Mauritius Mauritius

Mauritius Circular Migration Database – ?18,836 job aspirants flock to Canada, France

The number of candidates who have registered with the Mauritius Circular Migration Database (MCMD) and are applying for work in Canada and France has reached 18,836. The programme was launched in February 2010 and since then 378 Mauritians have gone abroad for work. Out of these 350 went to Canada and 28 to France. According [...]The post Mauritius Circular Migration Database – ?18,836 job aspirants flock to Canada, France appeared first on Mauritius News Ile Maurice.

05 Jul 2012, KotZot

Investment Market: Axys and AfrAsia Rely on Product with Limited Risk and Attractive Returns

The purchase of bonds from a list of selective products such as Treasury bills, bonds issued by the State, or corporate bonds remains a priority in the strategy of both operators.

05 Jul 2012, business.mega.mu

India, Mauritius Working Group to Discuss Tax Avoidance Pact

The India and Mauritius Joint Working Group will discuss the issue of reviewing the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) at its meeting in Mauritius during August 22-24.

05 Jul 2012, business.mega.mu

Interpol Investigation: Mauritian Arrested for Smuggling Gold in Comoros

Narad Ramdawan, 39, a Mauritian noodle vendor is within the scope of an Interpol investigation. He was arrested in May last in the Comoros with a British company with 49.7 kilos of gold, then they wanted transit to Dubai via Nairobi.

04 Jul 2012, business.mega.mu

MPA Investigation: Rain of Allegations Against its Senior Executives

An internal investigation is requested by Maurice Allet, president of the Mauritius Ports Authority (MPA), following a series of allegations of skulduggery in the harbor. Unwilling to tolerate bad practices, it wants all the light to be shed.

04 Jul 2012, business.mega.mu

New VC Aims to Make UoM Research Hub

The recently appointed vice-chancellor of the University of Mauritius (UoM), professor Ramesh Rughooputh has planned many ambitious projects for the tertiary institution.

04 Jul 2012, business.mega.mu

Le BOI Rassure les Investisseurs

Le Board of Investment (BOI) sort de son silence. Cet organisme, chargé d’encourager l’investissement à Maurice, soutient que c’est la première fois qu’il fait face à des allégations de trafic de permis de résidence des étrangers retraités.

04 Jul 2012, business.mega.mu

Leakage Power of Rs 1 billion per Year

Leaks in the network of the Central Electricity Board (CEB) cause enormous harm to the organization each year. 8% of the energy is lost annually.

04 Jul 2012, business.mega.mu

Olympics medal dreams rest on Richarno Colin

The best chance of Mauritius winning a medal in the London Olympic Games rests with boxer Richarno Colin, according to the president of the Mauritius Olympic Committee, Hao Thyn Voon Ha Shun. He was speaking at the Mini Olympics Sports Festival held at the Sir Gaëtan Duval stadium, Rose Hill on Monday. “Colin represents our [...]The post Olympics medal dreams rest on Richarno Colin appeared first on Mauritius News Ile Maurice.

03 Jul 2012, KotZot

Tourism Emerging Markets: New Trends in Chinese Market

There is urgent need to diversify our tourism markets. Both the government and the private sector agree on this fact.

03 Jul 2012, business.mega.mu

Business Awards Rewards Top Performers

During the fourth edition of the Mauritius Business Excellence Award and launching of the fifth edition of the Award 2012 on Friday at Le Meridien Hotel, Omnicane Ltd and Le Marina Hotel Ltd Club were awarded the first prize in the large business category.

03 Jul 2012, business.mega.mu

Migration: Jobs for Mauritians in Canada

Canada recruits in Mauritius. Several positions are available in the mechanical sector, among others. Denis Prudhomme, a Canadian recruiter, is currently in Mauritius to conduct interviews for fifty people interested.

03 Jul 2012, business.mega.mu

Mauritian Police accused of ‘dicing with reputation of Mauritius’

The reputation of Mauritius is risked by accusing an innocent man of committing the crime by the Police investigating the murder of Michaela McAreavey, his trial has been told by a defence lawyer for one of the accused. Rama Valayden, representing former hotel employee Sandip Moneea, said police were “putting the state of Mauritius in [...]The post Mauritian Police accused of ‘dicing with reputation of Mauritius’ appeared first on Mauritius News Ile Maurice.

03 Jul 2012, KotZot

Foire Nationale des Coopératives et des PME

Une foire nationale des coopératives et des Petites et moyennes entreprises (PME) sera organisée sur le terrain de football de l’université de Maurice, à Réduit, du samedi 7 au lundi 9 juillet.

03 Jul 2012, business.mega.mu

Software to Detect Tax Evaders

Tax evaders are warned. The Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) is currently working on developing a tax software to enhance tax compliance in order to subsequently be better off to fight against tax evasion.

03 Jul 2012, business.mega.mu

Euro 2012 Predictions – Island Crisis Winners

It’s time to announce the winners. As you probably already know, we have been hosting two online games for the Euro 2012 season. The free-to-play one was hosted on Sparking Dawn and Island Crisis was hosting the contribution based game. For about 1 month, the best of the predictors have been competing. Some scores were obvious while many others were surprisingly hard to guess. Euro 2012 over and out, and we all know who is the winner. Spain! (Related: Poking Italy on it’s defeat). Now it is time to announce our dear winners of Island Crisis Euro 2012 Predictions Game. …

03 Jul 2012, Island Crisis

Mauritius to Have Fibre Network Offering High Speed Broadband (100mbps) and IPTV

Bharat Telecoms is investing US$50 million in creating a 2,900 kms fibre network to cover Mauritius.

02 Jul 2012, business.mega.mu

Formula 1 Banker Sentenced for Laundering Rs 1.3 Billion at Mauritius

Bernie Ecclestone has admitted to having paid $ 41.4 million in Port Louis and the Virgin Islands for the benefit of his banker, the latter was sentenced to eight and a half years imprisonment by a Munich court. This case comes at a time when the authorities say that Mauritius is armed against money laundering.

02 Jul 2012, business.mega.mu

Mauritius expects unemployment in 2012 to increase marginally

Mauritius expects unemployment in 2012 to increase marginally to 8.0 percent from 7.9 percent last year, official data showed on Tuesday, as the global economic downturn deters tourists and hurts the Indian Ocean island’s exports. Statistics Mauritius said unemployment in the first quarter fell to 7.6 percent from 8.3 percent during the same period in [...]The post Mauritius expects unemployment in 2012 to increase marginally appeared first on Mauritius News Ile Maurice.

02 Jul 2012, KotZot

Shopping Fiesta: Air Mauritius Increased Baggage Allowance

Air Mauritius, which has made considerable efforts to make travel cheaper Reunion-Mauritius for the Mauritius Shopping Fiesta, goes even further in its support of the event.

02 Jul 2012, business.mega.mu