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Theft In Villas of New Club Med, Albion
The CID has arrested the suspect who was doing some work inside the hotel.He benefited from his free access to the interior of the club to deceive the vigilance of security services. The worker has been charged under a provisional charge of theft in the court of Bamboo on Thursday, March 24. The police objected [...]
31 Mar 2011, MauritiusHot
Vanilla to be highest foreign exchange earner
Minister of Tourism and Leisure Nando Bodha said that the Vanilla Islands project could be the country’s main source of foreign currency. He was speaking at a press meet attended by Seychelles tourism board deputy CEO Elsia Grandcourt and Madagascar tourism office director Joel Randriamandrato in Port Louis on Wednesday. The project involves Mauritius, Madagascar, [...]
31 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Motherwell dump Dundee to reach Scottish Cup semis
GLASGOW (AFP)Motherwell romped past holders Dundee United 3-0 to book a Scottish Cup semi-final against St Johnstone after a one-sided quarter-final replay at Fir Park.Jamie Murphy, Chris Humphrey and Francis Jeffers were all on target as Well reached the last four for only the second time since they last won the competition 20 years ago, that being only their second triumph.Murphy on Wednesday set the ball rolling with the first goal after just eight minutes and thereafter there was little doubt that the hosts would move on to an April 16 date with St Johnstone.Humphrey and Jeffers then netted further …
31 Mar 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Marathi New Year marked on April 4
Gudhi Padwa, the Marathi New Year, will be celebrated at the national level on April 4 at 10 am at the Espérance Marathi Ganoba Mandir at Quartier Millitaire. This announcement was made by the chairman of the Mauritius Marathi Mandali Federation (MMMF), Naroo Balraj, at a press briefing on Tuesday at Moka. Prayers and a [...]
30 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Four young golfers off to Namibia
The All Africa Junior Golf Challenge 2011, which will be held in Namibia, will see the participation of four youngsters from the Mauritius National Junior Golf Team. This competition will serve as the qualifier towards the Toyota Junior World Championships. Out of 15 participants, the four chosen to go to Namibia are Loic Bax, Phil [...]
30 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Four IHS projects
The Invest-Hotel Scheme (IHS), a new hotel concept, is now available to the Mauritian public. With regard to its economic importance, the Board of Investment (BOI) has said that the IHS is an investment strategy for wider participation of the Mauritian diaspora to ensure their direct involvement as investors, entrepreneurs and promoters of tourism. The [...]
30 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Parliament passes Energy Efficiency Bill
The Energy Efficiency Bill, which provides for the setting up of the Energy Efficiency Management Office for optimum use of energy in Mauritius, was voted on Tuesday at the National Assembly. In a statement at the National Assembly, the deputy prime minister, minister of Energy and Public Utilities, Rashid Beebeejaun recalled that the bill was [...]
30 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Coastal radar system to operate 24 hours
Mauritius has established a Coastal Surveillance Radar System (CRSS) to strengthen its monitoring capacity to 24 hours. The system will be established in the territorial waters at Rodrigues, Agalega and St Brandon to fight piracy in the Indian Ocean. On Tuesday Prime Minister Dr Navin Ramgoolam announced at the National Assembly that this equipment will [...]
30 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Sik Yuen launches SME directory 2011
Minister of Business, Enterprise, Cooperatives and Consumer Protection, Michael Sik Yuen, launched the SME Directory 2011 at the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority, Coromandel on Wednesday. Sik Yuen said his ministry, with the help of consultants, was able to launch a directory that contains details of over 25,000 SMEs in Mauritius and Rodrigues.This directory [...]
30 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Academy working on written form of Kreol
The introduction of Kreol Morisien as an optional subject in primary schools will take place in January 2012. This was stated by the minister of Education Vasant Bunwaree on Wednesday during the distribution of trilingual dictionaries to Prevokbec college of Saint Esprit in Quatre Bornes. Professor Vinesh Hookoomsing, president of the Academy Kréol Morisien (AKM) [...]
30 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
MedPoint still on agenda in parliament
More than 50 questions were recorded at the National Assembly by Mouvement Militant Mauricien MPs for next Tuesday’s session. Some 10 questions will be addressed to Prime Minister Dr Navin Ramgoolam. The acquisition of MedPoint Clinic by the government will be the highlight of the session. Opposition MP Kee Cheong Li Kwong Wing will ask [...]
30 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Hewitt Pty to host seminar on May 18
Actuary company Hewitt Pty Ltd will host a seminar on the changes delivered through the implementation of the new accounting standard, International Accounting Standard 19 (IAS 19) on May 18. Bernard Yen, an actuary at Hewitt Pty Ltd explained the operation, the origins and implications of this new accounting standard which concerns business spending to [...]
30 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Seegum wants to meet Bunwaree
Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Vinod Seegum, president of the Government Teachers Union (GTU), warned of a demonstration. “Education remains a sensitive area. Our requests for a meeting with minister of Education and Human Resources Vasant Bunwaree to discuss some projects in this area are always canceled,” he said. “We must now consider [...]
30 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
NCG to get new patrol ship
At the request of the Mauritian government, the government of India has deployed the Indian Naval Ship, INS Sukanya, in Mauritian waters from March 9 to April 3 to conduct joint patrolling and surveillance of the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of Mauritius. A press conference was held onboard the vessel where the Indian high commissioner, [...]
30 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Diabetic youngsters on increase
The number of youngsters suffering from diabetes is on the rise in Mauritius. Some 121 youngsters aged less than 18 years are undergoing treatment and about 60 of them have been admitted to the hospital. According to the World Health Organisation, the island has the highest number of diabetic patients in the world. In a [...]
30 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Omnicane's profit declines 3.7%
Profit for the year through December fell 3.7 percent
30 Mar 2011, business.mega.mu
2.7-kilometer bridge is in plans
The bridge will be built through a public-private partnership
30 Mar 2011, business.mega.mu
Islamic Banking conference on April 5-6
International Conference on Islamic Banking and Finance in Mauritius is going to be held on April 5-6, 2011
30 Mar 2011, business.mega.mu
French cooking guru Bocuse is 'chef of century'
NEW YORK (AFP)Frenchman Paul Bocuse, credited as the father of "nouvelle cuisine" and the first of the celebrity chefs, was named Wednesday "chef of the century" by the leading US cooking school.The Culinary Institute of America named Bocuse the top chef of the 20th century, citing the 85-year-old's legendary career in which he transformed both food on plates and the lives of the people who cooked."He is one of the greatest, most significant chefs of all time," Tim Ryan, president of the institute, which is known as the CIA, said at an event with Bocuse in New York prior to …
30 Mar 2011, Orange Ki News ?
India Builder Plans $500 Million Coastal Resort in Mauritius
The 58-acre (23-hectare) coastal project, known as Neotown
30 Mar 2011, business.mega.mu