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Film Industry

Mauritius to target post-production opportunities

The Economic Development Board will on Wednesday 4 April 2018 hold a conference on ‘VFX and Digital Film Animation’ at Le Méridien hotel, Pointe aux Piments. Among the themes on the agenda, the potential of digital animation, the global trend and opportunities, key success factors, the formulation of incentives and policies and the vertical integration of the film industry in Mauritius.

Anushka Virahsawmy: “We need to move along with time but in the right direction”

Violence and crimes have been hitting the headlines of newspapers every day. Is our paradise being invaded by social scourges? Is the Mauritian society witnessing degradation? To answer all these questions, this week, we have interviewed the director of Gender Links, Anushka Virahsawmy.

Laetitia Begue

Miss Eco International Mauritius

Beauty with purpose

Celebrating beauty for a noble cause: This is the main objective of Miss Eco International and also that of the newly-crowned Miss Eco International Mauritius Laetitia Begue. With her confidence and go-getter personality, the young lady aspires to sensitise all Mauritians about the importance of protecting our environment.

Young Professionals:

The relevance of ethics in society

Are you ethical? This is one question that we often hear. In simple words, ethics is a system of moral principles, concerned with what is good for individuals and society. How far do Mauritians value ethics? The young blood of our society shed light on this issue.

Audit report

Mismanagement of public funds: Time for sanctions

The report of the director of Audit on the accounts of Mauritius for the financial year 1st July to 30th June 2017 was released this Tuesday. In this report, mismanagement of public funds has been unraveled. In the article that follows, an analysis of the mismanagement has been listed. The main question that arises is whether civil officers failing in their responsibility should be sued for such management? Experts Rajen Bablee, Krish Ponnusamy and Radhakrishna Sadien analyses the situation.  

THE VOCALCOM DUCHESS OF YORK CUP - 1400 m - Valeur [50+] G.2

Table Bay set to resume Gujadhur’s classic winning trend?

After a four-month break, it’s back to the races as from this Saturday 31st March. The main race is a Group 2 classic reserved for horses running for the first time at the Champ de Mars. It carries a purse of Rs 850,000 with Rs 500,000 going for the winner. The Ramapatee Gujadhur stable is in the limelight when it comes to a classic thanks to star horse Table Bay. Close competitors are Ten Gun Salute and Budapest. But The Duchess of York Cup is all about the runner which successfully adapted to the Champ de Mars rather than being the classiest. Eight horses are on the cards.