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The NTA accuse the providers do not meet standards of license plates
The National Transport Authority (NTA) blames the suppliers do not observe the regulations by making new plates. According to authorities, they would have inquired about Internet browsing English sites.
12 Apr 2011, motors.mega.mu
Ligue des champions: Chelsea pour renverser la situation face à Manchester
LONDRES (AFP)Chelsea s'accroche au souvenir de sa victoire à Old Trafford, l'année dernière, dans un match crucial de Premier League, pour continuer à croire en ses chances de renverser la situation sur le terrain de Manchester United, mardi en quart de finale retour de la Ligue des champions."Ce sera dur mais nous allons essayer car nous l'avons déjà fait", avait dit l'entraîneur Carlo Ancelotti, juste après la défaite des "Blues", 1 à 0, mercredi dernier à Stamford Bridge, un résultat qui laisse en principe fort peu d'espoir aux Londoniens.Dans toute l'histoire de la Ligue des champions, seuls deux clubs ont …
12 Apr 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Libye: l'Union africaine demande aux rebelles de coopérer "pleinement"
ADDIS ABEBA (AFP)L'Union africaine a exhorté mardi à Addis Abeba les rebelles libyens à "pleinement coopérer" après leur rejet du cessez-le-feu proposé par l'organisation.Le chef de la diplomatie française, Alain Juppé, a pour sa part affirmé mardi à Paris que l'Otan ne jouait "pas suffisamment" son rôle en Libye pour neutraliser les armes lourdes des forces de Mouammar Kadhafi et protéger les populations civiles, en particulier à Misrata. La rébellion libyenne a rejeté lundi à Benghazi le cessez-le-feu proposé par l'Union africaine (UA), pourtant accepté la veille par Mouammar Kadhafi, expliquant qu'elle refuserait toute médiation ne prévoyant pas un départ …
12 Apr 2011, Orange Ki News ?
'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara' to shift ahead?
Okay, here's another development that's sure to have repercussions on other new releases. ZINDAGI NA MILEGI DOBARA, which is slated for release on 24 June, might be shifted ahead -- by two weeks, to be precise. The talk within the industry is that it will now arrive on 8 July, which means it will now clash with BBUDDAH - HOGA TERA BAAP and MURDER 2. ZINDAGI NA MILEGI DOBARA producer Ritesh Sidhwani doesn't rule out the possibility of a postponement. "My editor [Chandan Arora] had a slip disc recently and that in turn affected the post-production schedule of the film. …
12 Apr 2011, Orange Ki News ?
400 Japanese cars to Mauritius blocked
Four hundred vehicles have been stacked in a port in Japan. These cars cannot be shipped to Mauritius. Imported new and reconditioned cars, spare parts are accompanied by a letter of guarantee issued by the manufacturer and sent to the authorized dealer in Mauritius.
12 Apr 2011, motors.mega.mu
La chute de Gbagbo saluée par plusieurs pays et institutions
PARIS (AFP)Plusieurs pays et institutions ont salué lundi la chute du président sortant de Côte d'Ivoire Laurent Gbagbo, exprimant l'espoir qu'elle permette un nouveau départ pour le pays et insistant sur la réconciliation que devra mener Alassane Ouattara, le président internationalement reconnu. Le président des Etats-Unis Barack Obama a salué lundi l'arrestation de M. Gbagbo, dont il a dénoncé "les prétentions illégitimes au pouvoir", et a appelé "tous les groupes de miliciens" à déposer les armes.Ce dénouement "représente une victoire pour la volonté démocratique du peuple ivoirien, qui a souffert pendant bien trop longtemps" a-t-il dit, relevant que "pour le …
12 Apr 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Pamela Anderson pleads to China on seal meat
BEIJING (AFP)Former "Baywatch" star and animal activist Pamela Anderson has called on China to join other countries in banning imports of seal meat and oil from her native Canada, calling seal-hunting inhumane.Anderson sent a letter to China's minister of land and resources, Xu Shaoshi, inviting him to accompany her to Canada to witness the "cruelty of the annual seal slaughter"."Please don't allow China to become a dumping ground for seal meat and oil products that even Canadians don't want," the letter said.Canada and China reached an agreement earlier this year on Chinese imports of seal meat and oil after the …
12 Apr 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Côte d'Ivoire: Gbagbo arrêté, Ban Ki-moon appelle à éviter tout "bain de sang"
ABIDJAN (AFP)Le président ivoirien sortant Laurent Gbagbo a été arrêté lundi à l'issue d'une offensive sur sa résidence à Abidjan des forces, appuyées par la France et l'ONU, de son rival Alassane Ouattara qui a appelé à éviter les "représailles" et annoncé une "nouvelle ère d'espérance". Le secrétaire général des Nations unies, M. Ban Ki-moon, a demandé au président ivoirien Alassane Ouattara d'éviter un nouveau "bain de sang" et des représailles à l'encontre des partisans du président sortant Laurent Gbagbo, arrêté lundi, a annoncé Martin Nesirky, porte-parole de l'ONU. Ban Ki-moon a salué l'appel de M. Ouattara à la mise …
