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Jugnauth slammed for sexist remarks
Talking to The Independent on Thursday, Nushrat Gunoo fumed, “This is unacceptable.” Gunnoo, a lawyer by profession, is the vice-champion of Women in Politics. “How dare he (MSM leader Pravind Jugnauth) say that Mireille Martin was on ‘sale by auction’?” she asked. She continued, “How about the MSM men including Jim Seetaram, appointed minister, who [...]
19 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
Wifi Mauritius pour rendre l’internet encore plus accessible
L’Etat veut résolument accentuer ses efforts afin de rendre l’informatique et l’internet plus accessibles. Le projet de Wifi Mauritius sera bientôt lancé afin que l’internet et des ordinateurs soient un service gratuit aux citoyens. C’est ce qu’a confirmé Tassarajen Chedumbrum Pillay, ministre des Technologies de l´information et de la communication jeudi lors de l’inauguration d’un Computer Club à Hollyrood, Vacoas. Le ministère de tutelle en collaboration avec le National Computer Board et la Mauritius Telecom Foundation s’est lancé dans un projet d’ouvrir 150 Computer Clubs à Maurice et Rodrigues. Le ministre a aussi annoncé que le projet d’une nouvelle carte …
19 Aug 2011, Orange Ki News ?
La prestation de serment des deux nouveaux ministre a eu lieu hier
Mireille Martin comme la ministre de l’égalité des genres et de Sutyadeo Mootia à la Fonction publique. Une cérémonie qui a eu lieu à la State House en présence du président de la République Sir Aneerood Jugnauth, du Premier ministre Navin Ramgoolam et d’ autres personnalités du pays. Pour Mireille Martin la priorité est de servir [...]
19 Aug 2011, MBC
Wheelchair victim compensated
Following a road accident which took place in the capital, Danielle Wong filed a lawsuit against the Municipality of Port Louis. She told the court that her husband was pushing her on her wheel chair when the wheel got stuck in a hole and she was thrown on the road. As a consequence, she had [...]
19 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
Minister Dayal pledges to eradicate poverty
The Minister for Social Integration, Suren Dayal is planning site visits to assess the living conditions of families living in poverty. The minister plans to reach out to the most vulnerable groups. “It’s an enormous job. We will continue the work by visiting community centres. There are 50 families who are in immediate need of [...]
19 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
Diaspora creates cultural fusion
The Organisation of Diaspora Initiatives (ODI) and SELEX held a music and dance competition to showcase the diverse cultures of the Mauritian diaspora. This event was held at the M Marot Centre at Quatre Bornes on August 13. The event, which showcased various components such as music, dance and cuisines of the diaspora, was attended [...]
19 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
Miss Mauritius 2010 gears up for Miss Universe
After a lot of hard work and waiting, the Miss Mauritius National Organisation, along with Miss Mauritius 2010, Laetitia Darche, presented the collection that Darche will be wearing during the Miss Universe contest, Brazil. Darche will leave for Sao Paulo, Brazil on August 20 via London. The garments were presented at Imperial China, Trianon on [...]
19 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
Tengur opposes electoral reforms
In a communiqué issued recently Suttyhudeo Tengur, president of the Government Hindi Teacher Union, said, “Electoral reform, especially proportional representation, seems to have become Mauritius’ priority, putting all other social, political and economic issues aside.” He said that at the time when the world faces an economic crisis, it seems that the leader of the [...]
19 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
Duval rules out second stimulus package
During the swearing ceremony of newly appointed ministers, Sutyadeo Moutia and Mireille Martin, which was held at the State House on Thursday, The Independent spoke to new minister of Finance and Economic Development, Xavier-Luc Duval. He shared his approach as Finance minister. Duval said that it is early days to speak on the budget exercise [...]
