in Port Louis opens today
The new Shoprite store in Port Louis located at La Rue Poudrière is opening today (Friday). Shoprite Group reached an agreement with Kaddy Plus in September to take over its stores at Tamarin and Port Louis. According to sources, the Shoprite store at Tamarin will also open soon as final preparations are going on. The [...]
14 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
NGOs, ministry to combat gender-based violence
Man Against Violence (MAV) is taking a stand against violence against women. MAV, along with Women in Networking (WIN), will launch a national awareness campaign on October 15, which will end on November 25. The Ministry of Gender Equality is also collaborating for the initiative. According to statistics from the United Nations, one out of [...]
14 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Jugnauth dares PM to freeze payment
In a meeting held in Highlands, the leader of the MSM, Pravind Jugnauth challenged Prime Minister Dr Navin Ramgoolam to freeze the payment of the MedPoint clinic worth Rs 144.7 million. Jugnauth said, “The money for the payment of the MedPoint clinic is still on the island.” He also compared his father Sir Anerood Jugnauth [...]
14 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
‘Good governance eliminates poverty’
Mauritius has once again topped the list on the Ibrahim Index of African Governance 2011. Mauritius ranked first out of 53 African countries with a score of 82.5 points out of 100 for its quality of global governance. However, many believe that there is room for improvement. According to former president Cassam Uteem, bad governance [...]
14 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Oasis 'sideman' Noel Gallagher goes solo
PARIS (AFP)Noel Gallagher wrote the lion's share of Oasis' hits, but left most of the singing to his brother, so his solo work reveals a little-known side to the artist: his voice."I got a new voice! I had a voice transplant!" he joked when asked about the singing. "What happened ? I don't know.""I've always enjoyed singing but I've never enjoyed being a singer. I was guitarist, so on 20 songs I would write, I probably sung four. And those songs would be on B-sides."My voice has got better, it has got older. I don't know why. I still smoke, …
14 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
13th Mumbai Film Festival sets the ball rolling with Brad Pitt starrer Moneyball
The 13th Mumbai Film Festival, a Reliance Entertainment initiative, organized by Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI) kick started with the much anticipated film Moneyball starring Brad Pitt and directed Bennett Miller. The film was screened on all the screens at the festival's main venue- Cinemax Versova. Marking the auspicious commencement of the 13th Mumbai Film Festival director- producer Yash Chopra lit the lamp along with actress Dia Mirza, President of Film & TV Producers Guild Ramesh Sippy and trustee of MAMI Amit Khanna in attendance. Joining them were the International Competition jury members Hugh Hudson (Jury President), Jerzy Skolimowski, …
14 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Kangna Ranaut to be the brand ambassador of Ajnara Reality?
Kangna Ranaut is one babe who needs no introduction. After having made her presence felt in Bollywood, the actress is also a hot favourite in the brand endorsement circle. This year seems to be a rocking one for this curly haired babe! According to Bollywood Hungama's reliable sources, Kangna Ranaut is now all set to be the brand ambassador of Ajnara Reality. Kangna indeed seems to be the flavour of the season.
14 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Anubhav Sinha and SRK's 'Criminal' wager
Film music sales play a big role in finally deciding the fate of a film and well for the soon to be released Shah Rukh Khan starrer Ra.One too, the music is extremely crucial. While the 'Chammak Challo' track is already a rage, one is waiting with bated breath to see how the audience takes up to other tracks of the album as well. Meanwhile, director Anubhav Sinha has placed a bet with SRK that the 'Criminal' track will eventually turn out to be a bigger hit than even 'Chammak Challo' once the film releases. Says Sinha, "Yes, we did …
13 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Morocco replaces Egypt as Olympic qualifying host
RABAT (AFP)Morocco will replace strife-hit Egypt as the host country for Africa's final qualifying round for the 2012 Olympics football tournament, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced on Thursday.Egypt gave up the tournament due to the tense political and security situation in the country."Following the withdrawal of the Egyptian Football Association from the hosting of the CAF Under-23 African Championship due to understandable circumstances, CAF confirms that the event will now be held in Morocco from November 26 to December 10," said CAF."The top three teams qualify for the London 2012 Olympics and the fourth-placed team will take on …
13 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Makers of Don 2 will be releasing series of witty one-liners by Don
"Don ka pakadna mushqil hi nahin namumkin hai..." The lines that Shah Rukh Khan threw at his adversaries in Farhan Akhtar's Don went on to become far more popular than the superstar or director Farhan Akhar ever imagined. And now just when the sequel is around the corner, Farhan and his producer-partner Ritesh Sidhwani have hit on a novel method to popularize 'Don' Shah Rukh Khan's quips and homilies. Entitled 'Don Says...', the series of one-liners spoken on screen by the film's steely-nerved edgy-mouthed hero will be out one after another every Friday for 11 weeks from October 14 till …
13 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Mondial de Rugby: les All blacks avec McCaw, Dagg et Kahui contre l'Australie
AUCKLAND (AFP)Le capitaine des All Blacks Richie McCaw, malgré des douleurs au pied droit, débutera la demi-finale face à l'Australie dimanche à l'Eden Park d'Auckland (21H00 locales, 10H00 françaises), pour laquelle l'ailier Richard Kahui et l'arrière Israel Dagg font leur retours.Comme annoncé après le forfait de Colin Slade lundi, Aaron Cruden (22 ans, 7 sél.) est titulaire à l'ouverture. Il était entré jeu peu avant la mi-temps du quart de finale remporté face à l'Argentine (33-10).En dehors de ces trois changements, le reste du XV de départ vainqueur des Pumas est reconduit.Richard Kahui, touché aux adducteurs, avait manqué les deux …
13 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Mauritius Horse Racing Tips 2011 – Week 29
Welcome to the 29th week of Mauritius Horse Racing Season 2011. This week main race is the THE EMTEL MTC 175TH ANNIVERSARY CUP which is featured on a 2100m racetrack. Best of luck. Catch us also on the Premier League Prediction Challenge 2011 – 2012 here For more details on how the scores are calculated, [...] The article below is a preview of the original article found at IslandCrisis.net. You can read the whole article here: Mauritius Horse Racing Tips 2011 – Week 29
13 Oct 2011, Island Crisis