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Measures to fight diabetes
Mauritius is one of those countries in the world that has the highest prevalence of diabetes. The Non-Communicable Diseases Survey 2009 shows that the rate of diabetes among adults has increased by 60 per cent since 1987. According to the report, the rate of diabetes is 23.6 per cent among those aged between 25 to [...]
20 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
Wage Rate Index increases by 6.2 per cent in 2010
The wage rate index increased by 6.2 per cent, that is 8.2 points in 2010 in Mauritius. The Central Statistics Office of Mauritius has calculated the value of the index at 140.2 points in 2010. This was in comparison to the value of the index, which stood at 132 points in 2009, 119 points in [...]
20 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
Former MBC offices to be used for tertiary courses
The government has decided to hand over the former Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) building at Forest Side to the Ministry of Tertiary Education, Science, Research and Technology as infrastructure for tertiary courses. This was announced by minister Rajesh Jeetah at the opening of the second edition of the Engineering Career Oriented Fair 2011 at the [...]
20 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
Suspects in Rodrigues
The Port Mathurin police was hot on the heels of the suspects who had broken into the Rodriguan Administrative Centre and started a fire. According to policesources, several suspects had been identified are being questioned by the Port Mathurin Criminal Investigation Division. The Police continued quizzing the guards who were responsible for watching over the [...]
20 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
IT event promises biz solutions
The PRO IT event, to be held from April 20 to 22 at the FOM Exhibition Centre, Mer Rouge, aims to provide solutions in all areas of business under one roof. According to Neemalen Gopal, president of the Mauritius IT Industry Association (MITIA), this is a first for Mauritius and he firmly believes that IT [...]
20 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
Lizard Found In A Dish Served By An Indian Restaurant In Caudan Waterfront
They have been unpleasantly surprised to come across a lizard in one of the dishes they ordered. Disgusted, Succaram Neel and his friend have vowed to think twice before they go to a restaurant. This incident which is very unusual happened on Friday afternoon. Accompanied by a friend, Neel decided to go to this restaurant [...]
19 Apr 2011, MauritiusHot
Restaurant owner commits suicide
Police found no signs of foul play on the body Patrick Seeruttun, owner of CDelights restaurant. The post mortem report was carried out by chief police medical officer (CPMO) Sudesh Kumar Gungadin who attributed death to asphyxia by suffocation. The CPMO found no signs of foul play. The victim, 40, was found dead early on [...]
19 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
MT records Rs 7.4 bn operating revenue
Despite the difficult economic crisis, the leading telecommunications operator on the island, Mauritius Telecom (MT) performed remarkably for the year 2010 with an operating revenue of around Rs 7.4 billion. This represented an increase of Rs 336 million compared to 2009. This was announced at a press conference held on Monday at the Telecom Tower, [...]
19 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
Seminar on universal periodic review organised
A two-day Commonwealth regional seminar on the implementation of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) opened on Monday morning at Maritim Hotel, Balaclava. Around 40 local and foreign participants from ministries, the Human Rights Commission and non-governmental organisations are participating in the seminar. The event is organised jointly by the Prime Minister’s Office and the Commonwealth [...]
19 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
‘Innovation remains only competitive advantage’
The Collaborative Mauritius (CM) network was recently launched, forming a platform where innovative Mauritian minds from academia, research and business sector can meet and stimulate innovation for commercialisation. In this context, Grant Kearney, an international innovation strategy advisor, is one of the experts who are currently in Mauritius to provide training on innovation aspects. In [...]
19 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
13 PQs addressed to PM for Tuesday
Thirteen questions will be addressed to the head of the government at the parliamentary meeting on Tuesday during the Prime Minister’s Question Time (PMQT). The first question will be raised by MP Alan Ganoo of Constituency No 14 Savanne / Rivière Noire and will centre on the number of French nationals who have been caught [...]
19 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
Choonee pushes for Black River Gorges as UNESCO WHS
Mauritius has received UNESCO’s nod to nominate the Black River Gorges on World Heritage Site list. If it meets all the criteria, it will become the third World Heritage Site (WHS) in the country. The announcement was made by the minister of Arts and Culture, Mookhesswur Choonee. The minister was speaking at the first official [...]
19 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
White paper on MID gets govt approval
On April 15, the Cabinet approved the Maurice Ile Durable (MID) project, which was prepared by Professor François Odendhaal, who was appointed by the United Nations Development Programme. The white paper represents a preliminary step towards the publication that includes strategy as well as the setting up of various projects of the MID. According to [...]
19 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
Chinese interest
In line with the promotion of Vanilla Islands, a Chinese film crew will organise a shoot in Reunion Island in collaboration with Ile de la Réunion Tourisme (IRT). Pascal Viroleau, the director of IRT, who was present during a meeting, confirmed the crew’s interest in collaborating with Mauritius on the project. The Shanghai Haixiang Culture [...]
19 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
SSR Medical College to offer PG courses
To make education more accessible in the field of medicine to Mauritians, foreign students, the SSR Medical College is working towards offering postgraduate courses. This will allow the students to specialise in their field in the island itself instead of opting to travel abroad to study. This was announced by the Minister of Tertiary Education, [...]
19 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
Three days’ workshop for co-operative
Some 50 leaders of primary and secondary co-operative societies are participating in a three-day training programme on Good Governance in Co-operatives. The programme is organised by the National Institute for Co-operative Entrepreneurship (NICE) in collaboration with the Office of Public Sector Governance (OPSG). The launching ceremony was held on Monday at the National Productivity and [...]
19 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
‘Make island China’s alternative in textiles’
Minister of Industry and Commerce seeks to develop Mauritius as an alternative to Asian economic giant China in the textile sector. Showkutally Soodhun expressed his belief in the nation’s potential to attract international clientele banking on the price hikes in the Asian market. “Until now India and China controlled the textile sector. However, things are [...]
18 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
Vintage cars on show at Rose Belle
After the Chinese cars expo last week, during this weekend the Vieux Moulin Commercial Centre, Rose Belle, organised a vintage car expo. The theme for the expo was titled “Volkswagen Beetle”. The idea behind this event was to expose the people of the South to products that they don’t regularly see. The commercial centre tied [...]
18 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
BUAV urges island to stop primates trade for research
The British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV) is reiterating its call for Mauritius to put an end to the trade of primates, which are used for experimental research. In an article in www.change.org, the site highlights that Mauritius has become the second largest supplier of long-tailed macaques used in research. “The BUAV has [...]
18 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
Staphylococcus Bacteria Responsible For Food Poisoning At Murday Cake Shop
After all the confusion surrounding food poisoning at Marday Cake shop which caused more than eighty people ill and one dead, it is now official that the origin of the poisoning is the Staphylococcus Bacteria ( staphylocoque in French ). The Staphylococcus genus includes at least forty species. Of these, nine have two subspecies and [...]
18 Apr 2011, MauritiusHot