Local Mauritius
Mayflower College launches magazine on 40th anniversary
On Thursday, Mayflower College celebrated its 40th anniversary at Brisée Verdière in the presence of minister of Education and Human Resources, Dr Vasant Bunwaree. On the occasion, the school also launched the third edition of its souvenir magazine. The college opened its doors in 1971. It was started by the late Krishnadutt Lutchmah, who had [...]
15 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
Maurisoft hosts multimedia forum
Creative Masters Tour, a two-day workshop on multimedia creativity, will be held on August 23 and 24 under a dome built exclusively for this purpose at Trianon. This was announced on Thursday by Nicolas Le Maire, director of Maurisoft, during a press conference held at its headquarters in Phoenix. Maurisoft is a company that specialises [...]
15 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
Calculating water footprints vital
To make people aware and make the best use of water resources, especially in the corporate sector, Dr Revin Panray Beeharry will be conducting a one day workshop titled Water Footprint Workshop on July 27 at the Conference Room in Gymkhana, Vacoas, from 10 am to 4 pm. The workshop mainly aims help CEOs, business [...]
15 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
Prudence Life to organise open day on July 16
The Trianon branch of the Mauritius Union Group will vibrate to the sound of steel drums and to the rhythm of Zumba on Saturday, July 16. La Prudence Life Insurance will host an open day where they will offer different products relating to insurance and pensions. It will be an informative and interactive day where [...]
15 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
Aumeer defends Islamic centre
Following the recent allegations of illegal issue of operator licences for Hadj by the Islamic Cultural Centre (ICC), the chairman, Dr Farhad Ismael Aumeer has made it clear that he has nothing to hide and everything is being done in a transparent manner. According to Dr Aumeer, the licences granted to operators are based on [...]
15 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
Vaccination exercise against cervical cancer
A total of 62 people from the village of Batimarais were given the first dose of the cervical cancer vaccination. This drive was held on July 13 and 14. The project is financed by Omnicane Foundation, in collaboration with the Mauritius Family Planning Welfare Association (MFPWA) at a cost of Rs 1 million. The vaccination [...]
15 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
Civic week at Vacoas Phoenix
The Municipality of Vacoas / Phoenix is organising a series of activities to mark civic week at its seat from July 17 to 23. The theme chosen for the civic week is ‘Le progrès dans l‘Unité’ (progress in unity). The citizens are invited to participate in the activities for the city’s development. This was announced [...]
15 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
Anglo-Mauritius insurance at 60, announces Rs 1.2 billion bonus
To mark its 60th anniversary, one of the largest insurance companies in the country, Anglo-Mauritius announced a bonus of about Rs 1.2 billion for all its profit policy holders. This was stated by Louis Rivalland, group chief executive of Anglo-Mauritius at a press conference held on Thursday at Swan Group Centre, Port Louis. This is [...]
15 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
Mir’s murder accused to appeal to Privy Council
The judicial committee of the Privy Council has agreed to allow Ajay Dookee to appeal to the Law Lords against the sentence inflicted upon him by the Appeal Court of Mauritius. Dookee was represented at the Privy Council in May this year by lawyer Sanjeev Teeluckdharry and British attorney Robin Lloyds. Initially, Dookee was sentenced [...]
14 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
Hotels offer marketing to SMEDA
With a view to improve the sales of handicrafts manufactured by local entrepreneurs, Association des Hôteliers et Restaurateurs de l‘île Maurice (AHRIM) and Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Le Labourdonnais hotel on Wednesday. This was in the presence of the minister of Business, Enterprise, Commerce and [...]
14 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
City fire station building ‘unsafe’
The dilapidated fire station building at Port Louis, which dates back to 1906, poses a serious safety hazard to everyone who works in it. This has been highlighted in an alarming report published by the Workplace Health and Safety Department of the Ministry of Local Government and Outer Islands. The inspection has revealed enormous potential [...]
14 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
UoM hosts forum on climate change
The launch of an awareness week on climate change at the University of Mauritius, Reduit took place on Wednesday at the Auditorium Octave Wiehe. This will be held from July 13 to 15. Present at this event was the minister of Education and Human Resources, Vasant Bunwaree, minister of Environment and Sustainable Development Deva Virahsawmy [...]
14 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
Varsity seeks Chinese expertise to set up National Park project
A six-member delegation from Torch High Technology Industry Development Center, Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China met UoM representatives on Wednesday at the University of Mauritius (UoM), Réduit. Agriculture, aquaculture, entrepreneurship, intellectual property, radio telescope centre, development of pharmaceuticals, bioinformatics, manufacturing and women empowerment are some of the areas where [...]
14 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
RGSC to organise expo in Rodrigues
The Rajiv Gandhi Science Centre (RGSC), in collaboration with the Education Commission of Rodrigues, is organising a three-day exposition at Mon Plaisir Regional Centre for Arts and Culture. This will be held from July 15 to 17 and will consist of activities and experiments dedicated to science. The aim of this event is to render [...]
14 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
Union calls for change in remuneration order
The Hotel and Restaurant Employees Union has sent their proposal to the National Remuneration Board (NRB), requesting for the Catering and Tourism Industries Remuneration Order to be amended. At a press conference held at Marie Reine de la Paix on Wednesday, Amba Lutchoomanen, spokesperson of the Hotel and Restaurant Employees Union, stated that the union [...]
14 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
Opposition leader likely to be summoned by ICAC
The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) is fine tuning its strategy before convening Opposition leader Paul Bérenger apparently next week to give more details on allegations he made on Tuesday at his press meet. He had directly implied the involvement of the Prime Minister in the MedPoint deal. The Ministry of Health Permanent secretary Omkumar [...]
14 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
Harvest at Belle Vue SE starts
The 2011 Harvest opening at the Belle Vue / Mauricia Sugar Estate was held on Wednesday at the estate. Speaking at the launch ceremony, Jean Arthur Pilot Lagesse, general manager of the Belle Vue / Mauricia Sugar Estate (SE), said that this year again, through several meetings with different stakeholders, emphasis was placed on the [...]
14 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
Young talents win recognition
Under the aegis of the National Empowerment Foundation, which has launched the contest ‘Discovering new talent’, the Collège du St Esprit, Black River, welcomed a hundred girls and boys on July 9 to showcase their talent. This is an initiative taken by the deputy prime minister and minister of Social Integration, Xavier Duval, who maintains [...]
14 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
DTAA regulations follow strictest rules
Iqbal Rajahbalee, former CEO of the Mauritius Offshore Business Activities Authority (now Financial Services Commission) discussed the stance taken by Mauritius on the double taxation treaty between Mauritius and India. This was done during a televised debate. There is pressure from some quarters that want some aspects of this treaty with Mauritius to be reviewed. [...]
13 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
Harel Mallac Aviation clinches Condor Best Time Performance Award 2011
German airline Condor has awarded Harel Mallac Aviation Ltd with the ‘Best on Time Performance Long Haul Flights Award’. This ceremony took place at the Condor World Wide Stations Meeting 2011 in Frankfurt. The Condor World Wide Stations Meeting is an annual event held in Germany, where representatives of Condor from across the world are [...]
13 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily