Local Mauritius
NICE empowers women with tailor-made courses
Some 400 women from various villages of constituency no 10 (Montagne Blanche/ Grand River South East) were awarded certificates at a function attended by minister of Tertiary Education Rajesh Jeetah following a three-month course. The course was offered by National Institute for Co-operative Entrepreneurship (NICE) at Petit Bois, Caroline, on May 25. Some 100 women [...]
27 May 2011, The Independent Daily
MRC tips on how to get research funding
Developing and nurturing research culture among local researchers is one of the main objectives of the Mauritius Research Council (MRC). Over the coming weeks, around 190 local researchers who want to apply for funds locally, regionally and internationally will be trained by experts from the University of Mauritius (UOM), University of Technology, Mauritius and MRC. [...]
27 May 2011, The Independent Daily
Gungah pushes for innovation
Public procurement is increasingly becoming a critical factor in the process of national development as well as in international trade. This is what minister of Civil Service and Administrative Reforms Ashit Gungah had to say during an award ceremony for procurement officials at the Sir Harilall Vaghjee Hall, Port Louis on Thursday. “Living in a [...]
27 May 2011, The Independent Daily
Sithanen takes up local job
Former minister of Finance and economist Rama Sithanen has joined the International Financial Services Ltd (IFS) as chairman and director. Sithanen will take his new post on June 1 after his resignation as strategic director for Banque africaine de développement (BAD), Tunis in the coming days. International Financial Services Ltd (IFS) specialises in auditing and [...]
27 May 2011, The Independent Daily
Digital whiteboards introduced in classes
On Thursday, the first digital interactive whiteboard and projector, part of the Sankoré project, was installed at Burrunchobay government school in Plaine Magnien. This was installed in one of the Standard IV classes in the presence of minister of Education and Human Resources Dr Vasant Bunwaree. The teacher and students went through a lesson on [...]
27 May 2011, The Independent Daily
Infinity’s assets fetch
The sale of property and equipment belonging to Infinity BPO Ltd took place on Wednesday and Thursday at Ebene. The sale of its equipment on the second day led to a collection of around Rs 1 million. This money will be handed over to Roger Boodnah, the liquidator of the company. It is only when [...]
27 May 2011, The Independent Daily
Complaints Bureau to open at Rose Hill
The public will be able to file grievances at a Complaints Bureau, which will soon open at Rose Hill. This was announced by the minister of Social Security Leela Devi Dookun-Luchoomun on Thursday at an award ceremony for social security officers. The new Complaints Bureau, which will be managed independently, will be presided over by [...]
27 May 2011, The Independent Daily
Police fear Maigrot might flee country
The police have strong forensic evidence against Bernard Maigrot, the suspect in the 2001 murder of fashion designer Vanessa Lagesse. Officials plan to detain the suspect for questioning for 5-6 weeks. The application to prolong Maigrot’s detention was submitted by the police prosecutor, chief inspector Sébastien Joseph of the Central Criminal Investigation Division on Thursday. [...]
27 May 2011, The Independent Daily
Jaysen Arumugum on top of the world
Jaysen Arumugum, the young British mountaineer of Mauritian origin, reached the summit of Mount Everest on Thursday. This was confirmed on his blog. Arumugum began his journey on April 2 and after 55 days he finally reached the top of Mount Everest. His journey was full of obstacles like bad weather on May 8 when [...]
27 May 2011, The Independent Daily
South next to feel water cut pinch
The high-level committee established and chaired by minister of Energy and Public Utilities Rashid Beebeejaun met again on Wednesday to discuss the current water situation, which they stressed is very alarming. Mare aux Vacoas, the island’s largest reservoir, is presently only 37.1 per cent full. During the meeting, it has been decided that the Central [...]
26 May 2011, The Independent Daily
Bappoo lauds women’s work
The meeting of the World Association of Women Entrepreneurs (FCEM) opened at the Maritim Hotel, Balaclava, on Wednesday. The theme for the discussions was ‘Women Entrepreneurs: the Driving Force for Economic Empowerment’. The forum, which will extend till May 28, is being hosted by the Association Mauricienne des Femmes Chefs d’Entreprises. The aim is to [...]
26 May 2011, The Independent Daily
HSBC on tree planting spree at Chamarel
On May 21, 18 HSBC employees volunteered to clean, weed and replant endemic plants at the pristine Chamarel Ebony Forest. This was to mark the World Biodiversity Day celebrated on May 22. The event is in line with this year’s World Environment Day theme, ‘Forests: Nature at your Service’. Amélie Desvaux de Marigny, HSBC manager [...]
26 May 2011, The Independent Daily
SEM lists its 11th global fund
On May 20, the Listing Executive Committee of the Stock Exchange of Mauritius (SEM) approved the listing of its 11th global fund, the Focus Cell 1 from Fidelis Opportunity Fund PCC. Sunil Benimadhu, chief executive officer (CEO) of SEM said, “The aim of SEM is to increase its visibility on stock markets by adding maximum [...]
26 May 2011, The Independent Daily
Union to defend labourers
Defending the rights of labourers and their welfare is the target set by the new president of the Plantation Workers Union (PWU) Pregassen Moonien. He said that it is unfortunate that labourers are not aware of their rights. He added that he visited many sugar factories and found that these labourers are unaware of the [...]
26 May 2011, The Independent Daily
UoM hosts seminar on Africa Day
To celebrate Africa Day, the University of Mauritius (UoM) in collaboration with the Nelson Mandela Centre for African Culture organised a seminar on Wednesday at Réduit. The Africa Day was celebrated under the theme ‘Africa’s place in the world’. To acknowledge the achievements of Africans, the department of History and Political Science of UoM held [...]
26 May 2011, The Independent Daily
Invest in human capital: Bunwaree
Successful companies are those which value, develop and take full advantage of their human capital. This was declared by the minister of Education and Human Resources Dr Vasant Bunwaree at the launch of the HR Excellence Awards 2011 at Le Labourdonnais Hotel, Port Louis, on Wednesday. The HR Excellence Awards 2011 competition which rewards organisations [...]
26 May 2011, The Independent Daily
Police to object to Maigrot’s bail
The bail motion of Bernard Maigrot will be debated before magistrate Sheila Bonomally on Thursday at the district court of Mapou. He is represented by counsels Ivan Collendavelloo, Gavin Glover and Yves Hein. According to reliable sources, the investigators have already decided to object to the request of release of the suspect on bail. They [...]
26 May 2011, The Independent Daily
Standard version of Kreol out
The year 2011 is a symbolic one for Kreol as a language as its spelling, syntax and grammar are now standardised. The standardised version of Kreol Morisien was launched by minister of Education Vasant Bunwaree on Wednesday at Octave Wiehé Auditorium, University of Mauritius, Réduit. Representatives of the UoM, Akademi Kreol Morisien (AKM) and students [...]
26 May 2011, The Independent Daily
World Bank officials to help improve civil services
A delegation comprising five representatives from the World Bank (WB) and the Commonwealth Secretariat is currently in Mauritius for a week. The delegation aims to gather information to assist the Ministry of Civil Service and Administrative Reforms to formulate a new reform strategy in the public service. On Wednesday, representatives of the delegation met permanent [...]
26 May 2011, The Independent Daily
Bodha focuses on emerging markets
The Ministry of Tourism and Leisure is focusing on emerging markets such as India, China and Russia. The objective is to minimise the adverse effects of the euro crisis and external shocks like the disruption to air travel caused by the ash cloud from the Icelandic volcano. This was stated by minister of Tourism Nando [...]
25 May 2011, The Independent Daily