Local Mauritius
Dry spell to affect most regions
The chairman of the Central Water Authority (CWA), Meghduth Chumroo said that water cut measures will not be implemented in the capital since there are still some viable sources to supply water. According to a source, this measure will concern only the town centre and the outskirts of Port Louis will suffer from water cuts, [...]
09 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
Highlands to face more water cuts
In the face of the dire water crisis, the Central Water Authority (CWA) has already reduced the volume of water treated from the Mare aux Vacoas reservoir from 110,000 cubic metres daily to only 60,000 cubic metres per day. “If such drastic measures had not been implemented, Mare aux Vacoas was going to dry up [...]
08 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
35,000 pilgrims to visit Marie Reine de la Paix
On the occasion of Pentecost, a large gathering is expected at the Marie Reine de la Paix monument on June 12 at 2 pm. The theme this year is ‘Avek Marie… ouver nou leker ar lespri sin’ (Let’s open up our hearts with Virgin Mary). About 35,000 pilgrims will colour the signal mountain in red, [...]
08 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
Mauritius Glass Gallery recycles to promote environment protection
The Mauritius Glass Gallery participated in the national exhibition on environment organised by the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development. The event at the conference centre of Grand Baie had ‘From waste to art’ as its theme. At the exhibition, the Mauritius Glass Gallery demonstrated that one of its main objectives is the promotion and [...]
08 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
Island gateway to invest in Africa
At the banquet hosted on Sunday in honour of the Singapore President, PM Navin Ramgoolam said that the vision of Singapore and Mauritius converge on a number of fundamental values. The two nations have similar trajectories but different levels of developmental, social, political and geographical realities. The banquet was hosted at the Swami Vivekananda International [...]
08 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
BoI, MCCI lay business foundation with 2 pacts
The Singapore Business Federation (SBF) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Monday with the Board of Investment (BoI) and a second one with the Mauritius Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The signing ceremony was part of the Mauritius Singapore Business Meet organised by BoI in collaboration with the Joint Economic Council (JEC) at Le [...]
08 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
APEC extols price watch catalogue benefits for consumer
The publication of prices of some 60 products for consumption by the Observatory of Prices last week is already showing a positive impact on consumers and businesses. This list is a guide to consumers to help them make better choices. Association for the Protection of the Environment and Consumers (APEC) believes that the objective of [...]
08 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
Duval warns La Valette families
The Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Social Integration and Economic Empowerment, Xavier Luc Duval held a press meet at,Port Louis on Tuesday. In his speech, the minister warned the residents of La Valette, Bambous that they will be evicted if they fail to meet their social contracts. The village was constructed in line with [...]
08 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
86 Indian workers repatriated
IVY Leathers have repatriated some 86 workers back to India from Saturday to Monday after their work permit has been revoked. The director of the company, Tariq Malik said that since 11 years, it is for the first time that he was compelled to reduce the overtime of these employees and it resulted in the [...]
08 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
Maghoo pinned by
One of the most wanted man by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) in what is now known as the City Bank scandal has finally been pinned down. He is suspected of pocketing the colossal sum of Rs 22 million to act as intermediary to facilitate with the central bank for the issue of banking [...]
08 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
Boolell flies to Lusaka for AGOA forum
The minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade, Arvin Boolell has left for Lusaka, Zambia to attend the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) forum which will be held from June 9 to 10 . The theme is the intensification of exchange through accrued competitivity, value added and deepening of regional integration. The [...]
08 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
Re-examining air access crucial: Bodha
Representatives of fifteen airline companies met at Labourdonnais Hotel on Monday to discuss air access to the Vanilla Islands. The meeting saw the participation of officials of tourism offices from Seychelles, Réunion, Madagascar, Comoros and host country Mauritius. “We need to reexamine air access between Indian Ocean islands if we want to successfully market the [...]
07 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
Parties to field local candidates
One must live in the same constituency to be candidate for the forthcoming municipal elections scheduled for this year. This provision is included in the draft with the new version of the Local Government Act (LGA) which is currently being examined by the prosecution. The draft of this law also stipulates that there should be [...]
07 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
Minister launches road safety training
The minister of Education and Human Resources, Vasant Bunwaree launched a two days training workshop based on the theme “Training in road risk management in enterprises” at the Mauritius Institute of Training and Development (MITD), Phoenix on Monday. The aim of the training programme is to train personnel responsible for fleet of vehicles in enterprises [...]
07 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
Boolell, EU
An informal consultation meeting between non-resident ambassadors of the EU accredited to Mauritius and government officials was held here on Monday. The meeting was an initiative of Alessandro Mariani, ambassador of the EU delegation to Mauritius, and was chaired by the minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Regional Integration, Arvin Boolell. Boolell said that [...]
07 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
Step towards enhancing regional hub capabilities
The Standard Chartered Bank (Mauritius) Ltd launched its transaction banking services on Sunday at the Grand Mauritian hotel, Balaclava. Present on the occasion were the visiting Singaporean President S R Nathan and vice prime minister Pravind Jugnauth among other luminaries. Meeting The Independent for a special interview on the new launch, chairman of Standard Chartered [...]
07 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
Union needs fund to fight legal battle
The Privy Council will hear, on October 25 and 26 the appeal of Rezistans ek Alternativ for the platform Pu Nuvo Konstitisyon (platform for a new constitution) and Blok 104 against the rejection of 104 applications from candidates during the general elections in 2010. Rezistans ek Alternativ is making an appeal to the public to [...]
07 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
MOI counts on youth to protect oceans
Mauritius Oceanography Institute (MOI) is organising various activities to encourage young people to act on their own initiatives as well as collectively to improve marine resource management. The activities will be held on Wednesday at the Rajiv Gandhi Science Centre (RGSC), Bell Village, to mark World Oceans Day celebrated on June 8. The events on [...]
07 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
St Patrick’s Clinic plans to offer in-patient service
The conversion of the St Patrick’s Clinic at Flic en Flac into a new private clinic will cost between Rs 50 million to Rs 100 million. The clinic currently operates as an out-patient clinic. LP Health Care Ltd, the promoter of the project, is proposing to transform the clinic into a real private clinic aiming [...]
07 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
Minister launches zero plastic concept
Mauritius is well on its way towards a green future and in a bid to promote a plastic-free country, minister of Environment and Sustainable Development Deva Virahsawmy launched the zero plastic concept at the Grand Baie Conference Centre on Monday. “Protecting the environment is one of the main concerns of the government and it is [...]
07 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily