Local Mauritius
Workshop on breast feeding
‘Breastfeeding: the importance of communication among the stakeholders’ will be the main topic of discussion at a workshop to be held on Tuesday, August 2 at Gold Crest hotel in Quatre Bornes. The workshop organised by the Ministry of Health and Quality of Life is part of the global week of breastfeeding held each year [...]
01 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
Roads claim 87 lives since January
One of the recent accidents that made headlines was the death of son of the minister of Information and Communication Technology Tassarajen Chedumbrum Pillay, Shiva on July 18 at Bagatelle. According to the information gathered from the Traffic Branch, from January to July, there were 71 fatal accidents, last year 78 accidents were registered during [...]
01 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
Ameeshka Dilchand crowned Miss Talent on Saturday
Twelve finalists of the Miss Mauritius 2011 took part in the Miss Talent on Saturday at Sofitel Imperial Resort & Spa at Flic Flac on Saturday. For the Miss Talent, the contenders had to showcase their talent and Ameeksha Dilchand won the contest. The first runner up is Ingrid Pudaruth and the second runner up [...]
01 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
Youth to grow endemic plants
Some 200 youngsters from 25 youth centres around the country and from various Non Government Organisations(NGOs) will be mobilised during the first week of August in the context of the activities marking the International Year of Forests 2011. The activities planned include the planting of 450 endemic plants in the national parks in regions of [...]
01 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
BoM launches essay competition on finance
The Bank of Mauritius is launching the first edition of the Financial Literacy essay competition, open to Form IV and V students. The aim of the competition is to create awareness among students on current ssues related to financial literacy. The theme for this edition is ‘Importance of saving for youngsters’. The winning institution will [...]
01 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
Phoenix, Beaux Songes road 95 pc complete, ready by end of August
Construction work of the Phoenix / Beaux Songes link road is 95 per cent completed and the road will be inaugurated by end of August. This was stated by a senior official of the Road Development Authority (RDA). The work for the new road started in January 2009. The construction of the 6.8 kilometre link [...]
01 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
Labour has majority to form govt, says Tengur
Despite speculations about the political future, the Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam holds the trump card to resolve the crisis caused by the pseudo resignation of the six Mouvement Socialiste Militant (MSM) ministers in the wake of the MedPoint case. This was stated by the president of the Government Hindi Teachers’ Union Suttyhudeo Tengur in a [...]
01 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
The one year itch
Mauritius, with its history of coalition politics, is once again at the crossroads. The Prime Minister Dr Navin Ramgoolam’s homecoming does not come at the happiest of times but both his supporters and detractors are awaiting his next move earnestly. Just one year into marriage with heavyweight partner Parti Travailliste, the Mouvement Socialiste Mauricien (MSM) [...]
30 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
Bomb hoaxers strike 4 times in 2 weeks
Four bomb scares have been recorded across the island over the past two weeks. The latest one was reported at the Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) Grand Baie branch on Friday morning. This is more than average hoax calls, an officer of the Line Barracks told The Independent. An average of five cases is [...]
30 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
Seven injured in midair turbulence scare
Midair turbulence injured six cabin crew members and one passenger aboard an Air Mauritius flight from Johannesburg to Mauritius on Thursday. Flight MK 852 had 65 passengers and 13 crew members aboard and faced turbulence about 10 minutes prior to landing. The crew members and the passenger had suffered minor injuries and, after examination, were [...]
30 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
First e-ID card
[/caption The first electronic national identity card is expected to be issued by early July 2012, the Cabinet announced on Friday. The multi-usage card using smart card technology will be equipped with security features such as biometric data to render card counterfeiting almost impossible. While there is no doubt that the smart card will make [...]
30 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
Market falls, ministers say govt stable
As the Mouvement Socialiste Mauricien (MSM) scrambles for support at grassroots level with its central committee meeting on Saturday, it was “business as usual” for the government on Thursday. That was the line taken by some cabinet ministers in response to queries about the unravelling political crisis following the resignation of all the six ministers [...]
29 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
Company showcases IT services at open day
The Currimjee Informatics, which provides IT solutions for 20 years organised a Customer Day on July 27 at Clos St Louis, Domaine les Pailles. The company gave an overview of the latest developments in technology. The director general of the company, Raj Lalji said that they are concentrating on areas such as first business analytics [...]
29 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
Foreign firms ink deal with local institute
The International Sustainable Performance Institute (ISPI) organised a ‘Masterclass for Directors’ at The Link Hotel, Ebene on July 20-21. The theme of the forum was ‘Corporate Governance, Risk and Compliance’. The event hosted jointly with Kaizensox Consulting (Dubai, UAE and Vancouver, Canada) and the Institute of Directors (IOD) India. After several discussions, the chief executive [...]
29 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
IBL group offers 10 bursaries to staff children for higher studies
On Thursday, during an official ceremony, Ireland Blyth Limited (IBL) awarded ten scholarships to the children of its employees in the presence of chief executive officer, Nicolas Maigrot at IBL House, Port Louis. Selected by a committee, these students will be able to continue their tertiary studies in a local tertiary or professional institution. IBL [...]
29 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
Minister launches first book on PE
In line with introducing Physical Education (PE) as an examinable subject at School Certificate (SC) level, the first book of Physical Education Lower Secondary was launched by Dr Vasant Bunwaree, minister of Education and Human Resources on Thursday at Mahatma Gandhi Institute (MGI), Moka. Several eminent personalities including Suren Dayal, chief whip of the government, [...]
29 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
Detaineeshold sales exhibition at prison
The prison department will hold a sales exhibition at the prison training school at Beau Bassin on Sunday where food, agricultural and handicraft products created by detainees will be sold. The event will he held for the employees of the prison department and their families. There will be some 20 stands where a wide range [...]
29 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
GFA achieves growth rate of 27.1 per cent
The GFA Insurance Ltd achieved its target of 27.1 per cent growth rate of its turnover. “At the management level, we understand that our employees are our primary strength. We operate in an environment where teamwork is required. The profit-sharing scheme is also intended to motivate the employees by including them in the gain sharing. [...]
29 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
Choonee attends Manilal Doctor’s 130th anniv
On Thursday, the Manilal Maganlal Doctor Memorial Foundation celebrated the 130th birth anniversary of Manilal Maganlal during a garlanding ceremony at the Jardin de la Compagnie, Port Louis. The ceremony was attended by the minister of Arts and Culture, Mookhesswur Choonee Mamade Kodabaccus,lord mayor of Port Louis, Amrutlall Hawabhay and Vinay Ramkissoon, chairman and chairperson [...]
29 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
NTUC announces protest against global cess drop fallout
The common front regrouping the National Trade Union Congress (NTUC), Mauritius Labour Congress (MLC), Confederation of Independent Trade Unions as well as the service providing institutions sugar sector held a press meet on Thursday in Port Louis. They spoke on the fall in global cess and according to one of the federation’s spokesman, Pierre Noel [...]
29 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily