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Municipal election date ‘PM’s choice’

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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 [...]

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FCSOU proposes new work-pension formula

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The president of the Federation of Civil Service and Other Unions (FCSOU), Toolsiraj Benydin called a press meet on Thursday to comment on the Public Research Bureau (PRB) report and the procedures for the election of the federation head. He said that they had already submitted their proposals to the PRB. He stated, “We also [...]

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Black River national park to get 85-km new trail

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Works to create a new trail of 85km at the Black River Gorges National Park, the location of some of the rarest forests in the world will be started soon. “This will help promote awareness about forest conservation and educate people on the importance of forests. We are thinking of starting the work next month,” [...]

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Royal luncheon triggers tension

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A lunch for monarchs from around the world to celebrate the 60th throne anniversary of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II threatened to be overshadowed by politics on Thursday, as Spain confirmed that Queen Sofia would stay away because of tensions over Gibraltar. Whereas Buckingham Palace and the Foreign Office remained tight-lipped about the affair, Spain’s EFE [...]

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MPL issues envelopes to mark

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The Embassy of the Republic of China in Mauritius and the Mauritius Post Limited (MPL) collaborated to issue two commemorative envelopes as part of 40 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries. The official launch took place at the Postal Museum in the presence of minister of Foreign Affairs Arvin Boolell, ICT minister Tassarajen [...]

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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 [...]