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De plus en plus de bébés poids-plume à Maurice
Trois hôpitaux notamment ceux de Flacq, Jeetoo and Rose Belle seront bientôt équipés d’une unité de soins intensifs néonataux. C’est ce qui a été annoncé par la ministre de la Santé, Maya Hanoomanjee lors d’une cérémonie pour présenter un rapport sur une étude concernant le Low Birth Weight (LBW) au Sir Harilal Vaghjee Hall qui a eu lieu le jeudi 21 avril. Selon Maya Hanoomanjee, la prévalence du LBW qui indique qu’un bébé pèse moins de 2.5 kg à la naissance, est en hausse à Maurice, passant de 13% à 17.4% en 2010. Il est à noter que les bébés …
22 Apr 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Top 14: Castres reçoit Biarritz vendredi soir
TOULOUSE (AFP)Castres le 3e reçoit Biarritz le 5e, vendredi en ouverture de la 25e et avant-dernière journée du Top 14 où le vainqueur devrait assurer sa place parmi les quatre barragistes (3e au 6e), alors que le vaincu peut se retrouver 7e, sur le siège éjectable.La roche tarpéïenne est proche du Capitole en cette fin de saison où les quatre barragistes (Castres, Clermont, Biarritz et Montpellier) se tiennent en deux points, à bonne distance de Toulouse (1er) mais juste derrière le Racing Métro (2e) et sous la menace de Toulon, Perpignan et Bayonne encore candidats à la qualification pour la …
22 Apr 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Jackson jury to see video of last days, autopsy photos
LOS ANGELES (AFP)The prosecution at the trial of Michael Jackson's physician will show footage of his final days and autopsy photos it says show he was not suicidal, a judge decided.California judge Michael Pastor admitted the evidence into the trial of Conrad Murray, who was with the "King of Pop" shortly before his June 25, 2009 death from a sedative overdose. The trial is to begin May 9.The state, which has charged Murray with manslaughter, maintains that the footage of Jackson rehearsing before his "This is it" tour show him creatively engaged and the autopsy photos show he was in …
22 Apr 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Côte d'Ivoire: Ouattara reçoit le chef du Conseil constitutionnel pro-Gbagbo
ABIDJAN (AFP)Le chef de l'Etat ivoirien, Alassane Ouattara, a reçu jeudi soir à Abidjan le président du Conseil constitutionnel, qui avait proclamé Laurent Gbagbo réélu après le scrutin de novembre 2010 et juge désormais que les Ivoiriens sont "tous responsables" de la crise qui en a découlé."Nous sommes allés trop loin, les Ivoiriens", a déclaré devant la presse Paul Yao N'Dré, interrogé sur sa part de responsabilité dans la crise, après avoir été reçu durant environ trois quarts d'heure par M. Ouattara à son QG du Golf hôtel d'Abidjan."Nous sommes tous responsables de ce qui est arrivé: le président actuel, …
22 Apr 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Pakistan: 14 membres des forces de sécurité tuées dans une attaque des talibans
PESHAWAR (Pakistan) (AFP)Quatorze membres des forces de sécurité pakistanaises ont été tués jeudi dans une embuscade tendue par quelque 200 rebelles talibans dans le nord-ouest du Pakistan, près de la frontière afghane, a annoncé vendredi à l'AFP un responsable de l'armée."Environ 200 talibans ont attaqué un poste de sécurité à Kharkai, dans le Bas Dir", un district de la province de Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a déclaré ce responsable en poste dans la ville proche de Peshawar, sous couvert de l'anonymat."Les rebelles étaient postés au sommet de collines, au-dessus du nouveau poste de sécurité que les (paramilitaires) Frontier Corps étaient en train …
22 Apr 2011, Orange Ki News ?
GBOT crosses US$ 50 million mark in daily trading volume
The Global Board Of Trade (GBOT) , Mauritius has clocked the highest trading volume on any given day on its multi-asset exchange platform. GBOT crossed the US$ 50 million mark as it ended the day at US$ 51.87 million on Monday, 18th April, 2011. This remarkable achievement comes on the day when the exchange, which commenced trading on the 18th of October, 2010, completed exactly six months of trading on its tech-centric exchange platform. The exchange has also successfully completed clearing and settlement for all these trades, thereby maintaining its record of achieving successful T+1 settlement from day one. The …
22 Apr 2011, Orange Ki News ?
JT de 19h30 – vendredi 22/04/11
Title: JT de 19h30Channel: MBC1Start Time: 19:30Date: 2011-04-22End Time: 20:15
22 Apr 2011, MBC
Bangladeshi arrested for MTML fraud
Nine Bangladeshis were picked up by the Central Investigation Division (CCID) on Thursday for questioning at police Line Barracks in Port Louis. They are suspected of trafficking international calls to the prejudice of Mahanagar Telephone Mauritius Limited (MTML) using GPRS/3G mobile phones. As a result of the fraud the company has suffered a loss estimated [...]
22 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
Zournal Kreol – vendredi 22/04/11
Title: Zournal KreolChannel: MBC2Start Time: 19:00Date: 2011-04-22End Time: 19:20
22 Apr 2011, MBC
News – Friday 22/04/11
Title: NewsChannel: MBC3Start Time: 18:30Date: 2011-04-22End Time: 18:50
22 Apr 2011, MBC
Orange organises international marathon
Since marathons are becoming very popular in the Indian Ocean, Mauritius Telecom (MT), in association with other stakeholders will be organising the fourth edition of the International Marathon Orange and Fun Run 2011 on June 26 at Mon Choisy. Participants will have to cover a distance of 42 km and will start at 7 am [...]
22 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
Finishing touches put on distance learning draft
Distance learning plays a significant role in improving access to education. It is gradually gaining momentum in Mauritius. In this context, a workshop on the validation of a draft distance education policy for Mauritius was officially opened by the minister of Tertiary Education, Science, Research and Technology Dr Rajesh Jeetah at Domaine Les Pailles on [...]
22 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
France donates white boards
The French Ambassador to Mauritius, Jean François Dobelle, handed over to the minister of Education and Human Resources, Dr Vasant Bunwaree, a total of 330 interactive projectors / White Boards (IWBs) in the context of the Sankoré Project. This took place on April 20 at MITD House, Phoenix. Sankoré Project aims to facilitate the provision [...]
22 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
Gungah stresses on need to transform civil services
Fifty-five participants including executive officers, senior officers and confidential secretaries of the general services, who have completed their training course at the University of Technology Mauritius (UTM), were awarded during a certificate ceremony on Thursday. The event was held at UTM at La Tour Koening. The minister of Civil Service and Administrative Reforms Ashit Gungah [...]
22 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
China Town to host cultural, food fete
In order to discover the rich culinary tradition and culture of China, the Organising Committee China Town Food and Cultural Festival is putting together the 7th edition of the festival on May 7 and 8. The festival is being organised in collaboration with the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Chinese Cultural Centre and HSBC. This was [...]
22 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
Infinity owes Rs 100 million to creditors
The Infinity Business Process Outsourcing(BPO) owes a sum of Rs 100 million to its creditors. That was said by Jean Roger Boodhna, liquidator of the company. He said that he has asked Infinity chief Jean Suzanne to submit a Statement of Affairs which will contain all information relating to the assets of the company. Boodhna [...]
22 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
Island eyes 35 pc energy through
By 2025, the Mauritian government plans to produce 35 per cent of the energy consumed from renewable sources. This was stated by Deva Virahsawmy, minister of Environment and Sustainable Development at a conference held at his ministry on Thursday. Last week, the green paper prepared by professor Francois Odendaal was submitted to the Cabinet. “The [...]
22 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
Nosib murder case postponed to June
The preliminary hearing into the murder case of Pritviraj Ajay Kumar Nosib, the 41-year-old director of the Museum of Mahebourg, began in the District Court of Curepipe on Thursday. The suspects, Nitish Kumar Gowrydoss and Murugan Goindanappa were present in court. Dr Satish Boolell, former medical examiner and the officers of the Forensic Science Laboratory [...]
22 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
Faugoo targets self sufficiency in potatoes
In order to promote potatoes, a campaign for the versatile vegetable was launched on April 21 at La Brasserie in the presence of the minister of Agro-Industry Satish Faugoo. The campaign primarily intends to enable Mauritius to become self-sufficient when it comes to this commodity that is greatly appreciated and consumed in large numbers by [...]
22 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
Syrie: Assad lève l'état d'urgence, les opposants appellent à manifester
DAMAS (AFP) Le président syrien Bachar al-Assad a levé jeudi l'état d'urgence en vigueur depuis 48 ans dans le pays, où des opposants, sceptiques sur la portée de cette mesure, ont lancé sur Facebook des appels à de nouvelles manifestations vendredi contre le régime.Bachar al-Assad a promulgué trois décrets, approuvant la levée de l'état d'urgence, l'abolition de la Cour de sûreté de l'Etat, une juridiction d'exception, et un changement de la réglementation sur les manifestations, a annoncé la télévision syrienne.Le gouvernement avait adopté mardi des projets de loi en ce sens pour tenter de calmer un mouvement de contestation inédit …
22 Apr 2011, Orange Ki News ?