19 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
Cancer patients get Rs 200,000 for treatment abroad
Nearly 1,500 new cases of cancer and 950 deaths due to cancer are reported each year. Twenty-five children were diagnosed with cancer. This is or 1.7 per cent of the 1,500 total cases. This is according to the latest figures provided by the Ministry of Health and Quality of Life. From 2005 to 2008, 96 [...]
19 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
4,436 addicts receive methadone
Around 4,436 drug addicts are currently undergoing the methadone treatment that was introduced in 2006 and is used as a pain reliever as part of drug addiction detoxification. This was stated by Imran Dhannoo, the president of the Idrice Goomany Centre, at a press conference on Thursday in Port Louis. There are 257 women among [...]
19 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
Total Mauritius Ltd launches promotional campaign 2011
The oil company, Total Mauritius Limited launched its national promotional campaign 2011 titled ‘Plein Tank Tap Plein’, on Thursday at Labourdonnais hotel, Port Louis. The campaign will start on August 22 to end on December 23. For every fill of Rs 500 of unleaded petrol, diesel, GPL-c or five litres of lubricant, the customer is [...]
19 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
India targeted for high end tourism
On Thursday, the Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority (MTPA) launched a workshop for representatives of 36 Indian tour operators at the Intercontinental Resort, Balaclava. The launch was attended by Donald Payen, executive vice-president of Air Mauritius Ltd, Karl Mootoosamy and Robert Desvaux, president and chairman of the MTPA respectively. Desvaux read out the speech of the [...]
19 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
MTPA readopts publicity slogan
On Thursday, at a workshop, the ‘old brand new’ chairman of the Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority (MTPA), Robert Desvaux, as described by Donald Payen, announced the reintroduction of the ‘Maurice c’est un plaisir’ (Mauritius it’s a pleasure) campaign. “It is sad that the country’s image has been tampered with under various slogans on the international [...]
19 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
Help desk in ministries to combat suicide
All the ministries will soon have a help desk for the fight against suicide. The help desk will be available to employees to share their problems. “The aim is to support any employee suffering from emotional problems,” said an officer of the Ministry of Social Security. To recall, a Suicide Prevention Unit has also been [...]
19 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
Beebeejaun rejects allegations
Deputy prime minister Rashid Beebeejaun did not wait to hit back at insinuations that he is tied to the MedPoint deal. He was reacting to a front page article in one of the French dailies. According to the article, he had set up the Medinvest company with three members of his family as directors to [...]
19 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
MSM activists leave party
Following the departure of Jim Seetaram and Mireille Martin, it is now the turn of the members of the Mouvement Socialiste Mauricien central committee of constituencies no 7 Piton / Rivière du Rempart and no 15 La Caverne / Phoenix to follow suit. Activists who have been working for MSM for years have decided to [...]
19 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
JT de 19h30 – vendredi 19/09/11
Title: JT de 19h30Channel: MBC2Start Time: 19:30Date: 2011-08-19End Time: 20:15
19 Aug 2011, MBC
Zournal Kreol – vendredi 19/08/11
Title: Zournal KreolChannel: MBC2Start Time: 19:00Date: 2011-08-19End Time: 19:20
19 Aug 2011, MBC
Mireille Martin à l’Égalité des genres, Sutyadeo Moutia au Service civil
Sutyadeo Moutia et Mireille Martin encadrent le Premier ministre et son épouse Veena Ramgoolam Les deux fauteuils laissés vacants lors du remaniement ministériel du samedi 6 août ont été confiés à Mireille Martin et Sutyadeo Moutia. La première nommée, qui a quitté le MSM pour intégrer le gouvernement, s’est vu attribuer le ministère de l’Egalité des genres, du développement de l’enfant et du bien-être familial. Mireille Martin : “Je n’irai pas aussi bas” La ministre Sheila Bappoo, responsable du ministère de l’Égalité des genres durant les 15 derniers mois, a été mutée à celui de la Sécurité sociale. De son …
19 Aug 2011, Orange Ki News ?