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Ferguson faced with another United rebuilding job
BASEL, Switzerland (AFP)Just as in 2005, when Manchester United were last dispatched from the Champions League before Christmas, Sir Alex Ferguson will face calls to overhaul his team.Six years ago to the day, in December of that year, Benfica were the harbingers of United's doom and Lisbon's fabled Estadio da Luz the setting.The scoreline was the same on Wednesday evening -- a 2-1 defeat -- but the lowly opposition, Basel, and the unhallowed venue, the raucous St Jakob-Park, made the disappointment even harder to swallow.Six years ago, the United team that fell at the first hurdle contained, in Wayne Rooney …
08 Dec 2011, Orange Ki News ?
‘TJC’s mission to heal wounds’
The philosophy behind setting up the Truth and Justice Commission (TJC) is to ‘heal the wounds’. Slavery and indentured labour are painful but we must not open up wounds. Prime Minister Dr Navin Ramgoolam was replying to supplementary questions to the Private Notice Question from the leader of the Opposition, Paul Bérenger on Wednesday. Bérenger [...]
08 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Omnicane finances charitable projects
The closing ceremony of the project ‘Every child is ours’ was held on Wednesday at MITD house, Phoenix. The 12-month project was organised by AIESEC University of Mauritius and included the participation of 20 interns from Egypt, England, India, Canada, Slovakia and Poland. The aim of the project was to mobilise human resources to spread [...]
08 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
EDS opens ICT lab at Caudan
The opening of EDS (Enterprise Data Services) ICT lab and launching of EDS-SONY workshop took place on Tuesday at the Dias Pier, Caudan Waterfront in the presence of Tassarajen Pillay Chedumbrum, minister of Information and Communication Technology. EDS was set up in 1999 and it was the first specialised networks and telecoms company in Mauritius. [...]
08 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
MTPA partners with Emirates
Emirates Airline and the Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority (MTPA) have once more partnered to host a delegation of leading publications from new markets in a move to support the island’s inbound tourism. The Dubai-based airline introduces its eleventh weekly flight to Mauritius on December 6. Representatives from the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Russia and [...]
08 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Govt signs MoU with UNDP on sustainable consumption
The Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development is working on an evaluation booklet, which outlines the best practices of sustainable consumption and production carried out so far in Mauritius. Called the Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) programme, it was implemented in 2008 and consists of 44 projects carried out by 14 agencies. These projects, at [...]
08 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
FRCI teams up with Daxium to launch Masternaut
FRCI has teamed up with Daxium Ocean Indien to launch Masternaut, a revolutionary fleet management system aimed at helping companies manage their logistics more efficiently. The system is aimed at companies and institutions that have a large number of human assets and require real-time monitoring. The system consists of sensors and hardware devices, which collect [...]
08 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Mauritius to have own broadband policy by 2012
Mauritius will soon have its own national broadband policy that will most likely be presented to the Cabinet early next year. This was stated by the ICT minister, Tassarajen Pillay Chedumbrum at the opening ceremony of the ninth World Telecommunications ICT Indicators Meeting on Wednesday at Swami Vivekananda International Convention Centre, Pailles. “We recently organised [...]
08 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Dr. Javed Abidi pays courtesy call on Bappoo
The president of Disabled People’s International and director of the National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People, Dr Javed Abidi is in the country since December 4 till December 10. He met the minister of Social Security, National Solidarity and Reform Institution, Sheila Bappoo on Wednesday. During this meeting, he made an appeal [...]
08 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Rogers finances
On Wednesday, Rogers and the cast of Cage aux Folles took stock of the theatre performances that happened from November 11 to December 3. At this gathering in Port Louis, the money collected through their shows was offered to three NGOs selected by both Rogers and the troupe Cage aux Folles. The company and the [...]
08 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Endemic garden to get Rs 10 million
The Ministry of Agro-Industry and Food Security is not solely focusing on agricultural production. In a bid to show its commitment towards the preservation of flora and fauna of Mauritius, it has decided to release some Rs 10 million from the Conservation Fund to help the Valley d’Osterlog Endemic Garden. This money will be used [...]
