Local Mauritius
Local company to cull monkeys
Thousands of monkeys could be slaughtered in Mauritius as part of a cost-cutting operation ordered by a British-backed supplier to the vivisection industry. The mass culling is being considered by Noveprim Ltd, which runs macaque breeding farms in Mauritius. Noveprim’s directors are said to believe there is a worldwide overproduction of primates and that they [...]
20 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
Jugnauth prepares defence strategy ahead of ICAC meet
Mouvement Socialiste Militant (MSM) leader Pravind Jugnauth said that he could be charged under the Prevention of Corruption Act (POCA) by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) in connection with the MedPoint deal. He was speaking at a press conference at the Sun Trust building, Port Louis, on Saturday. He confirmed that he will go [...]
19 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
M brothers, Lil Freez among street dance contest winners
Despite the rainy weather on Saturday, a huge crowd turned up at Plaza, Rose Hill, to cheer the participants at the finals of the Orange Street Dance 2011 competition. The semi finals was held earlier in the morning. “Through this new venture, Orange wanted to develop young people’s creative energy and dance skills. We have [...]
19 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
Mauritius Coast 2 Coast takes cycling competition to next level
Cycling lovers can saddle up for the cycling competition Mauritius Coast 2 Coast Challenge presented by Falke. The race, organised by CRA World Events Management, will take place from September 30 to October 2. The three-day race will take place over a 175-km track starting at Savigna and finishing at Beau Plan. In a press [...]
19 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
QEC bags 2011 Omnicane Award
Queen Elizabeth College (QEC) is the winner of the 2011 Omnicane Award competition organised by Omnicane Ltd Society at La Canelle, Domaine Les Pailles, on Friday. President Sir Anerood Jugnauth was the chief guest at the event. Also present were Lady Sarojini Jugnauth, National Empowerment Foundation officer Sanjeev Gopal and chief executive officer of Omnicane [...]
19 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
Air Mauritius to operate 3 new South Africa flights from Dec
Air Mauritius will operate three supplementary flights to Durban in December and two in January 2012. This was announced by the vice president sales and distribution support of the national airline company, Raj Deenanath at the the Kuazulu Natal product presentation at the Le Labourdonnais Hotel, Port Louis on Friday. He added that the decision [...]
19 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
MMM gets electoral programme ready
The Prime Minister may have said that there would be no anticipated elections, but the MMM is getting its electoral list and programme ready nonetheless, the leader of the Mouvement Militant Mauricien Paul Bérenger said at his weekly press meet at The Link hotel, Ebène, on Saturday. Referring to his meeting with Guy Carcassonne, one [...]
19 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
Duval salary proposals ‘bridge rich, poor gap’
The government allies, Labour Party and Parti Mauricien Social Democrate (PMSD) held a joint press meet on Saturday in Port Louis. The director of Communications of the Labour Party, Nita Deerpalsing and PMSD deputy secretary general commented on the salary compensation, the economy and the political situation. Deerpalsing said that the quantum for salary compensation [...]
19 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
Nation set to cut down super greenhouse gas production
After completing phasing out ozone depleting substances such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) in a bid to preserve the ozone layer, Mauritius is all set to cut down the production of the super greenhouse gas known as hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) under the Montreal Protocol ozone treaty. This international environmental treaty has helped phase out almost 100 ozone depleting [...]
19 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
Ramgoolam praises SSR on 111th birth anniversary
Prime Minister Dr Navin Ramgoolam praised the works accomplished by Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (SSR) on the occasion of the Father of the Nation’s 111th birth anniversary celebrations at Kewal Nagar on Sunday. The Prime Minister stated that even after so many years, celebrations are still organised to mark the birthday of SSR which demonstrate that [...]
19 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
Foreign expert to work on electoral reforms
Constitutional expert Professor Guy Carcassonne has some proposals for the electoral reforms. Carcassonne looked at the country’s various reports and will need some time to work on the solutions. This statement was made by Prime Minister Dr Navin Ramgoolam at a special celebration for the 111th birth anniversary of Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (SSR) held on [...]
16 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
SSR: Great visionary of his time
As the nation marks the 111th birth anniversary of Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam on Sunday, The Independent gives a pictorial overview of some of his contributions that have left indelible imprints on the history of Mauritius. Born on September 18, 1900 in the village of Belle Rive, he went to study medicine in Britain where he [...]
16 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
Seetaram invites SMEs to improve quality of products
During the launch of an exhibition centre at the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority SMEDA at Coromandel on Thursday, the minister for Business, Enterprise and Cooperatives, Jim Seetaram said that competition is essential to enable small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to further demonstrate their talent. The objective of the exhibition centre is to display [...]
16 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
IMF strengthens statistics transparency in businesses
The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) standard data initiatives were at the centre of a workshop facilitated by John Joisce, senior economist in the statistics department of the IMF. This was held at the Financial Service Commission (FSC) House on September 13. Joisce is in Mauritius in line with the commitment taken by Mauritius to graduate [...]
16 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
School for models presents fashion show
Imagemaker, school of grooming and modelling in collaboration with the company Right Turn is presenting a fashion show on September 25 which will also mark the launch of Imagemaker. The show is being sponsored by Le Matinal and The Independent. It will be held at the Serge Constantin from 1 pm to 3 pm. The [...]
16 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
Harm Reduction Conference
At n a press meet held on Thursday, Collectif Urgence Toxida (CUT) announced that a second Harm Reduction Conference based on the theme, ‘Towards a Client-Centered Approach’ will be held at the Freeport Zone, Mer Rouge in Port Louis from September 20 to 22. The main objective is to provide a platform for sharing of [...]
16 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
Mauritius hosts int’l conference
A high level international conference on ‘Corporate Governance and Sustainability’ is currently being held at Sugar Beach Resort, Flic en Flac. It involves the participation of around 150 delegates from India, South Africa, Singapore, Ghana, Uganda, UK, USA and Mauritius. The event is being marked by the participation of the Indian minister for Corporate Affairs, [...]
16 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
US embassy donates equipment to ICAC
On Thursday, the Chargé d‘Affaires (CDA), Troy Fitrell handed over several equipment such as computer towers, consumables and digital forensics software worth $16,000 (about Rs 480,000) to the director of the Independent Commission against Corruption (ICAC), Anil Kumar Ujoodha. The equipment has been sent by the Anti-Terrorism Assistance (ATA) programme. The programme trains civilian security [...]
16 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
Nation pledges preservation of ozone layer on world day
Environment protection is becoming a hobbyhorse of the private and public sector as more and more people are becoming concerned with sustainable development. The government itself is considering more environment-friendly laws, with the more recent project, the Building Control Bill, which will promote green buildings. Since 1995, the International Day for the Preservation of the [...]
16 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
Good health guarantees productivity, says minister
The minister of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment, Shakeel Mohamed encouraged all industries to organise health screenings at least once a year to detect any form of disease that could hinder the productivity of employees. The labour minister was speaking at the opening ceremony of the Health Screening Programme organised by the Export Processing Zone [...]
16 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily