Local Mauritius
Young businessman shares success story
Investing in Mauritius is the challenge taken by Gaurav Bhansali, the director general of Square Spot (Mauritius) Ltd. For six years, this company has been in Mauritius and Kodak provides the latest technology printing. Settling in the country and becoming a leader in high-quality prints, require significant investments. When was Square Spot Ltd established in [...]
09 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Visa Mauritius educates customers on expenses
The Bank of Mauritius (BoM) has underlined that domestic debt amounted to Rs 52,955.3 million in October owing to regular purchases and construction projects. In relation to this, Visa Mauritius, a worldwide society specialising in payment technologies is consolidating its corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme with the financial education of the customer as top priority. [...]
09 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Valayden claims doctor patient confidentiality
Murder accused Sanjeev Nunkoo’s confession to Dr Sudesh Kumar Gungadin was the focus of attention at the District Court of Pamplemousses on Thursday. Nunkoo had confessed to the murder of Hélène Lam Po Tang to Gungadin on November 2, 2010. Defence lawyer Rama Valayden believes that Nunkoo’s statements were made in “the sphere of patient [...]
09 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Aly Lazer against lottery
The sale of lottery tickets is one of the services provided by Mauritius Post, just like other operators around the world. This was stated by Roshan Soomoodra, brand and communication manager of Mauritius Post, following protests by Association des travailleurs sociaux de Maurice (ATSM). “The sale of lottery tickets (Lottery Verte) is part of the [...]
09 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Teaching aids presented for teaching Bhojpuri
The Ministry of Education and Human Resources, in collaboration with the Mahatma Gandhi Institute (MGI), has launched a programme to use paedagogical materials for Bhojpuri classes for Standard 1. The event was attended by minister Dr Vasant Bunwaree on Thursday at the MGI auditorium in Moka. Bhojpuri will be taught in Standard 1 from next [...]
09 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Ministry to step up control on food outlets
With the end of year festivities approaching, the crackdown operations on food outlets will be intensified. The Ministry of Health and Quality of Life has decided to take action against those who do not meet hygiene standards. “Food poisoning incidents have became a regular news headline during the last few months. Food safety and hygiene [...]
09 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Spotlight on India, Mauritius DTAA
The Society of Financial Analysts Mauritius (SFAM), in collaboration with the Financial Services Commission (FSC), held a roundtable on ‘Engine of growth for Mauritius: India and Africa…risks and opportunities’ on Thursday at FSC House, Ebène. Present on this occasion was the chairman of International Financial Services Limited, Rama Sithanen, whose speech was on the India [...]
09 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
‘TJC’s mission to heal wounds’
The philosophy behind setting up the Truth and Justice Commission (TJC) is to ‘heal the wounds’. Slavery and indentured labour are painful but we must not open up wounds. Prime Minister Dr Navin Ramgoolam was replying to supplementary questions to the Private Notice Question from the leader of the Opposition, Paul Bérenger on Wednesday. Bérenger [...]
08 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Omnicane finances charitable projects
The closing ceremony of the project ‘Every child is ours’ was held on Wednesday at MITD house, Phoenix. The 12-month project was organised by AIESEC University of Mauritius and included the participation of 20 interns from Egypt, England, India, Canada, Slovakia and Poland. The aim of the project was to mobilise human resources to spread [...]
08 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
EDS opens ICT lab at Caudan
The opening of EDS (Enterprise Data Services) ICT lab and launching of EDS-SONY workshop took place on Tuesday at the Dias Pier, Caudan Waterfront in the presence of Tassarajen Pillay Chedumbrum, minister of Information and Communication Technology. EDS was set up in 1999 and it was the first specialised networks and telecoms company in Mauritius. [...]
08 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
MTPA partners with Emirates
Emirates Airline and the Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority (MTPA) have once more partnered to host a delegation of leading publications from new markets in a move to support the island’s inbound tourism. The Dubai-based airline introduces its eleventh weekly flight to Mauritius on December 6. Representatives from the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Russia and [...]
08 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Govt signs MoU with UNDP on sustainable consumption
The Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development is working on an evaluation booklet, which outlines the best practices of sustainable consumption and production carried out so far in Mauritius. Called the Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) programme, it was implemented in 2008 and consists of 44 projects carried out by 14 agencies. These projects, at [...]
08 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
FRCI teams up with Daxium to launch Masternaut
FRCI has teamed up with Daxium Ocean Indien to launch Masternaut, a revolutionary fleet management system aimed at helping companies manage their logistics more efficiently. The system is aimed at companies and institutions that have a large number of human assets and require real-time monitoring. The system consists of sensors and hardware devices, which collect [...]
08 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Mauritius to have own broadband policy by 2012
Mauritius will soon have its own national broadband policy that will most likely be presented to the Cabinet early next year. This was stated by the ICT minister, Tassarajen Pillay Chedumbrum at the opening ceremony of the ninth World Telecommunications ICT Indicators Meeting on Wednesday at Swami Vivekananda International Convention Centre, Pailles. “We recently organised [...]
08 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Dr. Javed Abidi pays courtesy call on Bappoo
The president of Disabled People’s International and director of the National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People, Dr Javed Abidi is in the country since December 4 till December 10. He met the minister of Social Security, National Solidarity and Reform Institution, Sheila Bappoo on Wednesday. During this meeting, he made an appeal [...]
08 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Rogers finances
On Wednesday, Rogers and the cast of Cage aux Folles took stock of the theatre performances that happened from November 11 to December 3. At this gathering in Port Louis, the money collected through their shows was offered to three NGOs selected by both Rogers and the troupe Cage aux Folles. The company and the [...]
08 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Endemic garden to get Rs 10 million
The Ministry of Agro-Industry and Food Security is not solely focusing on agricultural production. In a bid to show its commitment towards the preservation of flora and fauna of Mauritius, it has decided to release some Rs 10 million from the Conservation Fund to help the Valley d’Osterlog Endemic Garden. This money will be used [...]
08 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
‘Freedom of speech
Prime Minister Dr Navin Ramgoolam believes speeches made by political personalities at religious functions and ceremonies cannot be controlled. This violates the Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. “The question of not attending a ceremony or avoiding certain types of speeches at such events is a matter that can be best addressed not [...]
07 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
TEC organises training programme
With the objective of improving on-the-job performance of scientific laboratory staff, the Centre for Instrumentation Services (CIS) of the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC), in collaboration with the Western Regional Instrumentation Centre (WRIC), India is currently organising a four-day training programme at the University of Mauritius, Réduit. The opening ceremony was held on Tuesday at UoM [...]
07 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Standard Chartered Bank upgraded to
Standard Chartered Bank was on Monday upgraded from A+ to AA- by Standard & Poor’s (S&P). Standard Chartered finance director Richard Meddings said, “S&P have recognised that we are totally different from other international banks. We’re operating in growth markets; we’ve got a diversified income, a very robust balance sheet and strong management. They are [...]
07 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily