Bunwaree Mauritius

Mauritian Facebooker arrested. Be careful!

It all started with a comment. A rather harsh and racist comment towards a specific religion. Very quickly, it became the talk of the town. Taking the matter seriously, authorities are leading their investigations.

03 Aug 2012, Yashvin, pages of my life

Bunwaree’s mission: To ban tuition

Of the five bills the government is presenting to the National Assembly on Tuesday, two are of special interest. Prime Minister Dr Navin Ramgoolam has tabled the Constitution Amendment Bill to allow more women in parliament and local authorities. The other bill which is arousing a lot of interest is the Education Amendment Bill. Minister [...]

17 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily

Bunwaree honours young literary talents

The Ministry of Education and Human Resources observed the International World Book and Copyright Day at the Mauritius Institute of Training and Development (MITD), Phoenix on Thursday. The aim of the event was to reward students who participated and excelled in a story book competition.This competition was a first of its kind and was organised [...]

09 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily

Bunwaree lauds role of credit union

On Saturday, a workshop on the contribution of financial institutions in promoting education was organised at Manisha Hotel, Flic en Flac. The minister of Education and Human Resources, Vasant Bunwaree, who was present at the event, welcomed this initiative of the Primary School Teacher’s Cooperative Credit Union (PSTCCU). “The workshop is an opportunity for participants [...]

25 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily

Bunwaree reassures ex-IVTB employees

The minister of Education and Human Resources, Dr Vasant Bunwaree, held a press meet in Port Louis on Thursday and invited the employees of the former Industrial and Vocational Training Board (IVTB) and Technical School Management Trust Fund (TSMTF) to join the Mauritius Institute of Training and Development (MITD). He said that they will not [...]

24 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily

Classes resume at Lycée Polytechnic

The situation is back to normal at Lycée Polytechnique Sir Guy Forget, Flacq. Students who had been protesting for the last few weeks resumed classes on Monday. They finally agreed that their school is being managed by the Mauritius Institute of Training and Development (MITD). This follows a meeting they had with minister of Education [...]

21 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily

Standard version of Kreol out

The year 2011 is a symbolic one for Kreol as a language as its spelling, syntax and grammar are now standardised. The standardised version of Kreol Morisien was launched by minister of Education Vasant Bunwaree on Wednesday at Octave Wiehé Auditorium, University of Mauritius, Réduit. Representatives of the UoM, Akademi Kreol Morisien (AKM) and students [...]

26 May 2011, The Independent Daily