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4 médaillés d’or supplémentaires récompensés par la Swan Group Foundation
Les bénéficiares en compagnie de Louis Rivalland Ils étaient 4 heureux sportifs supplémentaires à recevoir des mains de Louis Rivalland, le Group Chief Executive du Groupe Swan, et du Ministre de la Jeunesse et des Sports, l’Honorable Devanand Rittoo, leur récompense pour leur performance remarquable aux 8ème Jeux des Iles de l’Océan Indien. Tirés au sort lors de la remise des prix aux 6 autres médaillés d’or le 11 octobre dernier, ces 4 sportifs supplémentaires se sont également vu offrir une police d’assurance-vie d’une valeur initiale de Rs 25,000 sur un terme de 10 ans. Après Fabrice Coiffic, Shalinee Valaydon …
01 Dec 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Law to protect foreign workers
The new regulations concerning the recruitment of foreign workers will be taken into consideration on Friday at the Conseil des ministres. The Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment will be more vigilant about the recruiting agents who operate illegally. Around 50 recruiters of foreign workers operate illegally in Mauritius, declared the minister of Labour, [...]
01 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Needy students get SBM scholarships
As part of its corporate social responsibility programme, State Bank of Mauritius (SBM) offered scholarships to 83 needy students, including four from Rodrigues who got excellent results at their Highe School Certificate examinations. The award ceremony was held on Wednesday at the SBM Tower in Port Louis in the presence of the representatives of the [...]
01 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Harel Frères finances NGOs
The ‘Fondation Harel Frères has till now donated more than Rs 2 million to 17 NGOs. Representatives from these associations were invited on November 29 at Belle Vue Mauricia, to receive their cheques, which were handed over by Cyril Mayer, managing director of Harel Frères group that will soon be known as Terra. Eradication of [...]
01 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
IBL makes short film on child violence
A short film titled ‘Paran Zordi Zour’ (parents nowadays) was launched on Wednesday. The film is sponsored by IBL Foundation and realised by the ombudsperson for children’s office. The launch ceremony took place at IBL House, Caudan in the presence of Mireille Martin, minister of Gender Equality, Child Development and Family Welfare, Nicolas Merven, IBL [...]
01 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Academy to provide assistance
Dr Ravi Kant Dubey, chairman of the Bhojpuri Academy, Bihar, India visited Mauritius last week to cement collaborations with the government and other institutions to promote the Bhojpuri language. Dr Dubey is author of several literary works. The Independent talked to him about the status of Bhojpuri in Mauritius Very often, people give attributes to [...]
01 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Ministry to offer two scholarships to prisoners
The minister of Tertiary Education, Science, Research and Technology, Dr Rajesh Jeetah has announced that the ministry will be offering two scholarships to prisoners who want to pursue their education. The prisoners will be able to study through distance learning. He declared this during the National Validation workshop on ‘Report on Incarceration and Recidivism in [...]
01 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Lover boy beaten up, left naked
The Flacq Criminal Investigation Division arrested four people, who had kidnapped and sequestrated a youngster from Poste de Flacq, earlier in October. They were presented in the District Court of Flacq on Wednesday and were temporarily charged with sequestration. Nazurally Mohammud Zahid, the lawyer of one of the suspects, Seeven, filed a bail motion for [...]
01 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
China Chamber of Commerce organises business forum
The China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronic Products (CCCME) organised a forum on Wednesday at Hilton Resort, Flic en Flac. The objectives was to provide an insight into the opportunities in Mauritius, share business information and also establish relationships among business people. Cader Hossen, minister of Industry, Commerce and [...]
01 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Law Society seeks consensus on court fees
The Mauritius Law Society (MLS) met in Port Louis on Wednesday with regards to conclusions drawn from a meeting with the attorney general, Yatindra Nath Varma. This was a follow up of a previous MLS meeting held on November 11 to debate the increase in court fees announced by the Supreme Court Rules Committee. The [...]
01 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Activities chalked out for children on holidays
Activities under the Spécial Vacances programme, organised by the Ministry of Youth and Sports for the school holidays, will officially start on Thursday. These will go on for three weeks. Two major components are Cyclo Vacances and Beach Games. The kickoff for Cyclo Vacances, which will last three days, will be held on Thursday at [...]
