Local Mauritius
Business guru Shiv Khera plans to open leadership school on island
Shiv Khera, best selling author, educator and business consultant was on a short visit to the island for a workshop to help people realise their true potential. In an interview to The Independent, Khera stated that people become successful if they always give more than what they get. You have been to Mauritius before. What [...]
20 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Writing competition by Arya Samaj
To mark the centenary celebrations of the arrival of Dr Chiranjeev Bhardwaj and the departure of Manilall Doctor, the Federation of Arya Samaj is organising a writing competition of 800 words in Hindi and English. At the press conference held on Wednesday in Port Louis, Pandit Surydeo Sungkur, president of the Federation of Arya Samaj [...]
20 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Flacq lights Diwali lamp
Diwali, this year, will be celebrated on October 26. In this context, national level celebrations will take place at Bon Accueil, Flacq market place on October 23 from 7 pm onwards. The Ministry of Arts and Culture, in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism and Leisure, the Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority (MTPA), Moka / Flacq [...]
20 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Aimée wants to revamp headquarters for firemen
The minister of Local Government, Hervé Aimée plans to revamp the fire fighting sector in 2012. Two new fire stations will be constructed. The current Port Louis station was constructed in 1906 and is currently in a piteous state. The health and security department at the Local Government Ministry has taken note of this issue [...]
20 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
MPL depicts historical events
The Mauritius Postal Museum launched the third stamp exhibition, under the theme ‘United Nations’, on Wednesday in Port Louis. The stamps in this depict historical moments around the world. The initiative is the effort made by founding member of Mauritius Philatelic Society, Ah-Lan Yan Lam Foon, and forms part of the activities organised to commemorate [...]
20 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Govt will complete its term: Bissessur
The president of the Human Service Trust, Soorajlall Bissessur has said that the present government will continue till the end of its mandate. According to him, the Opposition is trying to create an unhealthy environment in the country and that Dr Navin Ramgoolam is a model leader. He also criticised MSM leader Pravind Jugnauth for [...]
20 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Cloud computing to help firms better manage their business
In a bid to highlight the importance of cloud computing in the Mauritian economy, a conference was organised on Wednesday at Le Maritim hotel, Balaclava. This was an initiative of CreativeNav Limited, a branch of the British company Creative Business Systems Ltd, in collaboration with Microsoft. Some 40 top executives including CFOs and IT professionals [...]
20 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
North mourns Ti-Mimi
Not only his native coastal village of Trou-aux-Biches but all the neighbouring villages from Triolet to Pointe-aux-Piments to Cap Malheureux are mourning the death of Louis Anselme Alexandre whose reputation, to quote former resource manager at Beachcomber Anil Coomarsingh Seeckun, ‘has reached beyond our shores.’ Fondly called Ti-Mimi, he died on Tuesday at the age [...]
20 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
CSR chalks out new guidelines
The official announcement of corporate social responsibility (CSR) guidelines was made by the National CSR Committee under the chairmanship of Serge Petit on Wednesday in Port Louis. He stated that from now on more sectors will be taken into consideration by the CSR committee. Petit stated that their objective is to strengthen the partnership among [...]
20 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Purryag leads in Assembly
After three months of vacation, parliamentary works resumed on Tuesday amid bonhomie with spicy remarks flying around, especially when Nita Deerpalsing was elected deputy chairperson of Committees. “Like brother, like sister,” quipped Opposition leader Paul Bérenger, who came up with his last minute Private Notice Question (PNQ) of the day. When called to order on [...]
19 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Sun Resorts, Apavou sign agreement
Sun Resorts signed a lease agreement with Apavou Hotels Resorts & Spa for Ambre Resort & Spa on October 17. Ambre Resort is a 298-room, four-star hotel located at Belle Mare. This deal will enable Sun Resorts to consolidate its position in the very competitive four-star segment. Ambre hotel offers numerous assets that will create [...]
19 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Int’l chef challenge competition to be held at SGD hotel school
Members if the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) will be in Mauritius for a conference in May 2013. “About 1,200 people from over 200 countries will be in Mauritius for five days. I met representatives of FIFA last week and they have started touring the island to decide which hotels they will stay in,” [...]
19 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Minister plans afforestation
The minister of Agro-Industry and Food Security, Satish Faugoo brought about a light moment with his candid answer at the National Assembly on Tuesday. Reacting to a question from Mouvement Socilaiste Militant (MSM) MP Mahen Jhugroo over the reasons why Mare Longue was always full compared to the Mare aux Vacoas reservoir, Faugoo said, “Send [...]
19 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
No rape victims reported drugged since January ’05
Mouvement Militant Mauricien (MMM) MP Joe Lesjongard asked for information on the number of victims who have been raped following deliberate administration of drugs that may have sedative, hypnotic and/or amnesiac effect in or near night clubs which made it impossible for them to consent to any act of intercourse. According to the PM, Dr [...]
19 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Phone tapping authorised within legal framework: PM
In one of the parliamentary sessions on Tuesday, Mouvement Militant Mauricien (MMM) MP Adil Ameer Meea focussed on telephone tapping and wanted to know if the National Security Service is resorting to the same. In response, Prime Minister Dr Navin Ramgoolam said that telephone tapping is only authorised in accordance with the provisions of the [...]
19 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
CHC incurs loss of
Member of Parliament (MP) Reza Uteem sought information from Prime Minister Dr Navin Ramgoolam on the financial situation at the Cargo Handling Corporation. Uteem wanted to know the amount of outstanding debt and the number of staff employed at CHC. In his reply, Dr Ramgoolam said that since 1999, CHC has invested in the purchase [...]
19 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
New Bill widens scope for lawyers
On Tuesday, the Law Practitioners Amendment Bill was, at the second reading, voted with amendments in Parliament. It was first presented in May 2011 by the attorney general, but could not be voted before the parliamentary adjournment. It is now operational after a pros and cons debate animated by Opposition MPs Reza Uteem, Veda Balamoody, [...]
19 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Phoenix-Beaux Songes Road to be open on Thursday
Construction on the Phoenix-Beaux Songes Link Road is finally complete. Work on the 6.8 kilometre road started in January 2010 and was undertaken by Colas Company at a cost of Rs 280 million. It is already operational but will be officially inaugurated on October 20, by Prime Minister, Navin Ramgoolam. According to an official from [...]
19 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
5.4 kilometre pipeline to pump water for treatment
The project to channel water from Mare Longue reservoir to La Marie filter plant is almost complete. The installation of the pipeline was completed last week, while hydraulic tests are being carried out and will continue for a few days. Bishek Narain, communication manager of the Central Water Authority (CWA), said that the pipeline will [...]
19 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
CPE exams begin today
The Certificate of Primary Education (CPE) examinations will begin in all primary schools across the island on Tuesday with 26,078 candidates from Mauritius and Rodrigues appearing for the French and Science papers. Mauritius Examinations Syndicate (MES) director professor Lucien Finette said, “Everything is going on very well and we are ready for Tuesday.” In Mauritius, [...]
18 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily