Local Mauritius
VOH to drag Boodhoo to court
The Voice of Hindu (VOH) has decided to sue Harish Boodhoo for ‘false and malicious denunciation in writing’. This was said by Navin Unnoop, vice president of the VOH during a press conference held at the headquarters of the VOH in Quatre Bornes on Thursday. “In the last five years, we have seen that Harish [...]
04 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Cruelty on Primates in Mauritius – Government do not care for animals but only for money.
Prima Cyno Ltd., a relative newcomer in the business of capturing, breeding and export of macaques received the green light from authorities to proceed with his project. His certificate “Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) was presented on January 17 last by the Ministry of Environment. Bad news for the British NGO antivivisectionists as British Union for
04 Mar 2011, MauritiusHot
Foreign pilgrims throng Grand Bassin
For Maha Shivratree, they come from all over the world. Ganesh Pillay, 66, and his wife came to Mauritius one week ago from Durban, South Africa. They joined the pilgrims on foot from their hotel in Quatre Bornes to Grand Bassin, a forty-five kilometre trek, to fetch the holy water. On Shivratree which was celebrated [...]
03 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
15,000 medical tourists expected this year
Medical tourism is an up-and-coming market. In its monthly bulletin of February 2011, the Board of Investment (BOI) mentions that 15,000 patients are expected to receive treatment in Mauritius this year. The target is to attract 100,000 foreign patients by the year 2020, which would contribute $ 1 billion to the economy. The BOI states [...]
03 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
New licence plates to cost Rs 800
After the recent 100 per cent rise in the price of coupon parking in January and the increase in the cost of a personalised number plate and fitness test, motorists will soon have to pay Rs 800 for a new number plate. New cars that are being sold are now fitted with the new number [...]
03 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
NTC adds 36 Nissan buses to fleet
The National Transport Company (NTC) has started operating new buses. This is in line with the government’s plans to renew NTC’s bus fleet. These new buses will reduce expenses on the repair of old buses. The NTC has acquired 36 new buses of Nissan brand. Out of these 36 buses, 11 are already operating and [...]
03 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Interpretation centre named in honour of Ramlallah
The Aapravasi Ghat Trust Fund will soon be dotted with an Interpretation Centre bearing the name of Beekrumsing Ramlallah. The new centre will serve as an innovative multimedia centre for visitors, which aims to present the history of immigrants who came to Mauritius. The centre will also showcase archaeological remains, including the results of scientific [...]
03 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
MSM employees end strike
The employees of Mauritius Stationery Manufacturers (MSM) ended their strike on Wednesday after a meeting with the management. The latter accepted the claims in 22 points over their safety in the workplace and their health. A hundred employees were on strike in solidarity with their colleague, Bryan Berard, 23, who was seriously injured at work [...]
03 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Caudan interchange to be ready by October
The interchange that will replace the Caudan roundabout is taking shape. According to the Road Development Authority (RDA), it will be completed by October. Ongoing Work is causing some inconvenience and is even slowing down traffic. Those who wish to travel to Les Salines will have to take a deviation. The objective of building this [...]
03 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
PPC to decide fuel price in mid-March
The price of petrol continues to fluctuate, going from $99.580, $102, $107.95, $112.57 to 114.89 on the world market as noted on Wednesday. The new mechanism, Petroleum Pricing Committee (PPC), established by the State Trading Corporation (STC) is now closely monitoring the evolution of prices on the world market. At the last meeting of the [...]
03 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Blueprint on duty free island in offing
The Board of Investment (BOI) is working in consultation with the Ministry of Tourism and Leisure to prepare the blueprint to make Mauritius a duty free island. During his 2005-2006 budget, the minister of Finance had mentioned this, and in his last budget, he mentioned this again. But now we must speed up this project. [...]
03 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Financial sector in 2011 robust, profitable: BoM
The Bank of Mauritius (BoM) released its sixth issue of the Financial Stability Report on March 1 where it focussed on global and domestic financial stability issues in the second semester of 2010. The global recovery was ongoing but had begun to lose steam despite better-than-expected growth in early 2010. Though it appeared that a [...]
03 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Malcolm de Chazal remembered
To mark the 13th death anniversary of Malcolm de Chazal, the Malcolm de Chazal Foundation chaired by Robert Furlong, will organise a series of activities during this year entitled ‘Malcolm de Chazal Year’. The activities will start with brainstorming sessions in the island and Rodrigues. To educate youngsters about the life and work of the [...]
03 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Women’s fair at Freeport
The Salon de la Femme (women’s fair), a public fair organised by Editiel Ltd, will be held on November 26 and 27 at the Freeport in Mer Rouge. The exhibition hall will be divided according to different themes to offer visitors a wide range of practical and useful advice for their daily life. Experts will [...]
03 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Teachers find Creole language burdensome
The introduction of Creole in schools is being debated. The Primary Schools Employees Union has outlined the problems concerning teaching this optional language in schools. In a letter to the Ministry of Education and Human Resources, the union’s president Premnath Gunness and advisor Jugdish Lollbeeharry presented them. They said that the proposal made by the [...]
03 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Ministries to scrutinise price of consumer goods
Study will establish if profit margin for basic commodities impacts on consumers. The Ministry of Business, Enterprise, Cooperatives and Consumer Protection has launched a study to determine whether the price of consumer goods on the market is too high. The project has received the support of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce which provided all [...]
03 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Harish Boodhoo blames a Minister for the fire that broke out in his garage
It was around 2am 45 on Monday that Harish Boodhoo was alerted by neighbors of a fire that broke out was in his garage where were his car, a Proton, and 2×4′s nephew. Firefighters and police were called to the scene. The fire was extinguished at around 4am. However, both vehicles were completely destroyed. The
02 Mar 2011, MauritiusHot
Only Rs 1000 fine for sharing an illegal sex clip of his Ex
This is the new trend in Mauritius and it is not even heavily punished . Filming a video of someone having sex and sharing the video is no longer considered a serious crime in Mauritius… A bus driver for 32 years was sentenced Friday, February 25 by the court of Mapou fined Rs 1 000
01 Mar 2011, MauritiusHot
MSM Ltd – Employees refuse to work after colleague seriously injured
One hundred employees of the printing MSM Ltd. shunning work since this morning. They perform a sit-in in the precincts of this company in Plaine-Lauzun to denounce a lack of security at their place of work after one of their colleagues was seriously injured yesterday. The latter, a resident of St. Croix, aged 23, has
01 Mar 2011, MauritiusHot
Squad to inspect nurseries
Following the recent case of child abuse that took place at Le Nid nursery, Quatre Bornes, a special flying squad composing of around 20 persons will be introduced on March 7 to make site visits in various nurseries across the island. The objective is to ensure that the regulations and norms of the Child Protection [...]
01 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily