The MCB inaugurates building of St Jean and Unveils New Logo

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The Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB) conducted on Monday 31 October, at the opening of its green building located in St-Jean, as well as unveiling its new logo which replaces one dating from 1950.

The MCB has made ​​a stone of two strokes. This Monday, October 31, the commercial bank has, in fact, celebrated the opening of its new green building, located in St-Jean, which will, for example, to save as much as 32% energy compared to an ordinary building. " This new building will also have a solar farm, besides we also recycle rainwater , "said the Group Chief Executive of MCB, Pierre Guy Noël, during a meeting with the press. This building will house 500 employees. A sound and light show for a period of thirty minutes was offered in the new premises. The approximately 2500 people present were all in love with this performance which combined both choreography and lighting effects. The second event of the evening was to reveal the new logo of the MCB. The new logo is actually an improvement in the Caravelle which dates from 1950. " It's a rebranding momentum is to demonstrate that we are taking our time, and we are looking to the future , "argued Pierre Guy Noel. The latter, however, said that this new concept will not change the first philosophy of the bank, which is to provide the best possible service to its customers.Pierre Guy Noel, when in his speech, said that if the MCB is positioning itself as a leader in banking in Mauritius is largely due to its diversification. " We first installed in various parts of the Indian Ocean including the Maldives, or South Africa. We have also invested heavily in other activities such as leasing or Capital Marketing, among others , "he stressed. The result, says Pierre Guy Noël, is that 43% of profits from the MCB from abroad.

The hotel manager Paradis killed riding his bike in La Prairie

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Marc Hausser, general manager of the Hotel Paradise, a Beachcomber hotel group, died instantly in an accident involving a truck at 21:30, Monday, October 31. He worked in Mauritius for a decade. 

Marc Hausser, the general manager of the Hotel Paradise, located on the Morne Brabant, died on the evening of Monday, October 31. He drove his motorcycle when he made ​​a serious car accident in La Prairie. A truck would be collided with his motorcycle as bits of information gleaned from the various police forces. It was around 9:30 p.m. when the emergency number for the police were notified of the tragedy. It was then too late, the Swiss had died on the spot according to the statement of the officers of Bel Ombre.

At the age of forty years, Marc Hausser is installed in Mauritius for almost a decade. He married a Mauritian. At 23 hours, employees on duty at the Beachcomber hotel establishment of the group had not been made ​​aware of the drama, except for a handful of employees missing.The autopsy of Mark Hausser should be conducted on Tuesday morning. General Manager of Paradise since November 2004, Switzerland was also the Resident Manager of Dinarobin, another hotel belonging to the group of Morne Beachcomber, two years earlier. Previously, he was the Food and Beverages Manager of the Hyatt Regency Paris Charles de Gaulle and the Hyatt Regency in Casablanca, Morocco. He also served as Director of Business Development in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. In Paradise, he had, under its responsibility, an establishment of 287 rooms.As well as thirteen villas, four restaurants, three bars and a nightclub. Under her rule, the hotel has seen the opening of the Clarins spa and golf academy, among others.

Prime Minister Ramgoolam at Victoria Hospital to inquire about the health of Leela Devi-Dookun Luchoomun

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The Prime Minister, who returned to Mauritius this morning with a mission of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Australia, visited the Victoria Hospital in the morning to inquire about the status of health of the member of the MSM, Leela Devi-Dookun-Luchoomun. Navin Ramgoolam was accompanied by foreign minister, Arvin Boolell, who is also returned from his mission this morning. The elect of No 8 (Moka / Quartier Militaire) is still admitted to the intensive care unit after she was seriously injured Saturday afternoon in a traffic accident that occurred in Phoenix. Leela Devi-Dookhun Luchoomun was driving his Toyota, which has been off the road before ending his race against a parapet.With multiple head injuries, she underwent a long and delicate surgery on the night of Saturday. At last, it is always " Under ventilation . " The police looked at the Toyota this morning to determine the circumstances of the accident. A report is expected in the coming days. 

Palestine became a member of Unesco

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Palestine was accepted Monday as a full member of the'Unesco, the UN agency responsible for education, science and culture, which became the first UN organization to receive it.

After more than 60 years of Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the vote seen as historic Palestine represents a further step towards international recognition, when its application for membership as a member to the United Nations is threatened by a likely veto States of America.

Application for membership of the Palestinian Authority to UNESCO, where she enjoyed a far observer status, has been approved by a vote in the organization's headquarters in Paris, by 107 votes against 14 and 52 abstentions.Twelve states did not vote.

France voted for membership, when she had abstained in a vote prior to the Executive Board prior to the final vote.Brazil, Russia, India and China have also approved his entrée.Les United States, Canada and Germany voted against it. The United Kingdom abstained. Voting has ended to applause.

Financing of the United States?

The U.S. has threatened, if approved, to suspend their financial contribution to UNESCO, which now accounts for 22% of the budget of the agency. U.S. Ambassador David Killion simply said after the vote that the ability of the United States to support Unesco would be "complicated . "Israel has responded with the voice of his ambassador to the agency, Nimrod Barkan, who called the vote Monday "tragedy for Unesco."

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas officially filed September 23 an application for full membership of the Authority to the United Nations. The Security Council, where Washington has a veto, is the exclusive right to authorize similar application and the Americans have said they would use this weapon in all likelihood to block the Palestinian demand.

But Unesco was accessible to the Palestinians regardless of their status within the UN in general. The Executive Board of UNESCO decided in early October that its 193 member states would vote on the membership application by a Palestinian vote.

In Ramallah, the Palestinian foreign minister, Riyad al-Malki, said Sunday at the Voice of Palestine: "This success, if we get it, and with such a large majority, will give a strong impetus to our efforts to get the votes necessary to the United Nations. "

Source: Reuters

Mayotte: 2300 jobs at risk

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Following the social crisis that affects Mayotte for nearly a month, a perfume of unemployment hangs over the island.

According Europe1, President of MEDEF Mayotte, Michel Taillefer, announced that  "50 companies are affected and 2,300 jobs are at risk." This would represent "the'équivalent 15% of private sector employees." "Many companies will not rise to the social conflict," he added.

This protest against high prices has taken serious proportions on the island that transforms into a place of violence, vandalism, theft and dams.

Dams anarchic, shops closed, clashes with police, the perfume island, after a month of strikes against high prices, is a completely different face. First Mayotte speaks today of a "total paralysis "of the department. While food and medicines are scarce, the movement has become in many parts of the island impossible.

To make the crossing between the mainland and Petite Terre, a single barge reserved for medical emergencies is still circulating since yesterday, since the liaison officers who have made the choice to be added to the movement, according to the newspaper.

On the roads, the many roadblocks blocking traffic. Access to the school itself is sometimes compromised. These days, youth gangs have targeted policemen who have been stoning.

Despite the precarious situation, and many Mahorais who become unemployed part-currently over 2000, trade unions and their base do not bend and the movement continues. They expect the report will make Tuesday Stanislas Martin, the mediator sent by Marie-Luce Penchard, to study the system of pricing.

For his part, Minister of Overseas has announced its intention to discuss the thorny crisis weighing on Mayotte with Claude Gueant and Francois Fillon, and expressed his desire to resolve the situation in the short the long term.

Source: Zinfos974

The world's population passes the 7 billion

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The world crosses the threshold of Monday seven billion'habitants, according to UN estimates, which emphasizes on this occasion the growing inequalities in the world and the necessary distribution of wealth in order to remédier.Le level of 6 billion had been reached in 1999 .

For the Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, marking the event with a press conference, the transition to 7 billion is not taken lightly. "This is not a simple matter of numbers. It's a human story," he said in a New York school last week.

 "Seven million people need food. Energy. Interesting offers in terms of jobs and education. Rights and freedom. Freedom of expression. The freedom to raise children in peace and in security. Everything that everyone wants for itself, multiplied by 7 billion, "said the UN chief.

This is the message that the Secretary-General should be brought before the G20 summit next week in Cannes facing a growing population in a context of global economic crisis, world leaders should expect more riots.

The United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA), which published Friday's latest report predicts that the population will continue to grow to 9.3 billion by 2050.

The seven-billionth human being

Asia has symbolically welcomed Monday the seven-billionth human being, a small Philippine answering the first name of Danica whose birth joyfully celebrated in Manila also highlights the enormous challenges of population growth. Danica May Camacho, born two minutes before midnight Sunday at the Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital, a public hospital in the Philippine capital, is a lovely little girl of 2.5 kg. His parents, Camille and Dalura Florante Camacho, were welcomed by representatives of the United Nations who had brought a small cake for the occasion.

According to the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA), the Philippines is the twelfth most populous country in the world with 94.9 million inhabitants, of whom 54% are under 25 years. China is the most populous country with 1.35 billion people, followed by India, which has 1.24 billion.

No municipal elections this year

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The chances that the municipal elections to be returned next year are high. There are several reasons that citizens are not called to the polls this year. The municipal elections will most likely be postponed until next year. Very well informed sources, we learn that the chances they take place before the end of this year are minimal. Hervé Aimée, Minister of Local Government, confirmed elsewhere. "It will be difficult to hold municipal elections this year," the minister conceded. This also applies for village elections. Hervé Aimée could, again, an amendment to return the election contest, as it did in 2010. Indeed, while the city should have taken place last year, an amendment of the law had been postponed to 2011. Finally, they should be held in 2012. "The elections, says Hervé Aimée will be held under the new Local Government Act. The bill is not yet debated in Parliament. "With the presentation of the national budget by the Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Xavier-Luc Duval, on Friday, and the debates that will ensue, the Local Government Bill will be introduced by mid-November. As this text is of prime importance and contains controversial issues relating to democracy, parliamentarians should be particularly likely to want to speak on the subject. Once the text is debated and voted, it will be the President of the Republic of assent for the Local Government Act to become law and be published in the Government Gazette to show its application. Again, this process should take at least two weeks. For now, the minister said Aimee did not know when the bill is passed in the Assembly. "The Prime Minister will decide when the project will pass Parliament. I can not say when. " In addition, Hervé Aimée has to engage in extensive consultations to explain his project to the public. "I will meet with local authorities, after the Budget, at a rate of twice a week." There are five cities and four district councils. The exercise should take more than two weeks to complete. "The dialogue is absolutely necessary, says the minister, because this law will bring many changes ..." To this must be given one month to the Election Commission to hold elections. The likelihood that the government organizes elections and village during the holidays and New Year are random, or almost improbable. Hervé Aimée insists that the city take place under the new law, "if it is not worth the trouble. " If the elections take place before the adoption of the text, "it would be a mess. Better to do it in the light of a law well structured. " It remains at the level of municipal councils, one wonders what will become the choice of new mayors. The exercise should be held in late November, in the absence of municipal governments. There is still a blur on the subject, suggests Hervé Aimée.

The snow caused five deaths in the northeastern United States

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More than three million households have experienced blackouts'électricité, Sunday, Oct. 30, in the northeastern United States swept by a blizzard outstanding for October that disrupted transport and the fact least five dead.

The snow reached a record in western Massachusetts, with more than 70 cm, reported the National Weather Service. Nearly 50 cm also fell northwest of New York.
windy and snowy time since Saturday, Sunday was away from the north. The winds and wet snow have caused widespread damage on the power grid. Sunday at noon, nearly 3.2 million homes were without power, according to Weather.com.

Throughout the region, rail and air traffic has been disrupted. Three people also died in road accidents due to ice.The other two deaths were directly caused by the storm.
 

Evacuation of residents at La Reunion, 2, 677 acres burned

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Forty-three people were evacuated and a house burned in the night from Saturday to Sunday in the hills of the western slope of the'île of Reunion, where a fire has already destroyed 2,677 acres since Tuesday.

The fire, fanned by violent gusts of wind, has come closer to agricultural areas, at 1,600 m altitude in the area of ​​La Chaloupe (commune of Saint-Leu). "A farm was hit and burned a house," said Sunday morning the prefecture of the French department of the Indian Ocean.

The wind ceased in the second half of the night, facilitating the work of firefighters to protect homes evacuated (three farms, a cottage and an equestrian center). No one was hurt.

The fires have already covered 2677 hectares, mainly in mountainous natural areas in the heart of National Park and Meeting of the listed World Heritage by UNESCO. Homes that threaten areas of high ecological value are stabilized, according to a statement released Sunday in the prefecture in the morning.

Sunday morning, 172 personnel against fire arrived as reinforcements metropolis, bringing to 600 the number of men mobilized on the front of the fire, supported by four helicopter water bombers.

The police also pursuing a criminal investigation to find the arsonists or suspected to have lit the first light Tuesday.

Install your Adsl Yourself and save Rs1150.00

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Getting Started with ADSL Quick Guide.

Once your Broadband service has been activated, use the following 6-step guide to help you get started quickly and easily.

1. Check that you have your ADSL modem, microfilters, all relevant connecting cables and your modem's installation CD. Insert the CD into your computer and follow the installation procedures.