08 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Jodie Foster's father guilty over home scam
LOS ANGELES (AFP)Jodie Foster's estranged father was found guilty of a property scam in which he touted his relationship with his famous daughter to lure customers to part with money.Lucius Fisher Foster III, 89, could be sentenced up to 25 years in prison Thursday, after a jury took three hours to convict him. Judge Gregory A. Dohi remanded him in custody, saying he would face jail.He was found guilty on 21 counts of grand theft and nine of contracting without a license after allegedly cheating nearly two dozen investors out of more than $100,000.Foster, who is estranged from his daughter, …
08 Dec 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Euroligue de basket:Nancy perd gros face à Fenerbahçe
NANCY (AFP)Nancy a perdu une grande partie de ses illusions en Euroligue de basket en s'inclinant lourdement dans sa salle face aux Turcs de Fenerbahçe (53-73), mercredi lors d'un soir de grande pénurie offensive.Les champions de France sont désormais quasiment condamnés à gagner leurs deux derniers matches pour espérer se qualifier pour le Top 16, cette deuxième phase qu'aucun club de ProA n'a plus atteint depuis Pau-Orthez en 2007.Il faudra d'abord un exploit la semaine prochaine à Vitoria, grand d'Espagne et d'Europe, avant de terminer sur une victoire à domicile contre l'Olympiakos, en difficulté cet automne mais qui reste un …
07 Dec 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Bouclier antimissile: l'Otan veut rassurer la Russie, qui menace
BRUXELLES (AFP)L'Otan a appelé mercredi la Russie à ne pas se lancer dans une dispendieuse course aux armements contre son projet de bouclier antimissile, en réaffirmant qu'il n'était pas dirigé contre elle, mais Moscou n'est toujours pas convaincu."Ce serait vraiment un gâchis financier important si la Russie commençait à investir lourdement dans des contre-mesures contre un ennemi artificiel qui n'existe pas", a déclaré le secrétaire général de l'Otan, Anders Fogh Rasmussen.Cet avertissement a été lancé à la veille d'une réunion, qui s'annonce tendue, entre les ministres des Affaires étrangères des 28 pays membres de l'Otan et leur homologue russe, Sergueï …
07 Dec 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Cyclisme: Vinokourov, accusé d'avoir acheté la "Doyenne", contre-attaque
PARIS (AFP)Le Kazakh Alexandre Vinokourov, accusé par le magazine L'Illustré d'avoir acheté sa victoire dans la "Doyenne" des classiques (Liège-Bastogne-Liège) en 2010, a annoncé mercredi sa décision de porter plainte contre le périodique suisse."Je ne peux accepter qu'on colporte des ragots sur mon compte. Derrière cette affaire, il y a certainement des gens qui veulent ma peau. C'est tout de même étrange que cela sorte seulement quelques jours après l'annonce de ma candidature aux prochaines élections dans mon pays", a déclaré Vinokourov dans un communiqué.Le leader de l'équipe Astana est accusé d'avoir versé 100.000 euros au Russe de l'équipe Katusha, …
07 Dec 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Saadi Kadhafi et sa famille ont tenté de fuir au Mexique
MEXICO (AFP)Saadi Kadhafi, fils du leader libyen déchu Mouammar Kadhafi, et sa famille ont tenté d'entrer illégalement au Mexique, a annoncé mercredi le ministre de l'Intérieur mexicain, Alejandro Poiré."Le 6 septembre, les services secret mexicains ont détecté un projet d'entrée illégale de Saadi Kadhafi et de sa famille (...). Le gouvernement a mis fin à ce risque et démantelé un réseau international qui prétendait les doter de fausses identités mexicaines", a expliqué M. Poiré lors d'une conférence de presse.D'après la porte-parole du gouvernement mexicain, Alejandra Sota, également présente à cette conférence de presse, Saadi Kadhafi "est actuellement au Niger, où …
07 Dec 2011, Orange Ki News ?
On form Drogba looks to long-term
LONDON (AFP)Didier Drogba believes he has at least another two years left in him at the top after his effervescent showing, crowned with two goals, fired into the Champions League knockout-stages after Tuesday's 3-0 pasting of Valencia.Andre Villas-Boas' side knew a defeat or score-draw would put Valencia through at their expense, but with Drogba in unstoppable form - as in last Saturday's league win at Newcastle - the Blues not only qualified but won their group.And Drogba insists that with four goals in four games he is far from finished yet as he looks for a two-year deal buoyed by …
07 Dec 2011, Orange Ki News ?
DFB boss Zwanziger criticises Qatar 2022 decision
BERLIN (AFP)DFB president Theo Zwanziger, a member of FIFA's executive committee, on Wednesday criticised FIFA's decision to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar."The basic requirements for a host country have been perverted," said Zwanziger, the president of the German Football Federation (DFB), who was voted onto the executive committee of FIFA, football's governing body, in June."I have never understood how such a small country can be awarded one of the most important sports events in the world, especially as Qatar were in last place on the grid before the decision was made."I am allowed to say, a World Cup …
07 Dec 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Coupe Davis: Federer présent au premier tour face aux Etats-Unis
PARIS (AFP)Le Suisse Roger Federer a confirmé mercredi sa présence au premier tour de Coupe Davis face aux Etats-Unis du 10 au 12 février 2012 à Fribourg, a annoncé la Fédération suisse.C'est un petit événement puisque le N.3 mondial, régulièrement présent pour disputer des matches de barrage avec son pays, n'a plus joué un premier tour de Coupe Davis depuis 2004.
07 Dec 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Kehl says face injury was like Klitschko punches
BERLIN (AFP)Dortmund captain Sebastian Kehl has said the kick in the face he suffered in the 3-2 Champions League defeat to Marseille was like taking a punch from both heavyweight boxers the Klitschko brothers.The 31-year-old was left pole-axed after half an hour of Tuesday's Group F match after taking a boot in the head while competing for the ball with Marseille's Cameroon defender Stephane Mbia, who was booked for the challenge.The ex-Germany defender had to be carried off and rushed to hospital, but later reported that although he was not seriously injured, he looked like he had fought Wladimir and …
07 Dec 2011, Orange Ki News ?