Local Mauritius
Marathi students rewarded for excellence
Students of Marathi language who sat for the CPE, SC, HSC, Diploma, BA, and MA examinations in 2011 and obtained excellent results, were rewarded for their performance at a prize-giving ceremony held on Sunday at the Indira Gandhi Centre for Indian Culture (IGCIC). Present at the event, the minister of Tertiary Education, Science, Research and [...]
21 Aug 2012, The Independent Daily
NGO holds series of activities in Highlands
The Highlands Engagement for Life’s Philanthropy (HELP) is an association that was set up six months ago. Engaged in various social, educational and sports activities, the NGO is planning to organise an activity week for the less fortunate inhabitants of Highlands and Belle Terre. The series of activities will be followed by the official launch [...]
21 Aug 2012, The Independent Daily
1,800 new cancer patients diagnosed every year
Each year, 1,800 new cases of cancer are being diagnosed and some 1,000 patients die of it, according to the official figures of the Ministry of Health and Quality of Life. “Conscious of the threat and burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), the Ministry has already set up an International Advisory Committee consisting of World Experts [...]
21 Aug 2012, The Independent Daily
Ritoo vows to promote Fencing
Fencing will be soon popularised in Mauritius, according to a statement made by Devanand Ritoo, minister of Youth and Sports on Tuesday. He was meeting British-born Mauritian, Satya Gunput at his office in Port Louis where he congratulated him for having held high the Mauritian flag in various fencing competitions. For the occasion, Ritoo said: [...]
21 Aug 2012, The Independent Daily
Rs 890k worth cannabis uprooted
The Anti Drug and Smuggling Unit (ADSU) uprooted 445 cannabis plants having a market value of Rs 890,000 from Saturday to Monday. Officers targeted various regions and the raid was more successful in the Northern region with the discovery of 162 plants in a sugarcane feild at Nouvelle Industrie, Creve Coeur on Monday. Recently, on [...]
21 Aug 2012, The Independent Daily
FCSOU demands revision of ERA, writes letter to minister Mohamed
The president of the Federation of Civil Service and Other Unions (FCSOU) Narendranath Gopee has sent a letter to the Labour minister Shakeel Mohamed asking him to revise the Employment Relations Act (ERA). The union wants to have the right to contest the PRB report. During a phone corvesation, Gopee told The Independent: “We want [...]
21 Aug 2012, The Independent Daily
Kathi Lynn Austin fait patienter l’Icac
La démarche de l’Independent Commission against Corruption (Icac) auprès de Kathi Lynn Austin, directrice exécutive du Conflict Awareness Project (CAP), visant à obtenir des éclaircissements sur son rapport concernant le projet allegué de trafic d’armes est restée sans réponse jusqu’ici, a-t-on appris de sources proches du dossier.• Des imprécisions notées dans le rapport d’Austin
21 Aug 2012, Le Matinal
Gungah might take legal action against Assirvaden
The MP of Mouvement Socialiste Militant (MSM) Ashit Gungah will take legal action against the president of the Labour Party Patrick Assirvaden, for announcing at his press point on Saturday that Gungah, just like Prateebah Bolah, is planning to leave MSM. Gungah said: “I am very surprised that Patrick Assirvaden makes decisions for me. I [...]
21 Aug 2012, The Independent Daily
PM warns forces trying to divide population
Prime Minister Dr Navin Ramgoolam called for national unity and warned the people who have tried to divide the population. He was speaking at the Eid Milan Party organised at Port Louis on Monday. Also present at the function were President Kailash Purryag and Opposition leader Paul Bérenger. Ramgoolam condemned the recent racist comments on [...]
21 Aug 2012, The Independent Daily
Eminent UK head teacher to visit island
The British Council (BC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Human Resources and the Mauritius Institute of Education (MIE) is organising a series of school leadership workshops with more than 100 secondary school rectors. These workshops will take place from August 23 to 28. They will be conducted by a high profile resource [...]
