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Le PM encourage une étroite collaboration du privé et du public
L’ambition du gouvernement est de faire de sorte que Maurice fasse partie de ces économies à revenus élevés à travers un développement durable tout en gardant en tête le bien-être de la population. C’est ce qu’a déclaré le Premier ministre, Navin Ramgoolam, lors de son discours pour marquer l’ouverture officielle de Bagatelle-Mall of Mauritius le mercredi 19 octobre. Le Premier ministre a aussi rappelé que la collaboration étroite entre le gouvernement et le secteur privé est la clé de la réussite pour tout développement futur. Bagatelle, aussi bien que les autres centres commerciaux à venir, auront un rôle primordial dans …
20 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Barcelona coach hails 'one-off' Iniesta
BARCELONA (AFP)Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola hailed Andres Iniesta as a 'one-off' talent in a side dominated by Lionel Messi after the Spanish giants' 2-0 Champions League win over Viktoria Plzen.Iniesta put Barca ahead after 10 minutes, following an excellent interchange with Messi which cut open the Czech defence, with the second goal coming eight minutes from time when David Villa seized on a loose ball.While Messi was at his majestic best, and was denied by the woodwork on two occasions, Iniesta also produced a superb display of movement and passing which Guardiola was keen to highlight."Iniesta is a one-off, he …
20 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
S.Korea football team urges punishment for brawl
SEOUL (AFP)South Korea's Suwon Bluewings called Thursday for Qatari team Al Sadd to be punished after their AFC Champions League semi-final was marred by an ugly brawl.Wednesday night's match at Suwon World Cup Stadium south of Seoul was temporarily halted as both teams traded punches.A tepid encounter exploded late in the second half after Al Sadd's Mamadou Niang raced through for his breakaway second goal while much of Suwon's team were tending to an injured player.Players then remonstrated with the referee and as the game was about to get underway again a fan invaded the pitch, sparking a pushing and …
20 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Pour le Premier ministre palestinien, le dialogue avec Israël ne peut reprendre
WASHINGTON (AFP)Les Palestiniens ne sont pas prêts à la reprise du dialogue avec Israël que demande le Quartette pour le Proche-Orient, a plaidé mercredi à Washigton le Premier ministre palestinien Salam Fayyad."Selon notre propre évaluation, les conditions ne sont pas mûres à présent pour qu'une reprise de pourparlers aie du sens", a-t-il lancé au gala annuel de l'ATFP (American Task Force on Palestine), un lobby pro-palestinien.Le Premier ministre israélien Benjamin Netanyahu avait déploré lundi le refus des Palestiniens de négocier directement avec Israël lors de la prochaine réunion des émissaires du Quartette pour le Proche-Orient (Etats-Unis, Union européenne, ONU, Russie), …
20 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Renforcement de la sécurité
Un projet de vidéo surveillance numérique de communication radio inaugurée ce vendredi. Il servira a détecter les activités criminelles et a surveiller le trafic routier. Port-Louis et Grand Baie sont concernés. Ce nouveau système a coute 270 millions de roupies. Et dans le cadre du renforcement de la sécurité, d’autres mesures ont été mis en place [...]
20 Oct 2011, MBC
Job Fair de la MITD
La MITD organise son Job Fair aujourd’hui et demain a Ébène. Les jeunes diplômés du Mauritius Institute of Training and Development auront l’occasion de rencontrer une 30ene d’employeurs de différents secteurs. Texte écrit par Djamillah Mourade
20 Oct 2011, MBC
Communiqué
Et puis ce communiqué concernant les salaires du mois d’octobre. Selon un communiqué du ministère des finances, les salaires des fonctionnaires seront verse lundi 24 octobre; cela dans le cadre des célébrations de la fête Divali qui est prévue le mercredi 26 Octobre. Le paiement se fera selon les procédures habituelle. Texte écrit par Djamillah [...]
20 Oct 2011, MBC
20 octobre 2011: Journée mondiale de l’ostéoporose
Ce 20 octobre marque la Journée mondiale de l’ostéoporose à travers le monde. L’ostéoporose, aussi connu comme le ‘voleur d’os’ ou le ‘voleur silencieux’, nom donné à cette maladie par l’International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), est une maladie des os qui progresse sans se faire sentir. Cette maladie qui est loin d’être anodine touche majoritairement les femmes mais les hommes n’en sont pas épargnés. L’ostéoporose est caractérisée par une baisse de la qualité et de la quantité d’os entrainant ainsi un risque élevé de fractures. L’Organisation mondiale de la Santé (OMS) définie cette maladie comme étant: «une maladie généralisée du squelette, …
20 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Mondial de rugby: le XV de France au complet à l'entraînement
AUCKLAND (AFP)Le XV de France s'est entraîné au complet jeudi matin à trois jours de la finale du Mondial-2011 contre la Nouvelle-Zélande dimanche à Auckland, avec les retours sur le terrain de l'ouvreur Morgan Parra, du 3e ligne Julien Bonnaire et du talonneur William Servat.Parra était ménagé depuis la victoire (9-8) en demi-finale samedi contre le pays de Galles en raison d'un "léger traumatisme cervical." Bonnaire souffrait quant à lui d'une "contusion lombaire" et Servat d'un "état de fagigue général" selon l'encadrement du XV de France.Le demi de mêlée Dimitri Yachvili, qui souffrait de la cuisse gauche, était également présent.Les …
20 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Narrow escape for 19 after fall from 11th floor
A scaffolding accident at the Bramer House, Ebène saw 19 workers at the construction site escaping miraculously on Wednesday morning. Two of the victims are gravely injured. Contractor Ireko was entrusted with constructing the 12-storey building to house offices. Around 20 workers were on the 11th floor when the accident occurred at 11.15 am. One [...]
20 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Business guru Shiv Khera plans to open leadership school on island
Shiv Khera, best selling author, educator and business consultant was on a short visit to the island for a workshop to help people realise their true potential. In an interview to The Independent, Khera stated that people become successful if they always give more than what they get. You have been to Mauritius before. What [...]
20 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Writing competition by Arya Samaj
To mark the centenary celebrations of the arrival of Dr Chiranjeev Bhardwaj and the departure of Manilall Doctor, the Federation of Arya Samaj is organising a writing competition of 800 words in Hindi and English. At the press conference held on Wednesday in Port Louis, Pandit Surydeo Sungkur, president of the Federation of Arya Samaj [...]
20 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Flacq lights Diwali lamp
Diwali, this year, will be celebrated on October 26. In this context, national level celebrations will take place at Bon Accueil, Flacq market place on October 23 from 7 pm onwards. The Ministry of Arts and Culture, in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism and Leisure, the Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority (MTPA), Moka / Flacq [...]
20 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Aimée wants to revamp headquarters for firemen
The minister of Local Government, Hervé Aimée plans to revamp the fire fighting sector in 2012. Two new fire stations will be constructed. The current Port Louis station was constructed in 1906 and is currently in a piteous state. The health and security department at the Local Government Ministry has taken note of this issue [...]
20 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
MPL depicts historical events
The Mauritius Postal Museum launched the third stamp exhibition, under the theme ‘United Nations’, on Wednesday in Port Louis. The stamps in this depict historical moments around the world. The initiative is the effort made by founding member of Mauritius Philatelic Society, Ah-Lan Yan Lam Foon, and forms part of the activities organised to commemorate [...]
20 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Govt will complete its term: Bissessur
The president of the Human Service Trust, Soorajlall Bissessur has said that the present government will continue till the end of its mandate. According to him, the Opposition is trying to create an unhealthy environment in the country and that Dr Navin Ramgoolam is a model leader. He also criticised MSM leader Pravind Jugnauth for [...]
20 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Cloud computing to help firms better manage their business
In a bid to highlight the importance of cloud computing in the Mauritian economy, a conference was organised on Wednesday at Le Maritim hotel, Balaclava. This was an initiative of CreativeNav Limited, a branch of the British company Creative Business Systems Ltd, in collaboration with Microsoft. Some 40 top executives including CFOs and IT professionals [...]
20 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
North mourns Ti-Mimi
Not only his native coastal village of Trou-aux-Biches but all the neighbouring villages from Triolet to Pointe-aux-Piments to Cap Malheureux are mourning the death of Louis Anselme Alexandre whose reputation, to quote former resource manager at Beachcomber Anil Coomarsingh Seeckun, ‘has reached beyond our shores.’ Fondly called Ti-Mimi, he died on Tuesday at the age [...]
20 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
CSR chalks out new guidelines
The official announcement of corporate social responsibility (CSR) guidelines was made by the National CSR Committee under the chairmanship of Serge Petit on Wednesday in Port Louis. He stated that from now on more sectors will be taken into consideration by the CSR committee. Petit stated that their objective is to strengthen the partnership among [...]
20 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
PM curtsey flap as queen kicks off Australia tour
CANBERRA (AFP) Australian Capital Territory Chief Minister Katy Gallagher, who joined the queen on her tour of Floriade and like Gillard did not curtsey, said it was an honour she was spending so much of her time in the nation's capital."I visited the park yesterday and the Floriade team and the volunteers have clearly pulled out all stops to present a magnificent venue for our special visitors," she said.While in the Australian capital the royal couple are also set to lunch with about 40 people -- reportedly including actor Geoffrey Rush who played a speech therapist in "The King's Speech" …
20 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?