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MPL launches 5th edition of ‘Lettre au Père Noël’
In order to encourage children to develop the art of writing, Mauritius Post Limited (MPL) launched the fifth edition of ‘Lettre au Père Noël’ (Letter to Santa Claus) on Thursday at the Mauritius Post Museum, Port Louis. Through this initiative, the MPL also aims to promote moments of complicity between children and their parents. Present [...]
25 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
Indian high commission to host business workshop
India has been one of Mauritius’s biggest trading partners. The friendly relationship between the two nations has led to many developments and economic achievements. In addition, India has deep social and historical links with a large portion of the population of Mauritius, which strengthens the bond. Both countries have performed brilliantly while working together. In [...]
25 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
Ce vendredi marque la journée mondiale pour l’élimination de la violence à l’égard des femmes
Ce vendredi marque la journée mondiale pour l’élimination de la violence à l’égard des femmes. A Maurice 2 mille 215 cas ont été recenses en 2010 au ministère de l’égalité des genres. Et de Janvier a Aout de cette année ce chiffre est de Mille 337. D’où cette nécessité d’intensifier les campagnes de sensibilisation contre [...]
25 Nov 2011, MBC
Choonee pushes for Mauriwood
Following a change in ownership, Cine City was reopened in the presence of the minister of Arts and Culture, MookhesswurChoonee, lord mayor of Port Louis, Mamade Kodabaccus and the manager of the theatre, Rajesh Chikhuri. . Arts and Culture Minister lauded the promoters of Cine City for encouraging movies on the big screen and said [...]
25 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
Beebeejaun justifies govt decision to hike water tariffs
The Minister of Energy and Public Utilities, Dr Rashid Beebeejaun will not reconsider his decision regarding the increase in water tariff. This was stated at the Mauritius Telecom Foundation (MTF) CSR event on Thursday at Telecom Tower in Port Louis. Beebeejaun highlighted the fact that compared to other countries, the water tariff in Mauritius is [...]
25 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
Academician holds talk on Bhojpuri
The Mauritius Bhojpuri Institute, in collaboration with Sarita Boodhoo, director of the department of Bhojpuri, folklore and oral traditions of the Mahatma Gandhi Institute (MGI), held a lecture on Thursday about the status of Bhojpuri as a language. The chairman of the Bhojpuri Academy in Bihar, Professor Ravi Kant Dubey spoke about the cultural and [...]
25 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
‘Old gold needs new legislation’
During the launch of the second edition of Eclat Tropical Jewellery Exhibition Sale 2011, the minister of Industry, Cader Sayed-Hossen announced an amendment to the Jewellery Act. This is to better control the sale and purchase of jewellery. “Sound business practices are important for the image of the sector. The proliferation of sale of second-hand [...]
25 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
SAJ must respect institution: Michel
Sir Anerood Jugnauth must respect the institution that he represents. This was stated by Sylvio Michel, the leader of Verts Fraternels, at a press conference at Centre Marie Reine de la Paix on Thursday. “I know SAJ very well as I have been a minister on two or three occasions in the government that he [...]
25 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
Swan funds education centre
Corporate social responsibility has emerged as a significant theme in the global business community and is gradually becoming a mainstream activity. On Thursday, as part of its CSR activity, Swan Group Foundation handed over a cheque of Rs 315,000 to Quartier de Lumiere Association for La Vallette Education Centre. The event took place at La [...]
25 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
Russian’s hearing
The Russian tourist Sergev Chernusov who is charged with involuntary homicide was heard at the Pamplemousses district court on Thursday. Released on bail, he had applied to travel to Moscow on medical and business grounds. The Russian national was arrested after he was involved in a fatal road accident in which one Parbhowtee Ramdany was [...]
25 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
Affaires : 106 330 Entreprises Recensées En Juin 2011, Selon Statistics Mauritius
Le nombre d’entreprises - grandes, moyennes ou petites - dûment enregistrées a crû de près de 5% entre juin 2010 et juin 2011.
