Mauritius Mauritius

Cruises: 900 Positions are Shipboard

Security guards, chefs, sous chefs, pastry chefs, waiters, receptionists, bartenders, valets, Spa therapists ... These are prestigious positions for which the ship looking for staff. In total, there are 900 positions to be filled.

30 Oct 2012, business.mega.mu

Commercial Seaweed Farm in Offing

The island will soon have a pilot commercial farm for seaweed. This will be part of the Seaweed Research Project by the Mauritius Research Council (MRC).

29 Oct 2012, business.mega.mu

Mauritius as ICT Hub

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is the third pillar of the Mauritian economy, the others being sugar, textile, tourism and financial services.

29 Oct 2012, business.mega.mu

Road Killed Four People in Noon

A black weekend ... Four accidents were reported across the island, including three fatal.

29 Oct 2012, motors.mega.mu

Port Development: Capacity for Larger Vessels from 2015

The container terminal at the port of the capital will accommodate the largest container ships in the world in 2015, with extensive work that will begin in early 2013.

29 Oct 2012, business.mega.mu

Transport: Bus Operators Reports Passengers Decrease

Revenues bus operators fell by 25% to 50% on certain routes. Reasons given: lack of passengers during peak hours and unfair competition vans 15 seats. They do not exclude the possibility of a go-slow if nothing is done to solve the problem of "brown van and taxi."

29 Oct 2012, motors.mega.mu

Dean Ah-Chuen: "The State Must Send Strong Signal in Favour of Clean Cars"

With a substantial reduction in excise duties, electric cars are expected to sell for less than Rs 2 million and be more accessible, said Dean Ah-Chuen, director of ABC Motors.

29 Oct 2012, motors.mega.mu

Accidents: One Dead Rodrigues and 15 Wounded in in Piton

Two serious accidents on Monday 29 October. First Rodrigues, a pedestrian sixty years was killed by a bus on the way Port-Mathurin-Citron Donis. The drama is played at 7:00 in Malabar.

29 Oct 2012, motors.mega.mu

India-Mauritius Socio-Economic Cooperation

The strong bond that links India with Mauritius dates back to 1834, when the ship ‘Atlas’ docked on our shores with the first batch of Indian indentured labourers on the 2nd of November – a day since referred to as ‘Apravasi Day’ and now observed as a national holiday in Mauritius.

29 Oct 2012, business.mega.mu

Tax Residency Certificate To Be Modified

The government of Mauritius is working on a new format for tax residency certificate (TRC) for Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs). The new format will incorporate particulars required by the Indian government.

29 Oct 2012, business.mega.mu

Eleven Injured, One Seriously, Accident in Mapou

Eleven Injured, One Seriously, Accident in Mapou this morning between a minibus and 4x4. A Réduit a van `s reversed, wounding one, the driver

29 Oct 2012, motors.mega.mu

Electronic Fraud: Director's Bank Account Plundered

"I do not understand ..." The director, a resident of Grand Bay, aged 38, fell from the sky to discover that the withdrawals were made without his knowledge in his bank account.

29 Oct 2012, business.mega.mu

Business Parks of Mauritius at Rose-Belle: Rent from Rs 1 Million per Month

The new building of "Business Parks of Mauritius Ltd", which will be at Rose-Belle, starting in 2013. This tower consists of six floors, will be a building "high tech" with the space rental cost about Rs 1 million monthly.

29 Oct 2012, business.mega.mu

New Horizons in Private Education

For the next three years, investments Medina, Mon Loisir Group or of "Edufields Ltd" in private education amounted to at least Rs 2 billion. They concern both primary and secondary higher education.

29 Oct 2012, business.mega.mu

Four Deaths on Our Roads Within 48h

The last weekend of October was bloody on our roads. Since Friday, four people were killed. Involved: "alcohol" and "speed".

29 Oct 2012, motors.mega.mu

Some Indian Flagships in Mauritius

India and Mauritius enjoy strong trade and cultural relations since diplomatic ties were established in 1948. Today India is one of the most important economic partners of Mauritius, being our main supplier of petroleum products. Major Indian flagships operating in Mauritius are LIC, Bank of Baroda, Indian Oil, India Handloom House, Ajanta Pharma, Infosys, New India Assurance, Bharat Telecom, MTML and Global Board of Trade.

29 Oct 2012, business.mega.mu

IndianOil Celebrates 11 Years of Service in Mauritius

IndianOil Mauritius Ltd (IOML) celebrated its 11th year of presence in Mauritius on Wednesday. Ranjan Kumar Mohapatra, Managing Director, Rajiv Servansingh, Director, IOML and Aruna Bunwaree Ramsaha, Deputy Director-General, Mauritius Ports Authority were among those present at the event at Mer Rouge, Port Louis.

29 Oct 2012, motors.mega.mu

Navin Ramgoolam : “Anomaly Committee Avec Un Commissaire Aux Salaires”

Le Premier ministre Navin Ramgoolam a annoncé, vendredi soir, à l’issue d’une réunion d’une heure et demie avec les syndicalistes de la fonction publique, la mise sur pied d’un ‘Anomaly Committee’ présidé par un commissaire aux salaires pour revoir de fond en comble le rapport Aujayeb ainsi que l’extension du délai concernant la soumission de l’Option Form.

29 Oct 2012, business.mega.mu

Accident At Roche-Bois: Schoolgirl Comes Out with Both Arms Broken

A 16 year old girl was hit hard by a van on Friday October 26 in early afternoon. The girl had both arms broken after the accident.

26 Oct 2012, motors.mega.mu

Traffic Branch: Info

Info how to obtain driver licence at Mauritius

26 Oct 2012, motors.mega.mu