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Introduction Of Kreol Morisien And Bhojpuri In Mauritius Schools

Ministry of Education and Human Resources In the Government Programme 2010 – 2015, the Government of Mauritius has announced the introduction of Kreol Morisien and Bhojpuri as optional subjects in schools as soon as possible. The Ministry has set up, since October 2010, the Akademi Kreol Morisien in order, among others, to standardize an orthography [...]

15 Apr 2011, MauritiusHot

The crashed bus examined by the FSL

Experts from the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) examined on Thursday, the bus crashed at Plaine-Champagne Wednesday morning. Different parts of the vehicle, including mechanical parts, have been thoroughly analyzed.

15 Apr 2011, motors.mega.mu

A young woman suffered a serious car accident in Phoenix

Friday, April 15, 2011. Her condition inspires concern.

15 Apr 2011, motors.mega.mu

Mauritius Ranked 2nd In Africa In The Field Of Information Technology

Very good performance for Mauritius. Our country has been ranked second in Africa and first in the sub-Saharan Africa in the field of information technology. This is evident from the Global Information Technology Report 2010-2011 published recently by the World Economic Forum. Globally, Mauritius is 47th, improving six places from its ranking last year. Sweden [...]

15 Apr 2011, MauritiusHot

Chamarel - bus brakes failed

They thought to take advantage of school holidays to make a relaxing and educational output. Their bus ends up in a ravine with 62 passengers aboard, including the elderly and children three to eleven.

15 Apr 2011, motors.mega.mu

A cement mixer skidded on the highway

More fear than harm. A cement mixer company Premix skidded off the highway around 18 pm Wednesday.

14 Apr 2011, motors.mega.mu

Rs 750 million to build three fuel storage tanks

The State Trading Corporation has started negotiations with the financial sector in conjunction with the construction of three fuel tanks in the port area following the approval of Cabinet on 18 March. This project, costing Rs 750 million, will be materialized by the end of 2013, told the Le Matinal a source familiar with the matter.

14 Apr 2011, motors.mega.mu

Accident Plaine-Champagne: failed brakes caused 51 serious injuries

“Mo senti mo frein ine vin ross et vu qui pa ti ena controleur, mo pan dir ban passagers narien pour pa créer la panique”, said Davish Aubeeluck, the driver of a bus of the CNT, which was involved in an accident Plaine-Champagne on Wednesday.

14 Apr 2011, motors.mega.mu

Video Mauritius SEGA MIX 2011

Taste of the Mauritian Sega (Pronounced Saygah). The Sega is a dance which originated from the ritual music of Madagascar and the mainland of Africa, and it is the Musical Expression of the Mauritian Way of Life: Joy, Carefree and Lively. Originally sung by men and women who had been sold as slaves but whose [...]

14 Apr 2011, MauritiusHot

MauritiusHot.com Wishes You A Happy Varusha Pirappu

Puthandu marks the Tamil New Year’s Day and is celebrated in the beginning of Chithirai – the first month in the Tamil Calendar year. The auspicious occasion of Puthandu is also popularly known as Varusha Pirappu or the birth of New Year and falls on 13th or 14th April according to the Gregorian Calendar. Many [...]

14 Apr 2011, MauritiusHot

Accident At Chamarel – A Bus With 65 Passengers Ended In A Ravine

An excursion at Plaine Champagne ended very badly on Wednesday afternoon. Fifty one people were injured including the driver of the bus. The bus of the National Transportation Cooperation (NTC) headed straight in a hedge of bamboo before ending its course in a ravine. The cause of this accident is the faulty brakes of the [...]

14 Apr 2011, MauritiusHot

Rs 470 million for fire extinguishers and plates

The new regulations promulgated under the Road Traffic Act recently had a fairly substantial economic impact on motorists.

13 Apr 2011, motors.mega.mu

Thousand Of Millipedes Invade Houses At Chebel

Since two weeks, the inhabitants of Residence chebel are facing a very strange problem. Millipedes are the main attraction there. On Monday night, a group of people living at Chebel went to the Police station to complain about the presence of these unwanted millipedes in their houses. They want the Minister Of Environment to take [...]

13 Apr 2011, MauritiusHot

Swan Insurance of Mauritius Seeking 15% Policy Growth This Year, CEO Says

Swan Insurance Co., Mauritius’s second-largest insurer by market value, plans to boost gross premiums as much as 15 percent in 2011 by selling more policies to consumers, Chief Executive Officer Louis Rivalland said. “The corporate risk market is reaching saturation,” Rivalland said in an April 7 interview in Port Louis, the capital. “In the personal-insurance [...]

13 Apr 2011, MauritiusHot

On the way to the hospital, he died hit by a bus

Alexandre Louis Low Kwong wanted to take care of his health by going to the hospital to undergo treatment. But en route, this 72 year old was hit by a bus on Thursday morning at the Place d'Armes, Port Louis, when he was on foot. Since then, he was admitted to the intensive care unit of the hospital Dr. Jeetoo.

13 Apr 2011, motors.mega.mu

New license plates: the state backtracked

Wednesday, April 13, 2011. So that from 1 July, all vehicles in the country should be armed with new license plates, the state has decided to review it.

13 Apr 2011, motors.mega.mu

Trade unions to mark Labour Day in B Bassin

As May Day is approaching, all political parties, workers’ federations and personalities concerned with the labour force are getting ready to demonstrate and hold meetings on that day. This was stated by Lall Dewnath, president of Artisans and General Workers Union, at a press conference on Tuesday in Port Louis. He added that the Artisans [...]

13 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily

Radio Plus Celebrates Its 9th Birthday

Radio Plus celebrates its 9th birthday today, 13 April 2011. Radio Plus is live at Caudan Waterfront since the morning and there will be a special carnival at Champ De Mars which will start at 10:00. Various artists will be present for this carnival, everyone is invited to this grandiose event. Mr and Miss Radio [...]

13 Apr 2011, MauritiusHot

Raffick Bahadoor: "The implementation of new number plates must be suspended"

>Your Association opposes the new measure of number plates. What motivates this position?

12 Apr 2011, motors.mega.mu

15 Year Old Mauritian Missing In UK

A teenager of Mauritian origin in a town of north-east London is missing. She was last seen on Monday, April 4. British police are on the alert. There are searching for Ann-Lucy Mokhoon, a 15 year old girl of Mauritian origin. She disappeared from her home in Walthamstow, a town northeast of London on the [...]

12 Apr 2011, MauritiusHot