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The final of Miss Mauritius Pageant took place on September 25 at Movenpick Resort & Spa in Bel Ombre. Laetitia Darche was crowned Miss Mauritius 2010 by outgoing titleholder Dalysha Doorga. Her first and second runners-up are Joelle Nagapen and G...
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Following the death of the Vice President of the Republic of Mauritius, Mr Angidi Chettiar (82), all arrangements for the commemoration of the 110th birth anniversary of Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (SSR) were cancelled.
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Dhiren Nunkoo, a young education officer was found hanged in his bedroom. The body of the former IT Education officer who worked at New Eton College in Rose Hill was taken to Victoria Hospital where the Chief Police Medical Officer, Dr Satis Boolell, perf...
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Commonwealth Secretary-General, Kamalesh Sharma, has appealed to the international community to come to the aid of Pakistan in the wake of the worst monsoon floods in living memory that have killed over 1,000 people and affected one million in the north-w...
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La 7eme édition de Miss India France eut lieu à l’Espace Reuilly a Paris, mais cette année-ci c’était un concours exceptionnel. Pour la première fois, eut lieu en même temps un concours pour l’élection d’un Mr India France.
Parmi les 10 ...
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Health Minister Maya Hanoomanjee was attacked in the National Assembly by the Opposition leader, Paul Bérenger for allegedly covering up the impact of swine flu (A/H1N1) epidemic in Mauritius.
It has been reported that some 128 suspected cases of the ...
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There were four official royal visits to Mauritius under British rule – in the years 1870, 1901, 1927 and 1956. To the exception of that rendered by the Duke of Manchester in 1881, not classified in the list of official royal visits. The first of these ...
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Thursday, 13.5. Nahid Beekhun from Mauritius took part in an international football tournament at Emirates stadium, home to Arsenal football club, as part of Lovefootball’s involvement with BT Vision’s Back the Bid for the England 2018 World Cup. Pl...
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New Cabinet - Ministers occupying the various portfolios following the general election on May 5, 201
1. Dr Navinchandra RAMGOOLAM, Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, Home Affairs and External Communications 2. Dr Ahmed Rashid BEEBEEJAUN, Deputy Prime ...
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Blue Marlin FC scooped the cup for the 4th time
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Young Riana Soobadoo has been nominated for Female Junior Sports Personality of the year as part of the British Asian Sports 2010. Her achievements to date are:
2007/08- SELECTED TO APPEAR IN PROMOTIONAL PHOTOSHOOTS WITH DAVID BECKHAM IN LONDON...
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From Fight Magazine ‘Islander’ No8 1989Soon we felt cramped over the Mascarenes, even though we had not yet grown our wings
One fine day in 1972, a tiny six-seater Piper Navajo left Plaisance and landed at Plaine Corail, Rodrigues. It was a histo...
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As 2009 nearly drawing to a close and at the dawn of 2010, I would like to extend to you all my best wishes for a Happy and Prosperous New Year.
I have a special message of appreciation for the various Socio-Cultural Associations and the Mauritian ...
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Denis Piat was born in Mauritius in 1943. He started his professionnal careeer in the aviation industry, travel and tourism in 1963 with Rogers & Co. Ltd. After setting up two companies in this industry, namely White Sand Travel & Tours and Concorde Tra...
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Olivier Bancoult, leader of the Chagos Refugee Group, went to the USA on the 5th October, 2009 to take his campaign to the administration of President Obama. He was accompanied by his lawyers.
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A man who has been frequently abusing his 11 years old daughter was arrested by police. The man, a resident of Riviere des Creoles, Mahebourg, appeared before the local Magistrate Court on 6th October 2009.
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Nicolas Ritter, spokesperson of Collectif Urgence Toxida (CUT), told participants at a three-day conference (20-22 October) in Port Louis that drug trafficking is the only economic section that is flourishing in Mauritius since the last forty years in spi...
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The case of France Telecom has not left the Unions of Mauritius Telecom (MT) indifferent. Because of the series of suicide in France, 24 to this day, employees of MT are also affected by stress as a result of the new conditions of works which have inc...
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Public Holidays for Year 2010
New Year - Friday 1st January
New Year - Saturday 2nd January
Taipoosam Cavadee – Saturday 30th January
Abolition of Slavery - Monday 1st February
Maha Shivaratree - Friday 12th February
Chinese New Year - Sunday ...
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The weather during September has been generally favourable to the ripening of the sugar cane. This is the notice put forward by the Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute in its monthly bulletin, covering the evolution of the sugar cane for the pas...