20 Aug 2012, The Independent Daily
Govt must use PR tools abroad to market itself, says varsity director
Professor Antony Eddison is the director of Middlesex University in Mauritius. He has significant international experience as a practitioner, tertiary level educator and held several senior academic positions in countries such as Australia, the United Kingdom and Singapore. He has also been involved in Transnational Education since the early 1990’s working closely with institutions and [...]
20 Aug 2012, The Independent Daily
Ministry to publish directory to increase visibility of local artistes
The Ministry of Arts and Culture is preparing a directory which will contain all details pertaining to Mauritian artistes. The goal is to provide them with greater market visibility. The artistes have until August 31 to send in their coordinates. Registration forms are available at the Ministry located on the seventh floor of the Renganaden [...]
20 Aug 2012, The Independent Daily
Hospital gets new accident, emergency dept
A new Accident and Emergency Department has been completed and will be soon inaugurated at Long Mountain Hospital. “This is a medical treatment facility specialising in the acute care of patients who come in emergency situations without prior appointment, either by their own means or by ambulance at the hospital,” said the minister of Health [...]
20 Aug 2012, The Independent Daily
Students start primary school today
About 125,000 primary school students will go back to school today after one month of vacation. The third term is considered very important especially for those in Standard 5 and 6. Speaking to The Independent, the president of the Government Teachers Union (GTU), Vinod Seegum highlighted that this term is more challenging and that there [...]
20 Aug 2012, The Independent Daily
CWA trade unions appeal to President
The two unions representing almost all employees of the Central Water Authority (CWA), namely, Union of Employees of the CWA (UECWA) and the Central Water Authority Meter Readers Union (CWAMRU) are planning to organise in the coming days a demonstration outside the headquarters of the Ministry of Energy and Public Utilities. The two unions informed [...]
20 Aug 2012, The Independent Daily
Tourist arrivals decreased by 2.4 per cent in July
Tourist arrivals in July decreased by 2.4 per cent. Arrivals from Europe, which is the main market, show an overall fall of 14.5 per cent. However, an increase of 1.5 pc was noted in Asian markets. From January to July this year, 316,213 tourists came to Mauritius compared to 340,227 for the same period in [...]
20 Aug 2012, The Independent Daily
Man charged for harassment
Prakash Lokee was found guilty on Friday of the offence of ‘using telecommunication service for the purpose of causing inconvenience to another person’ by magistrate Veronique Kwok Yin Siong Yen of the Intermediate Court. He was accused of sending text messages from his mobile to his neighbour Yashoda Vaishali Auchombit’s cell. Lokee was prosecuted on [...]
20 Aug 2012, The Independent Daily
La fête Eid-ul-Fitr célébrée par les Mauriciens de foi islamique
Les Mauriciens de foi islamique célèbrent la fête Eid-ul-Fitr en ce lundi 20 août 2012. Cette célébration marque la fin du Ramadan durant lequel la communauté musulmane observe le jeûne. Après ce carême, ils peuvent se réjouir autour de repas et de visites familiales, tout en assistant à des séances de prière.
20 Aug 2012, Le Matinal
Un fort anticyclone perturbe le temps
Notre région demeure sous l’influence d’un fort anticyclone, au sud des Mascareignes, qui occasionne un temps venteux et légèrement perturbé, a annoncé un prévisionniste de la station météorologie de Vacoas. Le temps sera mi-couvert à nuageux avec la possibilité de quelques ondées isolées dans les régions Nord en ce lundi matin. Des périodes nuageuses avec des ondées passagères sont attendues dans les régions Est, Sud et sur le plateau central.
20 Aug 2012, Le Matinal
Loto : le prochain jackpot estimé à Rs 52 millions
Pour ce 146ème tirage du Loto, aucun joueur n’a trouvé la bonne combinaison lui permettant de remporter le jackpot estimé à Rs 38 millions. Le roll over s’appliquant, le jackpot de la semaine prochaine passe à approximativement Rs 52 millions.
18 Aug 2012, Le Matinal