01 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
JT de 19h30 – jeudi 01/12/11
Title: JT de 19h30Channel: MBC1Start Time: 19:30Date: 2011-12-01End Time: 20:15
01 Dec 2011, MBC
Zournal Kreol – jeudi 01/12/11
Title: Zournal KreolChannel: MBC2Start Time: 19:00Date: 2011-12-01End Time: 19:20
01 Dec 2011, MBC
News – Thursday 01/12/11
Title: NewsChannel: MBC3Start Time: 18:30Date: 2011-12-01End Time: 18:50
01 Dec 2011, MBC
Ukraine under fire for poor Euro 2012 preparations
KIEV (AFP)Ukraine has finally opened all the stadiums that will host Euro 2012 matches but there remain fears that the biggest event the country has hosted since independence will be mired in organisational problems.After repeated delays Ukraine in the last weeks opened a reconstructed stadium in the capital Kiev for the football extravaganza and a completely new venue in Lviv to go with already ready facilities in Kharkiv and Donetsk.But hotel rooms will be insufficient in one city, transport issues yet to be resolved and Kiev hoteliers are planning a massive price hike during the championships which Ukraine is co-hosting …
01 Dec 2011, Orange Ki News ?
La SBM octroie 100 bourses d’études aux élèves brillants et nécessiteux
Annoncé en juillet dernier, la SBM décerne cette année une centaine de bourses d’études aux élèves nécessiteux de familles modestes, ayant brillamment réussi leurs examens de la HSC. Ces bourses permettront aux étudiants d’entamer leurs études supérieures au sein des institutions tertiaires basées à Maurice et reconnues par la Tertiary Education Commission (TEC). Elles sont offertes sous le SBM Scholarship Scheme, à travers le SBM Education Fund. Ce projet est la plus grosse initiative de responsabilité sociale de la SBM. Il a été mis en place l’année dernière avec 57 bourses offertes dont 5 aux étudiants de l’île Rodrigues. Un …
01 Dec 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Prachi Desai to be the brand ambassador of Nyle hair care range?
Prachi Desai is a well-known name, not only on the small screen, but also on the big screen. According to Bollywood Hungama's reliable sources, Prachi Desai has been roped in to be the brand ambassador of Nyle hair care range. The official confirmation of the same is being awaited.
01 Dec 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Handball: Montpellier reste invaincu
PARIS (AFP)Le leader Montpellier est resté invaincu après sa victoire à Créteil (36-29), tandis que son dauphin, Chambéry, a dominé Ivry (25-20), mercredi soir, lors de la 11e journée du Championnat de France de D1 messieurs de handball.Au classement, Montpellier conserve sa première place (22 points) avec 11 victoires en autant de journées. Il maintient son avance sur Chambéry (20 pts), 2e, et augmente l'écart qui le sépare du 3e, Saint-Raphaël (14 pts), défait à Nantes (33-26).A Créteil, les Héraultais, emmenés par un Issam Tej et un Nikola Karabatic en forme avec respectivement 7 et 5 buts, n'ont fait qu'une …
30 Nov 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Anand Kumar's next to be tilted Meerut Junction
Director Anand Kumar, who is synonymous with the unreleased Zilla Ghaziabad (a hard hitting flick starring Vivek Oberoi and others), has now announced his next flick called Meerut Junction, a film that's based on the rail mafia. The film's script is written by Vinay Sharma, who also happens to be the writer of Zilla Ghaziabad. Meerut Junction will be produced by Saurabh Varma and Tripur Singh, two of the ex-corporate head honchos, who are now venturing into film production. Meerut Junction will be a rustic love story with the backdrop of rail mafia in the country and that the film …
30 Nov 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Palin fans urge her to get into 2012 race
CHICAGO (AFP)Fans of conservative darling Sarah Palin urged the former Alaska governor to jump into the race for the White House Wednesday, running a small ad on a local station in the key electoral state of Iowa.The ad comes as the Republican field remains unsettled just over a month before the Iowa caucuses, the first nominating event to pick a candidate to challenge Democrat President Barack Obama in the November 2012 elections.Palin rocketed onto the national stage after being tapped as Republican presidential hopeful John McCain's running mate in 2008.She has long flirted with a potential White House bid, but …
30 Nov 2011, Orange Ki News ?