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Foreign Investments in Mauritius – Rise of 70 % in 2010
The amount of direct foreign investment reached a new peak last year. They stood at Rs 13.9 billion against Rs 8.7 billion in 2009. This represents a growth of nearly 60%. The largest foreign investments were made in the field of finance with Rs 4.6 billion inflow in the land and, with Rs 3.4 billion,
23 Mar 2011, MauritiusHot
JT de 19h30 – mercredi 23/03/11
Title: JT de 19h30Channel: MBC 1Start Time: 19:30Date: 2011-03-23End Time: 20:15
23 Mar 2011, MBC
Zournal Kreol – mercredi 23/03/11
Title: Zournal KreolChannel: MBC 2Start Time: 19:00Date: 2011-03-23End Time: 19:20
23 Mar 2011, MBC
A 20 year old man dies electrocuted at a construction site
The bad series of fatal accidents at work continues. A young worker died electrocuted and another was severely burned after accidentally received an electric shock on a construction site at Arsenal on Tuesday afternoon. Locknathsingh Ramgoolam said Pravesh, 20, died in the accident while he was handling the iron bars on the roof of a
23 Mar 2011, MauritiusHot
Water tariffs to increase in April
An increase in domestic and commercial water tariffs is imminent. To that end a ministerial committee is working on the new tariffs which will most probably come into force next month. Chaired by the deputy prime minister and minister of Energy and Public Utilities, Rashid Beebeejaun, this committee is composed of vice prime minister Xavier-Luc [...]
23 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
MedPoint in Parliament
MedPoint clinic was the subject of intense debate in National Assembly on Tuesday. In reply to the private notice question, Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam rejected the idea of setting up a select committee to investigate government acquisition of the clinic. He gave three reasons. There was an on going inquiry by the Independent Commission Against [...]
23 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Electronic Sensation Show this Saturday at UOM
Big Event to all fans of electronic music. Electronic Sensation Show, an event organized by Iris Event Lab is scheduled this Saturday, March 26 from 10:00 to 4:00 p.m. in the auditorium Octave Wiehe in Reduit. Organized by a group of 13 students, BSC (Hons) Tourism, Leisure and Recreation Management, University of Mauritius, this initiative
23 Mar 2011, MauritiusHot
Mauritius to host two-day int’l seminar on social security
Mauritius will host a two-day technical seminar on administrative and operational efficiency and effectiveness of social security in Turtle Bay, Balaclava, on March 24-25. The event is being organised by the International Social Security Association (ISSA) Liaison Office for Southern Africa, in collaboration with the Ministry of Social Security, National Solidarity and Reform Institutions. “The [...]
22 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Fashion TV to shoot promotional video clips
French designer Jean-Marie de Saint Ange will visit the island on Wednesday, March 30 for a project with Fashion TV. The television channel is considered as the leading fashion channel and the fourth most viewed channel in the world. The ‘Mauritius FTV Tour 2011’will take place in August and seeks to showcase Mauritius as a [...]
22 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Police hunt for 15 suspects in murder of habitual criminal
About 15 suspects and four eyewitnesses are being sought by the officers of the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) of Riviere des Anguilles. his is part of the investigation into the fatal assault on the recidivist Noorani Doomun on Friday, March 18. The victim passed away on Monday in Jawarharlal Nehru hospital. His death has been [...]
22 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Kreol Morisien to be introduced in Std 1
The optional language, Kreol Morisien, will be introduced in primary schools at Standard I at the beginning of next year. Twenty-eight teachers have already expressed their interest in teaching the language. These teachers will go through a six-month training programme, which will be carried out by the Mauritius Institute of Education. This was stated by [...]
22 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Graduation ceremony at UoM
Bernard Gruson was conferred with the degree of Doctor of Civil Law at the University of Mauritius on Tuesday during the graduation ceremony for the Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Science and the SSR Medical College. To recall, Gruson is the president of Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève (Geneva Hospital University) (HUG) with which Mauritius signed [...]
22 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Free health care for special needs children
Helping differently-abled children develop their personality is the objective set by the ‘Association Pour l’Education et la Réhabilitation des Personnes avec Déficience Intellectuelle’ (APERPDI). In the context of Independence Day and International Women’s Day, a delegation from APERPDI, a non-governmental organisation, recently visited Rodrigues. The objective was to offer free consultation to differently-abled children. Balraz [...]
22 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Bihar Day celebrated at Aapravasi Ghat
For the first time in Mauritius, Bihar Diwas or Bihar Day was celebrated in a simple ceremony at the Aapravasi Ghat in Port Louis on March 22. The aim of celebrating this event is to commemorate many of our ancestors who came from Bihar, India several years ago. They mainly came as indentured labourers and [...]
22 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Warning boards fixed at 17 unsafe swimming zones
Land for new police station at La Gaulette In reply to a question from MP Josique Radegonde, the PM said a plot of land of 1,600 square metres situated at La Gaulette, along the Black River – Savanne road, has already been allocated for the construction of a new police station in the locality. The [...]
22 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Two big car rental companies vying to take over Mauritian Avis
By the end of this week the fifty Avis employees should be fixed on the fate of their car rental company. After a tendering exercise last month, Avis Europe should decide between two major Mauritian companies to take over the company's alternative receptive White Sand Tours.
22 Mar 2011, motors.mega.mu
Mauritius Turf Club : coup d’envoi de la saison hippique 2011
Tout est fin prêt pour le coup d’envoi de la saison hippique 2011. Les entrées de la première journée, prévue ce samedi 26 mars, sont déjà officielles. Un premier constat... Read more »
22 Mar 2011, KotZot
Zaid Ameer, president of Imported Vehicles Dealers' Association: "The price of Japanese cars will rise"
With the crisis in Japan, Zaid Ameer, President of Imported Vehicles Dealers Association, expected to decline in the number of Japanese vehicles sold, as well as an increase in their prices. He recommended that the Mauritian authorities to ensure that Japanese cars damaged do not penetrate the local market.
22 Mar 2011, motors.mega.mu
Stop –> Go
As you can guess by the blog title and the image, today I will be talking about those people who are responsible to control traffic while there are road works in progress.
22 Mar 2011, Yashvin, pages of my life
Competition on financial transactions for students
The Trade Mogul Online Trading Competition
22 Mar 2011, business.mega.mu