Local Mauritius
HSBC indulges in meaningful celebration
For some, October represents autumn, for others Halloween while it meant ‘the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness’ for renowned poet John Keats. For HSBC Mauritius, however, October is being celebrated as ‘Diversity and Inclusion Month’. Each month of the year has a theme at HSBC Mauritius and this month’s highlight is ‘focus on what [...]
14 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Workshop on governance
A workshop under the theme ‘Governance: Accountability and Transparency Waging war against poverty’, was organised on Thursday at the University of Mauritius (UoM). An initiative of Institute of Social Development and Peace (ISDP), the workshop aims to promote the concept of good governance, understand the nexus between wastage, corruption and poverty, reflect on functioning of [...]
14 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
MSM, Labour
At a meeting held on October 11 in Goodlands, Pravind Jugnauth had claimed that some Labour Party members want to join the Mouvement Socialise Militant (MSM). Following this statement, several members of MSM and the Labour Party have reacted. Ashit Gungah, member of Parliament (MP) from constituency no 6 (Grand Baie / Poudre D’or) said [...]
14 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Campaign to promote judicious use of water
The third phase of the national awareness campaign to save water and to inform people on how to use and preserve this precious resource, was launched at the beginning of October and will be held till December this year. This joint initiative of the Ministry of Energy and Public Utilities and the Central Water Authority [...]
14 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Minister links good health to sports
UNIVERSIADE 2011 was officially launched on Thursday at the gymnasium of the University of Mauritius in Réduit. Modelled on inter-college competitions, UNIVRSIADE will see the participation of almost 1,000 students from a total of 17 tertiary institutions. They will test their skills in seven disciplines. “This day is key for sports and education,” said the [...]
14 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Shoprite’s new store in Port Louis opens today
The new Shoprite store in Port Louis located at La Rue Poudrière is opening today (Friday). Shoprite Group reached an agreement with Kaddy Plus in September to take over its stores at Tamarin and Port Louis. According to sources, the Shoprite store at Tamarin will also open soon as final preparations are going on. The [...]
14 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
NGOs, ministry to combat gender-based violence
Man Against Violence (MAV) is taking a stand against violence against women. MAV, along with Women in Networking (WIN), will launch a national awareness campaign on October 15, which will end on November 25. The Ministry of Gender Equality is also collaborating for the initiative. According to statistics from the United Nations, one out of [...]
14 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Jugnauth dares PM to freeze payment
In a meeting held in Highlands, the leader of the MSM, Pravind Jugnauth challenged Prime Minister Dr Navin Ramgoolam to freeze the payment of the MedPoint clinic worth Rs 144.7 million. Jugnauth said, “The money for the payment of the MedPoint clinic is still on the island.” He also compared his father Sir Anerood Jugnauth [...]
14 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
‘Good governance eliminates poverty’
Mauritius has once again topped the list on the Ibrahim Index of African Governance 2011. Mauritius ranked first out of 53 African countries with a score of 82.5 points out of 100 for its quality of global governance. However, many believe that there is room for improvement. According to former president Cassam Uteem, bad governance [...]
14 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Delhi objects to Chinese troops in Pakistani Kashmir
India on Wednesday reiterated its concern over the presence of Chinese military personnel in Pakistan administered Kashmir, saying that it had already conveyed its objections to Beijing. Defence Minister A.K. Antony told reporters after opening the four-day navy commanders conference here that India was aware of the presence of China’s Peoples Liberation Army troops in [...]
13 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Ministry of Agro Industry eyeing agricultural mechanisation
The government will provide a new scheme to planters so that they can slowly turn to agricultural mechanisation. A fund of Rs 100 million will be set up for this purpose. This was stated by the minister of Agro-Industry and Food Security, Satish Faugoo. “Increasing agricultural production while providing logistical support to farmers and producers [...]
13 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Mollywood in the offing
The Ministry of Arts and Culture organised a press conference on Wednesday to announce the silver jubilee celebrations of the Mauritius Film Development Corporation (MFDC). At the conference, Mookhesshwur Choonee stated that he is aware that more developments are required in various sectors of his ministry. He announced that he has made an appeal to [...]
13 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
JCI proposes long term budget plan
Junior Chamber International held its 84th business forum on Wednesday at l’Alliance francaise, Bell Village. The meet was held under the theme, ‘What to expect out of the 2012′ budget. It was chaired by Philippe Lam, director of Economic and Marketing Consultants, Yousouf Ismael, economist at Bramer Banking Corporation, Pierre d’Unienville, director of Infinite Corporate [...]
13 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Jeetah to launch sports fest UNIVERSAIDE
The UNIVERSIADE 2011 a Inter Tertiary Institutions Sports Competition will begin on Thursday. It will be inaugurated by the minister of Tertiary and Education, Science, Research and Technology, Rajesh Jeetah at the University of Mauritius Gymnasium, Réduit. This is an initiative of the Tertiary Education Commission and is being held in collaboration with the Ministry [...]
13 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
MEXA submits budget memo
The Mauritius Export Association (MEXA) has made public its budget memorandum to promote export. This has been sent to the minister of Finance. The memorandum indicates that the financial crisis is worsening and uncertainties in the global economy are the order of the day. It also gives an account of the two main markets, namely [...]
13 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Faugoo emphasises use of biotechnology
Speaking at the opening of a workshop on agricultural biotechnology on Wednesday at Domaine les Pailles, the minister of Agro-Industry and Food Security, Satish Faugoo stressed on the importance of vigilance concerning the looming threats of a food crisis similar to 2008. The workshop was organised by the US Embassy and was chaired by Professor [...]
13 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
New bill worries lawyer
Lawyer Jacques Panglose urged caution from the government over the adoption of the Criminal Investigation and Proceedings bill. He added it was copied from the British model but cannot be applied to Mauritius “as it was copied from the law adopted in 1996to fight the IRA from the British” and we had no such “terrorist [...]
13 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Contractor arrested for worker’s death
Jean Claude Agathe, 39, job contractor was arrested by the Line Barracks police on Wednesday and presented at the Port Louis district court. He was granted bail by the magistrate. He was arrested and following the death of one of his employees Jerryfer Ravina aged 30 who was crushed by a concrete panel at his [...]
13 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Tsunami simulation exercise held in Albion
On Wednesday, nearly two-dozen countries, including Mauritius, organised a full-scale test of the Indian Ocean’s Tsunami Alert System, using the 2004 Sumatra quake as the basis for the exercise, which is an initiative of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO. In Mauritius, the tsunami simulation exercise was held in Albion. Speaking about the event, Mamode [...]
13 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
MMM, MSM iron out differences
Barely two days after Paul Bérenger said that two light years separate his party, Mouvement Militant Mauricien (MMM), and the Mouvement Socialiste Militant (MSM), the two party leaders met on Tuesday. The meeting was held in MMM stalwart Allan Ganoo’s office in Port Louis. Bérenger and MSM leader Pravind Jugnauth were each accompanied by three [...]
12 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily