Local Mauritius
I Ocean Comm signs financial MoU with AFD
On Tuesday, the Commission de l’Océan Indien (COI) and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) held a signing ceremony for a financing agreement. This was held at the COI headquarters in Quatre Bornes. The AFD has granted 200,000 euros to COI in order to help it to carry out further studies in some sectors of [...]
14 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Postponed concert discussed in parliament
On Tuesday, Michael Sik Yuen, minister of Tourism and Leisure was faced with several questions regarding Indian singer Sunidhi Chauhan, who was supposed to perform at a special Diwali concert at Bon Accueil. Rajesh Bhagwan, MP MMM put forth the question. He wanted to know the cost incurred for the concert, the conditions of the [...]
14 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Dangerous Drugs Bill to be tabled in parliament
During the debate in the National Assembly on Tuesday, former Health minister and MP Maya Hanoomanjee sought information from the Prime Minister Dr Navin Ramgoolam on the number of attacks by ferocious dogs from July 2010 till now. Ramgoolam stated that the number of dog attacks from July to December 2010 stood at 90 and [...]
14 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
CPE results draw mixed reactions
After several weeks of suspense, 26,072 students who appeared for the Certificate of Primary Education (CPE) examinations this year received their results on Tuesday. Although it was announced that the results would be distributed from 9 am, many parents, accompanied by their children, reached their respective schools much earlier, waiting impatiently for the gates to [...]
14 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
NESC draws attention on household debt
The National Economic and Social Council (NESC) made public a report on ‘Managing Indebtedness and Household Budgets for Better Living’ on Tuesday, during a press conference held at its headquarters in Port Louis. It was chaired by the NESC vice chairperson, Radhakrishna Sadien and commissioners Toolsyraj Benydin and Mahmood Cheeroo. “This theme was chosen in [...]
14 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Foreign loans stand at
On Tuesday in the Parliament, Li Kwong Wing, MMM MP wanted to know the total amount of money contracted of the public sector and the amount disbursed. In reply, the vice-prime minister, minister of Finance and Economic Development, Xavier-Luc Duval announced that at the end of November, the amount of foreign loans contracted by the [...]
14 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
PM, Bérenger salute Rozemont
It was in a convivial atmosphere that the Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam launched late Mée Rivière’s biography of Guy Rozemont on Monday at the Curepipe town hall. The leader of the opposition, Paul Bérenger, the mayor of Curepipe, Sunil Kumar Beedassy, Serge and Lindsay Rivière, nephews of Mée Rivière and his daughter Nella Rivière-Roussel were [...]
13 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
CPE results out on Tuesday
On Tuesday, the suspense will finally be over for some 26,000 students who took part in the Certificate of Primary Education (CPE) examinations this year, as the results will be announced. The slips were printed on Saturday and the representatives of the Mauritius Examinations Syndicate preparing the envelopes containing the results to remit to the [...]
12 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
John Kennedy College ranked among 65 top pathfinder schools
Microsoft Corp recently announced the 2012 Pathfinder and Mentor Schools as part of its Partners in Learning for Schools Program. The local school, John Kennedy College (JKC), was named as one of the 65 new Pathfinder Schools that demonstrate a passion for creating a collaborative community to advance the uses of technology in the learning [...]
12 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Cité Roche Bois to have its first dental clinic
Cite Roche Bois will soon have its own dental clinic. The construction of this building started in November 2009 and will be operational in January. “Some defective works were identified and had to be attended to, but the residents can be rest assured as the dental clinic will be operational in January,” said the minister [...]
12 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Bappoo announces counselling programme for senior citizens
The elderly of Mauritius will soon have their own counseling programme. The minister of Social Security, National Solidarity and Reform Institutions Sheila Bappoo wants to establish this as soon as possible. “The counseling programme is to provide advice to the Senior Citizen Council. Members will have the opportunity to attend sessions led by a lawyer, [...]
12 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
MSM threatens to resign from National Assembly
Mouvement Socialiste Militant (MSM) leader Pravind Jugnauth said that he would ask his MPs to resign from the National Assembly in protest of the new Local Government Bill. He made the announcement during his press conference at Sun Trust Building on Saturday, December 10. “I was waiting for a revolutionary law from minister Hervé Aimée [...]
12 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
MMM vows to repeal new Local Govt Bill
Once in power the Mouvement Militant Mauricien (MMM) will repeal the new Local Government Bill and replace it. “The old 2003 law passed by the alliance MMM / MSM was much better than the one passed by the government last week in Parliament,” said MMM leader Paul Bérenger at his weekly press conference held at [...]
12 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Creoles urged not to miss opportunity
At the launch of the sixth edition of the Festival International Kreol at the conference hall in Grand Baie on Saturday, the Prime Minister Dr Navin Ramgoolam expressed his satisfaction that for the academic year 2012, 3,186 students from Standard I will opt for Kreol as an optional subject. “Kreol plays a pivotal role in [...]
12 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Social Security ministry gives
The minister of Social Security, National Solidarity and Reforms Institutions, Sheila Bappoo offered grants totaling to Rs 6 million to various associations affiliated to the Senior Citizen Council in Mauritius and Rodrigues during a ceremony held on Saturday at Paul Octave Wiehe Auditorium at Réduit. The beneficiaries include 604 associations in Mauritius and 59 in [...]
12 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Subutex worth Rs 11 m seized by ADSU at airport
The Anti Drug and Smuggling Unit (ADSU) achieved a major coup on Saturday which nearly resulted in the arrest of the local recipient of the drug Frédérique Rodney Ah-Laye. The drug originated from France and the French drug mule Farah Nachi 20 years old was arrested on Friday. She was travelling the Corsair flight with [...]
12 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Oppn using TJC report for political mileage: PM
The Prime Minister, Navin Ramgoolam spoke out against the opposition’s attitude towards the Truth and Justice Commission (TJC) report at the launch of an international conference and the Arya Samaj Federation on Sunday at the Mahatma Gandhi Institute. Speaking about the opposition he accused them of trying to turn the report into political ammunition and [...]
12 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Local Govt Bill voted amid protest
The new Local Government Bill was voted after a long stormy session, which lasted till the early hours of Thursday morning. Prime Minister Dr Navin Ramgoolam told the House that the present bill has sealed the loopholes that existed in the laws of 1989 and 2003. While the minister of Local Government, Hervé Aimée was [...]
09 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
‘Film framework to be effective from January 2012’
The 4th World Telugu Conference, organised under the aegis of the Ministry of Arts and Culture with the support of various Telugu associations, in collaboration with the Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University in Andhra Pradesh, is being held from December 8 to 10 at the Indira Gandhi Centre for Indian Culture (IGCIC). Speaking at the opening [...]
09 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Two investment professionals bag CFA title
Two local investment professionals, Rajeev Lalsing and Sharona Rambocus recently earned the prestigious Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation after three years of study. They are both members of the Society of Financial Analysts of Mauritius (SFAM), the local member society of CFA Institute. The latter is the global association for investment professionals. It administers the [...]
09 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily