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General News
Louis Rivaltz Quenette
Thursday, October 10, 2013 - 10:22
Le Racing Club de Maurice, a donne dans les salons du chateau, situe a Trianon, un vin d'honneur pour marquer l'elevation, le 12 Mars dernier, de l'ancien Secretaire de l'Assemblee Legislative. Louis Rivaltz Quenette au rang de Grand Officer of the Star and Key(GOSK).
C'est la deuxieme decoration que l'Etat decerne a cet ancien grand commis, apres celle d'OBE vers la fin des annees 80.
Source:LeMauricien 10 October
Henri Souchon meurt
Monday, September 16, 2013 - 12:03
Le Pere Henri Souchon, bien connu et bien aime par tous les Mauriciens, est mort dans son sommeil le 14 Septembre au Couvent de Bonne Terre ou il residait.
Henri Souchon avait 89 ans et apres etre ordonne pretre le 12 Avril 1952, donc 61 ans de sacerdoce, s'etait donne a tous les Mautriciens de tous milieux et religions.
Le Pere Henri Souchon avait recu les insignes de Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur, le 26 Juillet , de l'ambassadeur de France a Maurice, Jean-Francois Dobelle.
Source: Le Mauricien 15 Septembre
Dr Philippe Forget
Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 15:15
Le Docteur Philippe Forget, pere spirituel de L'Express, est decede le 9 Septembre. Il avait 85 ans.
Source: L'Express 11 Septembre
New Plaisance Terminal
Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 14:54
Effective at midnight on Friday 13 September, the new state of the art SSR International Airport Terminal will be operational in Mauritius.
The new terminal at 57.000 square metres, expects to welcome 4.5 million passengers annually and can accomodate the A380 aircraft.
Domestic traffic will be handled on groung level while all international departures will be on level 1 and international arrivals will be on level 2.
Air Mauritius News
Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 14:28
The Minister for Tourism in Mauritius, Mr Michael Sik Yuen has made the folowing announcement:
Air Mauritius will with immediate effect offer passengers who arrive on their long haul flights from Australia, China and Europe, a free fare onward ticket to La Reunion. All passengers have to pay are the applicable taxes on such a ticket, but the fare itself is free.’
Federal Elections
Tuesday, September 3, 2013 - 16:21
The next Federal Elections in Australia will see 2 candidates of Mauritian origin.
Ricardo Balancy, 47 yrs old, will be a candidate for the Liberals in the seat of Holt in Victoria, this will be his second tilt at being elected. He need to overcome a margin of 14% to wrest the seat from Labor.
Paul Tuyau, 44 yrs of age, will be standing in the seat of Bruce in Victoria , as a representative of the Palmer United Party.
Fete Pere Laval
Thursday, August 29, 2013 - 09:49
La messe du Pere Laval aura lieu Dimanche 8 Septembre a 15heures a l'eglise Sainte Therese, 15 Garong Road. Lakemba.
Le principal celebrant sera Pere Gallagher, Nonce Apostolique en Australie representant le Pape Francois.
Specialites mauriciennes en vente apres la messe.
Mobile Phone numbers in Mauritius
Wednesday, August 28, 2013 - 12:23
All numbers assigned to mobile networks in Mauritius will migrate from 7 to 8 digits by adding the number 5 to existing numbers as from 1 Sep;tember 2013.
Any SIM cards bought after 1 September will have th extra digit 5 added.
After that date if 7 numbers only are used the call will fail.
PERE LAVAL
Saturday, August 24, 2013 - 12:30
Les travaux dans la cour de l'egise de Ste Croix devraient prendre fin d'ici le 2 Septembre. Ce sera just a temps pour recevoir les milliers de pelerins qui viendront celebrer le 149eme anniversaire de la mort du Pere Jacques Desire Laval, le 9 Septembre.
Source: LeMauricien 23 Aout