Local Mauritius
Boxing squad to visit India
A strong team of 12 national boxers is leaving for India on Sunday for an 11-day training camp. The team include ace boxers Richarno Collin and Julie Bruno who took bronze medals at the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games. Collin also won gold medal at the 2010 Francophone Games in Lebanon They will travel to Pune [...]
31 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Workshop on PRB report organised
A one day workshop was held for officers-in-charge of the human resource management (HRM) section from the different ministries. This was in context of the Pay Research Bureau (PRB) report and was held on Thursday at Domaine Les Pailles. The minister of Civil Service and Administrative Reforms Ashit Gungah was present at the workshop. He [...]
31 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
CID recover Rs 80,800 stolen from 5-star hotel
The Chemin Grenier Criminal Investigation Division (CID) interrogated three people working for Shanti Maurice hotel, Saint Felix on Thursday morning after the hotel’s management alleged that Rs 80,800 had been stolen from the reception. The police inquiry was chaired by detective police sergeant Lobine and the team included constable Ramdhanee, Jinerdeb and Beehary and field [...]
31 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
MRC presents 13 funding schemes to promote research
The Mauritius Research Council (MRC) organised a meeting with the Research Alliance on Thursday in Ebene in the presence of minister of Tertiary Education Dr Rajesh Jeetah. The aims was to present 13 different funding schemes and the Centre for Applied Social Research of the MRC to the research community in Mauritius. Jeetah pointed out [...]
31 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
First Islamic bank opens in island
Century Banking Corporation (CBC), the first Islamic financial institution, licensed by the Bank of Mauritius, was officially inaugurated on Wednesday, in Port Louis, by the vice prime minister, minister of Finance Pravind Jugnauth. CBC is a strategic partnership between Qatari investors through Domasol Limited and British American Investment. It will focus on wholesale banking, treasury [...]
31 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
MCA joins hands with Indian univ
Distance teaching has become a reality in Mauritius. The Pan-African e-Network is ensuring effective communication and connectivity between India and 53 African countries, offering courses online. The e-network was launched on Thursday at the Mauritius College of the Air (MCA), Réduit. Mauritians can now benefit from the establishment of three centres including tele-medicine, tele-education and [...]
31 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
French Couple Arrested With 10000 Tablets Of Subutex, Market Value Estimated To Be Rs 15 Million
Two French tourists were arrested by the ADSU on Monday. Mathieu Blondeau, 19, and Katia Terminet, 21, had in their possession several parcels containing 10,000 tablets of Subutex, the total market value is estimated to be Rs 15 million. The tablets were seized and forwarded to the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) for analysis. Both suspects [...]
31 Mar 2011, MauritiusHot
Rising debt level raises concern
The increasing debt level in Mauritius is a matter of concern for the government. The Bank of Mauritius has indicated in its latest newsletter that the amount of debt during the month of December 2010 stood at Rs 19.6 billion. This figure includes Rs 3.4 billion as overdraft and Rs 14.2 billion as bank loans. [...]
31 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Theft In Villas of New Club Med, Albion
The CID has arrested the suspect who was doing some work inside the hotel.He benefited from his free access to the interior of the club to deceive the vigilance of security services. The worker has been charged under a provisional charge of theft in the court of Bamboo on Thursday, March 24. The police objected [...]
31 Mar 2011, MauritiusHot
Vanilla to be highest foreign exchange earner
Minister of Tourism and Leisure Nando Bodha said that the Vanilla Islands project could be the country’s main source of foreign currency. He was speaking at a press meet attended by Seychelles tourism board deputy CEO Elsia Grandcourt and Madagascar tourism office director Joel Randriamandrato in Port Louis on Wednesday. The project involves Mauritius, Madagascar, [...]
31 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Marathi New Year marked on April 4
Gudhi Padwa, the Marathi New Year, will be celebrated at the national level on April 4 at 10 am at the Espérance Marathi Ganoba Mandir at Quartier Millitaire. This announcement was made by the chairman of the Mauritius Marathi Mandali Federation (MMMF), Naroo Balraj, at a press briefing on Tuesday at Moka. Prayers and a [...]
30 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Four young golfers off to Namibia
The All Africa Junior Golf Challenge 2011, which will be held in Namibia, will see the participation of four youngsters from the Mauritius National Junior Golf Team. This competition will serve as the qualifier towards the Toyota Junior World Championships. Out of 15 participants, the four chosen to go to Namibia are Loic Bax, Phil [...]
30 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Four IHS projects
The Invest-Hotel Scheme (IHS), a new hotel concept, is now available to the Mauritian public. With regard to its economic importance, the Board of Investment (BOI) has said that the IHS is an investment strategy for wider participation of the Mauritian diaspora to ensure their direct involvement as investors, entrepreneurs and promoters of tourism. The [...]
30 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Parliament passes Energy Efficiency Bill
The Energy Efficiency Bill, which provides for the setting up of the Energy Efficiency Management Office for optimum use of energy in Mauritius, was voted on Tuesday at the National Assembly. In a statement at the National Assembly, the deputy prime minister, minister of Energy and Public Utilities, Rashid Beebeejaun recalled that the bill was [...]
30 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Coastal radar system to operate 24 hours
Mauritius has established a Coastal Surveillance Radar System (CRSS) to strengthen its monitoring capacity to 24 hours. The system will be established in the territorial waters at Rodrigues, Agalega and St Brandon to fight piracy in the Indian Ocean. On Tuesday Prime Minister Dr Navin Ramgoolam announced at the National Assembly that this equipment will [...]
30 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Sik Yuen launches SME directory 2011
Minister of Business, Enterprise, Cooperatives and Consumer Protection, Michael Sik Yuen, launched the SME Directory 2011 at the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority, Coromandel on Wednesday. Sik Yuen said his ministry, with the help of consultants, was able to launch a directory that contains details of over 25,000 SMEs in Mauritius and Rodrigues.This directory [...]
30 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Academy working on written form of Kreol
The introduction of Kreol Morisien as an optional subject in primary schools will take place in January 2012. This was stated by the minister of Education Vasant Bunwaree on Wednesday during the distribution of trilingual dictionaries to Prevokbec college of Saint Esprit in Quatre Bornes. Professor Vinesh Hookoomsing, president of the Academy Kréol Morisien (AKM) [...]
30 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
MedPoint still on agenda in parliament
More than 50 questions were recorded at the National Assembly by Mouvement Militant Mauricien MPs for next Tuesday’s session. Some 10 questions will be addressed to Prime Minister Dr Navin Ramgoolam. The acquisition of MedPoint Clinic by the government will be the highlight of the session. Opposition MP Kee Cheong Li Kwong Wing will ask [...]
30 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Hewitt Pty to host seminar on May 18
Actuary company Hewitt Pty Ltd will host a seminar on the changes delivered through the implementation of the new accounting standard, International Accounting Standard 19 (IAS 19) on May 18. Bernard Yen, an actuary at Hewitt Pty Ltd explained the operation, the origins and implications of this new accounting standard which concerns business spending to [...]
30 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Seegum wants to meet Bunwaree
Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Vinod Seegum, president of the Government Teachers Union (GTU), warned of a demonstration. “Education remains a sensitive area. Our requests for a meeting with minister of Education and Human Resources Vasant Bunwaree to discuss some projects in this area are always canceled,” he said. “We must now consider [...]
30 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily