News Mauritius
Phasing out of hospital investors – French investor has revolutionary project
Hospital incinerators are causing untold damage to neighbourhoods and to the environment, whilst the authorities are yet to come up with an eco-friendly medical waste management policy. Whilst those residing in the vicinity of hospitals frequently protest against toxic fumes, a French investor sitting in Paris is still waiting for…
20 Sep 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
Strong contenders for the post of Prime Minister
Dear Mr GopalAlways a pleasure to read your work. It keeps people properly informed and gives them an opportunity to debate. Please allow me to make the following comments:
13 Sep 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
Desires!
Lord BUDHA’S disciple ANANDA made humble request to BUDHA: ‘’ YOU yourself are LORD why don’t you give realisation to all countrymen so that they may enjoy eternal bliss’’. LORD BUDHA smiled and said ‘’you are right. I must do the same. Please go to the city and make a…
13 Sep 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
RCP demands enquiry on EIILM
The EIILM (Eastern Institute for Integrated Learning in Management) is under further scrutiny. After the Vice chancellor OV Vijayan and two of its top university officials were arrested in May 2013 on charges of cheating and forgery of documents, the University Grants Commission of India has now ordered the academic…
13 Sep 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
PM blasts the press
Alongside criticising the editor of a daily newspaper, the prime minister also cautioned the press. “There are too many ‘misleading’ articles,” he said.
13 Sep 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
India’s pharmaceuticals attract largest FDI share
India’s pharmaceuticals sector has received FDI of $1 billion, the highest among the top 10 segments, during the April-June period this year amid concerns over increasing acquisitions of domestic firms by multinationals.
06 Sep 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
Nepalese students demand justice
Nepalese students are demanding the refund of their course fees from Dimensions International Education Group (DIEG). They claim to have been fooled into believing that becoming a student here will entitle them to a job and other benefits. The students are staging a protest at Company’s Garden, and are supported…
06 Sep 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
Retirement pension – From Rs 8 billion today to Rs 18 billion in 2052
Social security and welfare cost the government a total of Rs 21.7 billion for the financial year 2011. The figure was released this week by Statistics Mauritius.
06 Sep 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
The Downturn of the Indian Rupee
The Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tried to reassure the Lok Sabha on the state of Indian economy on Friday, 30 August 2013 underlining the concern of his government and his reassurance of a quick recovery in the next six months.
06 Sep 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
Will the Rs 4.2 billion global sector disappear?
The are reports linking India’s largest scandals to Mauritius (‘Raja used wife’s a/c to stash bribe money in Mauritius and Seychelles’) or the recently produced documentary by Aljazeera on one of our neighbour jurisdictions that threw quite some discredit at the global business sector.
06 Sep 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
Global Competitiveness: Mauritius moves up nine places
MAURITIUS spectacularly improved its ranking in the Global Competitiveness Report 2013-2014, moving from the 54th position to the 45th in a survey of 148 countries.
06 Sep 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
Dr Jack Keel and Mr Hiding : Cracking down
DR JACK KEEL: A lot of crackdown operations are being carried out in the country these days.MR. HIDING: What are they using? Firecrackers or Crackers biscuits?
06 Sep 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
New ID Card : Conversion process may not be smooth
The world is changing. Technology is transforming our lives and relationships. As government moves further towards e-government and the computerisation of public services, it has envisaged to completely overhaul the existing identity card. However, the project has sparked some debates and even protests.
06 Sep 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
Musical chair in hospital waiting room
I recently went to Dr Jeetoo hospital for treatment after I felt unwell. After registering at the counter, I was made to wait in a corridor. There were about 12 chairs, all occupied by patients waiting for their turn.
06 Sep 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
Who Cares for the Carers ?
Let it be stressed that by caring I mean a service provided to human and animal beings and the care of environment and ecology. Here the hospital is chosen because it is a place where the congregation of people harbours every known type of emotions at any given one time…
30 Aug 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
Electoral reform cannot be obtained by force
Parliamentarians are enjoying quite a long holiday whether they deserve it or not just in the same way they continue to get their pay for attending or not attending the sessions or staging unnecessary walk outs.
30 Aug 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
6 Myths About Travel Spending That Cost You Money
Plenty of so-called conventional wisdom isn’t really wisdom, especially when it comes to travel spending.
07 Feb 2013, business.mega.mu
Companies Less Positive About 2013 Incentive Travel Plans
The latest Pulse Survey of 246 incentive buyers and suppliers by the Incentive Research Foundation saw a downturn in how respondents are feeling about the economy and future incentive travel plans.
08 Dec 2012, business.mega.mu
Cour d’assises : Nissan Baboo purgera 10 ans
Le couperet est tombé en cour d’assises. Le jury a trouvé Mohamed Nissan Baboo coupable du meurtre de Sailesh Kumar Naiko à une majorité de sept contre deux. Le juge Benjamin Marie Joseph a par la suite condamné l’accusé à dix ans de prison. Celui-ci avait plaidé non coupable.
13 Nov 2012, Le Matinal
Mauritius News: State Visit Of Singapore President To Mauritius
The President of Singapore, Mr Sellapan Ramanathan Nathan, President of Singapore, will be on a state visit to Mauritius from 4 to 7 June 2011. During his visit, the President of Singapore will participate in a gala dinner hosted by Standard Chartered Bank to inaugurate the Transaction Banking Division in Mauritius. Pravind Jugnauth, the vice [...]
04 Jun 2011, MauritiusHot