Local Mauritius
‘Our only asset is manpower’
Speaking at the Mauritius Institute of Education graduation ceremony on Wednesday, Dr Abu Kasenally, minister of Housing and Lands, said our only asset is our human resources. Mauritius has even become a reference point on the African continent. The minister also stressed on the importance of education in today’s society. Addressing the graduates, he said, [...]
07 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
Cavadee flag ceremony held at Corps de Garde mountain
The Siva Subramanya Kovil at Montagne Corps de Garde will be hosting the first Codi Etram (flag raising) ceremony as part of Sittirai Cavadee. The Kovil Montagne temple has gained considerable importance and national recognition. The temple is managed by the Hindoo Siva Tamulall Soopramanien Benevolent Society, founded a century ago. It has also been [...]
07 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
Creve Coeur girl clinches best student award in UK
Sabrina Bhundoo, a student of Health and Social Care at Nottingham Trent University, UK, was awarded the East Midlands Shine International Student of the Year 2011 award by the British Council. In an interview with The Independent, the Mauritian describes her feelings after winning and also discusses her future plans. What does this award mean [...]
07 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
Artist paints life on quirky media
A painting video installation by artist Nikunja is currently on at Imaaya Art Gallery in Pointe aux Canonniers. This will be on till April 16. The artist’s works are inspired by different themes such as dance of Vajrayoghini, Manga characters, Queen of Saba, the artist’s comments on the art of the world, the recent tsunami [...]
07 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
Duval lauds circular migration
Vice prime minister and minister of Social Integration and Economic Empowerment Xavier-Luc Duval has said that circular migration is one of the strategies adopted by the government for its economic restructuring policy. He was speaking at a press conference in Port Louis on Wednesday. The government policy to encourage circular migration is twofold as it [...]
07 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
Squad on trail of illegal betting
Police are still on the look out for illegal bookmakers, especially with the start of the racing season at Champ de Mars. The officers of the Anti Piracy Unit and Games Police are currently investigating three suspected bookmakers for taking illegal bets. This follows the arrest of Mohammad Ismael on April 2. He was caught [...]
07 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
Police officers suspended
Two police officers were suspended from duty following their arrest. They were presented under a temporary charge for ‘damaging property’ at the District Court of Rose Hill court on Tuesday. They were temporarily interdicted from duty pending court findings in the case. They were accused of damaging motor vehicle. The two constables, Mahmoob Khan Wohedally, [...]
07 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
Opposition tables 60 PQs for next assembly session
The MPs of Mouvement Militant Mauricien (MMM)) filed 60 questions on Wednesday at the National Assembly. Among them, 15 are addressed to Prime Minister Dr Navin Ramgoolam. The contract of the former advisor to the Prime Minister, case of Infinity CEO Jean Suzanne are some of the issues that will be questioned. Besides this the [...]
07 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
MMM to hold May Day meet in capital
The Mouvement Militant Mauricien (MMM) will organise its May 1 meeting at the esplanade of Port Louis. Starting Thursday, the party will organise a series of 12 meetings. The first one will be held on April 7 at Très Bon at the Diolle crossroad and the final one at Cité Barkly. According to the secretary [...]
07 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
Neotown Mega Scandal – Mauritius An Island Of Scandals And Corruption
During a video conference between the shareholders of Patel Engineering Ltd and the developer of the project Neotown in Port Louis, it was revealed that land valued at Rs 15 billion has been leased for an annual rent of Rs 15 million. It is a scandal of much greater dimension than the MedPoint scandal, says [...]
07 Apr 2011, MauritiusHot
Man Found Dead At Riverview Guesthouse Belle Rose
A 40 year old man was found dead in a room at River View Guesthouse at Belle Rose . Early indications suggests he died of a heart attack after consuming Viagra. Viagra has been known to cause heart attack in numerous cases before. Tablets of 100 mg of Viagra were found in the room which [...]
06 Apr 2011, MauritiusHot
Two arrested in clinic case
Yodhun Bissessur, chief government valuer, and Aneerood Jeebodhun, principal government valuer were arrested by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) under a provisional charge of using office for gratification. They were arrested in connection with the purchase of the former MedPoint clinic by the state at the cost Rs 144 million. The investigators believe that [...]
06 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
Consumer goods rise by Rs 552 in three months
The president of the Confédération des Travailleurs du Sekter Privé (CTSP), Reaz Chuttoo stated that the price of household commodities has risen by Rs 552 between January and March this year. He declared this during a press conference on Tuesday in Port Louis. Chuttoo said that this increase has been noted despite the fact that [...]
06 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
Varma opens judicial conference
Mauritius is hosting a three-day international arbitration conference. The meet was opened by attorney general Yatin Varma on Tuesday and will go on till April 7 at the Grand Baie Conference Centre. The conference, organised by the Supreme Court of Mauritius in collaboration with the World Jurist Association (WJA), is focusing on ‘International Arbitration and [...]
06 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
Holiday activity plans for students
The Spécial Vacances programme, an initiative of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, comprising a range of activities during the school holidays, will kick-start on April 7. Some 3,000 young people will participate. The aim is to provide healthy and sound activities to the youth during their holidays. The activities will also be an opportunity [...]
06 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
Sharia-law-compliant banking gathers steam
Islamic banking could become the new financial head turner following the opening of a two-day international conference on Islamic banking and finance on Tuesday. The conference is being organised by the Al-Huda Centre of Islamic Banking and Economics (CIBE) in association with Al Barakah Multi-purpose Co-operative Society Limited at Gold Crest Hotel, Quatre Bornes. Islamic [...]
06 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
NTC incurs Rs 51 million loss
The National Transport Corporation (NTC) reported losses of Rs 51 million from July 2009 to June 2010. This was stated by minister of Public Infrastructure, National Development Unit, Land Transport and Shipping Anil Bachoo. He was answering a question by MP Raffick Sorefan. Bachoo also underlined that during the fiscal year 2009-2010, the government provided [...]
06 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
Minors travelling to Rodrigues need ID
Various issues were raised during the parliamentary sitting on Tuesday, including measures to reinforce border control, and the construction of new police stations in regions that have none. Identity cards for minors travelling to Rodrigues As part of the implementation of the New Border Control System, the Passport and Immigration Office has introduced a new [...]
06 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
Child poisoned by tap water
On April 4, the residents of Lallmatie complained that they were suffering due to the water distributed by the Central Water Authority (CWA). They claimed that water was unusable and that the water in potholes and reservoirs of toilets was black. Due to this washing machines and clothes were getting damaged and crops were being [...]
06 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
Police arrest four for theft worth Rs 4 m
On Tuesday morning, the Curepipe police arrested four individuals for stealing garments worth Rs 4 million on April 4. They were arrested following a complaint lodged by the owner of a store, Praweshwar Gooljaury at the Curepipe police station on Monday. The suspects are Rajiv Ramchareet from Moka, Kamleshsing Kureeman from Dagotière, Vikash Nowbuth from [...]
06 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily