Mauritius

Taifa Stars brush aside Mauritius

BBC News (Free subscription) | yesterday

Tanzania beat Mauritius 4-1 in Group One of the 2010 World Cup and African Cup of Nations qualifiers.

Mauritius, South Africa to sign agreement on sea rescue

Afriquenligne (Free subscription) | yesterday

Port-Louis, Mauritius - Mauritius and South Africa will soon sign an agreement establishing cooperation and coordination for sea searches and rescue, a Mauritius government official said in Port-Louis on Saturday. He said the decision was taken during the weekly meeting of the council of ministers which met Friday.

Females outnumber males in Mauritius

Afriquenligne (Free subscription) | yesterday

Port-Louis, Mauritius – Females outnumber m ales in Mauritius, which has a total population of 1,268,835, according to statistics published in Port-Louis on Saturday. The figures published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) indicated that as at 1 July, 2008, the country had 626,741 males and 642,094 females, giving a sex r atio of 97.6 males per 100 females.

Press Trust Of India Examines HIV/AIDS Among Indian Populations Living In Mauritius

Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008

The Press Trust of India on Tuesday examined HIV/AIDS among Indian populations on the island of Mauritius. According to Audrey dHotman de Villiers, an advocate working with an HIV/AIDS prevention group in Mauritius, Hindu leaders have not been vocal in the community or taken responsibility to fight HIV/AIDS, despite signs of increased drug use and risky sexual behavior.

Bharati in Mauritius as from Dec 4

openPR.com Newsfeed (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008

MarCom Co. Ltd, a leading Marketing communications agency in Mauritius is proud to present the Mauritian debut of the stunning stage show BHARATI. Visiting Pailles’ Swami Vivekanada International ... read more

Cameroon reach second phase

BBC News (Free subscription) | yesterday

Tanzania beat Mauritius 4-1 in Group One of the 2010 World Cup and African Cup of Nations qualifiers.

Scholarship for kids of defence personnel

Hindu (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008

Lucknow: A medical college in Mauritius has instituted two scholarships for children of defence personnel as a tribute to Paramvir Chakra awardee Captain Manoj Pandey, who laid down his life during the 1999 Kargil operation. Chairman ...

BarCampAfricaOtherCamps

BarCamp (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008

ksjhalla added BarCampAfricaOtherCamps Other interesting Africa BarCamps June 20th and 21th 2008 - BarCamp Mauritius - Mauritius June 21st, 2008 - BarCamp Nairobi '08 - Nairobi, Kenya August 29th - BarCamp Kampala - Kampala, Uganda

First Car Rental introduces GPS

openPR.com Newsfeed (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008

Car rental company, Rent A Car, which formerly represented National Alamo Car Rental in Mauritius, has joined the First Car Rental brand and network as from this week. Based in South Africa, First ... read more

The Thorn Burdens

Invasive Species Weblog (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008

The Africa Science News Service is reporting about a threat to the wildlife in Kenya's nature reserves caused by the invasive Mauritius thorn ( Caesalpinia decapetala ). Also known as "cat's claw," this thorny leguminous shrub is poisonous to the large herbivorous mammals that roam the country's parks. It also forms thickets that block access to the good vegetation that animals like giraffes count...

Hi there

TechEnclave (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008

Hi everyone at TE. Thanks for having me here among you. I hope to learn much from you people.:hap2: I am from Mauritius. Kind regards Sara

Mauritius to hold presidential election 19 September

Afriquenligne (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Prime Minister of Mauritius, Navin Ramgoolam, announced here Wednesday, during a special session of the Parliament, that Mauritians would go to the polls 19 September to chose a new president. The current president's term of office will end 30 September.

Oil falls Below $109

All Africa (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008

Oil fell below $109 a barrel yesterday, weighed down by slowing demand in the USA and other consuming nations and signs the US oil sector would recover quickly from Hurricane Gustav. US crude traded down $1.40 to $108.31 a barrel by 1425 GMT after settling below its 200-day moving average, a key level, for the first time since May 2007 on Tuesday. London Brent crude fell $1.12 to $107.22 a barrel.

Meeting on Climate change and trade ends in Mauritius

Geostrategy (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008

The two-day stakeholder meeting on Climate Change and Trade which started on Tuesday at Le Morne Paradis hotel ended yesterday. The meeting was held at the initiative of the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development and the Commonwealth Secretariat in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development. It was attended by foreign delegates as well as Mauritian counterparts...

WBHO’s building division eyes international expansion

guetali sadc (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008

Construction and engineering firm WBHO's building division was investigating opportunities beyond South Africa's borders, its new CEO said on Wednesday. Louwtjie Nel, who was appointed as CEO in July, said that the building division was studying prospects in the United Arab Emirates, Mauritius and Zambia. Meanwhile, WBHO nonexecutive director Savannah Maziya said that the group as a whole was targeting...

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