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Melbourne Victory appoint Durakovic as coach
MELBOURNE (AFP)A-League side Melbourne Victory has handed caretaker coach Mehmet Durakovic the job on a full-time basis after vetting more than 80 candidates from Australia and overseas.The former Socceroo had been Victorys youth coach since 2008 and took over as temporary head coach in March after Ernie Merrick was sacked following the teams thrashing by Japans Gamba Osaka in the AFC Champions League.Chairman Anthony Di Pietro said Durakovic had impressed during his five-game Champions League stint since then, with Melbourne undefeated in the last four of those games."He clearly has a very good understanding of the landscape of football in …
21 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Soudan: accord sur Abyei, inquiétude pour le Kordofan-sud
NEW YORK (AFP)Le gouvernement de Khartoum et le Sud-Soudan ont signé lundi un accord pour démilitariser la région disputée dAbyei, mais linquiétude demeure pour le Kordofan-sud, où les forces soudanaises ont menacé dabattre les avions de lONU, selon les Etats-Unis.A quelques semaines de la déclaration formelle dindépendance du Sud-Soudan le 9 juillet, laccord prévoit le déploiement de 4.000 Casques bleus éthiopiens, le retrait des forces soudanaises et la démilitarisation dAbyei, une enclave entre le sud et le nord-Soudan, a déclaré au Conseil de sécurité de lONU le médiateur de lUnion africaine Thabo Mbeki.Lancien président sud-africain a expliqué que laccord avait …
21 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Classes resume at Lycée Polytechnic
The situation is back to normal at Lycée Polytechnique Sir Guy Forget, Flacq. Students who had been protesting for the last few weeks resumed classes on Monday. They finally agreed that their school is being managed by the Mauritius Institute of Training and Development (MITD). This follows a meeting they had with minister of Education [...]
21 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
Rs 400 m, 10,000 sq m shopping mall coming up at Flacq
Palm Square Properties, a business venture by Rudi and his son Anil Goorwappa, is set to construct a shopping mall at Boulet Rouge, Flacq at a cost of Rs 400 million. The construction of the building will be completed by August 2012. The shopping mall will be spread over an area of 10,000 metre square [...]
21 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
Research group meets as water table continues downward slump
The Ministry of Tertiary Education, Science, Research and Technology, through the Mauritius Research Council (MRC), has set up the National Research Group to put an end to the island’s water woes. On Monday, the minister of Tertiary ducation Dr Rajesh Jeetah officially launched a workshop at the Cyber Tower, Ebène to discuss and coordinate research [...]
21 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
Beebeejaun chairs technical committee
The technical committee on water chaired by the deputy prime minister and minister of Energy and Public Utilities, Rashid Beebeejaun met on Monday to assess the current situation of water as well as water management in the island. Members from various bodies like the Central Water Authority (CWA), Water Resources Unit (WRU), Waste Water Management [...]
21 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
Govt to produce more local fruits
The Ministry of Agro Industry and Food Security is in the process of undertaking various initiatives to make the island an agro-business hub. According to a report by the Agricultural Research and Extension Unit (AREU), theisland has a very diverse variety of fruits, with around 50 species or more that grow in the wild or [...]
21 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
Police step up efforts to combat crimes at Albion
On Monday, several police units including the Central CID, the Crime Prevention Unit and forensic officers organised a meeting at the Line Barracks, Port Louis. The objective of the meeting was to talk about the case and security issues at Albion. They discussed the strategy that will be adopted so that such an incident does [...]
21 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
Rs 30-m project to relocate hawkers
Street hawkers operating at Monneron Street, opposite the LIC Building which houses the headquarters of the Indian High Commissioner, will be relocated soon. In a few months, they will be shifted to a brand new building behing the Mauritius Post and Cooperative Bank (MPCB) near the Victoria bus terminal, Port Louis. The Municipality of Port [...]
21 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
Mauritius consolidates trading route to Africa
After the recent state visits by the Presidents of India and Singapore, Mauritius is beginning to consolidate its position as a reliable spring board to Africa. Denis Sassou-Nguesso, President of the mineral rich Republic of Congo-Brazzaville, on his way from Singapore is stopping over in Mauritius on a three-day visit from July 9 to 11. [...]