12 Apr 2011, Orange Ki News ?
ABC Motors leader des ventes de voitures pour la 15e année consécutive
Mike Whitfield, CEO Nissan Africa Group, récompensant Dean Ah Chuen, Executive Director d’ABC Motors. ABC Motors, revendeur agréé des voitures de la marque Nissan à Maurice, est pour la 15e année consécutive en tête des ventes dans le pays. Une cérémonie de récompense a ainsi été organisée au Domaine Anna à Flic en Flac le vendredi 8 avril en présence de Mike Whitfield, CEO Nissan Africa Group, Jimmy Dando, General Manager de Nissan Africa Group et Dean Ah Chuen, Executive Director d’ABC Motors. D’ailleurs, ABC Motors ne compte pas s’arrêter en si bon chemin. Dean Ah Chuen a annoncé qu’en …
12 Apr 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Boolell dimisses wrong reporting
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade, Arvin Boolell has denied the information that appeared in the Malagasy press and private radio channels in Mauritius that there were protests during his visit to Madagascar. Boolell said, “During my visit to Madagascar there were no protests nor was there any attempt to bomb the [...]
12 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
Nissan recognises ABC Motors
For grabbing the number one position in terms of market share for the last 15 consecutive years, ABC Motors was conferred a unique recognition by the Nissan Motor Co Ltd. In this regard, ABC Motors organised an award ceremony and dinner on April 8 at Domaine Anna, Flic en Flac. The executive director of ABC [...]
12 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
Disabled Act to be implemented soon
The Training and Employment of Disabled Persons Act, whose main objective is to promote training and employment opportunities for people with disabilities, will be amended to ensure that employers’ strictly comply with the provisions of the act. This was announced by minister of Social Security, Leela Devi Dookun-Luchoomun on Monday. The minister was attending an [...]
12 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
‘Agalega Hindus living in anxiety’
Voice of Hindu (VOH) president Krit Manohur has said that Hindu families living in Agalega can no longer pray despite the fact that freedom of religion is guaranteed by the constitution. He was speaking at a press conference in Port Louis on Monday. Manohur criticised Agalega residents‘ spokesperson Laval Soopramanien, who he believes incited racial [...]
12 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
Women leaders to talk empowerment in May
The Mauritian Association of Women Entrepreneurs (AMFCE) will host the annual meeting of the World Association of Women Entrepreneurs (FCEM) from May 25-28. During four days, presidents of national associations of women entrepreneur members of the FCEM will articulate their work around the theme of the conference ‘Women Entrepreneurs: the driving force for economic empowerment’. [...]
12 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
Nurses press for salary increase
Sunilduth Lochun, president of the Challenger Group and one of the contenders for the post of president of the Nursing Association, is calling for a 30 per cent salary increase for all employees in the nursing sector. The election for the president will be held on April 14 at the Nursing Centre in Beau Bassin. [...]
12 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
New residential project takes off
Les Hauts Champs, a project of the Indian Ocean Real Estate Company (IOREC), will soon be constructed in the north of the island, Piton. This project involves the construction of houses in a beautiful ambience. The cost of these houses, designed for Mauritians, is between Rs 8 and Rs 12 million depending on the size [...]
12 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
Jeetah congratulates young talents
The 7th annual show of the School of Performing Arts was held on Monday at the Mahatma Gandhi Institute (MGI). This occasion provides a golden opportunity to the students of MGI and Rabindranath Tagore Institute (RTI) to express their talents through the different disciplines of Indian music and dance. Present on this occasion, the minister [...]
12 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
Collaborative network to stimulate innovative nation
In order to create a more innovative nation, the Collaborative Mauritius (CM) network was officially launched by the minister of Tertiary Education Dr Rajesh Jeetah on Monday. The ceremony was held at the Mauritius Research Council (MRC) in Ebene. A series of activities were organised over the past few months showing MRC’s interest in improving [...]
12 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
Faugoo attends blue print signing ceremony
On April 7, an official ceremony was held on for the signing of the blue print at the Union St Aubin factory. The minister of Agro-Industry and Food Security Satish Faugoo, chief executive officer (CEO) of Omnicane Jacques M d’Unienville and the Private Parliamentary Secretary, Maneswur Peetumber were present. In his speech, the Omnicane CEO [...]
12 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
Plaques d’immatriculation : Les précisions de la NTA
Les fournisseurs de nouvelles plaques d’immatriculation non conformes aux normes ont l’obligation morale de les remplacer par celles qui respectent les dispositions légales. C’est ce que préconise la national Transport Authority. Les responsables de l’autorité régulatrice annoncent aussi la possibilité de rendre obligatoire la détention d’un permis pour fabriquer et fournir des plaques [...]
12 Apr 2011, MBC