Mauritius Mauritius

National Holiday: Ultimate Preparations Underway for March 12

The end of the week will be marked by final preparations for the official events marking the 45th anniversary of the accession of Mauritius to independence and the 21st of the Republic.

07 Mar 2013, business.mega.mu

Maha Shivaratree: 500 000 Pèlerins Attendus à Grand-Bassin

Les pèlerins de Roches-Noires, Goodlands, Petit-Raffray, The Vale, Rivière-du-Rempart et Fond-du-Sac, qui ont débuté leur pèlerinage lundi, sont arrivés à Grand-Bassin aujourd’hui. Portant des kanwars colorés sur les épaules, les dévots ont entonné tout au long du trajet des chants pieux à la gloire de Shiva.

07 Mar 2013, business.mega.mu

Public Transport: Increase in Bus Ticket Claimed

The time has come for consultations among bus operators who discuss new rates for bus tickets. Once a consensus is reached, they will submit a complete application to the ministry.

07 Mar 2013, motors.mega.mu

GM Claims Rs 2.3 Billion to Nine Parastatal Bodies

The government has decided to put order in nine parastatal bodies. They are the National Housing Development Co. Ltd., the Irrigation Authority, the National Transport Authority, the Central Water Authority, the Central Electricity Board, Mauritius Institute Traning & Developement, Business Parks of Mauritius Limited, BPML Freeport and Development Bank of Mauritius Ltd.

07 Mar 2013, business.mega.mu

Métro Léger : Deux Tracés à l’Etude par les Consultants

Véritable casse-tête pour les consultants de la Singapore Corporation Enterprise (SCE), responsables du dossier métro léger. Le tracé définitif de ce réseau de transport public n’a pas encore été élaboré.

06 Mar 2013, motors.mega.mu

Transport Industry: UBIW Invites Workers to Protest on March 16

Workers in the transport industry are invited to March 16 protest in the capital against the "injustice" that prevails in this sector. Penalty points, light rail project, salary review will be the focus of the event will begin at 13 am at Bell-Village to be completed before the Government House.

06 Mar 2013, motors.mega.mu

Distribution of Driving Licence Counterpart: More than Two Weeks to Put in Order

Distribution, in alphabetical order, of Counterpart Driving Licence in twenty-one police stations in Mauritius, Rodrigues and two ends on March 21.

06 Mar 2013, motors.mega.mu

Killer Roads Claim Another Victim

29-year-old man, Mamad Meerun, was killed in a road accident at Arsenal on Monday night.

06 Mar 2013, motors.mega.mu

Rs 50,000 Fine to Driver

Tekanand Pochoo welder, was sentenced by the Intermediate Court fined Rs 50,000 for manslaughter by negligence. He had on board his cargo truck, caused the death of a motorcyclist, Louis Marcel Armance, August 1, 2010. The accident took place at Belle Vue Maurel.

06 Mar 2013, motors.mega.mu

Becoming an Entrepreneur, the Alternative to be Employed

At a time when many young people are tired of waiting for a response after applying for a job, the idea of trying to start a business lot. Entrepreneurship is a solution to unemployment, but how to do it? This adventure, although attractive, is not done without risk. So how to proceed?

06 Mar 2013, business.mega.mu

Form 3: Entrepreneurship Starts from the Second Quarter

The Entrepreneurship Education, as announced in the 2012-2015 strategic plan of government for the education sector, includes both theoretical and practical knowledge to prepare young people to be responsible citizens and to change the world professional.

06 Mar 2013, business.mega.mu

Independence: The Official Logo Unveiled

The official logo, to mark 45 years of Independence Mauritius, was unveiled Wednesday, February 27. This is the logo of Nitin Luximon was chosen following a competition involving more than 90 Mauritians.

06 Mar 2013, business.mega.mu

At Ebony: Business Incubator 4000 Square Feet for 25 Young

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Xavier-Luc Duval, has announced the development of an area of 4000 square feet Ebony into a business incubator in the field of technology and communication to 'for 25 youth. This space will be made available by Mauritius Telecom who works on the project.

06 Mar 2013, business.mega.mu

National Identity Card Unit at Emmanuel Anquetil Building

Applications for obtaining a national identity card will be at Emmanuel Anquetil Building, from Monday, March 18.

06 Mar 2013, business.mega.mu

Accord De Non-Double Imposition : Xavier Duval se Félicite de la Position de New Delhi

Le vice-Premier ministre et ministre des Finances Xavier-Luc Duval se félicite de la démarche de son homologue indien au sujet de l’importance du Tax Residency Certificate dans le cadre du Double Taxation Avoidance Treaty (DTAT).

06 Mar 2013, business.mega.mu

HSC: Additional Scholarships - Beneficiaries Known Soon

The State will provide 24 additional scholarships based on Academic Merit Criteria & Social. Those eligible have already submitted an application to the Ministry of Education. The identity of the recipients will be announced soon after the approval of the Ministry of Social Security.

06 Mar 2013, business.mega.mu

BOI Investment Rs 5 md in 3 Years in Higher Education

The Director General of Board of Investment (BoI), Ken Poonoosamy, reported in the February 2013 newsletter of the agency, forecasts investment of about Rs 5 billion in the sector of higher education in the next three years. In this bulletin, the BoI announces participation Mauritius next week property exhibition, MIPIM, France.

06 Mar 2013, business.mega.mu

Road Safety: 95.8% of Accidents Involving Male Drivers

One of the benefits of the conference on "Women and the road," organized by the association yesterday Road Safety Before All Orian Secretarial Institute, is the conspicuous under-representation of women as responsible for accidents. According to the figures available for 2011, 95.8% of motor vehicle drivers involved in casualty accidents are male.

05 Mar 2013, motors.mega.mu

Suttyhudeo Tengur, President of APEC: "Rising Fuel Prices is Unjustified"

Suttyhudeo Tengur, president of the Association for the Protection of Environment and Consumers (APEC), believes that the price of gasoline and diesel would not have increased. He protested against the number of taxes imposed these products.

05 Mar 2013, motors.mega.mu

Bridge to Montebello 70% Done

The construction of the third lane on the M1 motorway from Colville Deverell bridge to Montebello is progressing rapidly and is 70% complete.

05 Mar 2013, motors.mega.mu