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Is Mauritius loosing its attraction for India business ?
Mauritius, once the single largest source of foreign investment into India, seems to be losing its attraction.
21 Jun 2011, business.mega.mu
India and Mauritius in talks on Tax Pact again
21 Jun 2011, business.mega.mu
Volcan chilien: retour des cendres dans le ciel australien, des vols annulés
SYDNEY (AFP)Le nuage de cendres provenant du volcan chilien Puyehue était de retour mardi dans le ciel australien, entraînant à nouveau lannulation de plusieurs liaisons aériennes et immobilisant des milliers de passagers."Le nuage de cendres est plus dense et plus étendu que celui qui avait perturbé le trafic aérien la semaine dernière", a indiqué Airservices Australia, ajoutant que le nuage voguait entre 20.000 et 40.000 pieds daltitude (de 6 à 13 km).La compagnie australienne Qantas a suspendu ses liaisons avec Adelaïde (sud), Canberra (sud) et à partir de 05H00 GMT avec Sydney. Certaines liaisons internationales risquent dêtre annulées à partir …
21 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Assemblée nationale : PNQ axée sur la sécurité des piétons
Le leader de l’opposition s’intéresse ce matin aux accidents de la route impliquant les piétons. Paul Bérenger adresse sa Private Notice Question au Premier ministre, le Dr Navin Ramgoolam. Il veut savoir le nombre de personnes blessées et tuées sur les passages cloûtés de 2005 à ce jour. Le Premier ministre sera aussi appelé à donné [...]
21 Jun 2011, MBC
Affaire Mikaela Harte – Enquête préliminaire : Le ruling de la magistrate Bonomally attendu cet après-midi
L’enquête préliminaire se poursuit aujourd’hui en Cour de district de Mapou. Le ruling de la magistrate Sheila Bonomally est attendu cet après-midi par rapport à la motion de la défense réclamant son désistement. L’homme de loi d’Avinash Treebhowon a déposé cette motion hier à l’ouverture de cette affaire. Me Sanjeev Teeluckdharry met en doute l’impartialité [...]
21 Jun 2011, MBC
Etienne Sinatambou And Rawat Family Fight For Jean Suzanne Aston Martin
The former minister Etienne Sinatambou and a member of the Rawat family are currently engaged in a serious battle to acquire the Aston Martin of Jean Suzanne. Etienne Sinatambou, the Former Labour minister was the first to come forward with an offer of Rs 6 M for Jean Suzanna Aston Martin. 24 hours later, an [...]
21 Jun 2011, MauritiusHot
Tournée de Michelle Obama en Afrique : Une mauricienne au Young African Women Leaders Forum
Une mauriciennne sera parmi ceux qui pourront rencontrer la première Dame des Etats-Unis qui est actuellement en tournée en Afrique. Ishmita Moorar, de la Jeune Chambre Internationale de Port-Louis, est actuellement à Johannesburg pour participer au Young African Women Leaders Forum. C’est nulle autre que Michelle Obama qui délivrera le ‘ Keynote address” à cet événement. [...]
21 Jun 2011, MBC
Top Russian referee feared dead in plane crash
MOSCOW (AFP)One of Russias leading Premier League football referees is feared to have been killed when a passenger jet crashed onto a highway in the north of the country, according to reports.Vladimir Pettai, 38, who has been a top-flight Russian referee since 2003 and in 2010 earned the status of a FIFA referee, was among the 44 killed in the accident outside Petrozavodsk airport, the RIA Novosti news agency said.The name V. Pettai appears on the list of passengers who were on the flight published by the emergencies ministry and is not among the list of eight people who survived …
21 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Melbourne Victory appoint Durakovic as coach
MELBOURNE (AFP)A-League side Melbourne Victory has handed caretaker coach Mehmet Durakovic the job on a full-time basis after vetting more than 80 candidates from Australia and overseas.The former Socceroo had been Victorys youth coach since 2008 and took over as temporary head coach in March after Ernie Merrick was sacked following the teams thrashing by Japans Gamba Osaka in the AFC Champions League.Chairman Anthony Di Pietro said Durakovic had impressed during his five-game Champions League stint since then, with Melbourne undefeated in the last four of those games."He clearly has a very good understanding of the landscape of football in …
21 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Soudan: accord sur Abyei, inquiétude pour le Kordofan-sud
NEW YORK (AFP)Le gouvernement de Khartoum et le Sud-Soudan ont signé lundi un accord pour démilitariser la région disputée dAbyei, mais linquiétude demeure pour le Kordofan-sud, où les forces soudanaises ont menacé dabattre les avions de lONU, selon les Etats-Unis.A quelques semaines de la déclaration formelle dindépendance du Sud-Soudan le 9 juillet, laccord prévoit le déploiement de 4.000 Casques bleus éthiopiens, le retrait des forces soudanaises et la démilitarisation dAbyei, une enclave entre le sud et le nord-Soudan, a déclaré au Conseil de sécurité de lONU le médiateur de lUnion africaine Thabo Mbeki.Lancien président sud-africain a expliqué que laccord avait …
21 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Classes resume at Lycée Polytechnic
The situation is back to normal at Lycée Polytechnique Sir Guy Forget, Flacq. Students who had been protesting for the last few weeks resumed classes on Monday. They finally agreed that their school is being managed by the Mauritius Institute of Training and Development (MITD). This follows a meeting they had with minister of Education [...]
