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Deux véhicules incendiés chez Harish Boodhoo à Belle-Terre à trois heures du matin
Harish Boodhoo a vécu des moments très éprouvants dans la nuit d’hier à ce matin 1er mars. En effet, la 4 x4 de son neveu et sa propre voiture, garées... Read more »
01 Mar 2011, KotZot
ACCA Mauritius – 205,000 sit exams for the ACCA
Results from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) examinations in December 2010 reveal that a record 205,000 individuals sat papers, with more than 6,000 taking a major step towards... Read more »
01 Mar 2011, KotZot
The University of Mauritius plans to train 100 new doctors annually in a medical school
The University of Mauritius plans to train 100 new doctors annually in a medical school set up in collaboration with the University of Geneva. Procedures have already been initiated to... Read more »
01 Mar 2011, KotZot
Live N Direk Entertainment anime Agalega, ce 3 mars
La société événementielle Live N Direk Entertainment organise un concert gratuit à Agaléga, le 3 mars prochain, dans le cadre des célébrations pour la fête de l’Indépendance. Agaléga sera en... Read more »
01 Mar 2011, KotZot
Total will develop a pipeline in Port to supply diesel boats
Total is going forward with new project in the port region. The Mauritian branch of the multinational oil company was authorized to install a new 512 meters pipeline to expand its activities in refuelling vessels.
01 Mar 2011, business.mega.mu
Bangladeshi and Nepali workers protest about ‘inhumane’ conditions in which they are expected to live in Mauritius
140 FOREIGNERS STRIKE OVER ‘INHUMANE’ CONDITIONS The management of Santex Ltd, a textile factory in Goodlands, has agreed to negotiate with Bangladeshi and Nepaliworkers who refused to work yesterday because... Read more »
01 Mar 2011, KotZot
Dad drags son, 12, behind motorbike
Ashik Kumar Goodur, 48, appeared in court yesterday on a provisional charge of causing physical harm to a child. He was released on bail after he provided a surety of... Read more »
01 Mar 2011, KotZot
La Fondation Spectacle et Culture présente les concerts à venir
La Fondation Spectacles et Culture a présenté les différentes activités à venir lors d’un point de presse qui s’est tenu le mardi 1 mars à Port-Louis.
01 Mar 2011, Orange Ki News ?
U.S. sponsors participants at Alumni enrichment conference
The United States Embassy Port Louis has selected Jonathan Ravat and Joelle Rabot to participate in the Alumni Enrichment Conference scheduled from March 1-3, 2011 in Nairobi, Kenya.
01 Mar 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Only Rs 1000 fine for sharing an illegal sex clip of his Ex
This is the new trend in Mauritius and it is not even heavily punished . Filming a video of someone having sex and sharing the video is no longer considered a serious crime in Mauritius… A bus driver for 32 years was sentenced Friday, February 25 by the court of Mapou fined Rs 1 000
01 Mar 2011, MauritiusHot
Ouverture de la pêche à la senne
Il y a de ces jours qui marquent une nouvelle étape ou une nouvelle saison. C’est ainsi pour des centaines de pêcheurs de Maurice et de Rodrigues. Le 1er mars est synonyme de l’ouverture de la pêche à la senne.
01 Mar 2011, Orange Ki News ?
MSM Ltd – Employees refuse to work after colleague seriously injured
One hundred employees of the printing MSM Ltd. shunning work since this morning. They perform a sit-in in the precincts of this company in Plaine-Lauzun to denounce a lack of security at their place of work after one of their colleagues was seriously injured yesterday. The latter, a resident of St. Croix, aged 23, has
01 Mar 2011, MauritiusHot
Squad to inspect nurseries
Following the recent case of child abuse that took place at Le Nid nursery, Quatre Bornes, a special flying squad composing of around 20 persons will be introduced on March 7 to make site visits in various nurseries across the island. The objective is to ensure that the regulations and norms of the Child Protection [...]
01 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Lawyer in Harte case faces charge
Following a complaint lodged by Dassen Narainen against police brutality, Assistant Superintendent Soopun of the Mauritius Criminal Investigation Team (MCIT) has counter-attacked by filing a deposition on February 24 against defence lawyer accusing her of conspiracy. Narainen who is held at Beau Bassin central prison has made allegations against MCIT to the officers of Police [...]
01 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Rodrigues records 5.1 magnitude quake
An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale was recorded at around 1.13 pm on Monday, 418 kilometres east of the island. A spokesperson of the Vacoas meteorological station said no quakes or high waves were reported. He added that the phenomenon was normal in that part of the Indian Ocean as Mauritius is located [...]
01 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Tax bill to stimulate Mauritius, India investments
The Direct Tax Code Bill, which was presented in the Indian Parliament in August, 2010 will be implemented in April 2012. The Bill contains many clauses which are of great importance to restructure investment through the Mauritian route to India. The seminar hosted by KPMG, ‘Insight into Private Equity’, last week at The Link Hotel, [...]
01 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
SMF officer collapses while on duty
Special Mobile Force (SMF) chief inspector Vijay Prakash Rampersad, 53, died at the Gymkhana grounds, Vacoas, soon after finishing his fitness exercises on Monday. Chief police medical office, Sudesh Kumar Gungadin attributed the death to cardiac arrest. Rampersad headed the Romeo squadron mobile wing and was supervising his officers who were taking part in the [...]
01 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
MMM takes actions against price hikes
The Mouvement Militant Mauricien (MMM) will set up a new commission that will propose solutions to the government concerning the increase in the price of several products. This was declared by MMM member of the National Assembly, Reza Uteem, on Monday. “We are aware that the situation on the world stage, with the geopolitical crisis, [...]
01 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Island, Pak share trade expertise
The ninth round of the Mauritius-Pakistan joint working group, held from February 21 to 23 in Islamabad, Pakistan, focussed on the need to further consolidate the preferential trade agreement. The agreement, which came into force on November 30, 2007, allows some hundreds of tariff lines to be traded between Mauritius and Pakistan on preferential terms. [...]
01 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
IRS replenishes state coffers with Rs 17 bn
Between 2005 and now, the government has earned Rs 17 billion with the Integrated Resort Scheme (IRS) and Rs 1 billion with the Real Estate Scheme (RES). Till date, only two IRS projects, including the ones at Tamarin and Belle Riviere have been completed while the Anahita project is in its 2nd, while Villa Vallriche [...]
01 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily