Port Louis Mauritius

Port-Louis: Street Vendors Can Operate in the Streets Till the End of the Year

The Ministry of Local Government takes the issue of vendors on hand. The government has decided to freeze the proceedings initiated by the mayor of Port-Louis for relocation of street vendors in the capital. They will be able to work as usual in the streets of the capital until the end of this year. Decision on Tuesday November 12.

13 Nov 2013, business.mega.mu

Rs 500 Million Invested in Rehabilitation of Drains in Port Louis

Avoid by all means possible, as Port-Louis and surrounding areas find themselves again under water. It is in this context that the government has invested the sum of Rs 500 million in post-flood work.

07 Nov 2013, business.mega.mu

Municipalities: Budget Deficits of Rs 480 Million

The financial situation of the five municipalities is difficult with an estimated Rs 480 million for the 2014 budget deficits. This mainly due to an increase in payroll with the implementation of the report of the Pay Research Bureau (PRB) and one written by Dev Manraj. Thus, large projects have been suspended pending a better tomorrow.

06 Nov 2013, business.mega.mu

Port Louis: Expenditure Budget of Over Rs 811 Million

The Municipal Council of Port Louis met Monday. The Lord Mayor Aslam Hossenally focused his intervention on the special session on the budget for the year 2014. He recalled that the newly elected Council has inherited a budget deficit of more than Rs 63 million. Moreover, it was also discussed the renovation of the Theatre of Port Louis, the improvement of the situation of street vendors, among others.

31 Oct 2013, business.mega.mu

Mayor of Port-Louis: 1737 Hawkers Work Three Times a Week

The mayor of Port-Louis considers moving towards a solution which is to cram the vendors in the capital.

28 Oct 2013, business.mega.mu

Port Louis: Disappearance of Hawkers on October 16?

The relocation of hawkers Port Louis in new fairs was scheduled for October 16. Representatives of the mayor and the hawkers are expected in court that day to finalize all procedures. Meanwhile, the council will meet next Tuesday to ratify the result of the draw held Wednesday, September 25.

07 Oct 2013, business.mega.mu

Municipality Of Port-Louis: Draw In The Absence Of Hawkers

The draw for assigning stalls to vendors in the capital took place as planned this morning at the Mauritius Turf Club.

06 Oct 2013, business.mega.mu

Water: Port Louis Will Be Supplying 8 Hours per Day

The CWA is to counter the drop in water level. A meeting of members of the inspectorate in different regions of the island was held Friday. One of the findings established: the Port-Louis is experiencing a decline in water supplies with drinking water to the capital reduction of water Great River, the main source.

06 Oct 2013, business.mega.mu

Port Louis: The "Upgrading" of the Food Court Agreed to Rs 1.7 million

The Council of Port Louis will pay Rs 1.7 million to improve the Food Court located at Ruisseau du Pouce. This decision, taken on Tuesday, following a request from the Department of Public Health of the Town Hall.

21 Aug 2013, business.mega.mu

Metro-Light: Construction Began In August 2014

The countdown to the enforcement of the proposed metro-light between Curepipe and Port Louis is engaged.

15 Aug 2013, motors.mega.mu

Port: New Projects of Rs 7.3 Billion

The Mauritius Ports Authority (MPA) sees big. By 2018, the port plans to invest Rs 7.3 billion in the computerization of its services, infrastructure improvements and expansion of the port area.

08 Aug 2013, business.mega.mu

Municipalities; Cities and Their Big Projects

Installed for about eight months, new political teams cities have had time to clear the field and get to work. If for some priorities have not changed between the former directors and newcomers, for others, there is something new.

08 Aug 2013, business.mega.mu

Port Louis Waterfront: Renovations to the Tune of Rs 100 Million

Port Louis Waterfront failed to recuperate from floods March 30. It is in this context that the State Property Development Company has decided to provide a facelift to the tune of about Rs 100 million.

08 Aug 2013, business.mega.mu

Did you eat a naan recently?

Today, the topic is not about the "farata" and "roti" which are very common in Indian cuisine but instead, I will be briefly talking about the one which is widely available during the muslims' fast in the occasion of the eid celebrations.

06 Aug 2013, Yashvin, pages of my life

Serious Fire in Central Barracks: One Dead and Two Injured

A fire broke out in the central barracks at around 14 pm on Wednesday, 40 July 31. Early indications of the police, the balance sheet amounted to a death, a technician CEB, and two wounded.

31 Jul 2013, business.mega.mu

Un Million de Cubes d’Eau Sont Tombés sur Port-Louis le 30 Mars 2013

Un million de cubes d’eau sont tombés sur Port-Louis le 30 mars dernier entre 13h et 15h causant des inondations meurtrières. C’est la conclusion d’une étude réalisée par la firme General Construction Ltd publiée dans le magazine, l’Aplomb, ce mois-ci.

09 Jul 2013, business.mega.mu

New Court House: False Bomb Alert

A wave of panic swept through the New Court House, Port Louis on Tuesday morning .The cause: a bomb threat. However, the Bomb Disposal Unit who spent combs for the corners of the building found that it was the work of a prankster.

09 Jul 2013, business.mega.mu

Port: Seven Tons of Heavy Oil Recovered

Spill avoided. Seven tons of heavy oil spilled into the harbor of Port Louis when unloading tanker Red Eagle, could be pumped Thursday at mid-day at Quai D, through the Oil Spill Contingency Plan of the Mauritius Ports Authority (MPA).

05 Jul 2013, business.mega.mu

Port Louis: Vivo Energy Pipeline Breaks and Spills Gallons of Heavy Oil into the Bay

Several liters of heavy oil spilled, Wednesday, July 3, in the harbor of Port Louis. A pipeline owned by Vivo Energy broke during an unloading operation. The pumping operation began on Thursday.

04 Jul 2013, business.mega.mu

Fire in the Capital, Electoral Commission Office Out of Danger

A fire broke out in the late Wednesday afternoon in the shopping district of Port Louis. The wind fanned the flames reached Max Tower where the headquarters of the Electoral Commission. Firefighters had to call in reinforcements. The Special Supporting Unit (SSU) has been mended on the premises.

27 Jun 2013, business.mega.mu