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Finale du concours télévisé Le Boss
La finale du concours télévisé Le Boss est prévue ce soir à 20h30 et elle sera retransmise en direct sur mbc 3. Cette finale regroupe 7 participants. Une émission conjointe de la MBC et la DBM qui a débuté en avril dernier. 336 entrées ont été reçues, dont 55 de Rodrigues. Le but de Le Boss est d”encourager l”esprit [...]
02 Jul 2011, MBC
Ce samedi est marquée par la journée mondiale des coopératives
Ce samedi est marquée par la journée mondiale des coopératives. Pour cette 89ème année l’accent est mis sur les jeunes. L’objectif est d’encourager les jeunes a créer leurs entreprises coopératives. Sachez qu’à Maurice, il existe 970 sociétés coopératives, regroupant 160 mille membres. Leur chiffres d’affaires s’élèvent à plus de 4 milliards de roupies. Un secteur prometteur qui veut donc [...]
02 Jul 2011, MBC
La ‘Mauritius Guineas Cup’ se dispute ce samedi au Champ de Mars
La ‘Mauritius Guineas Cup’, deuxième manche du Championnat des 4 ans, se dispute ce samedi au Champ de Mars lors de la 15e journée de courses.? Ils sont sept à avoir inscrit leur nom au départ de cette course qui se déroulera sur une distance de 1600 mètres : Al’s Deputy, un nouveau de l’écurie Hugues Maigrot, [...]
02 Jul 2011, MBC
Aguero rescues Argentina in Copa America
LA PLATA, Argentina (AFP)Argentina, bidding to end a trophy drought going back to 1993, kicked off the 43rd Copa America with a disappointing 1-1 draw with minnows Bolivia at La Plata outside Buenos Aires.Sergio Aguero, son-in-law of former World Cup-winning idol and Argentina coach Diego Maradona, came on as a second half substitute and promptly rescued a point after naturalised Brazilian Edivaldo Rojas had stunned the hosts by breaking the deadlock just two minutes into the second half.Rojas ghosted in to nudge home following a corner on the left, the ball running under Ever Banega's foot on the line with …
02 Jul 2011, Orange Ki News ?
JT de 19h30 – samedi-020711
Title: JT de 19h30Channel: MBC1Start Time: 19:30Date: 2011-07-02End Time: 20:15
02 Jul 2011, MBC
Zournal Kreol – samedi 02/07/11
Title: Zournal KreolChannel: MBC2Start Time: 19:00Date: 2011-07-02End Time: 19:20
02 Jul 2011, MBC
News – Saturday 02/07/11
Title: NewsChannel: MBC3Start Time: 18:30Date: 2011-07-02End Time: 18:50
02 Jul 2011, MBC
Monaco prepares for more wedding festivities
MONACO (AFP)"We're lucky to be Monegasque. We live the good life, protected jobs, no military service. It's important to have a prince. With no prince there's no principality," he said.Albert has illegitimate children with two women but has yet to produce a royal heir. In 2002, fearing Albert would die without a legitimate prince, Monaco changed its constitution to allow a princess to inherit.Albert's mother, Princess Grace, died in a car crash in 1982. Her daughter Caroline lost second husband Stefano Casiraghi in a 1990 motorboat accident.The other royal sister, Stephanie, has also been unlucky in love, in the words …
02 Jul 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Shirish isn't worried about added costs for Akshay's Joker
Guess this is one spend that the makers of Joker didn't quite see coming. In an endeavour to make their film bigger and better than the best, Shirish Kunder and Farah Khan haven't shied away from giving their fantasy flick the best of the treatment. However, in the process of that happening, the film's budget has already shot up by Rs.3 crores. This when only two schedules have been wrapped up so far and the film is far away from being completed. "Shirish is quite excited about Joker, rightly so since this is only his second film after Jaan-E-Mann and …
02 Jul 2011, Orange Ki News ?
UoM to host int’l conference
This year, the 18th edition of the International Conference on Learning (ICL) will take place at the University of Mauritius (UoM), Réduit from July 5 to 8. This highly rated academic conference is a joint initiative of the UoM and the African Network for Policy Research and Advocacy for Sustainability and the Common Ground Publishing, [...]
02 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
Ugandan delegates share ICT expertise
A delegation comprising seven members from the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), the regulatory body of the communications sector in Uganda, will visit Mauritius from July 3 to 6. The main objective of the visit is to study the regulatory system of the country, particularly the telecommunications sector. The delegation will meet the minister of Information [...]
