Local Mauritius
Island features in Vanity Fair mag
Vanity Fair, Italy, will publish a five-page story describing Mauritius as a dream destination for family holidays. This article will appear in its March edition.
10 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
Naïade resorts make Rs 115 million profit for quarter ending December 2010
The management of Naïade announced profits of around Rs 115 million after tax for the quarter ending December 31, 2010.
10 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
5 ‘Enfants terribles’ members arrested
Five members of the group Enfants terribles were charged with extortion at the Mapou Disctrict Court on Wednesday. Police has objected to their release on bail for the purpose of enquiry.
10 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
Ruling reserved in Lam Po Tang case
The appeal of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) against the conditional release of Gary Lam Po Tang was heard on Wednesday at the Supreme Court by judges Premila Balgobin and Hajee Abdoula.
10 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
MMM to stage rally on Sunday
The Mouvement Militant Mauricien (MMM) has criticised the Central Procurement Board’s decision of opting for MedPoint private clinic for the setting up of a government hospital.
10 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
Basic level course in spoken Tamil
The basic level course in spoken Tamil will be launched on February 12 at the MGI Auditorium in Moka at 2.30 pm.
10 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
CEB employees convened by disciplinary committee
The acquisition of around 660,000 energy saving bulbs by the Central Electricity Board (CEB) is still raising a lot of questions. The investigation committee in charge of clarifying the procedures on the purchase project has delivered its first findings.
10 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
Harte accused could be freed
While the loved ones of the murdered Michaela Harte are preparing for a Mass to mark a month since her death, police and the defence lawyers in Mauritius are involved in a legal wrangle.
10 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
ISKCON protests near McDonald’s site
The common Hindu Front formed in protest against the opening of a McDonald’s restaurant in Phoenix held a two-hour demonstration on Wednesday. They had announced this decision on January 25.
10 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
Online filtering system to combat child abuse
Cyber criminals and paedophiles will now have to think twice before navigating child sexual abuse (CSA) websites in Mauritius as the Online Content Filtering system has now been adopted.
08 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
EIILM awards diplomas to first batch
The Eastern Institute for Integrated Learning in Management University (EIILM) organised its first award ceremony for its preliminary batch of graduates for 2011. This even took place at the Octave Wiehe Auditorium, Réduit on February 7.
08 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
‘MMM reform was a failure’
The president of Governement Hindi Teachers Union (GHTU), Suttyhudeo Tengur, commented that the 2010 Higher School Certificate (HSC) results clearly show that the reforms of former minister of Education, Steve Obeegadoo, have been unsuccessful.
08 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
MCB hosts education
The public is expected in large numbers at the ‘Salon des Étudiants’ of OVEC, an education fair that will be held at the headquarters of the Mauritius Commercial Bank on February 12 and 13. This fair will go on from 10 am to 5 pm at Sir William Newton Street, Port Louis.
08 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
Dristika, Mihirkhan on their success, plans
Dristika Bidoo Dristika Bidoo completed her School Certificate at Sodnac State Secondary School and later joined the Queen Elizabeth College (QEC) where she became a laureate in the Arts side. When asked about the secret behind the success, 18-year-old Dristika said that studying is the most important thing to do and that she received support from her parents, teachers, relatives and friends.
08 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
Rector overwhelmed with joy, pride
Ruby Gopaul-Ramloll has had a long experience in the educational sector in the island. She is presently the rector of the Queen Elizabeth College (QEC) and shares with The Independent the joy of 14 students bagging the scholarships for HSC examinations 2010 on the girls’side.
08 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
Special champagne for V Day
With Valentine's Day just around the corner, Phoenix Beverages Limited (PBL) is offering a new and special champagne Amour de Deutz to its customers in Mauritius, especially for lovers. In this context, PBL organised a small champagne tasting event on Tuesday at its premises in Phoenix.
08 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
Flight Clearance gets ISO certificate
The Flight Clearance Office of the Civil Aviation Department at SSR International Airport was awarded the MS ISO 9001:2008 Certificate by minister of Civil Service Affairs and Administrative Reforms Ashit Gungah at Plaisance on Monday.
08 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
Rose Belle hosts first co-op fair
The Ministry of Business, Enterprises, Cooperatives and Consumer Protection will host the cooperative fair in Rose Belle for the first time on February 11.
08 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
PRB puts stress on assessment
The assessment of performance will be one of the issues that the Pay Research Bureau (PRB) will look into to prepare its next report on salary. The report is scheduled to be published in October 2012.
08 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
MMM poster campaign stirs hornet’s nest
The Mouvement Militant Mauricien (MMM) presented an amended version of its posters at the Municipality of Port Louis following their removal last week, after an order by police commissioner Dhun Ishwar Rampersad.
08 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily