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DR Navin Ramgoolam : Avoir le pouvoir politique, c’est travailler dans l’intérêt national.
Avoir le pouvoir politique, c’est travailler dans l’intérêt national. C’est ce qu’estime, le premier ministre, le DR Navin Ramgoolam présent hier à Northern Boundary Quatre Bornes. A l’occasion du 51ème anniversaire du Vidya Kalyan Bhawan, le chef du gouvernement a souligné, ce qu’il a appelé le grand avantage de notre diversité linguistique dans un monde globalisée. Le Dr [...]
30 May 2011, MBC
Nigeria: le président investi, 10 morts dans un attentat sur une base militaire
ABUJA (AFP)Le nouveau président du Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, a été investi dimanche à Abuja et a prêté serment avant de promettre de transformer et d'unifier cette immense nation, la plus peuplée d'Afrique.Dans la soirée cependant dix personnes ont été tuées et vingt autres blessées dans l'explosion de trois engins artisanaux dans un marché situé sur une base militaire à Bauchi, dans le nord du pays, selon un responsable des services d'urgence.Une explosion s'est également produite à un débit de bière des environs de la capitale, faisant des blessés légers, a annoncé un autre responsable."La transformation commence aujourd'hui", a déclaré Goodluck …
30 May 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Affaire Vanessa Lagesse
On devrait connaître le ruling de la magistrate Sheila Bonomally aujourd’hui concernant. La motion de remise en liberté de Bernard Maigrot en cour de Mapou. Il aura par ailleurs été de nouveau interrogé ce matin. Le principal suspect dans cette affaire a passé le week-end en cellule . Pour rappel Bernard Maigrot a été arrêté en [...]
30 May 2011, MBC
Affaire Vanessa Lagesse
On devrait connaître le ruling de la magistrate Sheila Bonomally aujourd’hui concernant la motion de remise en liberté de Bernard Maigrot en cour de Mapou. Il sera par ailleurs sera de nouveau interrogé ce matin. Le principal suspect dans cette affaire à passer le week-end en cellule. Pour rappel Bernard Maigrot a été arrêté en début de semaine [...]
30 May 2011, MBC
Allemagne: le gouvernement annonce l'abandon du nucléaire en 2022
BERLIN (AFP)L'Allemagne, première grande puissance industrielle à renoncer à l'énergie nucléaire, a décidé lundi de fermer ses derniers réacteurs en 2022, en réaction à la catastrophe nucléaire de Fukushima.Au terme de plusieurs heures de négociations, les membres de la coalition gouvernementale se sont mis d'accord pour que la plus grande partie des 17 réacteurs allemands soient mis hors service d'ici fin 2021.Les trois plus récents continueront de fonctionner jusqu'à fin 2022, a détaillé le ministre de l'Environnement, Norbert Röttgen, qui a qualifié cette décision d'"irréversible".Les sept plus anciens réacteurs du parc allemand avaient déjà été déconnectés du réseau de production …
30 May 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Fuel tanker docks, fear dispelled
The State Trading Corporation (STC) can heave a sigh of relief. In its analysis report, the Société Générale de Surveillance (SGS) has noted that it did not detect any contamination in petroleum products from Mangalore Oil Refinery. These products were on board the tanker Red Eagle belonging to Betamax. Fears of contamination and explosion expressed [...]
30 May 2011, The Independent Daily
Hawker arrested for sexual assault
The officers of the Major Crime Investigation Team (MCIT) arrested a hawker, Muhammad Shameem Goolzarally, 28, for allegedly sexually assaulting a 16-year-old student. At the District Court of Curepipe he will have to answer charges of abducting a minor and sexually abusing a child. Following the investigation, the culprit has refuted the allegations levelled against [...]
30 May 2011, The Independent Daily
Int’l book fair aims to promote reading culture
The Editions Le printemps held its fourth and final day of the International Book Fair on Sunday at the Rajiv Gandhi Science centre. The event started on Thursday, May 26 to end on Sunday, May 29. On the last day of the fair, various activities such as face paintings, magic sessions Ashnad Sulliman, the assistant [...]
30 May 2011, The Independent Daily
SME explores tourist market
The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) organised a trade fair, Innovex, on May 28 and 29 from 10 am to 6 pm at Mont Choisy Football Ground. The aim of the fair is to help local entrepreneurs gain access in the market for goods traded in the tourism sector More than 100 stands [...]
30 May 2011, The Independent Daily
Bappoo urges more women visibility in local politics
Minister of Gender Equality, Child Protection and Family Planning Sheila Bappoo said that women must be encouraged to join politics as they possess the necessary skills. She was speaking at the launch of the Giant Footprints and Gender, Media and Elections report on May 28 at the Municipality of Beau Bassin / Rose Hill. She [...]
30 May 2011, The Independent Daily
Ashok Jugnauth singles out MSM in his attacks
Ashok Jugnauth, theleader of Union Nationale (UN) has criticised MSM ministers Pravind Jugnauth, Maya Hanoomanjee and Showkatally Soodhun with regards to their management. At the Central Committee of the party held on Saturday, he criticised minister Jugnauth who he believes is responsible for the problems of the poor. According to him, development in the country [...]
