Local Mauritius
Holi celebrations at national level on Sunday
The festival of Holi will be celebrated on Sunday. The Mauritius Sanatan Dharma Temples Federation (MSDTF) held a press conference on Wednesday in Port Louis to underline the activities planned. The president, Somduth Dulthumun said that Holi will be celebrated in all the 270 temples, and at a national level at Triolet and Grand Bois. [...]
16 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Workshop on HIV for legal sector
The judges and lawyers of the public and private sectors of the Indian Ocean will meet for the first time for a regional workshop on human rights and HIV. The workshop, a collaboration between ARASA and AIRIS-CIO, will gather 16 lawyers – four each from Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles on March 21 to 23 in [...]
16 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
NICE organises training session to empower women
The National Institute for Cooperative Entrepreneurship (NICE) under the aegis of the Ministry of Business, Enterprise, Co-operatives and Consumer Protection has organised a five-day Entrepreneurship Development Programme. Minister of Business, Enterprise, Co-operatives and Consumer ProtectionMichael Sik Yuen, who was present at the official launching, said that the training aims to promote and foster the spirit [...]
16 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Tourist arrivals record 9.2 pc rise
For the two months combined (January and February 2011), the growth rate has been 9.2 per cent. In February, 77,930 tourists arrived in Mauritius against 72,366 in January. For this trend to continue, the Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority has been re-structured with offices dedicated to various destinations and an office specifically for the SME sector. [...]
16 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Indian navy to train NCG
At the request of the government, India has deployed Indian Naval Ship INS Sukanya in Mauritian waters from March 9 to April 3 to conduct joint patrolling and surveillance of the vast Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Mauritius. The primary objective of the mission is to reinforce deterrence to ongoing pirate activities north of the [...]
16 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
HSU donates books to NGO
The Hindi Speaking Union (HSU) donated books worth Rs 100,000 to Centre de Lecture Publique et d’Animation Culturelle (CELPAC) on Wednesday at the Ministry of Arts and Culture. The donation was held in the presence of minister Mookhesswur Choonee. At the function Choonee highlighted the importance of making reading a priority in Mauritian society, which [...]
16 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Bus owners society claims
The Bus Owners Cooperative Society (BOCS) initiated negotiations with the National Transport Authority (NTA) to obtain grants of nine to 12 per cent on the price of diesel. The BOCS is compelled to start negotiations with the relevant authorities following a second increase in diesel prices in less than three months since the beginning of [...]
16 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Air Mauritius increases air tickets from 2 to 15 euros
Rising oil prices around the world market is very problematic in a lot of ways. Direct Consequence: Air Mauritius has decided to revise upward the price of its tickets from today. The national airline will apply and increase its fuel surcharge (fuel surcharge). The increase will range between 2 and 15 euros (between Rs 80
16 Mar 2011, MauritiusHot
SADC mulls single visa
The decision on a single tourist visa for the Southern Africa Development Community member countries will be taken at a ministerial meeting in Lusaka this June. Billed as a “grand debate,” the meeting is expected to come up with an action plan that will lead to the establishment of the single tourist visa. SADC has [...]
16 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
The Price of various Necessity products decreases
The consumers can heave a sign of relief finally. As from this morning, the price of 64 necessity products decreases. The prices decrease by 28 %. The main products consist of oil, milk, cheese, rice. The price decreases by Rs2- Rs5. For example the price of Basmati rice 2kg is now Rs92 instead of Rs102,
16 Mar 2011, MauritiusHot
Nissan, Toyota face no setback
Nissan is one of the Japanese manufacturers that has decided to temporarily close down several of its manufacturing facilities in Japan, announced Michel Ng, ABC Motors marketing director. The aim is to help conserve electricity and reduce pressure on domestic consumption in Japan. “This situation, however, should not have any immediate effect on our business [...]
16 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
64 commodities to cost less
The decrease in price of food items will be applicable from today in all shops and hyper markets. This decision, taken by the minister of Industry and Commerce Showkutally Soodhun, was announced at a press meet in Port Louis on Tuesday. Soodhun stated that this initiative was taken following the anxiety that the Prime Minister [...]
16 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
MTPA invites Miss France
The Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority, in partnership with Air Mauritius as well as the Constance Hotel Group wants to step up the promotion of the island. It is in this vein that Miss France 2011 Thilleman Laury has been invited to stay in Mauritius until March 17. During her stay on the island, she is [...]
15 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Rotary Club hosts student career fair
The Rotary Club of Grand Baie is hosting Career World for students who have completed their Higher School Certificate (HSC). It will be held on May 20 and 21 at the Swami Vivekananda International Convention Centre (SVICC) at Pailles. Some 2,500 students from various colleges on the island will visit the fair and be apprised [...]
15 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Forum on Water Day at RGSC
Approximately 400 professionals working in the water sector and students of both public and private secondary schools will participate in a forum on water. The forum is titled ‘Water for Cities: Meeting the Urban Challenge’. This will be held on March 22 and 23 at the Rajiv Gandhi Science Centre (RGSC). The initiative is an [...]
15 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Sik Yuen advocates consumer rights
To mark World Consumer Rights Day, a workshop was held on Tuesday at the Indira Gandhi Centre for Indian Culture, Phoenix. The event was attended by the minister of Business, Enterprise, Cooperatives and Consumer Protection Michael Sik Yuen. He said that the goal was to strengthen consumer education in financial matters so that they receive [...]
15 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Moonea assures court he will not jump bail
Sandeep Moonea, finally broke his silence in court on Tuesday afternoon in Mapou court. The prime suspect in the murder of Irish Michael Harte, gave his statement in the witness box. He was interrogated and cross examined by his lawyer Navin Bhoyrul and counsel for the prosecution, Nataraj Mooneesamy. During the session, several questions raised [...]
15 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Bagatelle reckons 58,000 FB fans
The Facebook page of the as yet unopened Bagatelle – Mall of Mauritius, which was created in March 2010, currently has 58,000 fans. It ranks fourth in terms of number of fans after the Mall of America (New York), Mall Plaza (Santiago) and The Dubai Mall (Dubai). This is believed to be a record for [...]
15 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Casino workers to get 14th month salary
The employees of the Casino of Mauritius will receive their 14th month pay by the end of February 2012. This was stated following the meeting between the members of the Casino Employee’s Union (CEU) and officers of the State Investment Cooperation, (SIC) on Tuesday. The reasons put forward by the officials of the SIC is [...]
15 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Mauritian Male Version Dance of “Sheila ki Jawani”
Sheila ki Jawani , the top song from Tees Maar khan is in the news again. This time a Mauritian boy deserves all the praise, he replaces Katrina Kaif perfectly and dances very much like the beautiful actress. Watch the Video clip below http://video.ak.fbcdn.net/cfs-ak-snc6/79090/281/197469523602110_57810.mp4?oh=b5531438723f0ffac2af9fd96ab1dac1&oe=4D823E00&__gda__=1300381184_2f790f8eeaaf45d4464a87c4000f7cbb
15 Mar 2011, MauritiusHot