Publié le 27 août 2008 dans
News, Mauritius
The race to develop an Islamic financing industry through new products, such as shari'ah-compliant hedging instruments, has become the latest focus in the financial sector. «Shari'ah» laws, current practices and proper supervision are highlighted.
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Publié le 26 août 2008 dans
News, Mauritius
There is a new dispensation regarding secondary school life, which has taken effect as from Monday 11th August.
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Publié le 26 août 2008 dans
News, Mauritius
Rejected by many in the beginning, the concept of using our Mother Tongue as a medium of education is slowly but surely overcoming the barriers of scepticism. So far, the tests have already proven to be conclusive.
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Publié le 20 août 2008 dans
News, Mauritius
Of late, there has been much news about the Mafia and corruption. Not all of Bert Cunningham's disclosures are mere figments of a heated brain. ( ) Organized crime is involved where big money flows such as in horse-racing, drug-trafficking, booming businesses and so on. All those who have read the book, The Mafia Killed President Kennedy, by David E.
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Publié le 20 août 2008 dans
News, Mauritius
Below is the speech delivered by Rundheersing Bheenick, Governor of the Bank of Mauritius, on the occasion of the Re-branding of First City Bank Ltd to Bank One Ltd. He raises issues pertaining to the debate surrounding the recent discussions of the Monetary Policy Committee.
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Publié le 19 août 2008 dans
News, Mauritius
It's been gaining in popularity in recent times. Climate change has, in effect, been giving credibility to the Butterfly Effect, which posits that a minor change in one part in a system can unleash major changes in another part of the system. This phenomenon is all the more apposite if one adheres to the Gaia hypothesis. This philosophy affirms that the totality of Earth's organisms and their environment act as a "single, self-regulating system". Accordingly, small changes can upset the whole planet.
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Publié le 14 août 2008 dans
News, Mauritius
This is happening and can only happen in Mauritius, which is fast becoming the laughing stock of the whole world. The two Ramas, namely Valayden and Sithanen, are insulting the intelligence of this population and humiliating the Prime Minister (PM), Navin Ramgoolam. The two Ramas, for reasons best known to them, are making it clear to the world that the PM is very weak and cannot proceed and manage without their support (…).
Publié le 13 août 2008 dans
News, Mauritius
Makerere University's Faculty of Computing and Information Technology (CIT) last week signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Computer Board of Mauritius and the country's investment authority, Invest in Mauritius. The understanding has now concretised the possibility of ferrying over 300 Ugandans to Mauritius for employment.
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Publié le 12 août 2008 dans
News, Mauritius
These discussions were seen as the clearest sign yet that an agreement, which could increase the chances of recovery from economic catastrophe, was within reach.
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Publié le 8 août 2008 dans
News, Mauritius
Bijaye Madhou, Director of the Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), is a lovely man and I have a lot of time for him. But as much as I like him, I couldn't help but sneer when I read his statement published in yesterday's l'express that "our journalists are well-trained and work in an objective fashion." He also felt the need to stress the fact that he thought, "we are professionals."
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