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PMSD praises amendments in Penal Code for selective MTP

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According to the spokesperson for the Parti Mauricien Social Democrate (PMSD) Lindsay Morvan, a person should not impose his religious beliefs on society. “The mother should have the choice to have an abortion, in specific cases,” he said during a press meet on Saturday. According to him, the PMSD is in favour of the amendments [...]

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Women’s NGO organises family fun day at Reduit

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On Saturday, the Women’s Foundation for World Peace (WFWP), in collaboration with the Ministry of youth and sports, organised a family fun day in the context of the celebration of the United Nations International Day of Families at Reduit. It is the first time that the foundation has organised such a big event. Vidula Rahiman, [...]

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MTPA to host island’s biggest shopping fiesta

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The Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority and the Mauritius Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) is holding the Mauritius Shopping Fiesta from June 29 to July 5. Several highlights of the event include carnival, discounts in shopping centres and airline tickets. Moreover, Star Prizes include a Porsche and a BMW 6 serie. The aim of this [...]

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Ministry to fight coastal erosion with Japanese help

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The Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development is expecting a Japanese delegation this week who will make recommendations on how to tackle coastal erosion. A sum of Rs 85.5 million has been earmarked in favour of rehabilitation and protection works at Cap Malheureux, Bain Boeuf, Poudre d’Or and Baie du Cap. The works will start [...]

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MSM linked to Rosewood scandal: PTr

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By conducting an alliance with the Mouvement Socialiste Militant (MSM), the Mouvement Militant Mauricien (MMM) made a terrible blunder. This was the conclusion reached by Labour party MPs, Patrick Assirvaden and Nita Deerpalsing at a press meet held at Square Guy Rozemont on Saturday. “Three members of the MSM, namely Pravind Jugnauth, Maya Hanoomanjee and [...]

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Samsung: Flexible Displays Coming to Smartphones This Year

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It’s no secret that Samsung is working hard on producing flexible OLED displays, and that the Koreans eventually want to put bendable displays in all kinds of gadgets, from wristwatches to big screen TVs. Over the last year or so, we got to see all kind of crazy displays from Sammy, including bended displays (how [...]