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I still remember watching Fort Boyard whereby candidates had no other choice than to plunge their hands in boxes filled with spiders, snakes and other animals. Fortunately for us, the only frightening insects and reptiles found on our territory are most probably either enclosed in cages in animal parks or in the natural reserve parks on Round Island or Ile Aux... Continue Reading →
Hiya! It has been ages since I last posted something on this blog! Glad to be back with something new 🙂 Although there has been many hot topics to talk about, I was quite reluctant to write on them. In fact, there has been so many scandals revealed almost at the same time that even newspapers are finding... Continue Reading →
Ladies & Gentlemen, Warm welcome to the most awaited Awards Ceremony of the Mauritian Web, the Yashvinblogs Awards 2014! Since several weeks, I was very enthusiast to host this third edition event which sounds encouraging, based on the good response for the past editions of 2012 and 2013! And with the general elections held a few weeks back, things got... Continue Reading →
If you are looking for the origins of the names of the current cyclone Bansi, you might be interested to know that Mauritius has named it. While going through the list, you will probably notice a few names sounding a bit funny, here in our island. NamesProvided byADJALIComoros (F)BANSIMauritius (M)CHEDZABotswana (F)DIAMONDRAMadagascar (F)EUNICEZimbabwe (F)FUNDIKenya (M)GLENDASouth Africa... Continue Reading →
Bonjour! Tout d'abord, bonne année et merci d'avoir été fidèle à mon blog 🙂 Tous les ans, les gens se ruent vers les prédictions par rapport à leur horoscope, disponibles sur le net ou même, publiés par les journaux. Parmi les astrologues mauriciens souvent cités, nous retrouvons Rajendra MuruganMme Kwok etDr Prakash Luchun Cette année... Continue Reading →
Hi! I have been waiting for this moment since a few days. The first socio-cultural group ( or whatever they call themselves ) has finally held their press-conference to congratulate the new government while strongly criticising the previous government which they used to venerate. I have always been amazed at their guts ! I'm not necessarily... Continue Reading →
Today, I feel proud. Proud to be a true Mauritian! Results are now final. L'alliance LEPEP wins the elections with a total of 47 seats while PTR/MMM got only 13 seats. The defeat of Navin Ramgoolam in his own constituency, the No 5 (Triolet / Pamplemousses) should be written in the history of Mauritius. Ranked at... Continue Reading →
In 3 days time, over 900,000 Mauritians will be required to head towards their respective voting centers to exercise one of their constitution rights - The right to vote. With 2 consecutive mandates, the current government is looking forward to another victory and one of their main points in their manifesto is the implementation of the... Continue Reading →
The second price decrease of petroleum products in 2 weeks! I can't really complain of this second decrease in price but this raises so many questions and especially, this one : Why just before the elections? Anyway, the new prices are as follows : Essence : From Rs47.90 / L to Rs45.95 / L Diesel :... Continue Reading →
New prices applicable as from tomorrow, 22nd November 2014: Essence : Rs50.15 / L -> Rs47.90 / L Diesel : Rs41.90 / L -> Rs39.45 / L They can say whatever they want but facts remain facts : Price increased by the maximum allowable of 5-6% in March 2013. The prices set at that point of time... Continue Reading →
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