Infotech 2010, the largest IT fair and exhibition in Mauritius, is open to the public from today until Sunday. The products are amazing and my winning prize goes to Goupille, the official distributor of Samsung mobile phones. It has displayed the yet-to-be commercialised Samsung Galaxy S i9000. The name might sound like something out of [...]
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Les candidates Gloriana Joseph : 1,68 mètres, 20 ans, habitante de Camp du Roi (Rodrigues), titulaire de son SC, en HSC, souhaite enseigner et oeuvrer dans le social. “Je suis très heureuse de représenter Rodrigues. Je souhaite avant tout m’amuser avec les filles, prendre du bon temps mais tout en étant sérieuse”. Vania Ramjan : [...]
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The family of a South African man imprisoned in Mauritius is reeling after learning of his death. Jan Venter passed away on Thursday night in a hospital on the Indian Ocean island. He was serving a 34-year prison term for a drug-related offence. Venter’s fiancée, Vee Brijlall, is traumatised after learning of his death. She [...]
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Facebook is experiencing explosive growth among Mauritians. Every single friend of mine of Mauritian origin, anywhere in the world, is a Facebook user. Total Number of Mauritians : 203,700 (110,520 people male 89,480 people female) Relationship 59,840 single 6,920 engaged 23,700 in a relationship 23,960 married Languages 176,360 English 26,520 French Workplaces 340 works @ [...]
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Encore une premiére d’Emtel. La société a lancé, hier, un nouveau service, l’Emtel m- Payment, qui permet d’effectuer des paiements à travers un simple SMS. L’abonné peut payer le montant total ou une partie de sa facture d’Emtel par un SMS. Il peut régler, par la même voie, les factures de ses proches et amis. [...]
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I must admit that while reading the title of the Jameel Peerally’s documentary called « Paradi en dey », I was under the impression that the documentary concerned a ‘Blind Paradise’ and wondered what it was all about. « AN DEY » or « EN DEY » in Hindi means blind. Having realised that the [...]
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A delegation led by Mr Andy Puttock, Head Teacher at Queen Elizabeth School of Wimborne Minster, Dorset in the UK, paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Education and Human Resources Dr Vasant Bunwaree. The visit is in the context of activities organised jointly by the Queen Elizabeth School and the Beau Bassin State [...]
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Police last night were still combing the island for 18 prisoners who smashed their way out of Grand Riviere North West Prison on Sunday night. According to police, 16 of the runaway fugitives have now been recaptured after the biggest prison break in Mauritian history. Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Mario Nobin, who is masterminding [...]
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Madagascar a renoncé à sa souveraineté sur Tromelin en 1970, a affirmé le ministre des Affaires étrangères Arvin Boolell dans une déclaration parlementaire cette semaine. ” Un accord mutuel avait été conclu entre Maurice et Madagascar selon lequel Madagascar aurait soutenu la revendication mauricienne sur Tromelin, alors que Maurice aurait soutenu les revendications malgaches sur [...]
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Des pratiques des Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication (TIC) visant à réduire les effets négatifs sur l’environnement. C’est ce que veut mettre en avant le National Computer Board (NCB) en août prochain, lors de l’édition 2010 du salon Infotech au centre de conférence Swami Vivekananda, à Pailles. Entre 60 000 et 70 000 [...]
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