Upon a request made by the Sugar Insurance Fund Board, the Mauritius Cane Industry Authority has determined the sugar price for insurance purpose for the two categories for Crop 2020 as follows – Growing Side = Rs12,780/tonne of sugar @ 98.5% Polarisation Milling Side = Rs12,000/tonne of sugar @ 98.5% Polarisation.
Month: December 2020
Three new government appointees
Mr Sunael Singh Purgus is appointed as part-time Chairperson of the Board of the Fashion and Design Institute; Mr Dyaneshwar Ramdhony as part-time Chairperson of the Board of Film Classification, and Mr Rishiraj Kanhye as part-time Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the Aapravasi Ghat Trust Fund.
130 morts sur nos routes en 2020
Un total de 130 personnes ont été tué dans des accidents de la route survenus en 2020 par rapport à 2019, où les chiffres avaient atteints les 144 victimes.
MSIRI: Producing electricity from cane straw
The potential to generate 65 GWh of electricity from cane straw is achievable, according to the Mauritius Sugarcane Industry Research Institute (MSIRI) and according to ecologists this would substitute at least 45,000 tonnes of coal.
Mauritius records 19% drop in total exports (Jan. to Sept. 2020) because of the Covid-19
Mauritius’ main exports markets, namely the United Kingdom, France and other European countries have been severely impacted by the COVID-19 disease, with figures showing a decrease of 19% from January to September 2020.
Prime Minister encourages local production of food-crops
Prime Minister encourages local production of food-crops
The Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth has on Thursday urged the population to work for agricultural self-sufficiency by encouraging the local production of food-crops via backyard gardening and support sustainable agricultural development through various schemes that have been initiated by the government.
Speaking at a workshop on agricultural entrepreneurship, Mr Jugnauth underlined that Mauritius still remains vulnerable to the threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Hence, self-sufficiencyis a necessity to generate an increase in local production”, he added.
Mauritius renews its offer to the US for a long-term arrangement on Diego Garcia
Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth has said that the Government has renewed its offer to enter into a long-term arrangement with the United States to ensure the continued operation of the defence facility in Diego Garcia.
In a statement to the House, Mr Jugnauth pointed out that “such an arrangement would be consistent with the common vision and shared principles of Mauritius and the United States in respect of the rule of law and the United States’ historical support for decolonization.”