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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
ICT Conference and Expo
30 Mar 2011, business.mega.mu
Barclays Mauritius made Rs 2.3 billion profit in 2010
This is the first time the threshold is crossed Rs 2 billion
30 Mar 2011, business.mega.mu
The Century Banking Corporation launched
The first Islamic bank, was lauched at Suffren Hotel in Port Louis
30 Mar 2011, business.mega.mu
CCTV to cover Mauritius
PM said the police intend to extend the CCTV surveillance systems to other regions of the island
30 Mar 2011, business.mega.mu
The Mauritius Research Council (MRC) hosts meeting with researchers tomorrow
The meeting, which will host around 200 people
30 Mar 2011, business.mega.mu
Championnats d'Australie - Des places à prendre pour les Mondiaux
PARIS (AFP)Après la France, c'est au tour de l'Australie de constituer son équipe pour les Mondiaux-2011 cet été à Shanghai, durant huit jours lors de ses championnats nationaux, qui débutent vendredi à Sydney.Inutile de chercher Ian Thorpe, le quadruple champion olympique et sextuple champion du monde, ou Michael Klim, quadruple médaillé mondial. Les deux nageurs ont annoncé récemment leur +come-back+ mais pour les jeux Olympiques en 2012 à Londres et se passeront du rendez-vous en Chine (24-31 juillet).En revanche, sur le devant de la scène se retrouveront Stéphanie Rice, la spécialiste du 4 nages, double championne olympique 2008, et son …
30 Mar 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Suspect in Michaela Harte Murder Freed On Bail For Rs 200000 , £4000
Sandip Moonee still denies the charges against him while Avinash Treebhowon revealed that Sandip strangled the victim. MCIT investigators are aware of the DNA results which came from England since Friday. Michaela Harte, aged 27, was killed last January 10, in room 1025 of the Legends Hotel where she had come on honeymoon with her [...]
30 Mar 2011, MauritiusHot
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30 Mar 2011, MBC
Kate Middleton trumps royals in new card game
LONDON (AFP)Kate Middleton leads the fashion pack ahead of Princess Diana and Victoria Beckham in a card game released on Wednesday to commemorate next month's royal wedding.In the latest wacky souvenir of Middleton's nuptials to Prince William, the "Top Trumps" game features a selection of guests who will attend the April 29 ceremony.They are given scores under five categories: VIP rating, age, style icon, celebrity press and big day rating, which players use to compete against each other.William and Kate both score top on the big day rating with 100 points; while Queen Elizabeth II wins in the VIP stakes …
30 Mar 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Italy don't need stars to succeed - Prandelli
ROME (AFP)Italy coach Cesare Prandelli believes that a lack of world-class talent should not preclude the country from achieving impressive results.Having earned an important 1-0 win in Slovenia last Friday to put them in control of Euro 2012 qualifying Group C, Italy followed that up with a mature 2-0 friendly success in Ukraine on Tuesday.Those results have come amid an atmosphere of despair in the country, with many lamenting the lack of talented youngsters coming through the ranks.But the national team coach believes that collectivity is the key to international achievement and he says the gloom is being lifted."The climate …
30 Mar 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Irak: la colère de Tikrit, au lendemain du carnage du conseil provincial
TIKRIT (Irak) (AFP)Un sentiment de colère face aux carences des mesures de sécurité dominait mercredi à Tikrit, au nord de Bagdad, au lendemain de la mort de 58 personnes dans l'attaque la plus sanglante en Irak depuis août.Le couvre-feu, décrété dès le début de l'attaque du conseil provincial mardi, était toujours en vigueur dans l'ex-fief de l'ancien président Saddam Hussein, dont les rues étaient désertes et les magasins fermés.Mardi, un commando armé a tenu tête pendant plus de cinq heures aux forces de sécurité irakiennes en se retranchant dans ce bâtiment officiel."Le Premier ministre Nouri al-Maliki a récemment déclaré que …
30 Mar 2011, Orange Ki News ?