2. Plug microfilters into your telephone sockets. Microfilters need only be plugged into the sockets on the line that ADSL Broadband is being supplied on.

The microfilters prevent the different signals of the ADSL service and the standard voice telephony service interfering with one another on the same line. You must plug all communications equipment (including telephones and fax machines) into the microfilters, as well as the connecting cable from your ADSL modem.

You will need a telephone socket within 3m of your ADSL modem and computer, as this is the average length of a connecting cable.

3. Connect up and install your ADSL modem, referring to the instructions provided in the manufacturer's user guide or manual.

4. Access the dialler box by clicking on the connection icon that will be displayed on your desktop or in your system tray once you have successfully installed the modem drivers.

5. Enter your username into the dialler-box. Then you will need to enter your password. Then Press 'connect' or 'Dial' to complete the connection.

6. You will then be connected to the Internet and can type the URL address for any site you wish to visit into your browser.

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Some of our posts so far

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Some of our posts so far:

1, Tourist guide to Mauritius:

http://mauritius-blog.blogspot.com/2011/10/tourist-arrivals-increase-of-43-with.html

2,Technology:

http://mauritius-blog.blogspot.com/p/make-your-lcdcrttable-or-whiteboard.html

3, Society:

http://mauritius-blog.blogspot.com/2011/10/get-rid-of-mosquitoes-in-my-house.html

4, Religion:

http://mauritius-blog.blogspot.com/2011/10/many-happy-divali-to-all-hindus-in.html

5, Indian Ocean News:

http://mauritius-blog.blogspot.com/2011/10/medpoint-matter-check-of-rs-144-7.html

http://mauritius-blog.blogspot.com/2011/10/general-election-at-end-of-2012-in.html

6, World News:

http://mauritius-blog.blogspot.com/2011/10/libyas-new-leaders-declare-liberation.html

http://mauritius-blog.blogspot.com/2011/10/usa-barack-obama-thinks-he-has-filled.html

http://mauritius-blog.blogspot.com/2011/10/libya-muammar-gaddafi-buried-in-secret.html

http://mauritius-blog.blogspot.com/2011/10/death-toll-in-earthquake-that-hit.html

7,Online shopping Mauritius:

http://mauritius-blog.blogspot.com/2011/10/new-everbuying-coupon-code-2011.html

8,Health:

http://mauritius-blog.blogspot.com/2011/10/according-to-american-heart-association.html

               

Afghanistan: Thirteen foreigners killed in an attack in Kabul

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"Five soldiers from the NATO International Security Assistance (ISAF) and eight civilian employees died after a suicide car bomb in Kabul today," said their staff in a statement. The Canadian military has indicated that one of his men were among the killed. The Pentagon, which had initially indicated that all victims of ISAF were American, then announced that their identities would be verified. For its part, the Afghan Interior Ministry reported three civilians and one policeman killed. The attack was claimed by the Taliban, who indicated having used a 4x4 vehicle carrying 700 kg of explosives. He was committed to Darulaman, neighborhood west of the city, near the National Museum and the former royal palace, now in ruins. The area covered is also home to several ministries and foreign military bases and the Afghan National Army (ANA). "Our common enemy continues to use suicide bombers to kill innocent Afghans fathers-mothers, daughters and son-as well as coalition members who have volunteered to protect them," laments General John Allen, Commander of ISAF, in a statement. THREE KILLED IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA The United States remains determined to pursue "aggressive chasing the enemy," he also said a spokesman for Defense Secretary, Leon Panetta. In Paris, the French government condemned "with the utmost firmness" the attack. "France salutes the memory of soldiers of the allied countries that have sacrificed their lives in the context of the ISAF mission to bring peace to Afghanistan." " France reaffirms its determination to support, with partners, the recovery of Afghanistan and its mobilization to eradicate the scourge of terrorism, " said Bernard Valero, spokesman for the Foreign Ministry said in a statement . Three Australians and an Afghan interpreter were also killed in Uruzgan province in the south, by a man in the uniform of the Ana, officials said in Kandahar. A suicide committed by a teenager was also injured several others on the staff of the National Directorate of Security in Kunar province. Despite the presence of more than 130,000 foreign troops on Afghan soil, the violence has never been more important since the beginning of foreign intervention, there are more than ten years. Many in the south and east, the attacks are relatively rare in the Afghan capital. In mid-September, however, Islamist militia have launched a major operation in the direction of the Embassy of the United States and HQ ISAF has made a dozen killed. The administration of President Hamid Karzai and his Western allies are preparing for the withdrawal, expected by the end of 2014, all fighting forces to ISAF. Many Afghans are skeptical that the national forces are able to resist the Taliban and fear only to revive the civil war.

Heart attack: Kailash Purryag in the hospital

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The Speaker of the National Assembly, Kailash Purryag, was admitted yesterday to the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Victoria Hospital because he was taken ill. Doctors have decided to place him under observation

Private tuitions: The GTU determined to mobilize its members against "Teacher Bashing"

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For Vinod Seegum, President of the Government Teachers' Union, "the Minister of Education can not prevent parents to make choices regarding the education of their children."
At the meeting this Saturday morning, union returned to the Enhancement Program of the Department, to say there is no question that the teachers agree that a school day ends at 17 hours.

According to Vinod Seegum with the project the Minister Vasant Bunwaree primary institutions of the country will become "institutional care". According to him, to accept the Enhancement Program, the authorities conducting the "Teacher Bashing," a process that has GTU fight. More so that "lessons are installed in the habits of Mauritians and teachers bear no responsibility."

Recall that the Minister of Education responded yesterday, Friday, Oct. 28, against criticism about the Enhancement Program, including responding to criticisms What made both the opposition MP Steve Obeegadoo Vinod Seegum the union.

Obeegadoo Steve said during the parliamentary session of Tuesday, October 25, with this program to support extracurricular student of Standard IV, the Minister of Education had "used an anti-democratic process."

For the Minister of Education Steve Obeegadoo critics are "of demagogy." Before starting: "The debate was already there. That one does not come to interfere with the government for a project that was applauded by all. "

Concerning the prohibition of private lessons in Standard IV, Vasant Bunwaree says it starts with that class and that the primary itself will be revised to divide it into three stages. The Standard I and II combined into one step, the Standard III and IV and a second tranche of Class V Standard CPE component and the final stage.

