News Mauritius
Doctors struggling for career foothold
Turmoil hits the medical sector as senior doctors, fresh recruits, hospital interns and even medical students deplore confusion and mediocrity in various areas of the health sector in Mauritius. While seniors question what they call haphazard rules, regulations and dictats that bring quality down, the young generation say they are…
21 Feb 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
President Purryag urges for sugar quota abolition
In his address at the opening of the 11th regional meeting of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly on Wednesday 12 February at the Sir Harilal Vaghjee hall, the President of the Republic, Rajkeswur Purryag made a plea that the model of cooperation continues after the expiry of the Cotonu Agreement…
14 Feb 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
DPP to decide fate of Varma and Jeannot
The ball of the Varma/Jeannot case is now in the court of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). The police have completed the investigation eight months after the accident at Sodnac, involving the cars of former Attorney General Yatin Varma and Florent Jeannot. Apparently, police have made some recommendations to…
14 Feb 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Dark practices eroding business ethics
Questions are still to be answered for the deadliest accident killing 1,100 workers in the garment industry. The U.S. government still doesn’t know the number of secrets and sensitive data Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency contractor, snuck out of the country.
14 Feb 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Youth attitude at workplace decried
Youth unemployment in Mauritius was scrutinised during a forum-debate organised by Radio Plus in the Council room of the Municipality of Port Louis on Tuesday. For more than one hour, Nawaz Noorbux and his guests analysed the causes of the rise in youth unemployment over the years. The wrong attitude…
14 Feb 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
179th Abolition of Slavery commemorated
The 179th anniversary of the Abolition of Slavery in Mauritius was celebrated on 1 February. Following tradition, a series of activities took place at Le Morne, to commemorate the event.
07 Feb 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Halal foods : 1400-year old regulation still on
London-based Umex Securities has launched this month an Islamic trade finance service targeting firms in the Halal sector. Among the consumers, the Muslim societies have some rigorous expectations. Mauritius is also an interesting case where Halal food products are becoming increasingly popular.
07 Feb 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
YEP, a lifebuoy for jobless youth
Finance Minister Xavier-Luc Duval, on Tuesday, announced that the Youth Employment Programme (YEP) has placed over 4,000 youths in various sectors of the economy since its inception in January 2013.
07 Feb 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Westin Hotels & Resorts brand comes to Mauritius
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. has announced the introduction of the Westin Hotels & Resorts brand to the island of Mauritius. Owned by Blue Ocean Park Ltd., The Westin Turtle Bay Resort & Spa, Mauritius is scheduled to open in mid-spring 2014.
31 Jan 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Riphah International to set up campus in Mauritius
Further to the official visit undertaken by Deputy Prime Minister, Dr Rashid Beebeejaun, to Pakistan in December last, the pro-chancellor of Riphah International University, Prof Hassan Khan, is in Mauritius to discuss the possibility of setting up a campus here.
31 Jan 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Technology advances while scammers get trickier
E-procurement, e-payment, customer relation management and crime occurrence cracking system are among the many e-concepts our government is currently setting up.
31 Jan 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Dr Jack Keel and Mr Hiding : What’s cooking?
DR JACK KEEL: How is the political scene?MR HIDING: Obscene, as usual.
31 Jan 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Initiating secondary schools to MID Clubs
A symposium, organised at the initiative of the Maurice Ile Durable (MID) Commission to take cognizance of the progress of the existing MID School clubs and to encourage other institutions to follow suit, was held on Monday at the Octave Wiéhé auditorium, Réduit, in the presence of the Minister of…
24 Jan 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
PAL: Ramgoolam showed disrespect
“The way the Prime Minister commented the death of Ariel Sharon during a muslim celebration last week was most disrespectful towards a sovereign nation who is struggling to survive while surrounded by enemies,” Lutchmeeparsad Ramsahok, leader of PAL (Parti Action Liberal) told the media on Tuesday.
24 Jan 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Tourism : Will Mauritian destination save its darling position?
The glamorous MUR 41.5 billion yearly revenue sector is sailing through rough seas. Tourism in Mauritius is facing some major challenges as regional tourism destinations, with fairly similar products, like the Maldives, Seychelles and Sri Lanka that are emerging as serious competitors. Does Mauritius still have some new tricks in…
24 Jan 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Traders declare war on trade fee
The decision by Government to increase trade fees has caused a major stir among the business community. Traders have until 20 January to pay their fees, failing which a surcharge of 50% will apply.
17 Jan 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Ramgoolam speaks of Ariel Sharon
Prime Minister Dr Navin Ramgoolam was the chief guest at the celebrations of the Yaum-Un-Nabi festival which took place at Aleemiah college, Phoenix on Wednesday morning.
17 Jan 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Bagatelle Educational, Counselling & Career Guidance Fair
in its endeavour to help in building the future of students, the Defimedia Group and Radio Plus bring to the public the Bagatelle Educational, Counselling & Career Guidance Fair, open till Sunday 19 January.
17 Jan 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
PMSD in striptease mode ?
DR JACK KEEL: SAJ’s dream of an early power-grabbing has vanished into thin air!MR HIDING: What else? He was hoping against hope that the PMSD would leave the alliance with Labour and destabilise the Government.
17 Jan 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Farming in skyscrapers
The best Mauritius can do is only 33% self sufficiency in food production. We are gearing more of our efforts towards white collar careers and urbanisation while turning a blind eye to the hike in imported food prices. Dramatic shortage of food and arable land may leave us no choice…
10 Jan 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday