Local Mauritius
Clients main assets of AfrAsia
The 2011 Euromoney Private Banking Survey recently ranked AfrAsia Bank Limited as the best private banking service provider in Mauritius. This Euromoney award means a lot to the bank. The Independent Daily spoke to Thierry Vallet, head of private banking and strategic development at AfrAsia.
26 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
Int’l campus to boost fashion prospects
The recently held Fashion Extravaganza Show at J&J Auditorium has helped Mauritius go up a notch in the fashion industry.
26 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
Luxmi Anousha Boodhoo
The price of fuel is steadily increasing. On Friday, the barrel of fuel was sold at $112.57 while just two days ago, on Wednesday, February 23, one barrel was being sold at $107.95.
26 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
Govt to introduce price fixing unit
The officers of the Ministry of Business, Enterprise, Cooperatives and Consumer Protection are currently analysing commodity prices and the margin of profits that importers make. This was stated by minister of Business, Enterprise and Consumer Protection, Michael Sik Yuen.
26 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
1,000 women entrepreneurs receive support
A number of important issues were on the table during the Cabinet meeting on Friday. Among the points discussed include the vaccination of elderly people and differently-abled children against influenza, and the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to help women entrepreneurs.
26 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
Study Mauritius Office to widen access to education
The Ministry of Tertiary Education, Science, Research and Technology, in collaboration with the Tertiary Education Commission, launched a Study Mauritius Office on Friday.
26 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
Police nab child bashers
Dhaneshwar Vivek Luchmun, a hairdresser,19 , resident of Bel-Air-Rivière-Sèche, is the young man who appears in a video clip where one can see him assaulting violently a child under heavy rain.
25 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
Irish police to aid investigators
The motion for the release of Sandeep Moneea, one of the suspects in the murder of the Irish beauty queen, Michaela Harte, was debated in the district court of Mapou on Wednesday. Chief inspector Luciano Gérard, objected to bail motion presented by his lawyer Navin Bhoyrul, on three grounds.
25 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
Entreprising volunteers recognised
NGO volunteers were awarded certificates this morning after having completed a training programme on Social Entrepreneurship.
25 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
Phoenix Rotary Club holds public talk on good corporate governance
In the context of World Understanding Month that is held every February as part of the Rotary calendar, the Rotary Club of Phoenix organised a public talk titled ‘Exploring the relationship between Good Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility’. This was held on February 23 at Gymkhana Club, Vacoas.
25 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
PwC invites speaker from SA
The next edition of the PwC Corporate Reporting Awards will take place on February 28 at Le Labourdonnais hotel, Port Louis. The guest speaker will be the chairman of the King Committee on Corporate Governance, South Africa professor Mervyn King.
25 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
CIM offers ‘Pay mobile’ services
Cim Finance, one of the main non-bank financial institutions, has launched Pay mobile, a service enabling people to make payments through their cell phone without having to physically visit the merchant’s store.
25 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
Boolell lauds EU as trade partner
The minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade, Arvin Boolell launched a workshop on ‘First European Development Fund’ on Thursday at Domaine les Pailles.
25 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
Public shows increase interest in heritage
A conference debate on the theme, ‘Heritage, a driving force for the nations?’ was organised by Université Populaire de l‘Île Maurice (UPIM) on Thursday in Port Louis.
25 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
Jugnauth asks party members not to quit
The vice prime minister, minister of Finance and Economic Development, Pravind Jugnauth continued his political tour across constituencies in the island.
25 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
Unions want pay scale upgraded
The president of the Federation of Civil Service and Other Unions, Toolsyraj Benydin, organised a press conference on Thursday to announce the expectations of public officers from the forthcoming Pay Research Bureau (PRB) report.
25 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
High level of efficiency expected from customs
Prime Minister Dr Navin Ramgoolam made an appeal to customs officers to demonstrate their highest performance and to act in a professional manner as they are the first line of control to protect society from malpractices.
25 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
MMM to meet in MSM bastion
The battle between Mouvement Mauricien Mauricien (MMM) and Mouvement Socialiste Mauricien (MSM) is intensifying as MMM is planning to organise gatherings in constituency numbers 8 and 16.
25 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
Oil price not to rise in near future
Consumers can be relieved as there will be no pricerise in fuel in the near future although the price of crude oil on the world market has recently gone up. On Thursday, oil prices rose to $ 110 against $ 90 within two months.
25 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
Police hunt for child bashers
A woman working at a day nursery in Quatre Bornes is accused of brutally assaulting two toddlers.
24 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily