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Beckham advances to first Major League Soccer final
LOS ANGELES (AFP)David Beckham set up a goal with one of his trademark crosses as the Los Angeles Galaxy advanced to the MLS Cup final with a 3-1 win over Real Salt Lake.The 36-year-old English midfielder is now due to play for his first Major League Soccer title in the final game of his five-year contract in Los Angeles."We knew it was going to be a difficult game," Beckham said. "We knew we were always going to be creating scoring chances so it was all about stopping them."Beckham set up Mike Magee for a goal in the 58th minute. American …
07 Nov 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Tennis: coup d'envoi du Masters de Bercy, les Bleus peuvent y croire
PARIS (AFP)Les joueurs français veulent cette année encore briller au Masters 1000 de Paris-Bercy qui fête ses 25 ans et qui a toujours été un terrain de jeu favorables pour les Bleus.Guy Forget en 1991 et Sébastien Grosjean en 2001: tous les dix ans un Français gagne à Bercy et en 2011 c'est de nouveau l'heure sachant que Jo-Wilfried Tsonga avait pris un peu d'avance il y a trois ans en s'adjugeant le titre pour griller tout le monde dans la course au Masters.Les Français peuvent y croire vu l'absence de Rafael Nadal, la petite forme de Novak Djokovic et …
07 Nov 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Ai Weiwei supporters donate towards China tax fine
BEIJING (AFP)Chinese artist Ai Weiwei said Monday thousands of supporters had donated four million yuan ($635,000) towards his tax fine, with some folding money into paper airplanes and throwing it into his garden.The drive to donate to Ai, who disappeared into custody earlier this year for 81 days and has since been ordered to pay a 15 million yuan tax bill, began Friday and has gathered momentum with more than 10,000 people giving money."As of today, we have received about four million yuan," Ai told AFP."The postal bureau has just notified me that there are 776 cash remittances that we …
07 Nov 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Grèce: accord pour un gouvernement d'unité nationale, élections anticipées le 19 février
ATHENES (AFP)Les deux principaux partis politiques grecs qui sont parvenus dimanche soir à un accord politique pour former un gouvernement d'unité nationale ont convenu que le 19 février serait la date la plus appropriée pour la tenue d'élections, a indiqué le ministère des Finances grec. Lors d'une rencontre parallèle à celle des deux chefs de partis, Georges Papandréou et Antonis Samaras, deux délégations du Pasok (socialiste) et de la Nouvelle Démocratie (droite) ont convenu que la "date la plus appropriée pour des élections" anticipées est celle du "19 février" a indiqué le ministère dans un bref communiqué.Le leader de l'opposition …
07 Nov 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Holcim met 5 000 plantes en terre
Les enfants des standards V et VI des écoles primaires de la ZEP Holcim (Mauritius) Ltd, en association avec la Mauritian Wildlife Foundation a lancé une campagne verte intitulée ‘Learning with Nature’. Ce projet est destiné principalement aux élèves des standards V et VI des écoles primaires de la ZEP (Zone d’Education Prioritaire) de Port-Louis. Le but est de conscientiser ces jeunes sur la nécessité de réduire les émissions de gaz carbonique (CO2), facteur majeur de l’effet de serre et du réchauffement planétaire. Le lancement de ce projet a eu lieu le samedi 5 novembre sur l’Ile-aux-Aigrettes, en présence du …
07 Nov 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Govt creates single water authority
The water sector is undergoing a severe crisis with the prolonged drought and the Central Water Authority is faced with the challenge of supplying water to the population. In his speech Finance minister Xavier Duval stated that the water sector is one area where the government is putting in extra efforts but the various institutions [...]
07 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
‘Pragmatic, tax friendly’ budget pleases experts
Chartered Accountants At a time when the global economy is slowly recovering from the recent financial crisis amidst a sluggish European zone and there balancing of global ecnomic activity, the Mauritian population was gratified with a budgetspeech which presented pragmatic measures to reinforce thegovernment’s economic and social agnda. In highlighting the need to promote growth [...]
07 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
La Mauritius Post Ltd ouvre un nouveau bureau de poste à Pailles
La Mauritius Post Ltd a procédé à l’ouverture du 113ème bureau de poste le jeudi 03 novembre à Pailles. La région à vocation mixte, résidentielle et industrielle, accueillera désormais le premier bureau de poste de la région et permettra ainsi à 10,000 habitants de la localité et aux entreprises d’accéder à une large gamme de produits postaux et non postaux. La cérémonie d’ouverture a eu lieu en présence du ministre de la Technologie et Communication Informatique, l’Honorable Tassarajen Pillay Chedumbrum et de Giandev Moteea, CEO de la Mauritius Post Ltd. Le village de Pailles a connu un développement démographique important …
07 Nov 2011, Orange Ki News ?
‘Private sector gets lion’s share’
Following the budget speech 2012 presented on Friday , all trade unions are on the same wavelength and believe that the budget offers more benefits to the private sector giving it the lion’s share. Members of different trade unions namely National Trade Union Confederation (NTUC), Mauritius Labour Congress (MLC), Government Services Employees Association (GSEA) and [...]
