Local Mauritius
Charcoal burning kills newborn, father
Bharath Bissoonauth, 32, and his four-day-old baby girl died at l’Esperence, Quartier Militaire, on Tuesday after inhaling smoke from a stove. The man’s mother, Gunrabawtee Bissoonauth, lit the stove on Monday night following a custom in the family to keep the newborn child and the mother warm. She made the tragic discovery when she visited [...]
04 May 2011, The Independent Daily
Cuba to back claim on Chagos
Enrique Prieto Lopez, accredited ambassador of the Republic of Cuba with residence in Zimbabwe said that his country endorses Mauritius claim to sovereignty over Chagos. “The archipelago belongs to Mauritius and your country has the legitimate right to ask the UK not establish a marine protected area around the group of islands,” he said. In [...]
04 May 2011, The Independent Daily
Wedding In Mauritius: Paradise Island Ideal Place For Your Wedding And Honeymoon
If you’re looking for for the best location to get married, why not consider combining your wedding with Mauritius holidays? Choosing to hold weddings in Mauritius is becoming very trendy and it’s not hard to see why when you consider the romantic appeal of this paradise island. The beautiful and exotic nation can be found [...]
04 May 2011, MauritiusHot
CP wants time to explain delay in promotions
Police commissioner (CP) Dhun Iswar Rampersad and the Disciplined Forces Service Commission (DFSC) have requested for additional time to give their statements with regards to the promotion exercise for police sergeants and corporals. This request was made at the Supreme Court on Monday where the police commissioner and DFSC officials appeared before senior puisne judge [...]
03 May 2011, The Independent Daily
Pakistan hails ‘major setback’ for terrorists
Pakistan said Monday that the killing of Osama bin Laden in a US operation was a “major setback” for terrorist organisations and a “major victory” in the country’s fight against militancy. “We will not allow our soil to be used against any other country for terrorism and therefore I think it’s a great victory, it’s [...]
03 May 2011, The Independent Daily
‘Islam against
Islam is opposed to burials at sea, a spokesman for Al-Azhar, the top Sunni Muslim authority, said on Monday. “If it is true that the body was thrown into the sea, then Islam is totally against that,” Mahmud Azab, an adviser to the grand imam of Al-Azhar, Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, told AFP. “Any corpse, if [...]
03 May 2011, The Independent Daily
US erupts in joy at Osama’s death
Crowds thronged Ground Zero on Monday to celebrate Osama bin Laden’s death, as residents of the city which bears the worst scars of the September 11 attacks said they could now begin to heal. The crowd of mostly young people, New Yorkers and visitors, erupted in jubilation, many chanting “Obama got Osama.” In the shadow [...]
03 May 2011, The Independent Daily
Experts discuss climate change
A five-day workshop on the implementation and operation of Indian Ocean data buoy networks and their application for enhancing regional predictive capability opened on Monday at La Plantation Hotel, Balaclava. Around 50 ocean data users, researchers and buoy operators from countries of the western Indian Ocean region are attending the workshop, including representatives from Mauritius, [...]
03 May 2011, The Independent Daily
Mir accused asks to go to Privy Council
Ajay Dookhee, one of the accomplices in the murder of Indian national Mujeeb Mir, has applied for special leave to appeal to the Privy Council through his counsel Sanjeev Teeluckdharry and solicitor Robin Lloyds. His lawyer, Teeluckdharry said that the matter has been fixed for May 3 before the judicial committee of the Privy Council. [...]
03 May 2011, The Independent Daily
Ministry encourages daily physical activities
Physical inactivity among people in Mauritius has been growing. This has had a significant impact on the prevalence of non-communicable diseases and the general health of the population. In this context, the Ministry of Health and Quality of Life will organise a workshop on Tuesday at Gold Crest Hotel in Quatre Bornes in line with [...]
03 May 2011, The Independent Daily
Minister launches respite care project
In a bid to help parents take care of children who suffer from disabilities, the minister of Social Security, National Solidarity and Reform Institutions, Leela Devi Dookun-Luchoomun launched the Respite Care programme on April 30. The launch ceremony was organised at the James Burty David recreational centre, Pointe aux Sables. As part of the project, [...]
03 May 2011, The Independent Daily
Trade unions seek NRB report
There are indications that the National Remuneration Board (NRB) may not reach an agreement with the Joint Negotiating Panel (JNP) and the Mauritius Sugar Producers Association (MSPA) before the sugarcane harvest which starts next month, said Joint Negotiating Panel spokesperson Ashok Subron. The new NRB president, Ajay Gungah has been advised by director of Public [...]
03 May 2011, The Independent Daily
Two dead, one injured in accidents
A 23-year-old resident of Triolet died at the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam North hospital, Pamplemousses early Sunday morning following a road accident on April 28. He was on a motorcycle with a friend when the accident took place at the Triolet Bypass. The autopsy report prepared by the police medical officer attributed the cause of death [...]
03 May 2011, The Independent Daily
Opposition Leader Paul Berenger delivers message in front of Port Louis municipality.
Speaking at a rally to mark Labour Day on Sunday in front of the Municipality of Port Louis, Mouvement Militant Mauricien (MMM) leader Paul Bérenger said, “We want a different Mauritius where it will be nice to live and where competency is recognised.” “Navin Ramgoolam is the most incompetent Prime Minister that the country has [...]
02 May 2011, The Independent Daily
Benydin asks ministers to stop blaming civil servants
Federation of Civil Service and Other Unions (FCSOU) president Toolsyraj Benydin said that a minister should assume all responsibility. He was speaking at a press conference in Port Louis on Friday. “A minister should not blame the officers when things go wrong. It is very easy to say we will suspend somebody. But before that, [...]
02 May 2011, The Independent Daily
Labour Party pay homage to leaders
Prime Minister Dr Navin Ramgoolam and other Labour Party members laid wreaths at several monuments on the eve of May Day. They paid tribute to eminent personalities who have marked the history of Mauritius on Labour Day. This symbolic gesture, which is a tradition of the party, began at Guy Rozement Square in Port Louis. [...]
02 May 2011, The Independent Daily
Diocese holds mass on Labour Day
‘The Diocesan Commission of the working clasgathered its followers and social workers, as well as religious heads, including Bishop Maurice Piat, Father Michel Moura Father Eddy Coosnapen and Father Robert Jaufret, in the courtyard of Notre Dame de la Confiance at Barkly, Beau Bassin on Sunday. The mass was held to commemorate Labour Day and [...]
02 May 2011, The Independent Daily
SBM registers profits of Rs 1,603 million
In its financial report released on Thursday, the State Bank of Mauritius Ltd (SBM) indicated that the group’s profit amounted to Rs 1,603 million for the first nine months of the financial year ending March 31. Compared to the same period last year, this represents a 4.6 per cent increase. The net interest income increased [...]
02 May 2011, The Independent Daily
Shobhit University to set up campus
In a press meet at the headquarters of Mauritius Sanatan Dharma Temple Federation (MSDTF) on Saturday, Somduth Dulthumun announced the construction of Shobhit University on the island. He said that this was an investment worth Rs 120 million and that the campus will be constructed in two phases. Each phase will cost Rs 60 million. [...]
02 May 2011, The Independent Daily
Give compensation to slave descendants, says Michel
A May Day meeting was held at Mon Choisy on Sunday. peaking at the meet, the leader of Les Verts Fraternels, Sylvio Michel said that compensation will be provided to the descendants of slaves. There were seven speakers at the meet, namely Sylvio Cyril Legallant, Jean Noël André, Emrith Mohunchandra, Jean Claude Armance, Narain Subron, [...]
02 May 2011, The Independent Daily