Jayraj Sookur, 49, confessed to the murder of his 16-year-old stepdaughter Stacey Henrisson on Thursday. His 56-year-old accomplice, Tany Ramdassen, only confessed to participating in the disposal of the body and denied being involved in her murder. He told officers the victim was already dead when he met Sookur who instructed him to wrap the [...]

The Health minister, Lormus Bundhoo will soon be meeting the management of Victoria Hospital at Candos to discuss about the renovation of the hospital. “I am aware that several units dating from the colonial era should be renovated. These buildings cannot continue to accommodate more patients since they contain asbestos,” he said. A shortage of [...]

To showcase the variety of breads available on the island, the Bread festival will be organised from May 18 to 23. Bread expositions will be held at Rose Hill, Curepipe and Caudan Water front as well as in Rodrigues. The theme that has been chosen for this year is “breads around the world”. Bread festival [...]

Following the assurance given in parliament on Tuesday by the Prime Minister Dr Navin Ramgoolam that the municipal elections will take place in 2012, The Independent spoke to the electoral commissioner Irfan Rahman on this matter. Rahman said that the date for the municipal elections is the prerogative of the Prime Minister. Quizzed on when [...]