07 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
TJC report to be in before yearend
The commissioners of the Truth and Justice Commission (TJC) are currently working on the report which must be submitted to the President of the Republic, Sir Anerood Jugnauth. According to the commissioner, the report will be submitted before the end of this year. In addition, several issues have already been worked on, such as the [...]
07 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
Magistrate to sum up Nobin case
The Nobin brothers’ case resumes at the Assizes on Monday with Judge Saheeda Peeroo summing up as both the defence and prosecution have rested their case. Harish Nobin, 30, risks a prison sentence between 25 and 50 years. The charge of murder carries a maximum sentence of 45 years under section 221 sub-section one of [...]
07 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
Green campaign targets youth
Holcim (Mauritius) Ltd in association with the Mauritian Wildlife Foundation (MWF) launched a green campaign entitled ‘Learning with Nature’ on Saturday at Ile aux Aigrettes. This project targets mainly students of Standards V and VI of the Zone d’Education Prioritaire (ZEP) primary schools of Port-Louis. The objective is to raise awareness of the youths on [...]
07 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
Duval earns praises for budget presentation
The budget presented by the minister of Finance and Economic Development is a long term and intelligent budget. This is what the members of the Labour Party (LP) and the Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate (PMSD) think of the budget which was presented on Friday. At a press conference held on Saturday at Square Guy Rozemont, [...]
07 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
Nation moves towards tobacco-free society
Smokers are paying more for their cigarettes since Saturday. This decision follows an increase of 15 per cent on sales of tobacco and cigars as announced in the budget. The British American Tobacco has already calculated the new price. What remains to be seen is whether this increase will really discourage smoking and make the [...]
07 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
4 pc growth forecast heartening: experts
A breakfast meet was organised by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Mauritius in collaboration with the Mauritius Institute of Professional Accountants (MIPA) on Saturday at Trianon to discuss the budget 2012 presented by minister Xavier Luc Duval. Top businessmen, economists and accounting professionals were present at the meet to share their views on [...]
07 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
Rs 12.5 million granted to sports sector
The budgetary speech presented on Friday by the minister of Finance and Economic Development, Xavier Luc Duval paid much attention to the promotion of sports. The allocation to the Trust Fund for Excellence in Sports (TFES) will increase from Rs 3.8 million to Rs 12.5 million in 2012. TFES is involved in the training and [...]
07 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
Budget 2012 : les avis nuancés des experts
“L’abolition de la taxe sur les intérêts et les dividendes est une bonne chose”, se réjouit William Chung, Tax Partner chez Deloitte. Il s’est ainsi exprimé lors d’un “Budget Breakfast” organisé par le Mauritius Institute of Professional Accountant (MIPA) et l’Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) à l’Imperial China à Trianon, samedi matin. D’autres intervenants ont également livré leurs analyses du budget 2012 tout en répondant aux diverses questions des invités. “En imposant une taxe sur les dividendes, cela équivaut à une double taxation sur les profits d’une compagnie. En taxant les intérêts, cela décourage l’épargne”, précise William Chung. Autre …
07 Nov 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Shirish Kunder bans mobile phones on the sets of Joker
Shirish Kunder is one man who believes in playing it safe. The reason? Of late, some images of his forthcoming film Joker had got leaked on the internet. And in order to avoid the same, he has come up with a solution of not allowing the usage of mobile phones on the sets of his forthcoming film starring Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha. The said rule was implemented so that he can shoot the much talked about item number 'Kafirana' featuring Chitrangda Singh. Shirish said that someone was found with a mobile phone recording portions of the shoot. And since, …
07 Nov 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Jordan admits Spurs gave Redknapp a fright
LONDON (AFP)Tottenham assistant manager Joe Jordan admits his team put recuperating boss Harry Redknapp through a unnecessarily stressful finale to his side's 3-1 win at Fulham.Redknapp missed Sunday's Premier League clash at Craven Cottage as he recovers from heart surgery which is expected to keep him away from football for up to five weeks.But the 64-year-old was watching the match on television at home and Jordan conceded his recovery would hardly have been helped by the frantic nature of Tottenham's seventh win in eight league matches.Fifth placed Spurs looked in cruise control after first half goals from Gareth Bale and …
07 Nov 2011, Orange Ki News ?
"I am not a superstar to get a release on Eid, Diwali or Christmas" - Ranbir Kapoor
Ranbir Kapoor wants to play humble and being honest. Even as euphoria continues to build around Rockstar and one waits to see whether the young actor along with director Imtiaz Ali indeed manage to create the kind of magic on screen which is expected out of them, Ranbir is willing to acknowledge that he is not (yet) a superstar that some around him want him to believe. This stems from the fact that he is still awaiting a fixed slot for arrival of his films on festive occasions, something that the top superstars in Bollywood have already staked their claim …
07 Nov 2011, Orange Ki News ?