Intermediate court magistrate Meenakshi Gayan-Jaulimsing rejected Pravind Jungauth’s appeal to strike out the provisional charge in the MedPoint case on Monday. In her ruling, she stated that the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) had duly followed the Judge’s Rule “in relation to the enquiry against the applicant, warranting no reason for the provisional charge against [...]

Yodhun Bissessur, government chief valuer, is allowed private practices against remuneration as long as there is no conflict of interest and the work is carried outside his normal working hours. This moonlighting practice is in line with PRB report, pointed out the minister of Finance and Economic Development Pravind Jugnauth on Tuesday in reply to [...]

Century Banking Corporation (CBC), the first Islamic financial institution, licensed by the Bank of Mauritius, was officially inaugurated on Wednesday, in Port Louis, by the vice prime minister, minister of Finance Pravind Jugnauth. CBC is a strategic partnership between Qatari investors through Domasol Limited and British American Investment. It will focus on wholesale banking, treasury [...]

Leela Devi Dookun-Luchoomun , president of the women’s wing of the Mouvement Socialiste Militant (MSM), has pointed out that the future lies in the hands of the younger generation. “It is through our actions that we must convey our values,” she said during a seminar organised as part of the celebration of International Women’s Day. [...]