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Mauritius hosts conference on corporate governance and sustainability
The first international conference on Corporate Governance and Sustainability will be held in Mauritius on September 15 and 16, 2011. The event has been organized by the Mauritius Institute of Directors (MIOD), and Asia Centre for Corporate Governance and Sustainability (ACCGS), in collaboration with the National Committee on Corporate Governance (NCCG). The forum’s theme “Enhancing Effectiveness of Boards through Corporate Governance Best Practices” targets some 150 delegates from India, South Africa, Singapore, Ghana, Uganda, UK, USA and Mauritius. The event will be held at the Sugar Beach Resort on the west coast of the island and coincides with the 10th …
05 Sep 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Un Island Terminal de Rs 20 Md à Mer Rouge
Vue aérienne de Port-Louis Projet de grande envergure que celui que compte exécuter la Mauritius Ports Authority (MPA) : construire, en trois phases, un Island Terminal sur une superficie de 60 hectares, au large de Mer Rouge pour accueillir deux millions de conteneurs. Ce projet nécessitera des investissements autour de Rs 20 milliards. Mais ce projet ne sera pas pour demain car la MPA va lancer un appel d’offres l’année prochaine pour solliciter la participation d’un partenaire stratégique. Il est impératif pour le Mauritius Container Terminal (MCT) d’obtenir un partenaire stratégique pour concrétiser ce projet lourd d’investissements. Une étude indique …
05 Sep 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Bangladeshis priced out of Messi football match
DHAKA (AFP)Football fans in Bangladesh, one of the world's poorest countries, have reacted in fury over ticket prices set at a minimum of $100 to see superstar Lionel Messi lead out Argentina in a friendly.The stylish South Americans, who have had a massive following in Bangladesh since the 1980s, will play in the capital Dhaka on Tuesday evening against Nigeria.But only half of the tickets have so far been sold for the game -- the biggest football match in the country's history -- with many fans unable to afford the entry price.Passion for the beautiful game runs deep in Bangladesh …
05 Sep 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Bérenger expected at CCID headquarters today
Opposition and Mouvement Militant Mauricien leader Paul Bérenger is expected to meet officers of the Central Criminal Investigation Department at the Line Barracks, Port Louis, at 2 pm on Monday. This decision follows a statement lodged against him by the Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam for “spreading false news”. Bérenger will be accompanied by a panel [...]
05 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
Super Chef cooks up storm as nation’s first
Super Chef’, the first cooking competition of the nation, will soon be aired on MBC. Open to individuals above the age of 18 years who reside in Mauritius, the competition saw the participation of students, amateur and professional cooks, barring chefs and sous-chefs working in hotels and restaurants. After a rigorous casting, 27 people were [...]
05 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
Forum on adverse impact of networking sites
A seminar on “Youth and Social Networking, Your Voice Counts” was held by the Youth & Students Council of United Nations Association of Mauritius and the Youth for a Better World Club (Youth Wing of the Brahma Kumaris) on September 4 at Global Peace House, Pamplemousses. The aim of the seminar was to educate young [...]
05 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
Drug dealer arrested for selling marijuana
A drug dealer was caught red handed by police officers on Thursday afternoon. The 40 year old inhabitant of Plaines des Papayes had 74 packets of marijuana in his possession amounting to an estimated value of Rs. 12, 000 which he had kept in a plastic bag. He is currently in police custody and will [...]
05 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
Jugnauth claims ICAC, CID unjust against MSM
The leader of the Militant Socialist Movement (MSM) leader, Pravind Jugnauth attacked the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) for “the way it acted on the MedPoint case” at a meeting of his party at Rose Belle on Sunday. The former Finance minister has promised to get back at the ICAC in the near future. He [...]
05 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
MMM and PTR fully agree on electoral reform: Bérenger
“The Mouvement Militant Mauricien (MMM) and the Labour Party (PTR), at least, Navin Ramgoolam agrees 100 per cent on the electoral reform project.” This was stated by the Leader of the Opposition, Paul Bérenger at a press meet held at the Link hotel on Saturday. “We have had the opportunity to analyse the proposed reform [...]
05 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
Int’l seminar on corporate governamce
The Mauritius Institute of Directors (MIOD), and the Asia Centre for Corporate Governance and Sustainability (ACCGS), in collaboration with the National Committee on Corporate Governance (NCCG), will hold a high level International Conference on Corporate Governance and Sustainability in the island from September 15 to 17. The event will be held at the Sugar Beach [...]
05 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
Angel 1 rice transfer starts on Monday
The transfer of 32,000 tonnes of rice from Panamanian cargo ship MV Angel 1 will begin on Monday morning with the help of Danish ship Thor Gitta. The ship reached Mauritian waters on Friday and possesses the appropriate equipment for this operation. MV Angel 1 ran aground the reefs near the coast of Poudre D’Or [...]
05 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
MPA eyes Rs 20-billion terminal
The Mauritius Ports Authority (MPA) is planning to build an Island Terminal in three phases over a 60-hectare plot of land off Mer Rouge to accommodate two million containers. The project will require an investment of about Rs 20 billion. The MPA will launch a tender for the project by next year as it is [...]
