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Zournal Kreol – mardi 19/04/11
Title: Zournl KreolChannel: MBC 2Start Time: 19:00Date: 2011-04-19End Time: 19:20
19 Apr 2011, MBC
JT de 19h30 – mardi 19/04/11
Title: JT de 19h30Channel: MBC 1Start Time: 19:30Date: 2011-04-19End Time: 20:15
19 Apr 2011, MBC
Samachar – Tuesday 19/04/11
Title: SamacharChannel: MBC 1Start Time: 18:00Date: 2011-04-19End Time: 18:25
19 Apr 2011, MBC
Choonee pushes for Black River Gorges as UNESCO WHS
Mauritius has received UNESCO’s nod to nominate the Black River Gorges on World Heritage Site list. If it meets all the criteria, it will become the third World Heritage Site (WHS) in the country. The announcement was made by the minister of Arts and Culture, Mookhesswur Choonee. The minister was speaking at the first official [...]
19 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
France Telecom’s Mauritian Unit to List Shares in Port Louis
Mauritius Telecom, in which France Telecom SA (FTE) holds 40 percent, plans to start trading its shares on the Indian Ocean island nation’s bourse, pending approval from the government, Chairman Appalsamy Thomas said. “We are waiting for the decision from the Ministry of Finance,” Thomas told reporters today in the capital, Port Louis. “Once it’s [...]
19 Apr 2011, MauritiusHot
White paper on MID gets govt approval
On April 15, the Cabinet approved the Maurice Ile Durable (MID) project, which was prepared by Professor François Odendhaal, who was appointed by the United Nations Development Programme. The white paper represents a preliminary step towards the publication that includes strategy as well as the setting up of various projects of the MID. According to [...]
19 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
Chinese interest
In line with the promotion of Vanilla Islands, a Chinese film crew will organise a shoot in Reunion Island in collaboration with Ile de la Réunion Tourisme (IRT). Pascal Viroleau, the director of IRT, who was present during a meeting, confirmed the crew’s interest in collaborating with Mauritius on the project. The Shanghai Haixiang Culture [...]
19 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
SSR Medical College to offer PG courses
To make education more accessible in the field of medicine to Mauritians, foreign students, the SSR Medical College is working towards offering postgraduate courses. This will allow the students to specialise in their field in the island itself instead of opting to travel abroad to study. This was announced by the Minister of Tertiary Education, [...]
19 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
Three days’ workshop for co-operative
Some 50 leaders of primary and secondary co-operative societies are participating in a three-day training programme on Good Governance in Co-operatives. The programme is organised by the National Institute for Co-operative Entrepreneurship (NICE) in collaboration with the Office of Public Sector Governance (OPSG). The launching ceremony was held on Monday at the National Productivity and [...]
19 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
Coppa could be Cup of salvation for fading Inter
ROME (AFP)After following up their Champions League demise with a humbling loss at Parma which all but extinguished their lingering Serie A title hopes Inter Milan hope to rescue something from the rubble by at least retaining the Italian Cup.Inter head for Roma, who are set to miss out on the Champions League places altogether after a weekend home loss to Palermo, for Tuesday's semi-final first leg knowing they must pull their socks up amid media reports Sunday that maybe, just maybe, last season's treble-winning coach Jose Mourinho might be plotting a return.Job done last season after bringing home a …
19 Apr 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Le propriétaire de CDelight retrouvé mort au restaurant
Les limiers de la CID de Quatre-Bornes, en collaboration avec leurs collègues de la Major Crime Investigation Team (MCIT), enquêtent depuis ce matin sur un cas de “dead body” retrouvé... Read more »
18 Apr 2011, KotZot
Une hôtesse de l’air fauchée en pleine ascension
Les jours se suivent et se ressemblent. Du moins sur nos routes, qui continuent à faire des victimes. Cette semaine, deux personnes sont mortes tragiquement, dont une employée d’«Air Mauritius».... Read more »
18 Apr 2011, KotZot
Les paroles de Navin Ramgoolam sur l’île sœur ont provoqué un tollé parmi les Réunionnais
Les paroles de Navin Ramgoolam sur l’île sœur ont provoqué un tollé parmi les Réunionnais. Réactions de nos compatriotes qui vivent dans ce département français. Une terre d’adoption. Un endroit... Read more »
18 Apr 2011, KotZot
Lies claim lands 'Three Cups of Tea' in hot water
NEW YORK (AFP)America's bestselling author of "Three Cups of Tea," an inspiring account of building schools in Afghanistan, fought for his reputation Monday after a report said he'd made up much of the story.Greg Mortenson's book has sold more than four million copies and become required reading at the Pentagon, which sees the attempt to bring education to remote communities, especially for girls, as part of the counter-insurgency strategy in Afghanistan.But an investigative report on CBS News' program "60 Minutes" late Sunday said that many of the schools supposedly run by Mortenson's charity had never opened and suggested that the …
18 Apr 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Londres va se doter d'un téléphérique pour les jeux Olympiques
LONDRES (AFP)Londres va lancer cet été la construction d'un téléphérique sur la Tamise, en vue des jeux Olympiques de 2012, a annoncé Transport for London (TfL) qui gère les transports de la capitale.Le téléphérique doit relier en cinq minutes la salle de spectacle O2 Arena et le centre d'exposition ExCel, qui abriteront de part et d'autre de la Tamise des compétitions pendant les jeux Olympiques.L'O2 Arena abritera des compétitions de gymnastique, trampoline et les épreuves finales de basket, tandis que la boxe, l'escrime, le judo, le tennis de table, l'haltérophilie et la lutte auront lieu au centre ExCel.Les 34 cabines …
18 Apr 2011, Orange Ki News ?
More road deaths in early 2011
Figures released by the Road Traffic Unit showed that 42 road users were killed from January this year to April 15 – a rise of 14% compared to 37 people who died on the roads for the same period last year.
18 Apr 2011, motors.mega.mu
Vintage cars on show at Rose Belle
After the Chinese cars expo last week, during this weekend the Vieux Moulin Commercial Centre, Rose Belle, organised a vintage car expo. The theme for the expo was titled “Volkswagen Beetle”.
18 Apr 2011, motors.mega.mu
Tennis: A Stuttgart, Bartoli bat la Bulgare Pironkova au 1er tour
STUTTGART (Allemagne) (AFP)Marion Bartoli a battu la Bulgare Tsvetana Pironkova 6-4, 6-1 lors de son entrée dans le tournoi WTA sur terre battue de Stuttgart, lundi.Bartoli, N.1 française et 12e mondiale, s'était inclinée en 2010 au premier tour de ce tournoi, dont elle avait les quarts de finale en 2009.Au prochain tour, la tête de série N.8 affrontera l'Allemande Kristina Barrois, 79e mondiale, victorieuse de la Tchèque Lucie Safarova 6-1, 6-4.
18 Apr 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Séminaire sur le marketing
Il sera dispensé les 28 et 29 avril à l’hôtel Link, Ébène
18 Apr 2011, business.mega.mu
Mauritius Telecom pretax profit up on mobile users
Mauritius has more than 1 million mobile subscribers, of which 640,000 are with a subsidiary of Mauritius Telecom
18 Apr 2011, business.mega.mu