Local Mauritius
167,000 screened at mobile clinics
Since the launch of mobile clinics in September 2010, 167,000 people have already been screened. The five mobile clinics visited 934 localities. Close to 88,000 students benefited from the services offered while 18,000 women were screened for cervical cancer and 24,000 for cancer of the uterus. “After the results of the tests, potential patients were [...]
05 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
Four youngsters kidnap casino manager
Four youngsters aged between 19 and 23 years were arrested on Wednesday evening for kidnapping the manager of a casino at Flacq. The 25-year-old woman who was kidnapped lives at Camp deMasque. The four suspects appeared in the District Court of Flacq where a charge of kidnapping was lodged against Karlen Ramsamy, the former partner [...]
05 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
7-yr-old accuses uncle of sodomy
On Wednesday, a seven-year-old, accompanied by his father, filed a police complaint alleging that he was sodomised by his mother’s brother several times. The 17-year-old uncle used to visit his residence to play games on the computer. The child was allegedly abused for the first time in December 2010. On the day of the incident, [...]
05 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
Weather to be less gloomy during weekend
On Thursday, the meteorological station recorded tidal swells of up to 4.5 metres at Rivière des Galets. Regions such as Baie du Cap, Rivière des Galets and Bel Ombre were affected as some houses in these areas got flooded. However, the meteorological station forecasts that the weather will improve by Friday afternoon and the tidal [...]
05 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
Egyptian arrested for not paying hotel bill
After staying at a hotel for more than one month, an Egyptian family of five now finds itself incapable of paying their substantial bill that amounts to more than Rs 600,000. The manager of the hotel recorded a complaint at the Trou aux Biches police station two weeks ago. Adel Mohamed Muhamad Abdel Wahed, the [...]
05 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
‘No future’
After only 14 months of rule, the Alliance de L’Avenir government has broken up with Pravind Jugnauth’s Mouvement Socialiste Militant (MSM) party apparently ousted by Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam. He called an urgent special meting at his official residence at Clarisse House in the afternoon with all the government MPs. MSM members were not invited. [...]
04 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
Union condemns minister’s inaction on labour laws
The Confédération des Travailleurs du secteur privé (CTSP) will begin a campaign against the minister of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment, Shakeel Mohamed. This was stated by the president of the CTSP, Reeaz Chuttoo during a press conference on Wednesday at Port Louis. He said the campaign will start on Monday. The union said that [...]
04 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
Renewable energy gets govt financial aid
The government is striving to convert the vision of a sustainable island into pragmatic policies, strategies and programmes to promote sustainable development. “We have established a funding mechanism for the promotion of renewable energy, including the use of local renewable energy, encouraging waste minimisation and recycling,” said Deva Virahsawmy, minister of Environment and Sustainable Development. [...]
04 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
Indian designer offers talent to Miss Mauritius
The Miss Mauritius 2011 grand finale, which will be held on August 6 at the J & J Auditorium, will welcome a new range of fashion garments sponsored and presented by the International Institute of Fashion Technology (IIFT), Delhi. Leading fashion icon, founder and chairman of the IIFT, Ratnadeep Lal arrived in Mauritius on Wednesday. [...]
04 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
Rs 23 bn growth forecast for BPO
The Business Process Outsourcing sector (BPO) in Mauritius is experience high growth, The consulting firm, Frost and Sullivan, in its latest report has noted that the BPO sector generated revenues worth $ 200 million in 2009. The report also indicated that by 2017, the BPO sector will register significant growth and generate revenues worth Rs [...]
04 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
UK firm opens branch in Ebéne
Creativenav Limited launched cloud computing in Mauritius two weeks ago. Creativenav is a branch of the British company Creative Business Systems limited (CBS). The company was set up 30 years ago and was the number one retailer of Navision in the United Kingdom. After a study in Mauritius, CBS decided to open a branch on [...]
04 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
EU debt crisis drops Rupee
The Mauritian rupee depreciated to an over one-week low against the dollar. This comes after concerns of a debt crisis in Europe. As a result, this will curb the demand for frontier-market assets as Europe is considered to be one of the biggest trade partners of the island. The currency weakened as much as 1.1 [...]
04 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
Man dies on bus to Port Louis
Brumbhanund Deenoo, a 63-year-old resident of Riviere Noire, succumbed to a cardiac arrest while he was traveling in bus number 141, going to Port Louis. He complained of respiratory trouble on the bus. However, despite an ambulance waiting for him at the Victoria terminus at Port Louis, he couldn’t be revived as he had already [...]
04 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
Creole pressure groups discuss political situation
Members of the Rassemblement des Organisations Creoles (ROC) held a press conference on Wednesday at the Marie Reine de la Paix centre in Port Louis to comment on the political situation. The president of the organisation, Gaitan Jacquette said that a solution must be found to end the political crisis in order to avoid social [...]
04 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
Privy Council rules in favour of ICAC
The Law Lords of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council dismissed the appeal lodged by the former chief legal advisor of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), Pratibha Dabee-Bunjun. She is challenging a July 30, 2010 ruling issued by the Supreme Court. In its ruling, the Supreme Court refused to grant her the authorisation [...]
04 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
No breakthrough in political deadlock
The current political situation, with strange bedfellows, was best described by the Prime Minister in his address at the Inner Temple last week when he was elected overseas bencher. Citing Ronald Reagan, he said that politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession, but he (Reagan) was constantly reminded that it bears a very [...]
03 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
Indian professor decodes Vedic maths
Professor Ravi Kumar Iyer is the international joint coordinator at Sewa international, a non-profit organisation for self-management, disaster management and humanities. He has worked at training camps for yoga and basic Hinduism and has coordinated more than 300 workshops on Vedic Mathematics. Iyer is in Mauritius on a holiday. On Monday, he delivered a lecture [...]
03 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
Dayal asks Parliament to cut short holidays
Former police commissioner and leader of the Mouvement Démocrate National (MDN), Raj Dayal, requested that the National Assembly sessions resume soon. He also wants the Evidence Bill should also include measures to be taken against those who make false allegations. The bill should aim to show the work done by the investigators when a person [...]
03 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
Man gets 10 years
On Tuesday, magistrates Azam Neerooa and Kesnaytee Bissoonauth sentenced François Stéphane Praire to 10 years imprisonment for a rape case. The accused had pleaded guilty. The court took into consideration that Praire had apologised and regretted having committed the crime. The court also considered the fact that the accused was going to marry the victim [...]
03 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
Countdown for IOI Games begin
The final countdown for the 8th edition of the Indian Ocean Island Games has started. The games will kick start on August 5 in Seychelles. Mauritius is being represented by a strong delegation of 350 athletes and officials. Boxing champion Bruno Julie has been designated flag bearer for the country. The 2011 games will revolve [...]
03 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily