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China basketball star to sell 'Yao Ming' wine
SHANGHAI (AFP)Months after retiring from basketball, Chinese sporting hero Yao Ming is venturing into business by setting up a wine company to meet a growing thirst for the tipple in his home country.Yao Family Wines will sell vintages using grapes from the famed Napa Valley region of California, reflecting his time playing in the NBA, the China Daily newspaper said Thursday.The first batch of "Yao Ming" wine, as it will be branded, is a 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon which will sell in China for 3,800 yuan ($600) a bottle.The company has its own winery but will source grapes from six vineyards …
24 Nov 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Economic Partnership Agreement: Next round of negotiations in Mauritius
Mauritius will host the next round of negotiations on the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the Eastern and Southern African Group (ESA) and the European Union (EU) from 28 to 30 November 2011. The negotiations will be preceded by the Technical Meeting on Rules of Origin scheduled for 24-25 November, and the Technical Meeting on all clusters, that is, development, trade in goods, services, agriculture, dispute avoidance and trade-related issues, on 26-27 November. Around 40 delegates from the ESA region and the EU will be in attendance. The participating ESA countries include Comoros, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Malawi, Seychelles, Sudan, Zambia and …
24 Nov 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Le président palestinien et le chef du Hamas se rencontrent au Caire pour sceller la réconciliation
LE CAIRE (AFP)Le président Mahmoud Abbas et le chef du Hamas, Khaled Mechaal, se rencontrent jeudi au Caire pour tenter de finaliser la réconciliation palestinienne, en panne depuis plus de six mois.Après des mois de scepticisme suscité par le piétinement des tractations entre le mouvement Fatah de M. Abbas et les islamistes du Hamas, un regain d'optimisme se fait jour depuis quelques semaines."Le président Abbas entend déployer tous les efforts possibles pour parvenir à un accord palestinien global et s'entendre sur une vision politique commune à tous les mouvements, en particulier dans les conditions historiques que traverse la cause palestinienne", …
24 Nov 2011, Orange Ki News ?
FIFA president Blatter steals show in Asia
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP)FIFA president Sepp Blatter took a barely concealed swipe at banned Asian football chief Mohamed bin Hammam in a fiery performance at the region's glitzy awards night.The controversial Swiss seized the spotlight in Kuala Lumpur -- bin Hammam's former stronghold -- as he delivered a forceful endorsement of Asia's new leaders.Fresh from publicly rebuking Middle Eastern royalty, the short but feisty Blatter strode to the microphone and harangued the massed ranks of delegates about the need to support acting boss Zhang Jilong."We have overcome a situation that wasn't so easy to understand, but we did it," Blatter said …
24 Nov 2011, Orange Ki News ?
La prison honore ses employés et ex-employés
La prison honore ses employés et ex-employés 115 officiers reçoivent leurs médailles aujourd’hui ils ont été décorés à l’ occasion de l’ anniversaire de l’indépendance et de la fête de la République en mars dernier. Ils sont ainsi récompensés pour long service et bonne conduite. De la reconnaissance également à l’égard [...]
24 Nov 2011, MBC
Le 18eme salon Infotech s’est ouvert hier au centre de conference Swami Vivekananda, a Pailles.
Le 18eme salon Infotech s’est ouvert hier au centre de conference Swami Vivekananda, a Pailles. Ce rendez vous de l’innovation technologique veut surprendre le public avec une grande panoplie de produits et services. Pour les organisateurs outre la promotion des dernieres technologies, le salon Infotech sert egalement a faire avancer le secteur des TICs a [...]
24 Nov 2011, MBC
L’examen en comite des dotations budgetaires s’est poursuivi hier soir a l’Assemblee Nationale.
L’examen en comite des dotations budgetaires s’est poursuivi hier soir a l’Assemblee Nationale. Le ministre du Tourisme a declare que l’Icac enquete dans 28 affaires par rapport a des permis delivres par la Tourism Authority Michael Sik Yuen qui a fait ressortir qu’actuellement c’est le secretaire permanent de son ministere qui est [...]
24 Nov 2011, MBC
Coral reefs receive rehab programme
The Ministry of Fisheries is embarking on a project to rehabilitate coral reefs at three sites in Mauritius and two in Rodrigues. This was stated by the ministry of Fisheries, Nicolas Von Mally. According to him, the project follows a successful pilot project conducted in 2008. “We are all aware of the importance of coral [...]
