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Co-peratives future lies with youth: Prez

The youth have to realise that by being a member of co-operatives, they are not only creating jobs for others, but for themselves too. This is what Sir Anerood Jugnauth, President of the Republic had to say at the ‘Gathering of Co-operators’, organised at the Octave Wiehe auditorium, Réduit on Saturday to celebrate the International [...]

04 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily

AML announces profits of Rs 775 m for 2010

The management of Airports of Mauritius Limited (AML) announced profits of around Rs 775 million for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010. This represents an increase of 8.4 per cent compared to 2009. Despite the very difficult international situation, AML recorded revenues amounting to Rs 1,623 million for the fiscal year ending December 31, [...]

04 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily

Indian artist displays paintings, masks

‘Form, Space, Vision’ is a series of 22 paintings and 25 masks presented by artist Lalit Kumar Gupta at Imaaya Gallery, Pointe aux Canonniers until July 9. Made with acrylic, the paintings represent a mix of bright and simple colours where the artist has combined creativity and textures. Inspired by nature, the artist has depicted [...]

04 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily

Boodhoo to fight own case

The Supreme Court will, on July 7, hear Harish Boodhoo’s appeal. This appeal is against a ruling by district court magistrate Priscilla Veerabudrun, who found the former politician guilty of failing to put an end to a public gathering at Port Louis on April 20, 2009. The demonstration constituted a breach of sections 5 and [...]

04 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily

PMSD reiterates support to gay rights

The Parti Mauricien Social Democrate (PMSD) is in favour of a national debate on homosexuality. The party members criticised the Opposition members as being hypocritical. Speaking at a press conference held at St George Hotel in Port Louis on Saturday, the spokesman of the party, Lindsay Morvan, raised the question of equal rights for everyone. [...]

04 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily

MMM highlights strained relations between PTr, MSM

Paul Bérenger, leader of the Mouvement Militant Mauricien (MMM), highlighted the strained relations between the Labour Party (PTr) and the Mouvement socialiste militant (MSM) members. He made these comments at his weekly press conference in Port Louis on July 2. He said that every week there are disagreements and verbal confrontations between the two parties, [...]

04 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily

UoM to host int’l conference

This year, the 18th edition of the International Conference on Learning (ICL) will take place at the University of Mauritius (UoM), Réduit from July 5 to 8. This highly rated academic conference is a joint initiative of the UoM and the African Network for Policy Research and Advocacy for Sustainability and the Common Ground Publishing, [...]

02 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily

Ugandan delegates share ICT expertise

A delegation comprising seven members from the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), the regulatory body of the communications sector in Uganda, will visit Mauritius from July 3 to 6. The main objective of the visit is to study the regulatory system of the country, particularly the telecommunications sector. The delegation will meet the minister of Information [...]

02 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily

Ministry finalises Bhojpuri textbooks for schools

A number of important issues were on the table during the Cabinet meeting on Friday. Among the points discussed were the introduction of the Civil Status Bill in the National Assembly and consolidation of bilateral relations between Mauritius and Congo. Electricity network scheme for Rodrigues A total of 654 households in Mauritius have, since 2006, [...]

02 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily

DNA report not allowed in court

The prosecution has objected to the DNA report in the Michaela Harte murder case being produced in court. On Friday, the sixth sitting of the pre-trial hearing at the District Court of Mapou amounted to nothing but a war of words. Defence counsel Sanjeev Teeluckdharry, representing Avinash Treebhoowoon, and prosecution lawyer Mehdi Choonee engaged in [...]

02 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily

Brit team hopes to conquer Indian Ocean

Rare feats mark human history and goad aspirants to take on difficult challenges. No wonder then that Mount Everest continues to be a dare for most climbers. The seas have held out similar tantalisers. About 200 rowing boats have been able to cross the Atlantic Ocean but only 11 have managed to cross the Indian [...]

02 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily

Mauritius tops innovation in Africa

INSEAD, a Paris-based international graduate business school with campuses in Europe and Asia, ranked Mauritius the most innovative country in Africa in its fifth annual Global Innovation Index. Europe dominates the top 11 economies on the list and the most innovative country in Africa, according to the report, is Mauritius, ranked 53 among the 125 [...]

02 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily

Infinity liquidator builds case against Barclays, Datamatics

Roger Boodhna, the liquidator of Infinity BPO, plans to take legal action against Barclays Leasing and Datamatics Communication in the commercial court on Wednesday. This he will do under Article 313 of the Insolvency Act in order to recover the money that these two companies received from the former call centre from 2009 to January [...]

02 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily

Penny for your thoughts, stamp valued at £4 million

Mauritius in 1847 became the first British colony to issue postage stamps. Two of them, the ‘post office’ Penny Red and two Penny Blue, would mark the history of philately. The two stamps, which are among the rarest in the world, are so called because of the words ‘post office’ which appear down their left [...]