30 May 2011, The Independent Daily
Court orders Varma to cooperate with CBI
India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) achieved a breakthrough in its investigation into the 2G scam on Friday, May 27 when the Supreme Court of Mauritius directed the Attorney General’s Office to provide all information sought by India’s premier investigating agency through two letters rogatory. A four-member team, comprising two officers of CBI and two [...]
30 May 2011, The Independent Daily
State monitoring of CSR important: PMSD
The contribution of the private sector via the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Fund is still being debated. On Saturday, during its weekly press conference, the Parti Social Mauricien Démocrate (PMSD) justified the importance of state monitoring in CSR plans, one week after employers, represented by the Mauritius Employers Federation, highlighted that the cozntribution should be [...]
30 May 2011, The Independent Daily
Tough year for fishing industry predicted
A shortage of fish is in the offing. This is due to large consumption on the local market. This was declared by Belall Taher cold storage director Belall Khan Taher. He added that the number of fish in our waters has already started declining. “A challenging year awaits the fishing industry. For the time being [...]
30 May 2011, The Independent Daily
MMM deplores ‘shady’ DBM deals
Mouvement Militant Mauricien (MMM) leader Paul Bérenger, at his weekly press conference on Saturday at The Link hotel, deplored the transactions made by the Development Bank of Mauritius (DBM). He said, “We were informed this week that the DBM wrote off a debt of Rs 2.4 million on a loan of Rs 24 million when [...]
30 May 2011, The Independent Daily
Barca victory borne out of faith in club's principles
BARCELONA (AFP)Lionel Messi may have been the inspiration behind Barcelona's 3-1 demolition of Manchester United in Saturday's Champions League final, but the achievement of coach Pep Guardiola off the field cannot be understated.After a season with Barca?s youth side as his only real coaching experience he took on the demanding role of first team trainer in 2008 and has since won three league titles on the trot.It was not as though he arrived at a club that was running smoothly, in fact, far from it. In the summer of 2008 the club was in upheaval.After a successful run as coach, …
30 May 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Sarah Palin: From 'Mama Grizzly' to motorcycle mama
WASHINGTON (AFP)Palin, who was Republican presidential nominee John McCain's surprise running mate in 2008, joined the rally as she launched her bus tour, which is being funded through contributions to her political action committee (PAC).Palin has not announced whether she will seek the Republican nomination to challenge President Barack Obama in next year's election, but her website includes campaign hallmarks such as links to make donations, videos, and patriotic slogans and images.Palin also plans to debut a film documentary about her political career next month in Iowa, another key early presidential contest state.McCain told Fox News Sunday that his former …
30 May 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Ligue 1: Lyon qualifié pour la Ligue des champions, Monaco descend en Ligue 2
PARIS (AFP)Lyon a décroché sa qualification pour la Ligue des champions 2011-2012, à la faveur de sa victoire (2-0) à Monaco qui précipite le club de la Principauté en Ligue 2, dimanche à l'issue de la 38e et dernière journée de Ligue 1.Lyon participera pour la 12e fois de rang à la plus prestigieuse compétition européenne. Mais, en terminant 3e de Ligue 1, l'OL devra passer par un tour de barrages en août pour rejoindre la phase de poules.Le Paris SG, qui pouvait encore contester la place sur le podium aux hommes de Claude Puel, n'a pas su saisir l'occasion …
29 May 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Roland-Garros: Fabien Fognini, encore épique, atteint les quarts de finale
PARIS (AFP)Coutumier des matches épiques à Roland-Garros, Fabien Fognini y a atteint dimanche les quarts de finale malgré une blessure à la cuisse: "le tennis est un sport de fou", a dit l'Italien après sa victoire 4-6, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 11-9 sur l'Espagnol Albert Montanes.Aujourd'hui encore il arrive à Gaël Monfils de se demander comment il a pu perdre l'année dernière à Paris un deuxième tour étiré sur deux jours et que le joueur de San Remo lui a finalement dérobé 9-7 au cinquième set.Il y a désormais un deuxième joueur sur la liste des incrédules avec le pauvre Montanes …
29 May 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Europe-conquering Barca return home
BARCELONA (AFP)Europe-conquering Barcelona returned home Sunday for a victory parade on an open-top, double-decker bus in a city-centre celebration with adoring fans.Barca landed at 4pm (1400 GMT) at Barcelona-El Prat airport bringing home the Champions League Cup after their 3-1 demolition of Manchester United in London's Wembley Stadium.Coach Joseph Guardiola, man-of-the-match Lionel Messi and the rest of the team boarded an open-top, double-decker bus decked out in the team's red and blue colours and headed to Barcelona's port.Thousands of fans had already gathered under a baking hot sun to hail their heroes in a parade beginning at 5.30 pm (1530 …
29 May 2011, Orange Ki News ?