General Mauritius

Going crazy with new vehicle license plates?

These last days, it has been quite difficult to distinguish between a "contract" car and a private car since a growing number of vehicles are being fitted with the new vehicle registration plates, which do not always comply to the new regulations.

11 Apr 2011, Yashvin, pages of my life

Eliezer Francois wants “No Food/Drinks” in our buses

Featuring in a newspaper edition of today, Éliézer François, a former minister is complaining about the presence of cockroaches (Cancrelats) in buses owned by Triolet Bus Service.

05 Apr 2011, Yashvin, pages of my life

Price of Petrol (March 2011 – II)

The government has unexpectedly announced a decrease in the price of petroleum products today.

29 Mar 2011, Yashvin, pages of my life

Stop –> Go

As you can guess by the blog title and the image, today I will be talking about those people who are responsible to control traffic while there are road works in progress.

22 Mar 2011, Yashvin, pages of my life

Volonter pou Moris

Welcome back to yashvinblogs.com. Today, we gonna welcome a new guest writer, who calls himself "Vendetta". The latter mailed me his article a few days back, but I promised to publish it during the weekend. So, here it goes.

19 Mar 2011, Yashvin, pages of my life

Stupid MCB!

I am really very angry and is deeply regretting being a MCB client! I will now relate how I spent the last 1hour.

17 Mar 2011, Yashvin, pages of my life

Price of Petrol (March 2011)

The PPC has reviewed the prices of petroleum products which were previously updated on the 22th January 2011.

15 Mar 2011, Yashvin, pages of my life

Torrential rainfall warning, schools ended at 11am

After the torrential rainfall warning issued at 10am, authorities have decided to close the educational institutions of the island.

07 Mar 2011, Yashvin, pages of my life

Promoted + Brinks agents refusing access to SBM’s ATM inside Game

Promoted to SSE today :-) + another rant, involving Brinks Security Guards, Game and SBM...

01 Mar 2011, Yashvin, pages of my life

Une vue à faire vomir [Caudan]

Des photos prises aux abords de Caudan/Port Louis Waterfront par Asmi.

01 Mar 2011, Yashvin, pages of my life

The spoilt child of Navin Ramgoolam

Self-proclaimed as the protector of the hindu community of the island, a group of people has been causing a lot of disturbance for years. Officially, they are for non-violence but in real life, they tend to do things differently, adopting the thugs-attitude.

26 Feb 2011, Yashvin, pages of my life

Washing allowed while water supply restriction maintained

You can now wash your cars, water your lawn n hedges etc... CWA have announced that the special restrictions are now no more applicable.

24 Feb 2011, Yashvin, pages of my life

And what if your kid was there?

Today, Mauritius has woken up with another shocking news reported by RadioPlus through a video showing an employee of a Crèche slapping 2 small kids.

23 Feb 2011, Yashvin, pages of my life

Infinity BPO, share your views…

I think that most of us here already know what is happening in the BPO sector since a few weeks. Employees of one of the biggest BPO firms of the island came forward to claim their salaries, unpaid since a few months.

18 Feb 2011, Yashvin, pages of my life

Amazon Kindle now ships to Mauritius!

Yeah, you read it right. Another worldwide shopping mall has opened its doors to Mauritians.

16 Feb 2011, Yashvin, pages of my life

Getting a EWF loan approved, a pain in the ass!

I was so irritated today! I needed to apply for an educational loan, and I chose the one offered at Employees Welfare Fund (EWF), because for the amount I was looking for, if offers the lowest interest rate, i.e 5%.

11 Feb 2011, Yashvin, pages of my life

Équipez vos véhicules des extincteurs à partir de demain!

Les autorités appliqueront la loi à partir de demain, notamment sur deux mesures annoncées quelques mois auparavant.

31 Jan 2011, Yashvin, pages of my life

Who will win? Mac Do or Iskcon

For those who haven't been reading or listening to the news very recently, Mac Donald is planning to open a branch at Phoenix, at some meters only from the Iskon building.

27 Jan 2011, Yashvin, pages of my life

Price of Petrol (Jan 2011)

The long announced increase in the price of petroleum products is finally here, unfortunately.

21 Jan 2011, Yashvin, pages of my life

Watering roads during the worst drought

Before I start with my rants, let me wish a "Happy Cavadee" to all MAURITIANS who celebrate it all round the island.

20 Jan 2011, Yashvin, pages of my life