02 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
Ministry finalises Bhojpuri textbooks for schools
A number of important issues were on the table during the Cabinet meeting on Friday. Among the points discussed were the introduction of the Civil Status Bill in the National Assembly and consolidation of bilateral relations between Mauritius and Congo. Electricity network scheme for Rodrigues A total of 654 households in Mauritius have, since 2006, [...]
02 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
DNA report not allowed in court
The prosecution has objected to the DNA report in the Michaela Harte murder case being produced in court. On Friday, the sixth sitting of the pre-trial hearing at the District Court of Mapou amounted to nothing but a war of words. Defence counsel Sanjeev Teeluckdharry, representing Avinash Treebhoowoon, and prosecution lawyer Mehdi Choonee engaged in [...]
02 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
Brit team hopes to conquer Indian Ocean
Rare feats mark human history and goad aspirants to take on difficult challenges. No wonder then that Mount Everest continues to be a dare for most climbers. The seas have held out similar tantalisers. About 200 rowing boats have been able to cross the Atlantic Ocean but only 11 have managed to cross the Indian [...]
02 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
Mauritius tops innovation in Africa
INSEAD, a Paris-based international graduate business school with campuses in Europe and Asia, ranked Mauritius the most innovative country in Africa in its fifth annual Global Innovation Index. Europe dominates the top 11 economies on the list and the most innovative country in Africa, according to the report, is Mauritius, ranked 53 among the 125 [...]
02 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
Infinity liquidator builds case against Barclays, Datamatics
Roger Boodhna, the liquidator of Infinity BPO, plans to take legal action against Barclays Leasing and Datamatics Communication in the commercial court on Wednesday. This he will do under Article 313 of the Insolvency Act in order to recover the money that these two companies received from the former call centre from 2009 to January [...]
02 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
Asin and Genelia signed for Rohit Shetty's Bol Bachchan
Rohit Shetty may be busy with his upcoming release Singham which opens on July 22 but the talented filmmaker already has big plans for his next venture Bol Bachchan. The comedy flick was announced a while ago with Ajay Devgn and Abhishek Bachchan in lead roles and now the buzz is that Rohit has got Asin and Genelia DSouza to play the female leads in this fun-filled film. Interestingly, this is the first time that Asin and Genelia would be working together and its does make for an interesting casting.
02 Jul 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Natation: le champion du monde Cesar Cielo contrôlé positif à un diurétique
BRASILIA (AFP)Le Brésilien Cesar Cielo, champion du monde des 50 et 100 m nage libre, a été contrôlé positif à un diurétique en mai dernier, a annoncé vendredi la Confédération brésilienne des sports aquatiques (CBDA).Des traces de furisemida, une substance diurétique interdite, ont été trouvées dans les échantillons de Cesar Cielo, également champion olympique du 50 m nage libre de Pékin. La CBDA lui a infligé un avertissement et a transmis son dossier à la Fédération internationale de natation (Fina).
01 Jul 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Four more Mexicans embroiled in doping probe
MEXICO CITY (AFP)Four more Mexican players have become embroiled in a doping probe, adding to the case of five further internationals found to have traces of clenbuterol at the CONCACAF Gold Cup which Mexico lifted last week, FIFA chief medical officer Jiri Dvorak said Friday."Five players tested positive for a relatively high concentration of clenbuterol (and) we have four others with traces of the same substance," Dvorak told Mexican broadcaster Televisa without revealing which players were concerned.Five Mexicans were suspended three weeks ago after they tested positive following results from a May 21 test during Mexico's pre-Gold Cup training camp.Dvorak …
01 Jul 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Les conflits menés par les USA depuis 2001 225.000 morts, 3.700 milliards de dollars
WASHINGTON (AFP)Les conflits dans lesquels les Etats-Unis se sont engagés depuis le 11-Septembre ont provoqué la mort dau moins 225.000 personnes et entraîné un coût dau moins 3.700 milliards de dollars, selon une étude américaine publiée cette semaine par luniversité Brown.Les chercheurs, dirigés par les Pr Neta Crawford et Catherine Lutz, se sont penchés sur les guerres en Irak, en Afghanistan ainsi que sur la campagne antiterroriste menée au Pakistan.Selon eux, "lestimation extrêmement conservatrice du bilan des victimes directes de ces guerres sélève à ce stade à 225.000 morts et environ 365.000 blessés".Le nombre de soldats tués est ainsi de …
01 Jul 2011, Orange Ki News ?