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Penalty Points: Rejection to Take Breath Test Will Be Punished

The Minister of Public Infrastructure and Transport confirms that the system of penalty points come into effect this Friday, May 10

08 May 2013, motors.mega.mu

Commission Thonnière : Maurice Intransigeante Quant à l’Appartenance des Chagos à Son Territoire

Maurice a réitéré hier, à Grand-Baie, que l’archipel des Chagos fait partie intégrante de son territoire aux termes aussi bien des législations mauriciennes qu’internationales.

08 May 2013, business.mega.mu

Vivo Energy Mauritius: Poster Competition on Road Safety

Vivo Energy Mauritius Limited has extended the deadline for the poster competition on road safety until May 17 It is aimed at primary schools in Mauritius, Rodrigues and Agalega and aims to raise awareness on the prevention of road rage.

08 May 2013, motors.mega.mu

Drama Sorèze: Blue Line Already Involved in "Minor Accident", Indian Experts in Mauritius

PNQ of the Leader of the Opposition, this Tuesday, May 7, focused on the accident involving a Blue Line bus to the NTC occurred Sorèze, Friday, May 3

08 May 2013, motors.mega.mu

Real Estate Bubble: Not Explode or Burst

"The steady increase in credit growth in specific sectors could be heralding the creation of bubbles. On the other hand, the rise in non-performing loans' recorded during the year does not bode well, "captures the Governor of the Bank of Mauritius.

08 May 2013, business.mega.mu

Cruise: Fake Recruitments on the Net

There is the so-called Net mail 'spam' sent to mailboxes in an advertising or commercial purposes. However, beware of scams, which are also in this way.

08 May 2013, business.mega.mu

Forest-Side Depot Drivers NTC "Refuse" to Drive Several Bus

Tuesday morning, , May 7, several drivers of the National Transport Corporation (NTC) have returned to their bus depot Forest Side, after they have noted mechanical failures.

08 May 2013, motors.mega.mu

Airfare: Indian Ocean Region 425% More Expensive than Europe

Regional prices of airline tickets are more than 425% higher than their counterparts in Europe, some tickets are even six times more expensive than European rates. And airfares for Indian Ocean region are more than double (in some cases three times) the rate of the Caribbean.

08 May 2013, business.mega.mu

Lait : le Kilo Coûtera Rs 35 Plus Cher Bientôt

C’est du jamais vu. Même les importateurs locaux sont perplexes. Le prix du lait repart à la hausse sur le marché mondial suite à une météo défavorable : froid, excès d’eau ou forte sécheresse qui affectent la production chez les principaux exportateurs notamment la Nouvelle Zélande et l’Australie.

08 May 2013, business.mega.mu

Ponzi Scheme: Member of the SMF and Police Arrested

The wave of arrests continues in the context of investigations initiated on the Ponzi Scheme . Chandraduth Ramchurn, an officer of the Special Mobile Force (SMF) and Pravind Beechlall a policeman were detained.

08 May 2013, business.mega.mu

Three Injured in a Violent Crash in Ville-Noire

A serious car accident left three injured police said. A car crashed head-on at full speed a tree in circumstances that are not yet known.

08 May 2013, motors.mega.mu

Penalty Points, Rafick Bahadoor: "Let Us Stop With the Changes “Piecemeal"

This ultimately is Friday, May 10 the penalty point system comes into force. It was originally scheduled for April 1. A few days before its implementation, the authorities have decided to make some changes for offenses that earned penalty points to drivers.

08 May 2013, motors.mega.mu

FDI in India: 43% from Mauritius

Concerns dissipated, the Non-dual taxation between Mauritius and India has made Mauritius the largest investor in India. On paper, 43% of foreign direct investment in India comes from Mauritius.

08 May 2013, business.mega.mu

NTC: 7,909 Accidents and 45 Deaths in 13 years

Since 2000, the bus National Transport Corporation (NTC) were involved in 7,909 accidents, which killed 45 people.

08 May 2013, motors.mega.mu

Accident Sorèze: Air Leak in Brake System in Four Days Before the Tragedy

Ganesh Deepchand, the bus driver 4263 AG 07 had reported a problem of air leakage in the brake system 29 April 2013 as well as mechanical problems on the eve of the drama.

07 May 2013, motors.mega.mu

Accident de Sorèze : les Experts Soupçonnent d’Autres Défaillances

Les premiers éléments recueillis par les experts mécaniques de la police, qui bénéficient de la collaboration du Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL), indiquent plusieurs failles, en dehors de freins défectueux, dans le système mécanique de l’autobus impliqué dans l’accident de Sorèze, vendredi.

07 May 2013, motors.mega.mu

Offshore: FSC Suspend the License of Ostermann Finanz Ltd.

A third company operating in the financial sector has seen its suspended by the Financial Services Commission (FSC) license. Ostermann Finanz Ltd. operated for five years as a Management Company in the offshore sector.

07 May 2013, business.mega.mu

The UBIW Demand for a Separate Ministry for the Transport Sector

The chief negotiator of the Bus Industry Union of Workers (UBIW) Wakill Lalloo, wants a separate deal with the inland transport ministry. "One minister can not deal with three major sectors, infrastructure, marine and inland transportation," he said.

07 May 2013, motors.mega.mu

Ponzi Scheme: What About Commercial Banks?

Commercial banks have a responsibility in the recent scandals in the Ponzi Scheme? The issue was discussed Monday at the show Question Time on Radio Plus. MP Kee Cheong Li Kwong Wing believes that yes, while Ravin Dajee, CEO of Barclays, emphasizes a range of security measures.

07 May 2013, business.mega.mu

Road Vacoas-Port Louis: Report on the Blue Line Express NTC

The terrible accident on Friday, May 3 at Soreze killed 10 people after a bus Blue Line Express National Transport Corporation (NTC) has rolled several times before ending its run in a channel. It also are forty wounded, many of which are still hospitalized.

07 May 2013, motors.mega.mu