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Students start primary school today
About 125,000 primary school students will go back to school today after one month of vacation. The third term is considered very important especially for those in Standard 5 and 6. Speaking to The Independent, the president of the Government Teachers Union (GTU), Vinod Seegum highlighted that this term is more challenging and that there [...]
20 Aug 2012, The Independent Daily
CWA trade unions appeal to President
The two unions representing almost all employees of the Central Water Authority (CWA), namely, Union of Employees of the CWA (UECWA) and the Central Water Authority Meter Readers Union (CWAMRU) are planning to organise in the coming days a demonstration outside the headquarters of the Ministry of Energy and Public Utilities. The two unions informed [...]
20 Aug 2012, The Independent Daily
Tourist arrivals decreased by 2.4 per cent in July
Tourist arrivals in July decreased by 2.4 per cent. Arrivals from Europe, which is the main market, show an overall fall of 14.5 per cent. However, an increase of 1.5 pc was noted in Asian markets. From January to July this year, 316,213 tourists came to Mauritius compared to 340,227 for the same period in [...]
20 Aug 2012, The Independent Daily
Man charged for harassment
Prakash Lokee was found guilty on Friday of the offence of ‘using telecommunication service for the purpose of causing inconvenience to another person’ by magistrate Veronique Kwok Yin Siong Yen of the Intermediate Court. He was accused of sending text messages from his mobile to his neighbour Yashoda Vaishali Auchombit’s cell. Lokee was prosecuted on [...]
20 Aug 2012, The Independent Daily
Angleterre: Manchester United battu malgré Van Persie
LONDRES (AFP)Manchester United, 2e du dernier Championnat d'Angleterre, a chuté d'entrée en dépit des débuts de sa recrue vedette Robin Van Persie, battu sur le terrain d'Everton 1 à 0, lundi, lors du dernier match de la 1re journée.Follement encouragé par ses nombreux supporteurs, Everton a pris à la gorge une équipe de Manchester United qui ne semblait pas avoir encore retrouvé ses automatismes de la saison écoulée. Les Toffees ont logiquement ouvert la marque par l'international belge Marouane Fellaini, très remuant, qui a marqué de la tête à la réception d'un corner (57e).Sans la grande forme du gardien David …
20 Aug 2012, Orange Ki News ?
Miss Chine couronnée Miss Monde 2012
Miss Chine, Yu Wenxia, a remporté le titre de Miss Monde face à 115 concurrentes samedi à Ordos, une mégapole située en Mongolie intérieure, dans le nord de la Chine.
20 Aug 2012, Le Matinal
Premier League : United, le mauvais élève (VIDEO)
Très attendu, Manchester United est le seul cador à s’être incliné en ouverture de la Premier League. Une défaite logique encaissée face à Everton (1-0), à Goodison Park, face à des Toffees agressifs et convaincants.
20 Aug 2012, Le Matinal
What makes a Mauritian shopping mall popular?
With the growing number of shopping malls, Mauritians have a much wider choice when they need to find a place to eat.
20 Aug 2012, Yashvin, pages of my life
Eight new species of sharks have been discovered in the Indian Ocean
Eight new species of sharks have been discovered in the Indian Ocean by a student , Paul Clerkin, a graduate student at California’s Moss Landing Marine Laboratories after studying abroad for about two months. Now, he and other researchers will take the sharks’ genetics, and do some extensive measuring. The sharks were caught as bycatch [...]The post Eight new species of sharks have been discovered in the Indian Ocean appeared first on Mauritius News Ile Maurice.
20 Aug 2012, KotZot
Fatal Accident Mon- Goût: Sergeant Sanduth Muthoorah Leaved Two Children
Assigned to the Road Safety Unit, Sanduth Muthoorah died in a serious accident Friday night. He returned to his home after his duty when his motorcycle collided with a truck.
20 Aug 2012, motors.mega.mu
Swansea agree fee for Celtic star Ki
GLASGOW (AFP)Ki Sung-Yueng is on the verge of joining Swansea City after Scottish champions Celtic agreed a deal to sell the South Korea midfielder on Monday.Ki is being chased by several clubs but Premier League outfit Swansea appear to have won the race after chairman Huw Jenkins confirmed they have agreed a fee of around £6 million ($9.4 million, 7.6 million euros)."We have agreed a fee with Celtic for Ki. We are currently holding discussion with player and agent over personal terms," Jenkins said."We are aware of other clubs' interest but we are hopeful we can conclude a deal in …