Lotto result for Saturday 05/11/11

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The jackpot is estimated to be 40 millions rupees today!
The good combination is .03.05.22.25.27.28
No winner this week
Next week,the jackpot will be approximately 50 million rupees,if no winner this week

Amazing Google Hoax;Google TiSP,Free Internet connection in Mauritius

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Google TiSP (BETA) is a fully functional, end-to-end system that provides in-home wireless access by connecting your commode-based TiSP wireless router to one of thousands of TiSP Access Nodes via fiber-optic cable strung through your local municipal sewage lines.

Installing a typical home TiSP system is a quick, easy and largely sanitary process -- provided you follow these step-by-step instructions very, very carefully.

#1   Remove the spindle of fiber-optic cable from your TiSP installation kit. #2   Attach the sinker to the loose end of the cable, take one safe step backward and drop this weighted end into your toilet.

#3   Grasp both ends of the spindle firmly while a friend or loved one flushes, thus activating the patented GFlush™ system, which sends the weighted cable surfing through the plumbing system to one of the thousands of TiSP Access Nodes. #4   When the GFlush is complete, the spindle will (or at least should) have largely unraveled, exposing a connector at the remaining end. Detach the cable from the spindle, taking care not to allow the cable to slip into the toilet.

#5   Plug the fiber-optic cable into your TiSP wireless router, which has a specially designed counterweight to withstand the centripetal force of flushing. #6   Insert the TiSP installation CD and run the setup utility to install the Google Toolbar (required) and the rest of the TiSP software, which will automatically configure your computer's network settings.

#7   Within sixty minutes -- assuming proper data flow -- the other end of your fiber-optic cable should have reached the nearest TiSP Access Node, where our Plumbing Hardware Dispatchers (PHDs) will remove the sinker and plug the line into our global data networking system. #8   Congratulations, you're online! (Please wash your hands before surfing.)

Note: If you have any difficulty installing, operating or simply living with TiSP, we suggest joining theTiSP Help Group.

Professional Installation Service
You can also choose to request our professional installation service, which dispatches an army of factory-trained, sub-contracted nanobots from the TiSP Access Node. The nanobots travel with exhilarating nano-speed through the sewer system and into your home to perform the installation service, which should be complete within 15 minutes. Note: For your own physical safety and emotional well-being and in consideration of the nanobots' working conditions, please make absolutely certain that your toilet is unoccupied at the scheduled appointment time.

In-Commode Package Delivery
With professional installation service, you can also have your Google Checkout purchases delivered directly through the sewage network into your bathroom. Each package comes pre-sealed in a watertight and nanobot-resistant bag made of biodegradable corn-based plastic. For a limited time, TiSP subscribers who sign up for a Checkout account will receive free bathroom delivery on their first ten Checkout purchases.

TiSP for Enterprise
We're actively developing a higher-performance version of TiSP specifically tailored to small and medium-sized businesses, including 24-hour, on-site technical support in the event of backup problems, brownouts and data wipes.

Berenger, "The MMM will be present in all districts if remake 2000"

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The Political Bureau of the MMM decided unanimously to go ahead with the remake MMM / MSM in 2000. Paul Berenger stated at a press conference this Saturday, October 29. The Leader of the Opposition insisted that in the event of a remake, the MMM will be present in all districts but said that discussions on the distribution of tickets have not yet started. However, Paul Bérenger has supported no "decision has been made ​​on a possible remake of 2000 at this stage." The leader of the MMM was keen to refute some reports in the press these days about this. "Any decision on the remake must first be ratified in the Assembly of Delegates of MMM," ​​says he. For Paul Berenger, "as soon as the government will end up in the minority, the better for the country." "We are dealing with an illegitimate government that relies on two defectors and PMSD. There is a 'mood' of uncertainty and instability that is very bad for the country especially since we're on the eve of the budget, "says he. Medpoint Commenting on the case, Paul Berenger said that the amount that the State has paid for the purchase of the clinic Medpoint is still in the country and not abroad as Prime Minister says he decries the "contradictions." "According to my information , Rs 15 million have been paid to the account of Shalini Malhotra at the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation and Rs 120 million are on a bank account Baroda in Mauritius. These two accounts were frozen, "said he.The leader of the MMM is seeking clarification on this point and wants to know if steps were taken to recover the money. "Navin Ramgoolam seems, however, have no desire to recover the money and shed light on this whole affair. Instead, it is doing the "cheap politics" to score points, "he insists. Paul Berenger is back on the scandal of the Cheque Truncation System (CTS) of the Bank of Mauritius. He deplored such "hypocrisy" and "bad faith" of the Bank of Mauritius on the subject. "In a statement, the BoM suggests that it gave all the information on this subject to the then Minister of Finance or Pravind Jugnauth, but it did not disclose the information. But Pravind Jugnauth told the National Assembly that he was advised by the Bank of Mauritius that this information is confidential and can not be disclosed to the public. " The leader of the MMM raises other questions. "Why the Bank of Mauritius Has not launched a tender in 2010 as she did in 2008? "Asks he. Especially, he says, that the company was awarded the contract does not specialize in this type of project. Paul Berenger therefore appeal to the Prime Minister to order the Bank of Mauritius to launch another tender exercise. "This is about millions of rupees," he says. Paul Berenger also referred to the "anger" and "widespread outrage" in Rodrigues. "The Local Gouvernment Bill represents a genuine attempt to sabotage the autonomy of Rodrigues." It recommends that Navin Ramgoolam to act quickly to "calm things down" and "reassurance Rodrigues."

MP Leela Devi-Dookun Luchoomun seriously injured in a car accident in Phoenix

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The member of the MSM, Leela Devi-Dookun Luchoomun, was admitted to the intensive care unit of Victoria Hospital after she was seriously injured in a road accident that occurred shortly after 16 h this afternoon in Phoenix. She was driving his car, a black Toyota at the time of the accident. The former minister was returning home to Grind Co, Bonne-Terre, Vacoas, after participating in the meeting of the Central Committee of the MSM. His car collided with a parapet along this road that leads to Paillotte. The accident occurred near the old factory Socota. Car of the member of the No 8 (Moka / Quartier Militaire) suffered extensive damage.The former Minister of Social Security was rushed to Victoria Hospital where she underwent several medical examinations after his admission.Several family members as well as the leader of the MSM, Pravind Jugnauth, and the president of this party, Showkutally Soodhun, were at the Victoria Hospital at 17 h 20 to inquire about his health. According to preliminary indications, she was the victim of an orbital fracture and will need surgery. Dookun Ashwin, the cousin of the former minister, has told Radio Plus. "I do not know the exact circumstances of the accident. All I know is that she suffered head injuries. She was conscious when he arrived at the hospital. His car was seriously damaged, "he says. Teacher training, Leela Devi-Dookun Luchoomun holds a BSC (Hons) in Zoology.She was Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) in the MMM-MSM alliance late in October 2000 to December 2004. Near Pravind Jugnauth, she held the portfolio of Minister of Arts and Culture from December 2004 to July 2005. Despite the loss of the MMM-MSM alliance in the parliamentary elections of 2005, Leela Devi-Dookun Luchoomun was elected to the No. 15 (Cave / Phoenix). And five years, or 2010 general elections, it was voted second in the No. 8 (Moka / Quartier Militaire) behind its leader Pravind Jugnauth.  Dookun Leela Devi-Luchoomun was appointed Minister of Social Security by the Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam, according to the latest legislation. She resigned from his post after the departure of MSM Government last July in the wake of the case MedPoint.

Nita Deerpalsing criticizes Paul Berenger for his support of the motion of Pravind Jugnauth

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The spokeswoman for the Labour Party (PTR) is shocked that Pravind Jugnauth a motion on the case MedPoint Parliament. She says she is "extremely surprised" that Paul Bérenger has chosen to second the motion.

After Pravind Jugnauth in the early morning, Nita Deerpalsing commented at length approach the Leader of the Militant Socialist Movement (MSM) in Parliament last Tuesday. He had tried to block the creation of a budget provision to cover the acquisition of clinical Medpoint cost of Rs 144.7 million. At the press conference of the governing alliance, this Saturday, October 29, the Director communication of the NTP argued that the opposition leader has surprised everyone by supporting the motion by Pravind Jugnauth. "This is the Mauritian Militant Movement (MMM), which first scandal of the century. Under these conditions, it is extremely surprising that Paul Bérenger decides to support the motion of Pravind Jugnauth in parliament , "said Nita Deerpalsing. It also describes the initiative of Pravind Jugnauth " shocking attitude . " Nita Deerpalsing recalled that Pravind Jugnauth who approved the disbursement of this sum in a letter dated December 23, 2010 and bearing his signature. " The administrative immediate consequence of this letter is the creation of the budget provision that denies Pravind Jugnauth. And now it's the same person who came to ask that this provision be removed from the Supplementary Estimates of Expenses in 2010 , "Nita Deerpalsing protests. The head of communications Mauritian Social Democratic Party (PMSD), Lindsay Morvan, a For his part, commented on the budget provided for 2012 Friday, November 4. He expressed confidence that its leader, Xavier Luc Duval, the current Minister of Finance, through this exercise will empower the country to face the financial crisis that is shaking right now our main Western markets.

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MedPoint: Berenger calls for clarification on the check of Rs 144.7 million

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The opposition leader claims to have information different from those given by the Prime Minister in Parliament. Paul Berenger believes that the government will do nothing to try to recover the money.He is seeking clarification from the Prime Minister.

At its press conference on Saturday, October 29, the leader of Mauritian Militant Movement (MMM), Paul Berenger, said that according to his information, the sum of Rs 144, 7 million paid in connection with the purchase by the State of the clinic is still in MedPoint two local bank accounts. Let Rs 15 million on behalf of Shalini Malhotra at the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation and Rs 120 million to a local branch of the bank Baroda. According to the leader of Mauritian Militant Movement (MMM) both accounts were frozen. Paul Berenger asked the Prime Minister, Navin Ramgoolam, to confirm that this money is still not in Mauritius and abroad as he said in the National Assembly on Tuesday, October 25. The opposition leader wants to know the Prime Minister, the name of the person who has initiated action to freeze bank accounts. The leader of the MMM also seeks explanations of answers, found conflicting data at its Private Notice Question of 18 October and during the parliamentary session of Tuesday, October 25. Thus, he recalls, October 18, the Prime Minister announced that he could not say or do for this money. He had stated that the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) which was only authorized to speak on this subject. Then, last Tuesday, October 25, the Finance Minister Xavier Luc Duval, said that the check had been cashed. It was during the committee review the Supplementary Appropriation (2010) Bill. The head of government then intervened personally. He said that following the PNQ of the previous week that the State Investment Corporation had taken steps to trace the money paid to former managers of the clinic MedPoint. The public corporation is one of the largest shareholder with MedPoint Ltd 50 000 shares. Paul Berenger then commented on the negotiations of alliance between the MMM and the Socialist Movement (MSM) as part of a "remake " of the alliance of 2010. He denied some reports in the press these days about this. He argues that the discussions have not yet reached this stage. Information inconsistent with those obtained from other leaders who are willing to purple to indicate a low voice certainly difficulties that arise in certain constituencies. He said, however, that the " remake "would be on the same principles that 'in 2010 in terms of nominations. Thus, both parties have their representatives in each of the 20 districts of the country. As it is the " scandal of the week , "Paul Berenger returned to the Cheque Truncation System (CTS) which is responsible of claims against the Bank of Mauritius (BoM). A case that is the subject of an investigation by the ICAC. The leader of the MMM denounced what he called total hypocrisy of the Central Bank Transparency. He invited the Prime Minister to remind the Governor of the BoM to order and to order another tendering exercise. He announced that a parliamentary question will soon be on the agenda of the National Assembly without choice between a defined PNQ or question a member of the opposition.He suggests that the former finance minister, Pravind Jugnauth, who was questioned and held responsible for the opacity that prevails in this matter in a statement from the BoM, might want, too, seek clarification from his successor.

Download Youtube videos for free anytime!!!

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Here is a fast and simple way to download video clips by using Mozilla Firefox from most of the websites on the net including YouTube .

Important Notice: This guide is being used at your own risk, this blog doesn’t encourage piracy, better download the clip and watch it, and then rush out to buy an original DVD of it. Thus, this may blog may not interfere where there are problems concerning piracy.

1. Download Mozilla Firefox if you don’t have it from Official Mozilla Firefox Website.

2. Install Video DownloadHelper Add-On.

3. Go to YouTube and play your favourite video. You can now see on your Firefox, 3 Balloons changing colours and rotating. Click on it, and select your video. Wait for the download to finish.

4. These files are normally saved in flv format. Download VLC Media Player to view them. To convert them to MP4 and other formats, download Pazera Free FLV to AVI Converter

4. In many other websites, wait for the ads to be loaded before downloading the video because it may happen that you are downloading the adds.