05 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
Sik Yuen gives MTPA booster shot
Minister of Tourism Michael Sik Yuen has announced the setting up of a technical advisory committee at the Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority (MTPA). The committee, he said will serve as a platform so that all stakeholders evolving in the tourism sector can meet and share information. The minister also announced that he would target tourists [...]
05 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
Rishi and Ranbir Kapoor shoot their first ad together
Fans who have been eagerly waiting to see father-son duo Rishi and Ranbir Kapoor share screen space won't have to wait too long now as they have come together for Pepsi's latest ad. There was a strong buzz that the father-son duo would be teaming together for a film, but they will be sharing screen space for the first time in the upcoming Pepsi commercial. They will be seen playing father and son in the commercial as well. According to sources, the two actors were quite comfortable during the shoot. A teaser of the commercial that went on air today …
05 Sep 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Preity Zinta to be felicitated at the Venice Film Festival
Preity Zinta will be awarded with the "World Diamond Group Platinum Award for Peoples' Friendship" symbolized at the upcoming Venice Film Festival. The Award will be tied-in with the magnificent "White OliveTree", an invaluable marble, platinum and diamonds sculpture. The award also celebrates the tenth anniversary of the "Kinéo Diamanti al Cinema" Award. World Diamond Group establishes a prize to be awarded during the 68th Venice Film Festival, in the context of the event Kineo "Diamanti al Cinema" event, to emphasize his belief in art as a privileged means to establish, together with respect for justice and human rights, true …
04 Sep 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Tour d'Espagne: fracture à la main et abandon pour Boonen
BRUXELLES (AFP)Le Belge Tom Boonen, victime d'une chute lors de la 15e étape de la Vuelta, s'est occasionné une fracture du scaphoïde de la main gauche le contraignant à abandonner au Tour d'Espagne, et qui pourrait mettre fin à sa saison, a annoncé son équipe Quick Step dimanche.Boonen a terminé l'étape remportée par l'Espagnol Juan José Cobo à Alto Del Angliru puis s'est rendu dans un hôpital de Gijon où une fracture à la main gauche a été diagnostiquée.Le Belge ne sera pas au départ de la 16e étape mardi."Je suis très déçu. Ma préparation pour les championnats du monde …
04 Sep 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Jagmohan Mundhra passes away
Filmmaker Jagmohan Mundhra known for his films like Bawandar (2001), Provoked (2007) and Shoot At Sight (2008), passed away yesterday after suffering from gastrointestinal haemorrhage. Mundhra was brought to Bombay Hospital on Friday morning as he was suffering from chest pain and had low blood pressure. As these symptoms were that of a cardiac attack, he was admitted in the critical care unit immediately. The haemorrhage caused pneumonia and multiple organ failure, which ultimately was the cause of death. Mundhra's last film was Govinda starrer Naughty At 40. Bollywood Hungama sends out condolences to Jag's family and friends.
04 Sep 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Spanish king in hospital for Achilles operation
MADRID (AFP)Spain's much-loved 73-year-old King Juan Carlos checked in to a Madrid clinic late Sunday for an operation on the Achilles tendon of his left foot, the palace said.The operation, which comes three months after surgeons placed an artificial joint in his right knee on June 3, will involve suturing the inflamed tendon.The king, who since his latest operation appeared in public with a crutch, checked in at the San Jose Clinic at 9:15 pm (1915 GMT)."It is a minor operation, he will not be kept in hospital but he will have to go through a long rehabilitation process that …
04 Sep 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Soudan: l'ONU "très inquiète" des violences au Nil Bleu
KHARTOUM (AFP)Les Nations Unies ont fait part dimanche de leur profonde inquiétude devant la nouvelle explosion de violences dans le sud-est du Soudan, dans l'Etat du Nil bleu, alors que des informations font état de 16.000 personnes déplacées dans une seule ville.Georg Charpentier, coordinateur humanitaire de l'ONU pour le Soudan, s'est dit "très inquiet des récents affrontements qui ont éclaté dans l'Etat du Nil bleu" entre l'armée soudanaise et des forces loyales au gouverneur élu Malik Agar, proche des ex-rebelles sudistes, selon un communiqué du Bureau de coordination des Affaires humanitaires de l'ONU (Ocha).M. Charpentier a appelé les deux camps …
04 Sep 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Handball: Montpellier remporte le Trophée des champions
MONACO (AFP)Montpellier, champion de France en titre, a battu Chambéry 30-23 (mi-temps: 18-13) et a encore remporté le Trophée des champions, pour la deuxième année d'affilée, dimanche après-midi à Monaco, histoire de bien lancer sa saison contre son rival préféré."Ici c'est Montpellier. On vient, on gagne et on s'en va", a scandé la centaine de supporteurs montpelliérains au bout de cette finale remportée, comme celle de l'Eurotournoi de Strasbourg (30-25) la semaine dernière, par l'équipe de Nikola Karabatic, qui n'a pas eu à forcer son talent, et du Slovène Vid Kavticnik, élu meilleur joueur de ce Trophée."On voulait mettre l'écart …
04 Sep 2011, Orange Ki News ?