Local Mauritius
Workshop on Standards Writing
The Mauritius Qualifications Authority (MQA) launched a workshop on Standards Writing on Monday.
15 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
Donation of school materials
Distribution of school materials, rice and white boards was held for some 375 underprivileged children from Plaine Verte and Roche Bois. This took place on February 13 at Idriss Goomanee centre in Plaine Verte.
15 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
‘Hardwork,support key to success’
Sooyash Dosonyee and Karen Steffi Cheung Tung Shing laureates in Technical and Science side at the Rabindranath Tagore secondary school(RTSS) and Queen Elizabeth College(QEC), respectively said that parents, teachers stood by them throughout their studies.
15 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
Now digital equipment in std IV
With the implementation of the Sankoré project in all primary schools this year, standard IV classes will be equipped with projectors and digital interactive white boards (IWBs) from April. This was announced by minister of Education and Human Resources Vasant Bunwaree at a press meeting at Phoenix on Monday.
15 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
Sada Curpen’s mechanic declared hostile witness
After a statement lodged by Christophe Legrand, a witness in the Denis Fine case, another witness is now being considered hostile. Mohammad Kamir Osman, also known as Razal, is Sada Curpen’s mechanic.
15 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
Opening foreign markets for SMEs
A seminar focussing on trade opportunities for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) opened on Monday at La Cannelle in Domaine Les Pailles. An initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade, the aim of this seminar is to sensitise the business community, especially SMEs, on the existing trade opportunities in traditional markets such as Europe and United States and regional markets such as the SADC and the COMESA. Some 70 participants are attending the seminar. These comprise export oriented enterprises as well as other SMEs who will be eventually interested to export. Participants are being apprised …
15 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
Monetary system needs overhaul
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has warned that the lack of action in reforming the international monetary system could sow the seeds of the next crisis.
15 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
National action plan against cancer to be implemented
Around 70 executives working as medical and paramedical staff of private and public sectors will meet on Thursday at La Cannelle in Domaine Les Pailles at a workshop organised to address the National Cancer Control Programme and Action Plan 2011-2014 (NCCPAP).
15 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
‘Economy remains vulnerable despite growth’
The Mauritius Employer’s Federation (MEF) released its annual survey report titled ‘Annual Business Trends February 2011’ at it head office at Ebène on Monday.
15 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
Investor released on bail
Charlon Trevor William, who is of British origin, is provisionally charged of having sent a phoney message to an investor, Martin Arnorld, by using a forged attachment letter from the Prime Minister’s Office on October 18, 2010.
14 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
Cité Martial sellers complain of increased rent, flooding
An altercation between the merchants of Cité Martial market and health inspectors occurred on the morning of February 12.
14 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
Young Mauritians attend AIESEC’s business forum
More than 100 young Mauritian and foreign students attended the business forum organised by AIESEC on Saturday in the conference room at Cybercity in Ebène.
14 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
World Hindi Secretariat at Phoenix
A building site for the World Hindi Secretariat (WHS) has been identified at Phoenix near the Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre.
14 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
Teacher union faces challenge
The management of the Government Teachers Union (GTU) will face the Unité group in the election of new office of the teachers’ union scheduled for next March.
14 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
OVEC celebrates 10th anniv
As part of its 10th anniversary celebrations, Overseas Education Centre (OVEC), an institute providing educational services in Mauritius, held a gala event on February 12 at Hua Lien, Trianon.
14 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
International fashion show ends with glitz, glamour
The three-day International Fashion Extravaganza show ended on Sunday at theJ & J Auditorium, Phoenix.
14 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
Prisons van fleet reinforced
A dozen new vehicles have been added to the fleet of the Department of Prisons since December, 2010 at a cost of about Rs 13 million. A symbolic key handing over ceremony is scheduled for Wednesday at the compound of the Central Prison in Beau Bassin.
14 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
Infinity staff plan new strike
Around 20 employees of Infinity BPO, who have not still received their salary, intend to hold a second hunger strike. They had gone to the headquarters of Infinity to take their wages on February 11.
14 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
Labour to celebrate 75th anniversary
The Labour Party will celebrate its 75th anniversary on February 18 and 19 at the Swami Vivekananda International Convention Centre (SVICC) at Pailles. The theme chosen is '75 Years of Progressive Politics shaping our destiny'.
14 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
Mungoo to sue state over unjust detention
The fifth suspect in the murder case of Michaela Harte, Seenarain Mungoo, was cleared of all charges and released on Friday after spending 25 days in the cell.
12 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily