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PORT LOUIS BAR
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TASTES OF THE WORLD
The place to be: A new sleek and sophisticated Mauritian bar opens to a rapturous reception in north London
“The Apprentice” star talks exclusively to Mauritius Now about how best to avoid those dreaded words, “You’re Fired”
The world’s biggest food and drink festival, Taste of London’, descended on London’s Regent’s Park over four days in June
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Government’s Rs18.3bn green light to tackle traffic jam nightmare
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he government has given the green light to a whopping Rs18.3 billion bid to tackle the country’s traffic jam nightmare. It is estimated that road congestion costs Mauritius an annual Rs2 billion. This can be measured in terms of lost productive hours, the stress associated with commuting and its effect on doing business as more time and resources are wasted. A survey by the Mauritius Employers Federation in 2008 showed that 97% of businesses say they are affected by congestion. The automobile fleet has continued to grow over the past MSM leader few years and is expected to continue on the same trend. At Pravind Jagnauth the end of last year, there were 366,250 vehicles on our roads
according to the National Transport Authority. This was a net increase of 15,114 vehicles, 4.3% higher than in 2008. During 2009, a total of 12,482 new vehicles and 6,424 secondhand cars were registered. As part of spending plans under the Road Decongestion Programme, the government has given the go-ahead for the construction of the second phase of the Port Louis Ring Road. According to tender documents that were issued for consultancy services, the Port Louis Ring Road Phase 2 will start from the foot of Quoin Bluff at Guibies, cross the Mountain via a tunnel at this location, and continue its route to the east of Port Louis along the foot of Port Louis-Moka Range and up to Quay D Roundabout. (Continued on page 2)
Mauritian Football CHAMPIONS 2010.............................40 Blue Marlin made a triumphant return to the Mauritian Football Tournament, 5 years after their last appearance, by taking the trophy after a long day of intense competition
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