Local Mauritius
Association recommends govt to recruit more nursing staff
According to the official figures of the Ministry of Health and Quality of Life, there are only 4,000 nurses in the public sector to cater to the country that has a population of 1.3 million. This number is considered insufficient by the president of the Nursing Association, Bagooaduth Kallooa. “Four thousand is not enough and [...]
31 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
MITD awards certificates to 90 ICT students
An award ceremony was held on Friday to give certificates to some 90 students who have successfully completed their diploma levels of the Knowledge Based Training Centre of the School of Information Technology Electronics and Communication. The ceremony was held at Mauritius Institute of Training and Development (MITD) Gymnasium Complex, Ebène on Friday in the [...]
31 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Task force to ease doing business
The Joint Public-Private Sector Business Facilitation Task Force, set up by the government on October 14, met for the first time on October 26. It was chaired by Ali Mansoor and Raj Makoond, financial secretary and director of the Joint Economic Council (JEC) respectively. Five work groups have been identified as priorities of the task [...]
31 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Civil service organises annual fancy fair
The 18th Civil Service Kermesse was held at the Gymkhana Grounds on Sunday. This event was organised by the Public Officers’ Welfare Council. The minister of Civil Service and Administrative Reform, Sutyadeo Moutia who inaugurated the event said, “This fair is free for everyone and I have seen the efforts put in by the officers [...]
31 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
MRC to set up office in Rodrigues
The Mauritius Research Council (MRC), which operates under the aegis of the Ministry of Tertiary Education, Science, Research and Technology, is expanding its activities in Rodrigues by setting up a MRC Rodrigues office. The office will promote a robust research / technology cooperation process in Rodrigues through capacity building and research / technology exchange programmes. [...]
31 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Minister Bachoo launches trilingual magazine
On Saturday, the minister of Public Infrastructure Anil Bachoo launched the trilingual magazine, ‘Indradhanush’ at Neergheen Bhavan in Curepipe. Present at the event were, minister of Arts and Culture Mookhesswur Choonee, private parliamentary secretary Pratibha Bholah, Indian high comissioner TP Seetaram, president of Arya Sabha Mauritius, Udaye Narain Gangoo, Sudarshan Jugessur, pro chancellor of University [...]
31 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Beebeejaun turns to Reunion for green energy
The deputy prime minister Rashid Beebeejaun did the official opening of the ‘Société Fournisseur d’énergies Renouvelables’ (SFER) in Moka on Saturday night. SFER which is based in Reunion Island is specialises in the development of renewable energy. Beejbeejaun said that this is an initiative that goes well with the government’s policy to promote renewable energy. [...]
31 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
SAJ, PM to pay homage
The minister of Arts and Culture, Mookhesswur Choonee, unveiled the official programme for the commemoration of the 177th anniversary of the arrival of Indian immigrants in Mauritius. The official ceremony will be held on November 2 at Trou Fanfaron at Mauritius Ports Authority near the Fish Landing Quay which is located next to the Aapravasi [...]
31 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
‘Bérenger position embarrasses MMM’
Labour Party (PTr) communications director Nita Deerpalsing believes that members of the Mouvement Militant Mauricien (MMM) are terribly embarrassed by their leader Paul Bérenger’s decision of supporting Mouvement Socialiste Militant (MSM) leader Pravind Jugnauth’s motion at the National Assembly on October 24. Jugnauth, in his motion, proposed to delete item concerning the purchase of the [...]
31 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Fishermen mobilise against EU
The Syndicat des pêcheurs (Fishermen’s Union) is asking the government to stop allocating contracts to the European Union (EU) to operate in the fishing area. Representatives of the association held a press conference on Thursday at the Marie Reine de la Paix social centre in Port Louis. “We are tired of these big boats that [...]
28 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
UoM to offer vocational legal courses, internship
A law award ceremony was held on Thursday at the University ofMauritius (UoM), Réduit to reward the LLB students. Thefunction was attended by attorney general Yatin Varma, who handed out prizes to students who scored the highest grades in the law modules.During his speech, Varma dwelt on the changes being brought to the Law Practitioners [...]
28 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Unions make budget proposals
Proposals are pouring in at the Ministry of Finance for the financial budget 2012, to be presented on November 4. The Federation of Civil Service & Other Unions (FCSOU) sent its proposal, stating that it views the budget as “an opportunity for the government to address major problems affecting the economy.” It also proposes the [...]
28 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Lazer links French Subutex connection
A dossier on Subutex trafficking on the Paris-Mauritius axis will be presented by the president of the Association des Travailleurs Sociaux de Mauice, Ally Lazer to the French embassy on Thursday. The objective is to prevent illicit entry of the drug. Lazer carried out an enquiry in Paris in November 2010 and February 2011 on [...]
28 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Sayed-Hossen launches new industry observatory portal
The Ministry of Industry and Commerce held a consultative workshop on ‘Observatoire de L’industrie’ at Ebene on Thursday, which was attended by Commerce and Industry minister Cader Sayed-Hossen, the director of MEXA Danielle Wong and the chairman of Enterprise Mauritius, Dev Chamroo. A presentation was made to launch the ‘Observatoire de L’industrie’ portal. In his [...]
28 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Occupational therapy geared to help patients
‘Overcoming Barriers to Health and Wellbeing’ was the theme chosen by the members of the Association of Occupational Therapists and Rehabilitation and Health Society (RHS) of the University of Mauritius to celebrate World Day of Occupational Therapy on Thursday at Octave Wiehe Auditorium, Reduit. An open day was held to raise awareness about the issue. [...]
28 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Nobin brothers plead not guilty
Harish Nobin, a 30-year-old stone mason, also known as Raja and his brother Shivaji Nobin, 29, also known as Rana, appeared in court for the murder of Louis Phillipe Duval. They pleaded not guilty at the Assizes on Monday. The victim was killed at Guy Rozemont, Cité Bois Marchand on January 31, 2007. The defence [...]
28 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
AKM celebrates its first anniversary
On October 28, the World Creole Language Day is celebrated by almost everyone in Mauritius. This year, the Akademi Kreol Morisien (AKM) is celebrating its first anniversary that coincides with World Creole Language Day. The AKM president, Vinesh Hookoomsing pointed out that the creation of the academy is not a coincidence but a well-thought out [...]
28 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
High beer price fuels 37 pc profit for PBL
On Thursday, Phoenix Beverages Limited (PBL) made public its financial report for the quarter ending September 2011 (Q1). According to the statement, sales in the Mauritian market for the three months to September have shown positive growth, increasing by 6.1 per cent compared to the corresponding period last year. Export sales volume is also up [...]
28 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Port Louis youth chalk up healthy plans for holidays
Organisation Zeness Social de Plaine Verte, in collaboration with the Ministry of Youth and Sports, is organising a series of activities for the youth from October 31 to November 20. This was announced during a press conference at the Municipality of Port Louis on Thursday, headed by the minister of Labour Shakeel Mohamed, the president [...]
28 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Rodrigues mulls using coconut oil as biofuel
Rodrigues does not want to lag behind in terms of sustainable development and, as part of the Maurice Ile Durable project, is considering the implementation of numerous projects to become an organic island. “We want to live green. The concept of Rodrigues Ile-Bio (Organic Island) can become a reality. Rodrigues has also started segregating waste [...]
27 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily