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Samachar – Friday 08/07/11
Title: SamacharChannel: MBC1Start Time: 18:00Date: 2011-07-08End Time: 18:25
08 Jul 2011, MBC
La Flottille pour Gaza bloquée, Israël empêche la venue de centaines de pro-Palestiniens
AEROPORT BEN GOURION (Israël) (AFP)Israël semployait à empêcher vendredi la venue de centaines de sympathisants de la cause palestinienne en dissuadant les compagnies aériennes de les embarquer.Des associations de soutien aux Palestiniens avaient appelé sur internet leurs sympathisants à converger le 8 juillet vers laéroport international David Ben Gourion de Tel Aviv, afin de se rendre ensuite dans les territoires palestiniens.Les autorités israéliennes ont qualifié ces sympathisants de "hooligans" et averti quelles agiraient avec fermeté contre la " provocation"que constituerait une telle manifestation."Tout pays a le droit élémentaire de refuser lentrée sur son sol de provocateurs", a réaffirmé jeudi le …
08 Jul 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Peru ready for young Mexicans' assault at Copa America
MENDOZA, Argentina (AFP)Peru say they think Mexico's young side are a Copa America threat and won't be treating El Tri with kid gloves in Friday's Group C showdown.With Chile having seen off the Mexicans in their first match, the latter, regular special guests at the South American jamboree, have it all to do, particularly as they have left many of their top names such as Chicharito behind after landing the CONCACAF Gold Cup last month.The juniors made a gifted Chile side fight all the way for a come-from-behind 2-1 win on Monday.And Friday in Mendoza the Blanquirroja say they expect …
08 Jul 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Ligue de diamant à Paris: un duel Bolt contre Lemaitre en apothéose
PARIS (AFP)L'icône Usain Bolt contre le jeune Français Christophe Lemaitre sur 200 m: c'est l'affiche incontournable de la réunion d'athlétisme de Paris-Saint-Denis, 8e étape de la Ligue de diamant vendredi soir, avec aussi des points forts pour faire monter la pression.L'épreuve la plus attendue est proposée en fin de programme, en apothéose sur la nouvelle piste du Stade de France, du même modèle (Mondo) qu'aux JO de Pékin.. Le maître et l'élève. L'attente, surtout en France, paraît excessive au regard de la différence chronométrique de près d'une seconde (19.19 pour Bolt contre 20.16 pour le Français). Mais Lemaitre, triple champion …
08 Jul 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Des universités pour rendre l’éducation plus accessible
Le Premier ministre Navin Ramgolam a annoncé le jeudi 7 juillet à Montagne Blanche la création prochaine de sept universités à Rose-Belle, Piton, Bambous, Pamplemousses, Rose-Hill, Curepipe et Camp Levieux au coût de Rs 1 milliard. Le PM a posé la première pierre inaugurale de la première université dans une région rurale dans le village de Montagne Blanche. L’éducation tertiaire est une des priorités du gouvernement. En 2005, il y avait environ 28 864 inscrits dans le tertiaire et cinq ans après, le nombre est passé à 44 344, soit une hausse de 45%. “L’éducation est la clef du bien-être …
08 Jul 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Libye: les rebelles, soutenus par les frappes de l'Otan, progressent vers Tripoli
GOUALICH (Libye) (AFP) Les rebelles, soutenus par des frappes de lOtan, progressaient jeudi vers Tripoli à partir des montagnes du sud et de lenclave côtière de Misrata, au deuxième jour de leur offensive contre les forces du régime de Mouammar Kadhafi dans louest de la Libye.Alors que le conflit senlisait, les insurgés ont déclenché mercredi leur attaque après avoir reçu selon eux "le feu vert" de lOtan. Ils ont réussi à repousser les pro-Kadhafi de plusieurs kilomètres et à semparer du hameau de Goualich, dans les montagnes berbères au sud de Tripoli, bastion du régime.Néanmoins, tout en confirmant que les …
08 Jul 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Tour de France: duo norvégien en tête, la 7e étape met le cap sur Châteauroux
LISIEUX (AFP)Les Norvégiens se sont partagé les lauriers jeudi, à l'arrivée du Tour de France à Lisieux, où Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky) a remporté la 6e étape et son aîné Thor Hushovd a gardé le maillot jaune.Vendredi, le parcours, sans difficulté de relief du Mans à Châteauroux (218 km), avantage les sprinteurs. Départ du Mans à 12h10 (lancé à 12h20), arrivée à Châteauroux vers 17h24 (prévision à 43 km/h de moyenne).Pour signer la première victoire de l'équipe Sky dans le Tour, Boasson Hagen, 24 ans, a devancé l'Australien Matt Goss, le dernier vainqueur de Milan-Sanremo. Hushovd (Garmin), troisième sur la …
08 Jul 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Govt grants
The Ministry of Finance and Economic Development has injected Rs 200 million in the Harvest Support Scheme whereby small planters can borrow money under the leasing formula. The government has also granted an 80 per cent advance to small planters before the sugar harvest season as several sectors, including sugarcane, were deeply affected following the [...]
08 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
Duval proposes CSR funds to help vulnerable children
The second annual Espace Rencontre Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) meeting, a forum grouping non-governmental organisations (NGOs), enterprises and various stakeholders, will be held on July 18 at the Freeport in Mer Rouge. This year‘s forum will focus on projects geared towards helping vulnerable children in society, namely those in the phase of early childhood. The [...]
08 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
Culinary contest at Veranda Resorts
The annual culinary competition of Veranda Resorts was organised on Thursday and was aimed at selecting future top chefs. Each of the four teams participating in the competition was led by the deputy team of hotels under the Veranda Resorts. These are Veranda Paul & Virginie, Veranda Palmar Beach, Veranda Grand Baie and Veranda Pointe [...]
08 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
Swaziland Post seeks MPL expertise
The Mauritius Post is the ideal postal organisation to learn from. This was stated by Zwane Elijah, managing director of the Swaziland Post and head of the delegation currently on the island, during a press conference at the Mauritius Post Ltd (MPL) office in Port Louis on Thursday. The purpose of this visit is to [...]
08 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
16-year-old dead in car crash at Vallée-des-Prêtres
An accident occurred last Thursday at Vallée-des-Prêtres. The people who witnessed the accident said that the car tried to overtake a truck and lost control which caused the accident. The 16-year-old daughter, who was on board the car died as a result of the accident. The driver of the car who was wounded, was taken [...]
08 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
Georges Ah Yan stages sit-in
Social worker Georges Ah Yan held a press meet in Port Louis on Thursday. He expressed his anger against the national airline’s decision to refuse free tickets to parents accompanying their children for medical treatment to foreign shores. The members of Forum Citoyen Libre plan to protest in front of the Air Mauritius building on [...]
08 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
Groupe Mon Loisir outranks Air Mauritius
Business Magazine has published the list of top 100 companies and Groupe Mon Loisir (GML) has outperformed Air Mauritius to reach the number one spot. Air Mauritius remained the leader in the top 100 companies rankings for 20 years. Mon Loisir made a turn over of Rs 18.3 billions with profits worth Rs 1.2 billion. [...]
08 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
PM attends exhibition on landscaping, architecture
The opening of the exhibition ‘Les albums des jeunes architectes & des paysagistes’ was held at the Instititut Français de Maurice in Rose Hill on Wednesday. This was attended by Prime Minister Dr Navin Ramgoolam who expressed his happiness at being at the event as it was the institute’s first anniversary. “I am pleased to [...]
08 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
508 social housing units completed by NHDC
Some 508 housing units costing Rs 325 million are almost complete. These are being built by the National Housing Development Company Ltd (NHDC) in ten different regions. This announcement was made on July 6, by the minister of Housing and Lands, Dr Abu Kasenally, during a site visit at La Tour Koenig. These will cater [...]
08 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
MedPoint, CEB on parliament agenda
The MedPoint case, the management of Central Electrcity Board (CEB), the need to set up a Commission of Inquiry at the Gambling Regulatory Authority and motorcycle noise pollution are some of the topics that the Mouvement Militant Mauricien (MMM) will raise at the parliamentary session next Tuesday. MP Muhammad Reza Cassam Uteem will question the [...]
08 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
Solar panel market shines bright
Solar-Ernte-Technik Ltd (SETL), a subsidiary of Leal Group, has received more than 600 demands for residential solar photovoltaic (PV) since its establishment last year. This was stated by Deven Maulloo, the general manager of the SETL. He added that their intention is to promote power generation by individual households. The government has been promoting the [...]
08 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
Harte’s husband may hold key: Defence
Defence lawyers Sanjeev Teeluckdharry and Navin Boyrul, representing the accused Avinash Treebhoowoon and Sandip Mooneea respectively, suspect that Michaela Harte’s husband John McAreavey may hold the key to the murder case. When cross-examined, inspector Ranjit Jokhoo, one of the main investigators from the Major Crime Investigation Team (MCIT), kept on repeating, “I am not aware,” [...]
08 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
Now play as SRK in 'Ra.One: The Game' on Sony Play Station
Among its many firsts, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) has partnered with Bollywood blockbuster franchise to create a PlayStation game on the movie - Ra.One starring Shah Rukh Khan. The video game version of the movie will be called 'Ra.One - The Game' and has been developed exclusively on key PlayStation platforms of PS2 and PS3. The game is being developed under active supervision of game development team of SCEE based out of London, UK. The game will almost act as a prequel to the movie to introduce the key film characters and the various super-powers they have in the …
08 Jul 2011, Orange Ki News ?