21 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
Rs 400 m, 10,000 sq m shopping mall coming up at Flacq
Palm Square Properties, a business venture by Rudi and his son Anil Goorwappa, is set to construct a shopping mall at Boulet Rouge, Flacq at a cost of Rs 400 million. The construction of the building will be completed by August 2012. The shopping mall will be spread over an area of 10,000 metre square [...]
21 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
Research group meets as water table continues downward slump
The Ministry of Tertiary Education, Science, Research and Technology, through the Mauritius Research Council (MRC), has set up the National Research Group to put an end to the island’s water woes. On Monday, the minister of Tertiary ducation Dr Rajesh Jeetah officially launched a workshop at the Cyber Tower, Ebène to discuss and coordinate research [...]
21 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
Beebeejaun chairs technical committee
The technical committee on water chaired by the deputy prime minister and minister of Energy and Public Utilities, Rashid Beebeejaun met on Monday to assess the current situation of water as well as water management in the island. Members from various bodies like the Central Water Authority (CWA), Water Resources Unit (WRU), Waste Water Management [...]
21 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
Govt to produce more local fruits
The Ministry of Agro Industry and Food Security is in the process of undertaking various initiatives to make the island an agro-business hub. According to a report by the Agricultural Research and Extension Unit (AREU), theisland has a very diverse variety of fruits, with around 50 species or more that grow in the wild or [...]
21 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
Police step up efforts to combat crimes at Albion
On Monday, several police units including the Central CID, the Crime Prevention Unit and forensic officers organised a meeting at the Line Barracks, Port Louis. The objective of the meeting was to talk about the case and security issues at Albion. They discussed the strategy that will be adopted so that such an incident does [...]
21 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
Rs 30-m project to relocate hawkers
Street hawkers operating at Monneron Street, opposite the LIC Building which houses the headquarters of the Indian High Commissioner, will be relocated soon. In a few months, they will be shifted to a brand new building behing the Mauritius Post and Cooperative Bank (MPCB) near the Victoria bus terminal, Port Louis. The Municipality of Port [...]
21 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
Mauritius consolidates trading route to Africa
After the recent state visits by the Presidents of India and Singapore, Mauritius is beginning to consolidate its position as a reliable spring board to Africa. Denis Sassou-Nguesso, President of the mineral rich Republic of Congo-Brazzaville, on his way from Singapore is stopping over in Mauritius on a three-day visit from July 9 to 11. [...]
21 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
4 suspects confess to Goodlands murder
Lutchmee Shyam, 52, and Sunil Kumar Doorgachurn, 40, the two suspects who were arrested for the murder of Pravind Jagoobarah, 35, confessed their crime on Monday. They participated in a reconstruction exercise on Monday afternoon. Two other suspects, Jean Paul Janson, 31, and Milaine Marie Rose Telcide, 40, were arrested on Monday evening. They have [...]
21 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
Mauritian to meet US first lady at South Africa forum
Ishmita Moorar from the Junior Chamber International Port Louis is taking part in the Young African Women Leaders Forum being held from June 20 to 23 in Johannesburg, South Africa. She will meet US first lady Michelle Obama, the guest of honour at the ceremony. Moorar, 28, is pursuing her studies while working as a [...]
21 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily