Local Mauritius
EIB offers 5 million credit line to SMEs
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a line of credit amounting to 5 million euros to Mauritius Leasing Company Limited (MLC) for the financing of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The loan agreement was signed on Monday between EIB vice president, Plutarchos Sakellaris and MLC chief executive officer (CEO), Ashraf Esmael, in the presence [...]
20 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Indian delegation arrives to discuss DTAA
An Indian delegation, comprising high rung government officials is reaching Mauritius on Tuesday to participate in the Double Tax Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) negotiations between the two countries. This will take place from Wednesday to Friday at the Foreign Affairs ministry, which comes under the aegis of Arvin Boolell. Finance minister Xavier-Luc Duval, whose ministry will [...]
20 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
1.6 pc rise in tourist arrivals in November
During the month of November, 87,348 tourists arrived in Mauritius against 85,982 tourists in November 2010, which represents an increase of 1.6 per cent. 852,347 tourists visited Mauritius from January to November 2011 against 819,978 visitors during the same period in 2010, which represents an increase of 3.9 per cent. The director general of the [...]
20 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Suspects accused of sex with minor get bail
Greedaree, 20, and Bageeratee, 17, who were charged of sexual intercourse with a girl under 16, were granted bail at the District Court of Mapou on Monday. They paid bail worth Rs 5,000 and paid recognizance amounting to Rs 10,000. They were arrested following a statement recorded by a woman alleging that her daughter, aged [...]
20 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Ministry to launch computerised child protection register
Mauritius will soon have a computerised Child Protection Register, which will allow easy referencing and follow up of cases of abused and ill treated children. This will be operational by next year. “Our aim at the Ministry of Gender Eq uality, Child Development and Family Welfare is to enhance service delivery for the cause of [...]
20 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Nunkoo denies murder charges
At the District Court of Pamplemousses on Monday, Sanjeev Nunkoo claimed that he was framed by his former employer, Gary Lam Po Tang in the murder case of Hélène Lam Po Tang. He added that he spent 13 months in police custody for all the wrong reasons. He told magistrate Maryse Panglose-Cala that his former [...]
20 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
MSM politburo to debate
The possibility of a MSM-MMM alliance remake will be discussed by the MSM political bureau on Wednesday. It was said by the leader of the Mouvement Socialiste Militant (MSM) Pravind Jugnauth at a press meet in Port Louis on Saturday. The MSM leader said, “I have always been in favour of a remake of 2000.” [...]
19 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Biker crushed to death in road accident at Pereybere
On Saturday, a resident of Maurel Road, Riviere du Rempart died in a road accident at Pereybere. The principal medical officer Dr Maxwell Monvoison attributed the death of the caretaker employed at the Central Electricity Board (CEB) to skull fracture. According to police source, the 46-year old was trying to overtake a double-cab stationed near [...]
19 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
UoM organises 2011 Global Village
AIESEC, University of Mauritius chapter, organised the Global Village 2011 at the Trianon Shopping Park on Saturday. AIESEC is an international platform for young people to discover and develop their leadership potential so as to have a positive impact on society. Apart from the participation of AIESEC University of Technology of Mauritius and Mauritius Institute [...]
19 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Tan: Island on right track to prosperity
Five years ago Mauritius was facing challenges of a magnitude last seen in the 1960s, when an independent nation was born with seemingly little to offer but sugarcane, beaches and a multi-racial population yearning to succeed. Soaring oil prices threatened to make transportation costs to the archipelago punitive, an end to preferential sugar protocols with [...]
19 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Michaela Harte accused to appear in Assizes next year
Sandip Moonea and Avinash Treebhowon have been formally charged with murder with premeditation by director of public prosecutions (DPP). The case will be heard at the Assizes.They are suspected of killing Irish tourist Michaela McAreavey at the Legends Hotel, Grand Gaube on January 10. The news broke out on Friday via a communiqué from the [...]
19 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Goodlands CID cracks down on fake bank notes network
The Goodlands Criminal Investigation Division has uncovered a major network of printers of fake bank notes operating on the island following the arrest of several persons including the brain of the organisation between Thursday and the weekend. The main suspect are Vishal Busgeet 21 years old, a habitual criminal Navin Bansram aged 32 and Sunil [...]
19 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Trading on SEM follows bearish trend
Trading on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius last week (SEM) ended on a nervous finish by research analysts at AXYS Stockbroking Ltd. The SEM recorded a net inflow of Rs. 74 million for the week. Large foreign investment on MCB, representing 69 per cent of total market trading, set the tone for an otherwise dull [...]
19 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Ah Kim to appear in court
Ah Kim Chue Kee Chung a close friend of Gary Lam Po Tang will be called in the witness box at the Pamplemousses district court on Monday. He is a trader and was earlier arrested by officer of the Major Crime Investigation Team following statements recorded by suspect Sanjeev Nunkoo. However, Chue Kee Chung was [...]
19 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Growing number of bats to be controlled
The Ministry of Agro Industry and Food Security has decided to control the growing number of bats in Mauritius. According to a survey of AREU, in the last 10 years, the population of bats in Mauritius has increased significantly and has become a source of nuisance to fruit planters. The survey of bats in 2010 [...]
19 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Bérenger rules out MMM/Ptr alliance
The leader of the opposition, Paul Bérenger, put an end to all rumours of a possible alliance with the Labour Party at the weekly MMM (Mouvement Militant Mauricien) conference held on Saturday at the Link Hotel in Ebène. He heavily criticised the Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam’s attitude in Parliament last Tuesday. He deplored the lack [...]
19 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Civil servants to be compensated for weekend work
Sutyadeo Moutia, minister of Civil Service met the representatives of the Federation of Civil Service and Other Unions (FCSOU) and State Employers Federation (SEF) on Thursday. The meet was held to discuss the compensation for civil servants working on Saturdays, which was one of the measures announced in the 2012 budget. A decision has been [...]
16 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Entre Deux café, Le Carnivore restaurant open in Port Louis
Entre Deux Cafe and Le Carnivore restaurant were officially opened on Thursday in the Garden Tower building Port Louis. The Entre Deux Cafe provides a variety of salads, non-alcoholic drinks (cocktails and coffees), cakes and fruits while Le Carnivore serves main courses for breakfast and dinner. Amiir Vavra, owner of the cafe said that his [...]
16 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
NMH registers Rs 752 m profits
New Mauritius Hotels (NMH) published its financial statement for the year ending September 30. The report noted profits of Rs 752.4 million despite the business environment, which remained difficult, particularly during the second semester of the year under review. The imbalance between air access and hotel capacities was more pronounced during the low season and [...]
16 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Sayed-Hossen inaugurates business information portal
Minister of Industry, Commerce and Consumer Protection, Cader Sayed-Hossen launched the Observatoire de L’Industrie at Domaine Les Pailles on Thursday. Observatoire de L’Industrie, through a portal, provides the business community with information and data on market trends, trade flows, profile of competitors and trade agreements for better planning, forecasting, investment decisions and marketing. Sayed-Hossen stated [...]
16 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily