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L’île Maurice est-elle aussi une destination du sexe?
L’île Maurice est-elle aussi une destination du sexe ? On serait tenté de le croire, à en lire les courriels que s’échangent certains étrangers. Même s’il s’agit d’une infime minorité... Read more »
01 Apr 2011, KotZot
Ronaldo joins Spain! British papers join April Fool spirit
LONDON (AFP)Portugal football star Cristiano Ronaldo is to join Spain to help ease his nation's debt crisis and Britain is to begin taxing fresh air, British newspapers reported in their April Fools' Day editions.According to the Independent broadsheet, Real Madrid winger Ronaldo has agreed to "act like a patriot" and defect to the Spanish national team, netting his debt-ravaged country 160 million euros (227 million dollars)."Weighed down by debt...Portugal's finance ministry has secured the co-operation of football's highest-paid player in an audacious bid to draw the nation back from the brink of economic collapse," claimed the paper's lead.Mirror reporter Flora …
01 Apr 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Shakira donates $400,000 to rebuild Haiti school
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AFP)Colombian pop star Shakira has donated $400,000 to rebuild a school that was severely damaged in the January 2010 quake that leveled much of the Haitian capital.The singer signed an agreement with the Inter-American Development Bank, which will match her contribution to rebuild the Elie Dubois school, one of the island's oldest, built in the early 20th century."I am delighted to have the opportunity to help you make your dream come true," Shakira told about a hundred students and nuns from the school, speaking in French."I would like to tell the girls of the Elie Dubois school that you …
01 Apr 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Arab Revolution Angry Birds Version
Angry Birds: Revolution Version Of The Day: Angry Birds is the new “Animal Farm” in this clever, animated short by Egorzhgun about the recent revolts in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya.
01 Apr 2011, KotZot
Dookun committed to fight autism
The third annual United Nation’s World Autism Awareness Day will be observed on April 2. This day was established with the aim of improving people’s knowledge of autism. Autism organisations from all over the world unite in order to give a voice to millions of individuals worldwide who are living with the disorder. In this [...]
31 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
MQA issues experience certificates to 19 candidates
Following the official launch of the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) at the national level by the Mauritius Qualifications Authority (MQA) in 2009, a second batch of 19 candidates were awarded certificates at the seat of the organism on Thursday. Through several years of experience in the field construction, plumbing, printing and tourism, the participants [...]
31 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Boxing squad to visit India
A strong team of 12 national boxers is leaving for India on Sunday for an 11-day training camp. The team include ace boxers Richarno Collin and Julie Bruno who took bronze medals at the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games. Collin also won gold medal at the 2010 Francophone Games in Lebanon They will travel to Pune [...]
31 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Naughty @40 gets clearance from court; to release in April
The Govinda-Yuvika starrer Naughty @40, which is directed by Jagmohan Mundhra, and is a take-off on Steve Carrell's 40 Year Old Virgin went into production almost three years ago. However, though the film was scheduled to release this Feb, it has instead just been doing rounds of the court, making headlines for the legal tangle it had. Thanks to this legal tussle, the film though complete, never saw the light of day, but on Thursday, the Delhi High Court cleared the film for release this April. The film was apparently delayed as the co-producers of the film had a financial …
31 Mar 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Workshop on PRB report organised
A one day workshop was held for officers-in-charge of the human resource management (HRM) section from the different ministries. This was in context of the Pay Research Bureau (PRB) report and was held on Thursday at Domaine Les Pailles. The minister of Civil Service and Administrative Reforms Ashit Gungah was present at the workshop. He [...]
31 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
CID recover Rs 80,800 stolen from 5-star hotel
The Chemin Grenier Criminal Investigation Division (CID) interrogated three people working for Shanti Maurice hotel, Saint Felix on Thursday morning after the hotel’s management alleged that Rs 80,800 had been stolen from the reception. The police inquiry was chaired by detective police sergeant Lobine and the team included constable Ramdhanee, Jinerdeb and Beehary and field [...]
31 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
MRC presents 13 funding schemes to promote research
The Mauritius Research Council (MRC) organised a meeting with the Research Alliance on Thursday in Ebene in the presence of minister of Tertiary Education Dr Rajesh Jeetah. The aims was to present 13 different funding schemes and the Centre for Applied Social Research of the MRC to the research community in Mauritius. Jeetah pointed out [...]
31 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
First Islamic bank opens in island
Century Banking Corporation (CBC), the first Islamic financial institution, licensed by the Bank of Mauritius, was officially inaugurated on Wednesday, in Port Louis, by the vice prime minister, minister of Finance Pravind Jugnauth. CBC is a strategic partnership between Qatari investors through Domasol Limited and British American Investment. It will focus on wholesale banking, treasury [...]
31 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
MCA joins hands with Indian univ
Distance teaching has become a reality in Mauritius. The Pan-African e-Network is ensuring effective communication and connectivity between India and 53 African countries, offering courses online. The e-network was launched on Thursday at the Mauritius College of the Air (MCA), Réduit. Mauritians can now benefit from the establishment of three centres including tele-medicine, tele-education and [...]
31 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Lower prices for fuel
Since Wednesday midnight, the price of petrol and diesel decreased.
31 Mar 2011, motors.mega.mu
Kareena to launch 'Bebo' range of handbags
Just recently, Kareena Kapoor was appointed as the brand ambassador for Laive handbags. One thing that the company noticed is that since the leggy damsel was signed on, the sales picked up. In response to this sudden rise in sales, the company has decided to come up with a special edition of the bag. The said special edition will be titled Bebo, after the actress's nickname. Currently, the actress is in talks regarding the bag line. As there are multiple aspects that need to be considered like the selling and marketing as well as Kareena's involvement including her remuneration. As …
31 Mar 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Big B v/s Emraan Hashmi - An unusual clash
Emraan Hashmi wouldn't have suspected this to ever happen. However unbelievable it is on the cards with Amitabh Bachchan turning out to be his on-screen rival. Though the day is still a little far away but come 8th July and Big B's Bbuddah - Hoga Terra Baap would be taking on Emraan's Murder 2 in theatres. "Though it would be a matter of pride for any actor to be in consideration for fighting it out with the legendary actor, the fact is that for Emraan, Big B's announcement of Bbuddah - Hoga Terra Baap has come as a little too …
31 Mar 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Tour du monde: Coville est allé "chercher la chance au bout de l'enfer"
LA TRINITÉ-SUR-MER (AFP)"Je suis allé chercher la chance au bout de l'enfer", a déclaré, très ému, jeudi soir à la Trinité-sur-Mer, le navigateur Thomas Coville, après l'échec de sa troisième tentative de battre le record en solitaire et sans escale du tour du monde à la voile."En partant, je m'étais dit, la chance je vais aller la chercher, au bout de l'enfer, dans le sud, s'il faut, dans les glaces. J'irai la provoquer parce que c'est comme ça que ça marche", a affirmé Coville qui a franchi la ligne d'arrivée à Ouessant jeudi à 13h15, avec 3 jours 10 heures …
31 Mar 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Tirs et pillages, une grande peur s'empare d'Abidjan
ABIDJAN (AFP)Une grande peur s'est emparée jeudi d'Abidjan, où des rafales d'armes automatiques et des tirs d'arme lourde ont retenti par intermittences durant la journée, tandis que certains secteurs étaient livrés aux pillages."On s'est enfermés dans la chambre, ça tire très fort puis ça s'arrête", a raconté à l'AFP, la gorge nouée par l'angoisse, une habitante de Cocody (nord), quartier chic abritant la résidence du président sortant Laurent Gbagbo et la télévision d'Etat RTI.La situation restait à la nuit tombée des plus incertaines, et il était la plupart du temps impossible de dire qui tirait, des forces armées loyales à …
31 Mar 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Mauritius Horse Racing Tips 2011 – Week 2
Welcome back to the 2nd week of the Horse Racing Season 2011 in Mauritius. Last week many tipsters managed to take a real lead by having Constellation in their tips. So what will be on for this week? As usual share your tips below in the comment and if you have any problem to share [...]Mauritius Horse Racing Tips 2011 – Week 2 is a post from: Island Crisis
31 Mar 2011, Island Crisis
Juventus lose Chiellini for a month
ROME (AFP)Juventus's woes deepened on Thursday with the news that Giorgio Chiellini will be out for a month with a pulled thigh muscle.The centre-back limped out of Italy's friendly win in Ukraine on Tuesday after just 17 minutes and will now be out for most of the rest of the season.Juve are also sweating on the fitness of veteran striker Alessandro Del Piero who pulled up in training on Wednesday and is to undergo tests on Friday morning.The Italian giants are seventh in the Serie A table with a trip to Roma to come at the weekend as they face …
31 Mar 2011, Orange Ki News ?