Local Mauritius
Infotech 2012 offers career guidance
The 18th edition of InfoTech will include two new components the career guidance corner and the Green ICT Zone. The event will be held from November 24 to 27 at the Swami Vivekananda International Convention Centre (SVICC) at Pailles. This was announced on Thursday in a press conference held at the head office of the [...]
18 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
US embassy to advise students
In a bid to counsel Mauritian students on higher studies in the United States, a general advising session was organised on Thursday by the US embassy in Port Louis. Around 15 students, who are about to finish their secondary education, attended it.This was an opportunity for the students to understand the benefits as well as [...]
18 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
Passion Drive, Viglietti to launch Maserati brand
Passion Drive Co Ltd and Maserati South Africa held a press meet on Thursday at Ebene to announce the private grand launch of the Maserati brand of cars in Mauritius. The event was held in the presence of the chief executive officer of Passion Drive, Ravi Ettoo, Viglietti Motors CEO Mervyn Eagles and national marketing [...]
18 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
Caudan titles 15th anniv as ‘White Christmas’
In order to mark the 15th anniversary of Le Caudan Waterfront, various activities that will go on from November 26 to December 30 have been organised. The theme chosen this year is related to the Christmas celebrations and is titled White Christmas. In addition, a new logo has also been launched. Philippe L d‘Arifat, centre [...]
18 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
Lottotech releases Rs 1.2 bn for benevolence
Under its contribution to the Consolidated Fund (Rs 1.16 billion) and the National Solidarity Fund (Rs 57 million), the Loterie Nationale since its inception two years ago in Ebene has disbursed nearly Rs 1.2 billion. Speaking to The Independent, Stellio Antonio, public affairs manager of Loterie Nationale stated that the company contributes mainly in four [...]
18 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
Seeruttun qualifies budget tailormade in favour of private sector
During the parliamentary debate on the 2012 budget, Mouvement Socialiste Militant (MSM) MP Mahen Seeruttun qualified the budget as incoherent and said that Finance minister Xavier-Luc Duval largely ignored the notion of “putting people first”. Seeruttun explained that the budget was exclusively designed for the fat cats of the private sector. The MP spoke of [...]
18 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
Helène Lam Po Tang’s sister emotionally upset in court
During the preliminary hearing on Wednesday, two people were cross examined for the murder trial of Helene Lam Po Tang at the District Court of Pamplemousses. A forensic scientist and sister of the victim, Meu Cheng Wong Min were questioned by the defense lawyer Rama Valayden. Valayden was representing the main accused Sanjeev Nunkoo. The [...]
18 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
Biomed centre recognised as hub of excellence
The vision of transforming Mauritius into a knowledge hub is gradually taking shape. The African Network for Drugs and Diagnostics Innovation (ANDI) has recognised the Centre for Biomedical and Biomaterials Research (CBBR) of the University of Mauritius (UoM) as a place of excellence. In a meeting with the press on Thursday at Réduit, UoM vice [...]
18 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
Réunion offers training in hyperbaric medicine
The possibility of Mauritian doctors, nurses and technicians going to Réunion Island for training workshops in hyperbaric medicine is being explored. In 2010, 948 cases and six emergencies were treated at the Hyperbaric Unit at Candos. hyperbaric medicine deals with acute cases like diving accidents, carbon monoxide poisoning and cases such as chronic non-healing wounds [...]
17 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
Insight Newspaper launches website
After months of brainstorming, web design, copywriting, planning and testing, Insight Newspaper has finally launched its website, www.insightnewspaper.mu on Wednesday. Some the additions are new features like access to e-newspaper, the video page and blogs. These new updates will allow users to be more involved, whether it is being invited for a new web technology [...]
17 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
MTPA to promote country as spiritual tourism destination
The Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority (MTPA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Council of Religions (COR) on Wednesday with a view to promote Spiritual Heritage Tourism and the code of ethics of tourism. As a result, 400 religious places will serve as tourist destinations while respecting traditions. “We want to show that Mauritius [...]
17 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
New road to decongest North, East
The government is committed to decongest roads across the country. After the mega project of ‘Link Road’ Terre-Rouge/ Verdun/Ébène and the Ring Road, a new road East Coast Trunk Road will be constructed in a few years which will decongest traffic in the north and east, according to a report in Le Matinal. This road [...]
17 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
MP appeals for Rodriguans on bail to freely enter Mauritius
Rodrigues needs a second court and magistrate to process legal matters quickly as “cases are taking long” said the member of the Organisation du Peuple (OPR), Francisco Francois at the National Assembly on Wednesday. He also requested the amendment of the Bail Act to “allow Rodriguans to travel to Mauritius as they were barred because [...]
17 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
Abolition of private tuitions in Std IV unjustified: GTU
The Government Teachers Union (GTU) is finding the abolition of tuitions for the Standard IV unjustified. A letter was even sent to the Prime Minister Dr Navin Ramgoolam to share their dissatisfaction. “The government’s decision is unjustified and it is even illegal to prevent the teachers to give tuitions at home,” said the president of [...]
17 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
Extra land earmarked for social housing projects
Speaking in line with the government’s social housing programme in his budgetary speech on November 16, the minister of Housing and Lands, Abu Twalib Kasenally announced that 100 acres of land will be made available for social housing in addition to the 65 acres already identified. The minister also announced the contribution of Rs2,400 yearly [...]
17 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
CCM launches ‘e-complaints’
Competition leads to better quality of products at lower prices and thus economic growth. In this context, the Competition Commission of Mauritius (CCM) held a seminar on Wednesday at Ebene Cybertower 1. On the day, the CCM launched an ‘e-complaints’, which is a new method of filling complaints through the web. The launch tallies with [...]
17 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
ITC to hold workshops on market research
The International Trade Centre (ITC), based in Geneva, Switzerland, is scheduled to hold three workshops on Market Research and Analysis in Mauritius during the period of November to February 2012. The objective of the workshops is to build capacity of enterprises and trade-support institutions on market research and teach them how to analyse, conduct research [...]
17 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
Shop owners feel let down
The 2012 budget is not in favour of shop owners. This is the opinion of Shop Owners Association chairperson, Santosh Ramnauth. “Whatever we had proposed have not been taken into consideration. We are desperate. The items that we buy now cost more and we sell our products with a profit margin of 3 per cent [...]
17 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
Bunwaree plans to regulate private tuitions
The abolition of private tuitions in Standard IV is still a debatable issue despite the introduction of the Enhancement Programme (EP) as an alternative. The minister of Education and Human Resources, Dr Vasant Bunwaree wants the population to understand that in other countries, teachers are not even allowed to offer tuitions. In a statement to [...]
16 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
Faugoo denies influencing board
At the National Assembly on Tuesday, the minister of Agro-Industry and Food Security, Satish Faugoo has denied any intervention in the board decisions for running the Rose Belle Sugar Estate (RBSE). He answered a private question by Mouvement Socialiste Militant (MSM) MP Mahen Seeruttun about the sale of RBSE to the Indian Consortium limited This [...]
16 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily