General Mauritius
General Manager of Beach Authority: “sa ban fransais la, bane sovaz sa[...]“
Welcome back again! General manager of the Beach Authority contacts l'express to try to clarify what he said the day before on the phone. Let's come back to the declaration he made....
09 Apr 2013, Yashvin, pages of my life
Flooding in Mauritius – National Mourning Day, the Worst April Fools’ day
Two days ago, on the 30th March 2013, the country has survived the worst day ever in its history. After the torrential rainfall of the 13th February 2013, Mauritians never thought that there could be worst.
01 Apr 2013, Yashvin, pages of my life
Weird parasailing landing at sea
The incident I witnessed today could have turned into the news headlines of tomorrow. Fortunately, it won't but I brought some pictures for you.
24 Mar 2013, Yashvin, pages of my life
lexpress.mu fait peau neuve
Here's some news that you might probably discover by yourself while surfing the Mauritian web. The old buggy version of l'express.mu, online since the 1st November 2008, has finally been replaced. A new version silently rolled in yesterday and a first quick glance at the code showed that it is being powered by Drupal.
17 Mar 2013, Yashvin, pages of my life
45th independence anniversary celebrations at Stade Anjalay
As you can guess, I was at the Anjalay Coopen stadium for the traditional flag raising ceremony. Lots of pictures in this post.
12 Mar 2013, Yashvin, pages of my life
New speed camera at Paillotte + Map of Mauritius showing speed cameras
A new post to map the locations of speed cameras altogether. This blog post will be updated whenever needed with locations of fixed speed cameras as well as the frequent regions where mobile cameras are usually placed.
10 Mar 2013, Yashvin, pages of my life
Maha Shivratree 2013 – Kanwar’s top part removed to start pilgrimage
Are the authorities waiting for a few to be electrocuted or killed due to their carelessness while building or carrying their kanwars to take appropriate and strict measures regarding Kanwars?
07 Mar 2013, Yashvin, pages of my life
Price of fuel, Permis à Points and new fixed speed camera spotted
3 topics to be briefly discussed today, including the installation of a new speed camera. Keep reading!
04 Mar 2013, Yashvin, pages of my life
Rs100,000 for the 45th National Day Celebrations logo (2013)
On the 28th February 2013, the government announced the national day celebration ceremony under the theme of "Enn Pei, Enn Nasion, Enn Destin" on their Rs 50 million worth web site and also, published the official logo for this special day.
01 Mar 2013, Yashvin, pages of my life
Nissan and Toyota dispute the highest sales numbers, again
Nearly one month ago, you probably came across confusing adverts, du déjà vu in the sales of motor vehicles. Both Nissan and Toyota were claiming for having recorded the highest sales of vehicles for the year 2012 via their respective representatives ABC Motors and Toyota (Mauritius).
25 Feb 2013, Yashvin, pages of my life
[Guest Post] Are ICT jobs decreasing in Mauritius?
A new guest post from a young guy who just completed his Advanced Diploma in IT but currently finding difficulties to get a job. Let's read what he wrote for us.
21 Feb 2013, Yashvin, pages of my life
Moving towards the ban of ( or controlled access to) pornographic sites to kids
This recommendation was made by the DPP (Directeur de Poursuites Publiques) a few days back in the montly newsletter issued in January 2013 but strangely, very little has been said on this topic, most probably because this subject is still a taboo.
20 Feb 2013, Yashvin, pages of my life
Government steps down, again : Halting distribution of “Repas Chaud” program in ZEP schools
At the time of launch of this program, no restrictions or instructions were provided to caterers about the food and service they need to provide. Is the govt waiting for incidents to happen so that they can bring necessary amendments to improve, playing with the life of innocent students.
17 Feb 2013, Yashvin, pages of my life
Rise in the prices of soft drinks… And Phoenix Beer too
As announced in the Budget 2013, a tax of 20 cents per gram of sugar is now applicable for soft drinks in retail outlets. At the same time, the beer is also going to cost more.
11 Feb 2013, Yashvin, pages of my life
Get 10% off your purchase from CleverDodo Boutique
Are you stuck for ideas for Mother's Day, Valentines, a birthday, a wedding anniversary, Christmas or any other special occassion? No need to spend hours trolling the shops to find the perfect gift; browse our catalogue and take your pick.
09 Feb 2013, Yashvin, pages of my life
HSC Laureates: No more bonds between them and the country.
This article is an update to what has been written and hugely debated here back in 2009. Many have been able to express themselves on the scholarship topic and the due of the HSC laureates at the end of their studies, financed by the government. And we all know that a considerable number of laureates never came back to Mauritius.
04 Feb 2013, Yashvin, pages of my life
Permis à Points : Driving License Counterpart -> a burden
In the first post published on Monday, I talked about the launch failure due to a server problem on the first day itself. Today, I will be publishing more about the "Driving License Counterpart", especially for those who will have to wait several weeks before laying their hands on theirs.
24 Jan 2013, Yashvin, pages of my life
Permis à Points: Launch failure
The worst thing that could have happened has actually occurred today on the first day itself: The central server crashed during the day. And they dare say we are a cyber island!
21 Jan 2013, Yashvin, pages of my life
Kharmas hindu calendar 2013
Here we go for the kharmas calendar (2013).
20 Jan 2013, Yashvin, pages of my life
Free tablets for Form 4 students. Your thoughts?
A few months ago, you have most probably thought that the government was just blabbering about this project of giving a tablet to each and every Form 4 student. This concerns more than 20,000 units to be distributed in some 157 secondary schools. Let's talk about it!
16 Jan 2013, Yashvin, pages of my life