Mauritian Open Air Festival 2010 was the biggest and best Mauritian event ever staged in the UK so far. The legendary “Mr Bhai Aboo” himself, Claudio Veeraragoo & Seggae pioneers, OSB’s very own, Blakkayo & Master Kool B performed on stage live alongside OMAZ band! Photos by Harry Goolab
Background The fragmented background of the story is that 16 year old Bibi Noorah Careem (initially referred to as ‘Shenaz’ in the press), daughter of Mr & Mrs Haysan Abdool Careem, attempted to commit suicide on two occasions after her boyfriend left her and that her parents could not control her because she was allegedly [...]
The majority of Creoles voted for l’Alliance de l’Avenir at the general elections and refused to fall in the trap of others or swim against the tide. That was the message yesterday from Mr Jean Claude César of the Creole common platform “Nou ena nou plas dans larkansyel lavenir ek developman” (We have our place [...]
Rajesh Gooroochurn, 38, a Mauritian living in Oakville in Sydney, appeared at the Parramatta Local Court on Monday charged with two counts of soliciting another person to murder. Magistrate James Garbett reserved his sentence for today after hearing both the defence’s and the prosecution’s submissions. Gooroochurn might face a maximum sentence of 10 years in [...]
The hunt for the sniper-killer of Denis Fine is on, with the Major Crime Investigation Team and the Groupement D’Intervention de la Police Mauricienne (GIPM) tracking suspect Steve Serret, also known as “Poloco”. According to our information, the suspect was spotted in Albion yesterday. Poloco, a habitual criminal, is a resident of Ste-Croix and he [...]
Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam last night announced the much-awaited dissolution of the National Assembly. Election day is May 5 – a Wednesday. Meeting the press in the conference room of the Prime Minister’s Office, he asked for a new mandate from the population. “My earnest wish is to continue my job as Head of Government.” [...]
The Mauritius Tourism Development Authority (MTPA) hosted a UK FAM trip to Mauritius. Product Managers of Kuoni Travel Ltd, Gold Medal Travel Group Plc, Sovereign, Thomas Cook Signature, Mauritius Luxury Holidays and ITC Classics, accompanied by Elaine Barrett from Hills Balfour, the newly-appointed MTPA PR for the UK, visited the island. The FAM trip was [...]
What follows is a slightly modified version of an article which appeared in the 40th Independence Anniversary celebrations issue of the Mauritius Times. The issues raised being still very much there, I thought that a timely reprint might provoke a thought or two. The following three features relating to the status, form and use of [...]
A TEENAGER has been fatally stabbed only days before he was due to leave Britain to be reunited with his family. Mauritian Nabil Bakurally, 19, was killed in a suspected row with a group of rival Asian men in Ilford. The foreign student, who emigrated to London three years ago, became the 28th teenager to [...]
“The cost of production is high in Mauritius as we are far away from our main markets. Our island is so small that at times our clients do forget us. We no longer benefit from any trade preferences. We don’t have any natural resources but we have plenty of sunshine and wind and we have [...]
Swim in a pool full of deadly salties with just a perspex cage for protection
Passing out Parade des 707 nouvelles recrues de la police au Gymkhana, Vacoas
17ème édition Salon Infotech, au centre Swami Vivekananda, à Pailles
Les quatorze finalistes Miss Mauritius 2010 dévoilées
La plus haute piscine à débordement
Mauritian Open Air Festival 2010