24 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
Tourism minister faces heat in Parliament
Michael Sik Yuen, minister of Tourism and Leisure faced several questions that created chaos in the House on Wednesd. Queries were raised about cleaning and embellishment that amounts to an estimated Rs 23 million in 2012. Rajesh Bhagwan and Steeve Obeegadoo wanted to know the number of workers, vehicles and equipment that will be used [...]
24 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
Supreme Court rejects Harish Boodhoo’s appeal
Judges Premila Balgobin and Saheed Bhaukaurally rejected the appeal of Harish Boodhoo in the Supreme Court on Wednesday. On December 29, 2009 Boodhoo was fined Rs 10,000 in the District Court of Port Louis for failing to put an end to a public gathering under articles 5 and 18 of the Public Gathering Act. He [...]
24 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
Cultural Trust not operational
The Mauritius Cultural Centre Trust cannot be operational till all Mauritians are not included. This was stated by the minister of Arts and Culture, Mookhesswur Choonee, who was speaking at the committee of supply on Wednesday at the National Assembly. He added there was some confusion over people claiming to be North Indian and who [...]
24 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
China woos Africa via Mauritius
One of the biggest assets of Mauritius is its geographical location. In this context, an importance delegation from BDO China arrived on November 20 to work in collaboration with BDO Mauritius. The aim of this visit is to establish contacts and create a working environment with Mauritian and African groups. BDO Mauritius held a press [...]
24 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
Minister agreeable to amend ERA
Discussions between stakeholders of the labour sector and the Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment over the Employment Relations Act and the Employment Rights Act are ongoing, according to minister Shakeel Mohamed. “Widespread consultations are underway and I had discussions with representatives of the International Labour Organisation in September,” said the minister. He added [...]
24 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
Atma Shanto files case against CP
The Fédération des Travailleurs Unis (FTU) president, Atma Shanto filed a complaint at the National Human Rights Commission on Wednesday against the commissioner of police, Dhun Iswar Rampersad. He has deplored his arrest along with eight other leaders of the FTU. Shanto considers this arbitrary and in violation of their constitutional rights.With the help of [...]
24 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
Infotech 2012 kick starts at SVICC, Pailles
The opening ceremony of Infotech 2011 took place on Wednesday at the Swami Vivekananda International Convention Centre, Pailles. The minister of Information and Communication Technology, Tassarajen Pillay Chedumbrum was the chief guest. This is one of the big events in the world of information technology. A wide range of products and services will be on [...]
24 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
Football chief replies to MP Khamajeet
During an event held at Mare La Chaux, Labour Party MP from constituency no 9 Flacq / Bon Acceuil, came down heavily on the Mauritius Football Association (MFA). The MP Khamajeet urged members of the MFA to leave the comfort of their office and see the ground reality and devise ways to promote football on [...]
24 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
Mauritius receives first summer rains
On Wednesday, some regions of the island registered significant rainfall. According to a forecaster at the Mauritius Meteorological Station, the intense localised summer rainfall was due to the air mass covering the region, which remains warm and slightly unstable. She added that Mauritius has been experiencing the phenomenon of intense localised rainfall for a short [...]
24 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
Madhuri Dixit inaugurates the Indian Panorama at IFFI 2011
Madhuri Dixit today opened the Indian Panorama at the 42nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa. She was joined in by Jackie Shroff, Shri Uday Kumar Varma, Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Govt. of India; Shri SK Shrivastava, Chief Secretary, Government of Goa; Shri Shankar Mohan, Director, IFFI along with a host of other dignitaries like Santosh Sivan (director of Urumi), Makarand Brahme (director of Adwait Sangeet), Padma Bhushan Pandit Rajan and Sajan Mishra amongst others. In the opening, Madhuri Dixit interacted with the audience and shared her views and experiences on Indian Cinema while the directors …
24 Nov 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Mauritius Needs Up to 14 More Flights Weekly, Hotel Group Says
Mauritius will need from 12 to 14 weekly additional flights by 2013 to match the advance in hotel room capacity, said Jocelyn Kwok, chief executive officer of the the country’s hotel and restaurant association.
24 Nov 2011, business.mega.mu
Asian football player of year craves Europe move
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP)Uzbekistan's Server Djeparov admitted he still craved a move to Europe after becoming only the second two-time Asian footballer of the year.The 29-year-old goal-scoring midfielder said it was his "dream" to switch to Europe's big-money leagues after a club career which has taken him from Uzbekistan to South Korea and Saudi Arabia."Every player is very individual and every player has his way, but it's still my dream to play for a strong European club," Djeparov said at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) awards late on Wednesday.Djeparov, who also won in 2008 and now matches Japanese great Hidetoshi Nakata's …
24 Nov 2011, Orange Ki News ?