Local Mauritius
Nurses fear insecurity in hospital
Following a dispute on the night of February 2 at Jeetoo hospital, involving the parents of a patient and the hospital staff, the Nurses Association has condemned such occurrences.
05 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
Mauritius cited in German media
The Mauritius Tourism PromotionAuthority (MTPA) is expecting a growth rate of 7.9 per cent.
05 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
Holcim cement celebrates 10th anniversary
The Café du Vieux Conseil located at Port Louis was transformed into an urban village on Friday to mark the 10th anniversary of Holcim cement.
05 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
Activists unite to fight against cancer
Every year on February 4, World Cancer Day is observed. On this day, World Health Organisation (WHO) and other activists unite to fight against the disease, which has emerged as a present day dread.
05 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
Beebeejaun urges judicious water usage
The deputy prime minister, minister of Energy and Public Utilities, Dr Rashid Beebeejaun, is once again appealing to the people to use water judiciously and avoid spillage.
05 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
Rogers partners with foreign company
Rogers Aviation, a subsidiary of the Rogers group, is now the general sales agent (GSA) of the Malaysian Airlines for Mauritius, Reunion and Madagascar. "We are extremely pleased to work with Rogers Aviation, a company which is known as a leader in aviation in Mauritius and the Indian Ocean," said Yusnodjarwadi Said, area manager of Malaysia Airlines for Southern Africa and East Africa.
05 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
500 to get training to work on liners
The government will offer training to 500 people to equip them with skills needed to work as public area cleaners on cruise ships.
05 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
Natural calamities lead to commodity price hike
Since the beginning of the year, raw material prices have been affected due to natural phenomena.
05 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
Spring festival celebrated with pomp
In context of the Chinese Spring Festival a gala show was held on Wednesday at the Swami Vivekananda International Convention Centre (SVICC), Pailles.
04 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
Registrations open for 2nd edition of Youth Dance Fiesta
Registration for the second edition of the Youth Dance Fiesta, a dance competition organised by the Ministry of Youth and Sports as part of the National Youth Day and the 43rd anniversary of Independence of Mauritius, is now open.
04 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
Court orders
Alessandro Scalcione, an Italian was prosecuting the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC) and the Mauritius Commercial Bank Limited in the Supreme Court. The case was regarding damages that Scalcione suffered as a result of a transfer of 733,368.80 euros.
04 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
Flaws in speed cameras
The three speed cameras that were recently installed on the M1 are not fully efficient.
04 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
Chinese welcome year of rabbit ‘11
Prayer, meditation, ‘dragon dance chinois’ at the rythm of music and firecrackers the Sino-Mauritian community celebrated Spring Festival with pure ancestral traditions on Thursday morning at the Kwan Tee Pagoda, Les Salines in Port Louis.
04 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
Vehicles must have speed limiters
Starting from February, all trucks, buses and goods vehicles visiting fitness centres of the National Transport Authority (NTA) will get a fitness certificate for a period of six months if their vehicles are not equipped with speed limiters.
04 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
France opens doors to circular migration
Those who dream of working in France can now prepare themselves because the National Empowerment Foundation (NEF) has launched its marketing campaign to find potential French employers who want to recruit Mauritians.
04 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
Infinity laid-off register for workfare
Employees of the Infinity BPO limited, Ebène who are on hunger strike since Wednesday because they have not been paid since October have been asked to register for the work fare programme.
04 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
Security measures to improve tourists’ safety
The Association of Hotel and Restaurant Owners of Mauritius, together with the police force, aims to develop a common strategy to improve security for tourists in Mauritius.
04 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
Four pc economic growth targeted
Martin Petri, an officer of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), who led a delegation to Mauritius from January 19 to February 2, predicted that an economic growth of four per cent is expected in Mauritius this year.
04 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
Magistrate asked to recuse in Harte case
The five employees of Legends Hotel charged in connection with the murder of Michaela Harte appeared in the district court of Mapou on Wednesday.
03 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily
Representatives of Malaysian univ in island
Malaysia Education Co Ltd, which works in collaboration with the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education in Mauritius, will be organising two exhibitions in the coming days to advise students on the different study options available in the country.
03 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily