Le Fy over ouvert ce mercredi

Le ministère des Infrastructures Publiques  avait annoncé que le Fly over de Decaen allait être ouvert le lundi 26 novembre. Ensuite le mardi 27, mais en raison des pluies, l’ouverrtuer n’a pu être faite. Mais la vérité est  qu’à l’heure que l’autopont allait être inauguré mardi, il y avait une PNQ adressée à Nando Bodha et surtout on craignait un grand embouteillage qui existait déjà en raison du temps pluvieux.  Rendez-vous est donné ce mercredi à 14h.

 

 

Technology: Mauritius should make use of new modes of communication

In China, 9 out of 10 people use smartphones and they get the free device from the operator in China. This communication tool is very popular with Chinese television stations that use it to access their audience.

Professor Shie Fang, Dean of Hunan University, pointed out that a country like Mauritius must take into account the development of New Media, new modes of communication and smartphones among others. Mauritius must be prepared for this change and not be left behind. The country, he says, and national television will be much more efficient and profitable.

 

Summer period: alert to food poisoning!

More than 2,000 Improvement Notices, fifty Prohibition Orders and 287 food stores sanctioned by lack of hygiene and lack of control. These are the numbers compiled by the Health Inspectorate Division of the Department of Health for the period from January to October. The Health Inspectorate Division is working hard at this time to warn the public about possible cases of food poisoning because summer is a poisonous season. The high temperature favors the development of bacteria.

 

Entrée en vigueur du fly over à Port- Louis ce mardi

Il y aura un grand développement dans la capitale ce mardi 27 novembre.  Le fly over de Caudan sera ouvert aux automobilistes. Ainsi, les véhicules sortant du Sud et des Plaines Wilhems ne pourront pas emprunter cette partie de l’auto route menant vers la Place d’Armes. Est-ce qu’une solution pour décongestionner l’entrée de la capitale. Attendons quelques jours pour voir.

 

 

Une plateforme en ligne pour le renouvellement des déclarations de véhicules

Le système de déclaration en ligne a été lancé ce jeudi 22 novembre 2018 à Réduit. C’est une grande innovation concernant le renouvellement des vignettes de la NTA par les automobilistes du pays. Ce système, concerne dans un premier temps les véhicules privés.

C’est le Premier ministre qui a procédé au lancement à l’auditorium Octave Wiehe à l’Université de Maurice. Pravind Kumar Jugnauth a parlé de l’accélération de la digitalisation de l’économie mauricienne au profit de tous les citoyens. Il a fait état de retard accumulé dans le passé, par rapport au train de la révolution numérique.

 

Rodrigues: Import of pesticides and other chemicals banned soon

Make plantations more “robust” and use more biological and natural control methods. The idea is to protect Rodriguans’ health and the Agriculture Commission wants to ban all imports of pesticides and other products in the 10th district.

From November 18 to 22, an exchange program titled “Support for strengthening the National Food Safety and Plant Health Protection Systems in Mauritius” was conducted to find ecological solutions to protect cultivation. The exercise, sponsored by the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), sought to find solutions to day-to-day problems in the fields.

FAO and Ministry of Agro-Industry technicians were asked to review the situation. Their expertise helped to assess the situation of emerging diseases. More than 200 planters, chilli, banana and onion were mainly targeted by this workshop because they represent a high economic value. Last year, more than 213 tons of silt were exported to Mauritius. As for the onion, it represents 328 tons whereas the pepper amounts to 2.3 tons.

 

New Declaration of Assets Bill

Will the new asset declaration law make data public? The whole issue of this revision of the law through the New Declaration of Assets Bill addresses this issue. But it will always be impossible for the public to consult this information.

 

The bill, which aims to fight against the illicit enrichment of our elected representatives would be presented to the Council of Ministers today. A promise from the Prime Minister who promised to amend the law before the end of his term.

The New Declaration of Assets Bill replaces the one that exist since 1987. It is almost certain that elected representatives and advisers in particular will have to declare their assets, at the beginning and at the end of the mandate. Moreover, if currently the elected officials of Mauritius and Rodrigues, the municipal councilors and those of the district councils are only concerned, the new law should also affect senior officials, members of boards of directors and directors of parapublic bodies as well. A much wider field of action, especially as assets on behalf of wives, children and even grandchildren will be scrutinized.

 

Mauritius: 7,327 cases of HIV/Aids identified

From 1987 to date, there have been a total of 7,327 HIV cases that have been identified, the Senior Chief Executive of the Ministry of Health and Quality of Life, Ram Prakash Nowbuth, said at the official launch of the 17th HIV / AIDS Symposium, which is being held from 20 to 22 November in Balaclava.

Participants from Madagascar, Comoros, Seychelles, Rodrigues, La Reunion and Mauritius are attending.

 

Manifestations à La Réunion

Après un week-end très compliqué, les violences et les débordements se poursuivre à l’île de la Réunion. Les habitants viven difficilement sur les routes avec le mouvement citoyen, soit les gilets jaunes, qui a mis de nouveaux barrages en place pour protester contre la hausse des prix des carburants. Conséquences des blocages : de nombreuses mairies ont préféré fermer les écoles. La vie économique et culturelle est aussi fortement perturbée.

 

 

Mauritius-India CECPA negotiations nearing conclusion

Mauritius’s negotiations on the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CECPA) with India is nearing conclusion with the seventh round of negotiations scheduled next week.  It is expected that the CECPA will be signed during the Prime Minister’s, Mr Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, visit to India in January 2019.

Accordng to Minister Vishnu Lutchmeenaraidoo, the WTO presently stands at a difficult crossroad given that it has functioned according to the rules of the West.  However, with the emergence of China, India and Russia on this vast trading market, it is now clear that the rules are changing, he emphasised.

Mauritius, the Minister pointed out, has therefore to learn from this situation and the country still has to be able to survive and develop.  This is the reason why Mauritius has chosen to develop a survival and expansion strategy within the region which involves putting focus on bilateral ties within the Indian Ocean area as well as with the African continent with countries such as Ghana, South Africa, Ethiopia and Kenya and our ties with Asia, that is, India, China and the Middle East, he indicated.

According to Mr Lutchmeenaraidoo, Mauritius should consider itself to be a lighthouse in the region and that is why the country has finalised a Free Trade Agreement with China.  We are also a member of the trilateral agreement in Africa which brings together COMESA and SADC, that is, 26 countries and 650 million consumers, he stated.  So this means that we clearly have an outward-driven strategy and our survival depends on our capacity to be an integral part of international trade and also to make the most of what the region can offer, the ties we have within the region for win-win situations in the interest of one and all and by encouraging South-South cooperation, he said.xxx