21 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
4 suspects confess to Goodlands murder
Lutchmee Shyam, 52, and Sunil Kumar Doorgachurn, 40, the two suspects who were arrested for the murder of Pravind Jagoobarah, 35, confessed their crime on Monday. They participated in a reconstruction exercise on Monday afternoon. Two other suspects, Jean Paul Janson, 31, and Milaine Marie Rose Telcide, 40, were arrested on Monday evening. They have [...]
21 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
Mauritian to meet US first lady at South Africa forum
Ishmita Moorar from the Junior Chamber International Port Louis is taking part in the Young African Women Leaders Forum being held from June 20 to 23 in Johannesburg, South Africa. She will meet US first lady Michelle Obama, the guest of honour at the ceremony. Moorar, 28, is pursuing her studies while working as a [...]
21 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
Mauritius Lotto 25 June 2011
There were no winners in the Lotto draw of 18 June 2011. The 86th lotto draw will take place on Saturday 25 June 2011. The Jackpot is estimated at Rs 10 Million which is a rollover jackpot from last week’s draw. The Mauritius lotto of 25 June 2011 will take place at 20:20 on 25-06-11.
21 Jun 2011, MauritiusHot
Trois cents médecins interviewés par la PSC
Bonne nouvelle pour les médecins employés sur une base contractuelle par l´État. D´ici peu, ils seront employés en permanence par le ministère de la Santé. Valeur du jour, le contrat d’environ 300 médecins employés par le ministère sur une base contractuelle, est renouvelé, chaque mois. La Public Service Commission se charge de les interviewer. Le dernier recrutement de médecins à la Santé remonte à 2007. Ce sera formidable si le ministère prend les 300 médecins, a dit Waseem Ballam, président de la Medical and Health Officers Association (MHOA) au Matinal. "On a toujours un manque de médecins. Ce manque a …
21 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
JT de 19h30 – mardi 21/06/11
Title: JT de 19h30Channel: MBC 1Start Time: 19:30Date: 2011-06-21End Time: 20:15
21 Jun 2011, MBC
Zournal Kreol – mardi 21/06/11
Title: Zournal KreolChannel: MBC 2Start Time: 19:00Date: 2011-06-21End Time: 19:20
21 Jun 2011, MBC
News Bulletin – Tuesday 21/06/11
Title: News BulletinChannel: MBC 1Start Time: 20:40Date: 2011-06-21End Time: 21:00
21 Jun 2011, MBC
Samachar – Tuesday 21/06/11
Title: SamacharChannel: MBC 1Start Time: 2011-06-21Date: 2011-06-21End Time: 2011-06-21
21 Jun 2011, MBC
Euro-2011 de basket dames: la France, qualifiée, repart de l'avant contre la Grèce
KATOWICE (Pologne) (AFP)La France a repris sa marche en avant en battant la Grèce 64 à 55 (mi-temps: 31-19) lors de l'Euro-2011 dames de basket-ball, lundi à Katowice, une victoire qui lui permet d'aborder le deuxième tour dans une position, sinon idéale, du moins relativement confortable.Les Françaises étaient assurées de leur qualification avant même cette rencontre, grâce au succès de la Lettonie sur la Croatie (67-61). Mais elles ne pouvaient se permettre de prendre ce match à la légère, car une défaite leur aurait quasiment interdit l'accès aux quarts de finale.Avec cette victoire, la France termine 2e du groupe D, …
20 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
'Jackass' stuntman Ryan Dunn dead at 34
NEW YORK (AFP)The red-bearded Dunn, 34, appeared in the "Jackass" television series and the franchise's three films. He was also a cast member of reality television series "Viva La Bam," in which most of the "Jackass" original cast appeared."Jackass 3D" debuted with a whopping $50 million in ticket sales in October.More recently, Dunn and "Jackass" co-star Steve-O teamed up for a June 8 episode of the NBC TV game show "Minute to Win It," and hosted the shows "Homewrecker" (MTV) and "Proving Ground" (G4 television).One of his most famous stunts involved inserting a toy car in his rectum and then …
20 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?