Local Mauritius
2 dead, 3 badly injured in road accident at Vallée des Prêtres
Jacques Desiré and Vadarassen Vyapooree from Camp Levieux, Rose Hill were victims of a fatal road accident at Vallée des Pretres on Tuesday. They were employed in road construction and were returning home when their vehicle skidded, rolled over before coming to a standstill by the side of the road. According to a source the [...]
28 Aug 2012, The Independent Daily
Artificial insemination specialist marks 30th anniversary
Harley Street Fertility Centre held a party on Saturday to mark the 30 years’ experience of Dr. Rajat Goswamy, gynaecologist and specialist in artificial insemination. The centre is especially dedicated to those couples who cannot have children in the traditional way. With the advent of artificial means of fertilisation such as in-vitro fertilisation, many couples [...]
28 Aug 2012, The Independent Daily
MMSD warns public about high bank fees
The Mouvement Mauricien Social Democrate (MMSD) is holding a series of meetings throughout the island, according to a statement made by the party spokesperson, Dr Radhika Jagatsing-Beehoospoteea. She added that the party is sensitising members of the public to the high fees being levied by commercial banks since many of them are unaware that a [...]
28 Aug 2012, The Independent Daily
Curpen, Souris, Polocco request for bail
The counsels of Jérôme Christophe Legrand alias Souris, Sada Curpen, and Patrick Steeve Prinslet Serret alias Polocco, made a request on Monday for their clients to be released on bail. They are now awaiting the stance of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Satyajit Boolell. Counsel Rama Valayden represented Serret, counsels Neelkanth Dulloo and Arassen [...]
28 Aug 2012, The Independent Daily
Senior health inspector found stabbed to death
The body of murdered 47-year-old, Prithviraj Gujadhur was found on Monday in Rose Hill, on wasteland grounds behind Saint Mary’s college on Edisson Street. The autopsy, carried out by chief police medical officer, Dr Sudesh Kumar Gungadin, reported that the victim’s cause of death was attributed to 13 stab wounds sustained to the chest and [...]
28 Aug 2012, The Independent Daily
National Eid-ul-Fitr festivitiesto start on Wed
A gala show will be organised by the Ministry of Arts and Culture on Wednesday to mark the Eid-ul-Fitr festival. Speaking at a press conference held on Monday in Port Louis, the minister of Arts and Culture Mookhesswur Choonee said that a ghazal and Qawali night will take place at the Serge Constantin Theatre in [...]
27 Aug 2012, The Independent Daily
ENL to construct apartments at Bagatelle
Espitalier-Noel Limited (ENL) is launching a new project at Bagatelle, namely the construction of new apartments. The company has now embarked on the third phase of construction, after the shopping centre and the hotel. “These residential projects are in line with our goal of Bagatelle, a place where people can live, work and play,” said [...]
27 Aug 2012, The Independent Daily
Lafarge Cement officially inaugurates new palletizer
Lafarge Cement Ltd officially launched its new palletiser and automatic bundler on Monday. The old system was semi automatic, a manual palletising, and plastic baler that was not up to par with the growing demand for cement. Thus, Lafarge found the need to invest in a new machines and infrastructure to meet the needs of [...]
27 Aug 2012, The Independent Daily
Expert talks on revolutionising information, creativity in digital media with HTML5
Technical manager for web design and development and Linux/Unix stream at Koenig Solutions in New Delhi, India, Mukesh Kumar Sharma, is currently in the country for the second edition of the Creative Master Tour 2012. On Monday, the web expert gave a talk on ‘Building HTML5 mobile applications’. In an exclusive interview with The Independent, [...]
27 Aug 2012, The Independent Daily
Adobe’s creativity6 launched at Creative Masters Tour 2012
During the second edition of the Creative Masters Tour designed for actors in the multimedia sector held at Ebene on Monday, the latest Adobe professional graphic software suite, Creativity 6 was launched in the island. The tagline of the event is ‘Awaken the Genius in you’ and is being hosted by Maurisoft and Nuclei in [...]