25 Nov 2011, business.mega.mu
Mauritius Horse Racing Tips 2011 – Week 36
This is the thread for week 36 (25 November 2011) of Mauritius Horse Racing Season 2011. The main race for this racing day is the MAURITIUS TURF CLUB CUP. Good luck with your tips. NOTE: We are currently updating the scores. Should be done by today afternoon. All participants will be emailed once its done. [...] The article below is a preview of the original article found at IslandCrisis.net. You can read the whole article here: Mauritius Horse Racing Tips 2011 – Week 36
25 Nov 2011, Island Crisis
Bodyguard's director Siddique signs his next film
Siddique, the director of one of Bollywood's most successful films Bodyguard, has signed his next film. Siddique will direct a film for producers Shyam Bajaj and Narendra Bajaj. A lot of proposals came his way post the huge success of the Salman Khan starrer, but he chose to direct a film for Shyam and Narendra Bajaj. Shyam Bajaj and Narendra Bajaj had produced Salman Khan starrer Love and are very close to the actor. Apparently, last year when Bodyguard was being shot, Bajaj who was looking for a good director asked Salman Khan about Siddique, who was directing the actor …
25 Nov 2011, Orange Ki News ?
La Mauritius Post Ltd lance la 5ème édition de la 'Lettre au Père Noël'
La Mauritius Post Ltd a procédé au lancement officiel du concours de la « Lettre au Père Noël » pour la cinquième année consécutive. Chaque année, cette initiative connait un franc succès et attire beaucoup de participants ; des jeunes et des moins jeunes revivent la tradition ancestrale d’exprimer leurs vœux au Père Noël à travers une lettre. Le concours sera ouvert aux enfants de tout âge à Maurice et Rodrigues, bien que ceux âgées de 4 à 9 ans soient les plus nombreux à y participer. Cette cérémonie a eu lieu en présence d’Arnaud Godère et Giandev Moteea, Président …
25 Nov 2011, Orange Ki News ?
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.
25 Nov 2011, business.mega.mu
Udinese aim to bounce back against Roma
ROME (AFP)Udinese will be looking to reclaim top spot in Serie A when they host Roma on Friday night in a match brought forward from the weekend.The northerners lost the scudetto lead last weekend when they fell to a 2-0 defeat at Parma.Coach Francesco Guidolin accused his team of lacking humility in that game but they will have the chance to banish those memories straight away if they can overcome Roma.Their visitors have been quite inconsistent this season and have struggled to convert chances into goals.Roma moved up to fifth with their 2-1 win over Lecce last weekend and are …
25 Nov 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Air Austral Replace Air Seychelles On The Line Paris-Mahe
A few days ago, Air Seychelles, beset by financial problems, announced she suppressed lines to London, Rome, Milan and Paris early next year to focus on its regional service.
25 Nov 2011, business.mega.mu
Masters de tennis: Tsonga bat Nadal et se qualifie pour les demi-finales
LONDRES (AFP)Jo-Wilfried Tsonga s'est qualifié pour les demi-finales du Masters en battant l'Espagnol Rafael Nadal en trois sets 7-6 (7/2), 4-6, 6-3, jeudi à Londres.C'est la première fois que le Français, âgé de 26 ans, atteint le dernier carré du tournoi des maîtres, auquel il participe pour la deuxième fois. Il pourrait affronter un autre Espagnol, David Ferrer, pour une place en finale.Le Manceau est le troisième demi-finaliste tricolore après Sébastien Grosjean, battu en finale en 2001, et Gilles Simon, qui s'était arrêté à ce stade en 2008.Tsonga a réussi un match superbe et, mis à part lors d'un court …
24 Nov 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Randeep Hooda takes tips from Sehwag for his character in Heroine
Randeep Hooda is not known as a method actor for nothing. For his role of the cricketer in Madhur Bhandarkar's Heroine, Randeep has not only decided to model his character on the ace-batsman, he has also resolved to take close guidance and tips from Virendra Sehwag to play his character convincingly. Ever since he signed the role two weeks ago, Randeep has been on the phone constantly with Sehwag picking the cricketer's brain to understand how a batsman's mind, heart and body work in unison. On Thursday, Randeep and his acting mentor Naseruddin Shah trooped down to the Wankhede Stadium …
24 Nov 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Syrie: la Ligue arabe en appelle à l'ONU, plus de 50 personnes ont été tuées jeudi
LE CAIRE (AFP)La Ligue arabe a lancé jeudi un nouvel ultimatum à Damas, lui donnant moins de 24 heures pour accepter l'envoi d'observateurs sous peine de sanctions, et va recourir pour la première fois à l'ONU pour régler la crise en Syrie.Longtemps réticents à toute internationalisation de la question syrienne, les ministres arabes des Affaires étrangères ont décidé d'appeler le secrétaire général des Nations unies Ban Ki-Moon à "prendre les mesures nécessaires pour appuyer les efforts de la Ligue arabe pour résoudre la crise en Syrie".Réunis au Caire, ils ont également invité Damas, dont la participation aux réunions de la …
24 Nov 2011, Orange Ki News ?