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Sécurité : des Ralentisseurs à Bois Pignolet

La vitesse à laquelle roulent les poids-lourds des compagnies de construction sur les routes du Nord reliant des localités résidentielles inquiète des habitants de Terre Rouge, Bois Pignolet, Bois Marchand et Montagne Longue.

30 Jan 2012, motors.mega.mu

Mauritius SC Results 2011-2012

SC Results 2012 (Exams period November and December 2011) are expected for 30th January. The date was confirmed some days ago by Professor Lucien Finette, director of the Mauritius Examination Syndicate. Last year, about 20655 students participated in the School Certificate exams in Mauritius and about 664 students were from Rodrigues Island. In a few hours the long waiting time will finally be over. A time of thrill for some and of much anxiety for others. As usual we will update this page with the latest statistics for this year’s result in the coming hours. In the meantime feel free …

29 Jan 2012, Island Crisis

Rélancement du Football à Maurice

Depuis déjà plus d’une décennie nous attendons le rélancement du football Mauricien. Mais malgré les efforts louables du MFA (Mauritius Football Association) et du ministère de la jeunesse et des sports, les résultats sont très médiocres. Seulement une vingtaine spectateurs dans les stades pour chaque match et une centaine quand le transport vers le lieu du match est gratuit: Allons-nous vers la mort du foot mauricien? Devons-nous attendre les jeux des iles et que notre équipe nationale se qualifie pour la finale pour qu’on montre un intérêt au foot mauricien. Pourquoi l’importance au foot mauricien a pris une courbe descendante …

29 Jan 2012, Island Crisis

Refinery Project Planned for Mauritius

Country is big. There are plans to build an oil refinery in Mauritius.

27 Jan 2012, business.mega.mu

City Centre to be a Pedestrian Zone

The vision of rejuvenating Port Louis into a sustainable capital city is gradually becoming a reality. The Municipal Council of Port Louis is currently working on the concept of transforming the city centre into a pedestrian zone.

27 Jan 2012, motors.mega.mu

Ministry Plans to Transform Island into ICT Hub

The government is committed to turning Mauritius into an ICT hub. With this vision, a workshop was organised under the theme, ‘Deriving value from cloud computing’ on Wednesday at Domaine les Pailles. This was to encourage both public and private sectors to collaborate to meet future challenges.

27 Jan 2012, business.mega.mu

FSC Introduces Handbook on Offshore Management

In order to facilitate the application of a global business license by service providers and to improve the licensing process, the Financial Services Commission (FSC) presented the ‘Guide to Global Business’ on Wednesday at FSC house, Ebene.

27 Jan 2012, business.mega.mu

MRA Chalks out Billboard Tax

Budget 2012 introduced a Rs 30,000 to Rs 70,000 Advertising Structure Fee, commonly known as Billboard Tax on every advertising structure, to be collected by the Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) by January 31 every year.

27 Jan 2012, business.mega.mu

Portal Opens Window to Trade Opportunities

The government will establish a Trade Portal at the International Trade Division of the foreign affairs ministry with the help of the World Bank.

27 Jan 2012, business.mega.mu

Places of Worship in Port Louis in Mauritius Tourism Offer

The cultural wealth of places of worship in Mauritius can be an asset for the tourism industry. With this in mind that the Office of Tourism of Mauritius and the Council of Religions have started a joint project to highlight the historical and cultural places of worship in Mauritius.

27 Jan 2012, business.mega.mu

Accidents in Brief

Hairdresser car stolen. Motorcycle Theft. Obscenity in the street.

26 Jan 2012, motors.mega.mu

Free Wi-Fi Coming to UoM

The Minister of Information technology and communication (ICT), Tassarajen Chedumbrum Pillay, today announced that the campus of the University of Mauritius (UoM) and the Mauritius Institute of Education (MIE) will be covered by wireless Internet (WiFi) free.

26 Jan 2012, business.mega.mu

Shortage of Psychotropic

Several pharmacies on the island are currently affected by a shortage of certain psychotropic Lexotanil, Xanax, Valium, Rohypnol and Noctamid.

26 Jan 2012, business.mega.mu

À Poste-de-Flacq: Il Meurt Fauché par un Van

Il était en route pour rejoindre ses amis et il n’est pas revenu. Damodar¬singh Hurday quittait son domicile à moto, mardi à 18 h 15, quand il a été percuté par un van sur la route principale.

26 Jan 2012, motors.mega.mu

University of Mauritius: Towards a 10% Increase in Student Fees

Students at the University of Mauritius may have to pay 10% more for their education. A proposal to this effect will be considered by the Board on February 6. The measure will report Rs 10 million per year.

26 Jan 2012, business.mega.mu

Compost Treatment: the Project Fer-Rich Saves about Rs 200 million

Rs 525 per tone. This is the price that costs the government support of the daily waste in Mauritius.SWR Ltd The company, based in St-Martin, presented this Wednesday, January 25 its new project called Fer-Rich. A method for processing waste into compost.

26 Jan 2012, business.mega.mu

Électricité Moins Chère Durant Cinq Heures

Les abonnés du Central Electricity Board (CEB) ont de quoi se réjouir. En effet, ce corps para-étatique envisage d’appliquer des tarifs d’électricité révisés à la baisse en dehors des heures de pointe.

26 Jan 2012, business.mega.mu

Les Impôts A Maurice: Est-ce Une Légalité Immorale?

Auparavant on se disait ‘SAYE – Save As You Earn’, puis ‘PAYE – Pay As You Earn’. Maintenant on dit ‘CAYE – Cry As You Earn’. Finit les fêtes du nouvel an, c’est bientôt l’heure des remplir nos fiches d’impôts et déclarer nos revenus pour l’année écroulée et maintenant en ligne s’il vous plait. Chaque fin de mois, en recevant notre fiche de paie on se voit imposer un impôt à la source, INCOME TAX, prélevé directement par notre employeur. Nous travaillons tous les jours, certains d’entre nous font même les heures supplémentaires, incluant les congés publiques et les weekends. …

25 Jan 2012, Island Crisis

Newly Appointed SP Arrested for Forgery

The newly promoted superintendent of police, Navin Kumar Bhantoa was arrested on Tuesday by officers of the Central Criminal Investigation Division (CCID) in an alleged case of forgery.

25 Jan 2012, motors.mega.mu

Mauritius Molasses is Studying the Option of Storing Petroleum Products

The Mauritius Molasses Company specializes in the export of molasses, is to turn one of its tanks for the storage of petroleum products.

25 Jan 2012, motors.mega.mu