27 Aug 2012, The Independent Daily
GTU prez to appear before FCSOU
The president of the Government Teachers Union (GTU), Vinod Seegum will be summoned by the Federation of Civil Service and Other Unions (FCSOU). He will have to provide explanations for an act of indiscipline and mudslinging during the last election of the federation. This is what FCSOU president Naraindranath Gopee told The Independent. However, he [...]
27 Aug 2012, The Independent Daily
Over 90 officials
The seminar of the Association des Comités Nationaux Olympiques d’Afrique (ACNOA) will be held on September 20 and 21. According to Vivian Gungaram, secretary general of the Mauritian Olympic Committee (MOC), some ninety secretaries general of the African region countries will attend the meeting, including Piero Miro, Olympic Solidarity director and Jerome Poivey, member of [...]
27 Aug 2012, The Independent Daily
Plaines Wilhems sewerage project to be ready by 2014
Sewerage works going on in the region of Quatre-Bornes, Sodnac and Belle-Rose are 85 per cent completed. The project which is part of the Plaines Wilhems Sewerage Project (PWSP) will connect about 13,000 households in the regions of Quatre-Bornes, Sodnac and Belle-Rose to the collective sanitation network. “Approximately 83 km of sewerage have been connected [...]
27 Aug 2012, The Independent Daily
Conférence IAP : la vidéo pour dissiper toute allégation de brutalité policière
“L’introduction de l’enregistrement vidéo lors des séances d’interrogatoire permettra de dissiper les allégations de brutalité policière”, dit James Hamilton, président de l’International Association of Prosecutors (IAP), lundi, lors de la conférence régionale Afrique - Océan Indien qui se tient à Flic-en-Flac jusqu’à ce mercredi.
27 Aug 2012, Le Matinal
410 commerçants épinglés
Commerçants malhonnêtes, gare à vous ! Les officiers de la Consumer Protection Unit (CPU) sont à l’oeuvre. Rien que de janvier à ce jour, ils ont verbalisé plus de 1 000 commerçants et 410 parmi eux ont été mis à l’amende.• Trop d’articles contrefaits existent sur le marché local
27 Aug 2012, Le Matinal
Les caisses du CEB ouvertes les samedis
Depuis le samedi 25 août, les caisses du Central Electricity Board (CEB) à Curepipe et Port-Louis seront ouvertes de 8h30 à midi. Cette décision s’étendra dans les autres régions de du pays prochainement.
27 Aug 2012, Le Matinal
Satyajit Boolell : “Des fois nous devons réorienter des affaires criminelles”
Le directeur des Poursuites publiques (DPP) Satyajit Boolell, a expliqué à la presse, dimanche après-midi, que des fois des affaires criminelles doivent être réorientées. Il a fait cette déclaration en faisant référence au procès intenté à Sada Curpen et à ses acolytes pour le meurtre de Denis Fine.• Conférence IAP : créer un réseau de collaboration pour combattre le crime
27 Aug 2012, Le Matinal
Premier League : Chelsea défait Newcastle 2-0, Manchester United bat Fulham 3-2
Les étincelles produites samedi par Eden Hazard et son équipier Fernando Torres ont permis à Chelsea, victorieux 2-0 face à Newcastle, de continuer à faire la course en tête de la Premier League de football avec un troisième succès en autant de rencontres.
26 Aug 2012, Le Matinal
Loto : le prochain jackpot estimé à Rs 70 millions
Pour ce 147ème tirage du Loto, aucun joueur n’a trouvé la bonne combinaison lui permettant de remporter le jackpot estimé à Rs 52 millions. Le roll over s’appliquant, le jackpot de la semaine prochaine passe à approximativement Rs 70 millions.
26 Aug 2012, Le Matinal
Price of cereals up by 10 per cent
The persistent rise in the price of cereals is being felt in the island and an increase in prices has been witnessed in retail shops. According to the president of the Shop Owners Association (SOA) Shantosh Ramnauth, shops have implemented a 10 per cent rise in the commodity in the wake of the persistent rise [...]
24 Aug 2012, The Independent Daily