Government Mauritius

Tassarajen Pillay Chedumbrum: “Sarat Lallah Do Not Decides Rates Internet”

The conflict between the Minister of Information Technology and Communication and the CEO of Mauritius Telecom (MT) gets more interesting. Tassarajen Pillay Chedumbrum made a manoeuvre against virulent Sarat Lallah Monday, July 8, following a her statement, Saturday, July 6, that consumers will pay more if they want to get a faster internet connection.

09 Jul 2013, business.mega.mu

Agricultural Marketing Board in Restructuring Mode

A restructuring plan for the Agricultural Marketing Board (AMB) was developed jointly by the Office of Public Sector Governance (OPSG) and the direction of the AMB.

05 Jul 2013, business.mega.mu

Youth Unemployment: Shakeel Mohamed Points to Youth and Private Sector

For Shakeel Mohamed, Minister of Labour, two reasons for the high unemployment rate among young people in Mauritius are related to youth themselves, and private sector companies. In addition, it encourages emigration in the workplace.

05 Jul 2013, business.mega.mu

Shakeel Mohamed Feels the Need to Encourage Young People to Explore Employment Opportunities Abroad

The latest report from Statistics Mauritius on the employment situation shows an increase in the unemployment rate, which rose from 7.4% in 2012 to 8.1% in 2013. Mauritius now has 52,500 unemployed, 30 400 women and 22 100 men, including 19,000 under the age of 25 years.

04 Jul 2013, business.mega.mu

Agribusiness: Rs 2500 per Head of Calf

It is a 'grant' special as the Ministry of Agro-industry pay each small farmer for every calf born after January 2013. This is the 'Calf Productivity Incentive Scheme' (cpi). Thus, a fund of Rs 3 million was made for the year 2013 for this assistance to small farmers.

04 Jul 2013, business.mega.mu

Ramgoolam Adamant on Increasing TV Fee

The Prime Minister is against any postponement of the increase in the fee paid to the MBC and has not acceded to the request of the Opposition to defer this decision; spending required, he argued.

03 Jul 2013, business.mega.mu

Student Loan Scheme: Suspended by Ministry Decision

A dozen students of tertiary institutions who have applied for a Student Loan guaranteed by the government from commercial banks, waiting for their money for six months.

02 Jul 2013, business.mega.mu

NTC and Private Buses Will Serve all Five Lines: Bachoo Explained this Decision

Buses of the National Transmisport Corporation (NTC) and private will serve all five of the six lines where the NTC operated monopoly. This decision was taken by the Cabinet Friday, June 28

29 Jun 2013, motors.mega.mu

Rearranged Lines to NTC: Cabinet Reversed NTA Decision

What has happened between Thursday and this Friday, June 28? Minister Anil Bachoo should explain in a few minutes the government's decision to re-assign lines of the NTC to private operators while the day before the NTA had decided otherwise.

28 Jun 2013, business.mega.mu

Elected Officials: 22% Wage Increase

The new pay scale for elected officials is now known: they will get an increase of about 22%.

28 Jun 2013, business.mega.mu

Accidents: Infrastructure and Drivers Blamed

Since the beginning of the year, the country has witnessed several accidents. The results are consistent. How to explain it? Road and the drivers' driving infrastructure are singled out.

27 Jun 2013, motors.mega.mu

Anil Bachoo Had Called Journalists Animals

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Infrastructure, Anil Bachoo, called journalists of "animals" and "mentally ill" during an event at Flacq this Thursday, June 20 He was referring to the case Varma. Anil Bachoo has subsequently apologized.

21 Jun 2013, business.mega.mu

New salaries of Officials: Ramgoolam Paid More than the Prime Ministers of India and Spain

Our MPs will vote on Tuesday for a 30% increase in average wages. This statement is an indication of the salaries of political leaders around the world. It does not constitute a comparative exercise as more factors specific to each country involved to bring those salaries.

18 Jun 2013, business.mega.mu

Maurice Île Durable: Government Approved Action Plan

The Maurice Ile Durable Policy, Strategy and Action Plan was approved by the government yesterday after several months of waiting.

17 Jun 2013, business.mega.mu

PRB Policy: Rs 282,000 per Month (+ Rs 72,000) for the PM

The National Assembly will be asked to approve at its meeting Tuesday the new scale of allowances for ministers and parliamentarians as well as the President and the Vice-President of the Republic. Bills will be driven on by Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam.

17 Jun 2013, business.mega.mu

Mauritius to set up a National Plant Varieties and Seeds Office

Mauritius will soon set up a National Plant Varieties and Seeds Office that will regulate the cultivation, production, trade, export and import of seeds.

06 Jun 2013, business.mega.mu

The Council of Ministers Announced an Overhaul of the "Mauritius Research Council"

The Mauritius Research Council Act will be amended in order to review the role of the Mauritius Research Council (MRC). This was decided by the Council of Ministers at a meeting this Friday, May 31, under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister, Rashid Beebeejaun. The MRC will have a structure to encourage private participation and applied research in the Mauritian context.

01 Jun 2013, business.mega.mu

PRB 2013: "Frustration and Working Conditions Unexciting"

The Office Clerk Branch, Ministry of Social Security and National Identity Card Unit, affiliated to the Government Service Employees Association (GSEA), discusses working conditions unexciting and frustration, after the publication of the Errors & Omissions Pay Research Bureau (PRB) 2013.

31 May 2013, business.mega.mu

Primary: New Schedule

The primary host Monday a new schedule. The new format was finalized Thursday and school masters will learn on Friday.

31 May 2013, business.mega.mu

Hotels are Required to Submit Safety Plan By the End of June

Hotels that do not submit their safety plan by the end of June 2013 will not have their licenses renewed. This was stressed by the Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam, yesterday at the Prime Minister's Question Time in Parliament.

30 May 2013, business.mega.mu