MedPoint: "I did not touch a rupee of dividend since 1993," said Rashid Beebeejaun

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Deputy Prime Minister, Rashid Beebeejaun, who is also a shareholder of the company that owns the clinic provides MedPoint have nothing affected in the sale of the hospital to the State at a cost of Rs 144.7 million.
Rashid Beebeejaun finally released from his reserve. Few words about his actions in the clinical MedPoint, the No. 2 government decided to explain. On the occasion of a visit to the site of the dam of Valetta, Friday, October 28, the Minister of Public Service has indulged in confidences to Radio One, saying he had not touched a single rupee dividend in 1993. Shareholder in the clinic through Jugnauth clan society MedInvest, Rashid Beebeejaun, who is also a doctor, said he had not received money from the sale of the property in the State cost of Rs 144.7 million December 29, 2010. "I have invested in MedPoint in 1992 or 1993 but I never touched. Zero. At a time when I speak, it's zero ... "he stressed. However, the main shareholder, Dr. Krishan Kumar Malhotra, brother of the former Finance Minister Pravind Jugnauth , did not fail to transfer of Rs 15,500,000 Rs 144,701,300 that has affected the account of his wife, Shalini, December 30, the day after payment and before the deadline for exemption from tax on the gain. This is frowned upon by other shareholders who complained that they had not seen the color of their money and claiming that Rs 120 million placed in fixed deposit in Baroda Bank is transferred under any circumstances.The request also applies to the interest garnered over the last ten months. It was reiterated to the MedPoint Ltd. August 23, is the desire of shareholders to receive their due eighteen years later. MedPoint Ltd. The company has 19 shareholders. They are Dr. Malhotra (32.57%), his wife Shalinee (23.59%), the State Investment Corporation (13.56%), SICOM (5.42%), Sir Tseng Chi Lu (3.49 %), Tseng Yung (3.49%), Deramann Ltd (3.18%), International Medical Advisory and Consultancy Services (2.71%), Textile Industries Ltd (2.22%), Civil Society Medigroup Dr. Dinassing (1.49%), Grovehill Companies (1.36%), which Rashid Beebeejaun Medinvest Company is a shareholder (1.36%), Abdullasonco Ltd (1.36%), Mikensy Company (1.36%), the Estate Dr C. Narrainen Pillai (0.81%), Seagull Insurance (0.81%), Currimjee Ltd (0.75%), Dr. Jean Pierre Vaulbert Chantilly (0.45%) and Pravind Jugnauth (0.01%).

Peru earthquake hits coast with 6.9 magnitude

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Friday's quake was considerably less violent in Lima, a city of 8.5 million people. The capital shook for about 30 seconds in a series of moderate, swaying movements.

Several aftershocks followed with magnitudes up to 5.5, said the U.S. Geological Survey.

It said Friday's quake was centered 31 miles (51 kilometers) south-southwest of Ica, a provincial capital of about 200,000 people which suffered widespread damage in the 2007 quake. It was at a depth of 21.7 miles (35 kilometers).

The directors of two hospitals in Ica told RPP that 20 people were treated for non life-threatening injuries including two for broken bones.

Peru's government-run Institute of Geophysics put the quake's magnitude at 6.7 and put its depth at 19 miles (30 kilometers). The USGS said the killer 2007 quake was centered 24 miles (39 kilometers) deep.

A seismologist at the institute, Hernan Tavera, told RPP the 2007 quake released 33 times more energy than Friday's temblor but this time " the radius of action was far wider."

"There was panic, a lot of panic," said Ruben Vargas, a police official in Ica, which is flanked by asparagus fields and vineyards that produce wine and the liquor pisco.

Vargas said that many people were still in the streets nearly a half hour after the 1:54 p.m. (18:54 GMT) quake. "Little by little people are calming down but they're still outside their homes," he added.

In Pisco, police officer Julio Lopez said people were spooked though the quake wasn't nearly as bad as the 2007 temblor.

"It wasn't like the last time. It was shorter," said Jorge Luis Yupanqui, 30, from Pisco. "Some people started to cry."

He said there was a big traffic jam in Pisco because he, like many others, went home to make sure his family and home were safe.

About 40,000 homes were destroyed in the 2007 quake and the previous government of President Alan Garcia was widely criticized for the slow pace of reconstruction.

Primary teachers are not well paid!!!

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Minister of Education, Dr Vasant Bunwaree said that primary teachers are not well paid live on radio today!!!

Premier League - Manchester United wants to heal the trauma of Old Trafford

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A week after suffering the most terrible defeats'une in its history against City (1-6), Manchester United will begin to heal the trauma of Old Trafford by winning at Everton this Saturday, October 29th at the 10th day of the Championship of England. "It was hard for everyone and we must overcome this. I am confident because we've done in the past , "assured Alex Ferguson, who described the match last Sunday ' worst performance of his career. "Meanwhile, the "Citizens" , leaders with five points clear of United, are likely to maintain their unbeaten (8 wins, 1 draw) in the Etihad Stadium came to the sixteenth in the standings, Wolverhampton, they just crush (5-2), out on Wednesday in the League Cup with a team bis. Roberto Mancini will benefit perhaps to spare a few frames for the very important game at Villarreal on Wednesday in the Champions League, where the position of City is not as good as the Premier League. In contrast, the "Red Devils" would have asked for a best destination to bounce as Goodison Park, where they were taxed more since 2007. Their last visit had not gone particularly well because after leading 3-1 they had been joined by cashing two goals in the stoppages in play the " Toffees ", as more efficient since they lost their leader Mikel Arteta playing for the benefit of Arsenal are struggling to thirteenth place (with a game in hand) but have ended a series of three defeats from the win at Fulham last weekend. After the humiliation by City, Wayne Rooney, transparent on this occasion, can expect a sarcastic welcome from supporters of his club trainer. At Stamford Bridge, Chelsea Arsenal gets a poster that could mark a turning point for both clubs. The " Blues ", the third at six points of Manchester City, have them need to raise following their 1-0 defeat on the ground of Queens Park Rangers, where they played a good part of the game after nine exclusions Bosingwa and Drogba. The ' Gunners'remaining seven wins in eight matches in all competitions and are brought to the seventh place, want to confirm their recovery by obtaining first a good result against a caliber of the Premier League after losing against Manchester United, Liverpool and Tottenham. The task looks daunting for players of Arsene Wenger as Chelsea took 31 points over the last 33 as a possible stage in the Premier League and lost only three times during his last 18 clash with Arsenal. But the French have given up nothing. " Who would draw a line under the title after only nine days? Those who would have no place in this business , "he said. The program (in GMT) Saturday, October 29 (11:00) Everton - Manchester United (11:45) Chelsea - Arsenal (1400) Manchester City - Wolverhampton Norwich - Blackburn Sunderland - Aston Villa Swansea - Bolton Wigan - Fulham (16:30) West Bromwich - Liverpool Sunday, October 30 (16:00) Tottenham - Queens Park Rangers Monday, October 31 (20:00) Stoke - Newcastle Rating: Pts wdl gf ga different one. Manchester City 25 9 8 1 0 33 7 26 2. Manchester United 20 9 6 2 1 26 12 14 3. Chelsea 19 9 6 1 2 20 10 10 4. Newcastle 19 9 5 4 0 12 6 6 5. Tottenham 16 8 5 1 2 15 13 2 6. Liverpool 15 9 4 3 2 12 10 27. Arsenal 13 9 4 1 4 15 18 -3 8. Norwich City 12 9 3 3 3 11 12 -1 9. Stoke City 12 9 3 3 3 7 11 -4 10. Queens Park R. 12 9 3 3 3 7 14 -7 11. Aston Villa 11 9 2 5 2 11 11 0 12. West Bromwich 11 9 3 2 4 9 11 -2 13. Everton 10 8 3 1 4 10 12 -2 14. Sunderland Sept. 9 2 3 4 12 10 2 15. Swansea City 9 9 2 3 4 9 14 -5 16. Wolverhampton 8 9 2 2 5 8 14 -6 17. Fulham 7 9 1 4 Apr. 11 12 -1 18. Bolton 6 9 2 0 July 12 24 -12 19. Wigan 5 9 1 2 6 6 15 -9 20. Blackburn 5 9 1 2 6 10 20 -10

International Day of Kreol: Tribute to the past and recognition of a language

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As part of the World Day of the language and the Creole culture, the Nelson Mandela Centre for African Culture wanted to pay tribute to the past of Mauritius, develop language and Creole culture.
We must remember his past to move forward in life. With this in mind that the Nelson Mandela Centre for African Culture opened a Creole village Friday, October 28. A place recalling the lives of ancestors and their culture.
Danielle Turner, president of the cultural center says it is important to remember that " the Creole community has helped build in Mauritius and there are values ​​to be " . However, she said that should not be locked in its past, but to take it as a springboard to move forward in life. At the opening ceremony of the Creole village, the Minister of Arts and Culture Mookeshwar Choonee was keen to emphasize that the Creole language, unlike many other languages, gaining more and more notoriety. " Kill a language is to kill a culture. While the world of 3000 listed 6,000 languages ​​are dying out. But we note that Mauritius, Kreol is recognized. There are even Kreol Speaking Union is there to allow the language to survive , "says Mookeshwar Choonee. The Creole village offers to visit houses of the slaves. Houses made ​​of straw and wood whose floor is formed of earth. It was also the time to make a nod to old trades such as carpentry or embroidery. The Minister of Gender Equality Mireille Martin and the Parliamentary Private Secretary, Dawn Perrault were also invited to the opening ceremony of the Creole village. Minitre for Martin, this village was the opportunity to relive childhood memories. "These activities give visitors the chance to discover the customs of the past.It is a wealth that should be discovered by all Mauritians. I felt projected into the past and it feels good , "a-such support.Aurore Perrault said she appreciates all that helps to reinforce a culture. "  Valuing a culture builds an entire country.We all win when the culture and language is grateful u, "she said. The event also hosted an exhibition of modern art by Jean-François Dorze offering photographs and tables. The project also captivated visitors.

An interview;Mouammar Khadafi and Mauritius

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Hamza Goolbar

What was your first reaction when you learnt of the killing of Colonel Gaddafi?
At first I could not believe it. There were so many rumours about his fleeing the country, his capture and even his death. When I got the news on Thursday last (20.10.2011), I phoned his son, Muktasem. He was crying and confirmed of this terrible news. I was shocked as well as all members of my family who met the two sons of Gaddafi, namely Muktasem in 2008 and Saadi in 2010 when they were on holiday in Mauritius. The latest news is that Saadi and Saiif are in Niger, Al Mohammad and Hanibal are in Algeria together with their sister Aisha and their mother. Muktasem and Aisha’s husband were killed as well as another son and three grand-children during the last hours of Colonel Gaddafi. This tragedy has thrown darkness in our home.

According to Islamic rites a person should be buried the soonest possible after his death, how is it that the corpse of Gaddafi was exposed for visitors?
They kept the corpse as a war trophy but more to be used as a bait to attract members of his family when they made a public statement saying that the dead body would be delivered to them. Knowing quite well that the National Transitional Council (NTC) has made a list of all family members to be killed at sight, of course nobody came to recover the dead body. With such treatment given to a Muslim Head of State, they have not only insulted the status of the man but that with such a blasphemy they have insulted at the same time Islam the world over. This has shocked television viewers all over the world, whatever their faith, even Mahmoud Djibril, the newly appointed head of the transitional government does not want to associate himself with such a cruel act.

Do you think that it was a revenge against the Lockerbie plane disaster in which hundreds of westerners died and which was said to be the act of Libyans?
The future will surely tell who those responsible for the Lockerbie tragedy are. This was constantly denied by the Libyan leader who however    accepted to pay compensation to the victims. But the problem became acute when Colonel Gaddafi went to the United Nations Assembly in 2009, during celebrations marking the 40th anniversary of this world forum and tore the UN Charter before all the delegates. This was the summum of his ‘arrogant’ act and the decision was taken to eliminate him from the international scene. His ‘insulting remarks’ made towards the wife of Sarkozy added fuel to fire. But the real trouble came when on 14 February this year he assembled around 300,000 people in Tripoli and addressed them in a most revolutionary language. He told them of his intention to launch an Africa Monetary Fund and urge them not to look any more towards the West, ‘who has gone bankrupt’ but rather to the emerging countries of Asia. He told them that ‘as from now on we should promote a Green-Yellow relationship.’ I think that this speech was very much responsible for his brutal killing as it brought a real panic in the minds of western leaders.

How do you interpret the ‘silence’ of African countries and in particular Mauritius?
Colonel Gaddafi always had a sympathetic ear for the demands of African countries and subsequently helped them economically. Mauritius has also benefited a lot from his generosity. Since the establishment of diplomatic ties with Libya hundreds of Mauritians have visited Tripoli upon the invitation of the Colonel, including artists, youths, many journalists and a great number of politicians. Even after the closure of the Bureau here in 1984, Jean Claude de l’Estrac and Bashir Khodabux who were in government visited Tripoli. More recently parliamentarians who visited Libya include Kalyanee Jugroo, Reza Issack and Von Mally. It is to be noted that the colonel himself attended the OAU conference here in 1976 and was highly impressed by our hospitality and since then a true friendship was established between the two countries with frequent visits of Mauritians of all social levels to Tripoli. A few years later, Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam made an official visit to Tripoli upon the invitation of Colonel Gaddafi, accompanied by the then Minister of Youth, Hurrydev Ramchurn. Since then some 500 Mauritians were welcomed in the Libyan capital.

What will happen to Libya after the killing of Gaddafi?
Gaddafi's measures and policies of governance and leadership qualities were second to none. It took only a few months for some foolish outsiders to destroy the image of an inspirational leader. It is crystal clear that America and NATO countries want to stabilize their economies with Libyan oil. Gaddafi came for the masses and died with the masses in his place of birth. This is a great trait of an assertive leader who never bowed to western pressure.
“For 40 years, or was it longer, I can't remember, I did all I could to give people houses, hospitals, schools, and when you were hungry, I gave you food. I even made Benghazi into a farmland from the desert. Let this testament be my voice to the world, that I stood up to crusader attacks of NATO, stood up to cruelty, stood up to betrayal, stood up to the West and its colonialist ambitions, and that I stood with my African brothers, my true Arab and Muslim brothers, as a beacon of light,” he wrote in his Green Book. What will happen next is in the hands of God!

Ra.one released in Mauritius

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The Akon "chammak challo" film has been released on Divali!
Ra.One (Hindi: रा.वन; full: Random Access–Version 1.0) is a 2011 Indian science fiction superhero film, written and directed by Anubhav Sinha. The film, which features Shahrukh Khan in dual roles, as a game developer and his superhero look-alike G.One, also stars Kareena Kapoor, Armaan Verma and Arjun Rampal as the titular game villain Ra.One. Shahana Goswami, Dalip Tahil and Chinese-American actor Tom Wu appear in supporting roles, along with Rajinikanth,Sanjay Dutt and Priyanka Chopra making guest appearances. It is jointly produced by Eros International and Khan's production company, Red Chillies Entertainment, and was originally scheduled to release on 3 June 2011. However, due to extensive post-production work involving special effects and 3D conversion, its release was postponed to 26 October 2011.

Port-Louis won the trophy "Indian Ocean's Leading Cruise Port 2011" at the World Travel Awards

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The Christian Decotte cruise port in Port-Louis has distinguished himself as the Indian Ocean's Leading Cruise Port 2011 to the latest World Travel Awards. A second award for the Mauritius Ports Authority (MPA) three years after the construction of this terminal. Three years old and already two international awards for Christian Decotte Cruise Terminal of the Mauritius Ports Authority (MPA). After the price 'Most Improved Cruise Terminal Facility', won the "Cruise Shipping Miami," which s''est in Miami, USA, last year, the MPA was awarded this time the trophy for "Indian Ocean's Leading Cruise Port 2011 "at the World Travel Awards (WTA). The big night of awards took place this year in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. The MPA welcomes this distinction because the World Travel Awards are the highest recognition a business-related travel can get. The WTA has become, over the years, a guarantee of excellence. Moreover, the Wall Street Journal calls these rewards 'equivalent of the Oscars for the travel industry. " Narad Dawoodary, the communications officer of the MPA suggested that the price makes them heart-warming and the MPA will continue its momentum to promote Port Louis and the region as a cruise port. "Shekur Suntah, the executive director of the MPA who is also president of the ports of the islands of the Indian Ocean late September led a delegation to the Sea in Hamburg Trade Fair to promote cruising in the ocean of India. This award is an encouragement for us to continue on this same vein, " he said. The MPA is now planning collaboration with the private sector, infrastructure construction as at the airport duty free shop and more. Launched to encourage the industry's international travel and tourism to strive for excellence, the World Travel Awards, and the selection exercise are monitored to ensure absolute fairness. The MPA also stipulates traffic cruising for 2010 in Port-Louis was up 22.7% and the number of ships that have docked was 27 against 22 for the year précédente.Cinq cruise ships, ie MS Queen Mary 2, MS Balmoral, MS Seven Seas Mariner, Seven Seas Voyager of MS and MS Nautica made their maiden voyage to Port Louis during the year. Significant growth of 29.3% was recorded in the total number of passenger arrivals to 27,458 passengers against 21,235 in 2009.

Enhancement Program: Bunwaree responds to criticism from the opposition and trade unions

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he Minister Education  was keen to respond to criticism made of the Enhancement Program Steve Obeegadoo opposition MP and trade unionist Vinod Seegum.
Vasant Bunwaree has not digested the criticism against the " Enhancement Program ", an extracurricular program of student support from Standard IV. During the parliamentary session of Tuesday, October 25, the opposition MP Steven Obeegadoo, stated that the current Minister of Education had " used an anti-democratic process "in the presentation of the bill prohibiting lessons in Standard IV. Remember that this is in the " Enhancement Program 2008-2020 . "
The Minister of Education held to report on what he calls " demagoguery . " " The debate was already there. That one does not come to interfere with the government for a project that was applauded by all , "says he.
Vasant Bunwaree says the " Enhancement Program "was developed in 2008 and endorsed by the Cabinet since January 15, 2010. This bill was also discussed during the parliamentary sessions.
He added that opposition members were those who had congratulated him on his initiative and that they can not challenge what they had enjoyed at the start. He, in the same vein, presented to the audience, a series of newspaper clippings referring to the greetings of the members of the opposition after the presentation of the " Enhancement Program ". Overlap which date back to 2009 and 2010.
As regards the prohibition of private lessons in Standard IV, Vasant Bunwaree says it starts with that class and that the primary itself will be revised to divide it into three stages. The Standard I and II combined into one step, the Standard III and IV and a second tranche of Class V Standard CPE component and the final stage.
" We must understand that we wanted to remove the pressure that rests on the shoulders of young children. At the same time, we proposed the "Enhancement Program "which aims at holistic development of the child," says Vasant Bunwaree.
The Enhancement Program is in the Strategic Plan of Education for the period 2008-2020. It includes additional courses in the subjects offered in the school curriculum as well as workshops to develop the creativity of the child.
The minister also responded to Vinod Seegum, the President of the Government Teachers' Union. The union had shown that teachers should receive an additional allocation to carry out this project.
Vasant Bunwaree argues that there already and thought he had applied for a grant. Teachers will receive Rs 3000 in addition to their monthly salaries.
" I'm not really happy with what teachers perceive but do not say I did not compensate teachers. It is an effort that they have agreed to provide and receive an allowance , "he says.
The Minister added that he did not force teachers to accept this program. Those who challenged the ban on private lessons were given the option to teach in other classes.