20 Aug 2012, Orange Ki News ?
Combats dans le centre d'Alep près de symboles du pouvoir syrien
ALEP (Syrie) (AFP)Les rebelles affrontaient l'armée lundi près du tribunal militaire et du siège du parti Baas au pouvoir, symboles du régime de Bachar al-Assad au coeur de la ville stratégique d'Alep (nord), en proie à des violents combats depuis un mois.A Paris, le président français François Hollande, dont le pays soutient les rebelles, devait recevoir le nouveau médiateur de l'ONU et de la Ligue arabe pour la Syrie, Lakhdar Brahimi, pour discuter des moyens d'arrêter le conflit dans ce pays alors que la mission des observateurs de l'ONU, chargés depuis avril de surveiller une trêve qui n'a jamais existé, …
20 Aug 2012, Orange Ki News ?
Cottage: Cyclist Tragically Died
Ganeswar Doorjun, 64 years old and lives in Cottage, died in tragic circumstances at 5.50 at street Forbach Cottage.
20 Aug 2012, motors.mega.mu
Miss China crowned Miss World 2012
Miss China, a 23-year-old music lover who wants to work with the poor, was crowned Miss World 2012 at a ceremony in Inner Mongolia, pageant organizers said on Saturday. Wearing a sparkling blue gown, Yu Wenxia waved to the audience in the Dongsheng Stadium in Ordos, located in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Organizers said [...]The post Miss China crowned Miss World 2012 appeared first on Mauritius News Ile Maurice.
20 Aug 2012, KotZot
Ligue 1: entorse d'un genou pour Gourcuff, indisponible de 6 semaines à 3 mois
LYON (AFP)Le milieu offensif de l'Olympique Lyonnais Yoann Gourcuff sera indisponible "entre 6 semaines et 3 mois", après s'être fait une entorse du genou droit samedi face à Troyes, a annoncé lundi le club dans un communiqué.La durée de sa convalescence sera réestimée "en fonction de l'évolution de sa blessure", ajoute le communiqué, précisant que le ligament latéral interne du genou était touché.Le joueur, qui a passé lundi matin une IRM (imagerie à résonance magnétique) à l'Hôpital privé Jean-Mermoz de Lyon, évite toutefois l'opération qui pouvait être redoutée.L'international de 26 ans, sorti à la 12e minute du match remporté 4 …
20 Aug 2012, Orange Ki News ?
Opel Astra Turbo Mode
With a 1 .4 liter engine of the Opel Astra is a road sportsbike punchy and substantial comfort.
20 Aug 2012, motors.mega.mu
Gaulette Pollution: Wastewater Discharged into Lagoon
The smell takes the throat. It is not good to walk on the beach of La Gaulette these days. Leftover food, sewage and garbage of all kinds are discharged into the lagoon. With impunity.
20 Aug 2012, business.mega.mu
Alain Giresse décoré de la Légion d'Honneur par Michel Platini
BORDEAUX (AFP)Alain Giresse, ancien milieu international de Bordeaux et Marseille, a été décoré de la Légion d'Honneur par le président de l'UEFA Michel Platini, son ancien coéquipier chez les Bleus, lundi au château du Haillan, en présence d'anciens partenaires et amis du +lutin+ bordelais."On me l'avait décernée il y a 5 ans, il fallait passer aux actes", a déclaré Giresse devant la presse. "Michel Platini me la remet parce qu'il l'a, et pour moi ça tombait sous le sens que ce soit lui"."Une médaille, c'est la reconnaissance de la Nation, a poursuivi l'ancien stratège bordelais, aujourd'hui âgé de 60 ans. …
20 Aug 2012, Orange Ki News ?
Hazard says can cope with Premier League tackling
LONDON (AFP)Chelsea forward Eden Hazard insists there is no chance he will be kicked out of his stride by the Premier League's boot boys.Hazard delivered a superb display on his Chelsea debut against Wigan on Sunday as the Belgian created Branislav Ivanovic's opening goal and then won the penalty that Frank Lampard converted minutes later to seal a 2-0 victory.It was a dazzling introduction to one of the best young playmakers in Europe, but Hazard also saw the ugly side of English football when he was on the receiving end of some brutal tackles.Hazard, signed from Lille for £32 million …
20 Aug 2012, Orange Ki News ?
Unemployment Among 16-24 Years Olds: Rate Higher than Average
Figures concerned. A report of the Mauritius Employers Federation (MEF), published Friday, August 17, entitled The Challenge of Youth Employment, shows that the unemployment rate among 16-24 year olds reached 22, 1% for the first quarter of this year.
20 Aug 2012, business.mega.mu