Issue 4 - Summer 2012

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very Editors note seems to start off the same, but we really do appreciate all of your ongoing support. We’ve had comments from our readers that what we are doing with the magazine makes them proud to be Mauritian, which is a very special feeling for us.

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Our aim is to modernise the way Mauritian culture is represented. We are not changing our fantastic culture, just giving the presentation a face lift.

Mauritian Club Magazine is all about supporting our homegrown talent and giving them a platform to shine. In our previous issue we introduced to you Stikmatik, a young man who is making a name for himself in the music industry. In this issue we bring you Evian Cafun who has made his own TV series on Mauritian culture and not to mention the absolutely stunning Charlotte Holmes who was the winner of Miss England 2012, and will be representing England at Miss World.

ISSUE 4 SUMMER 2012 MCM Team

Directors/Editors Shafique Khoodabux & Andrew Tyeloo Features Director Zara Nubheebucus Creative Director Nazia Bibi Production Director Zara Nubheebucus Features Writers Mya Tacouri, Darren Gray Selina Periampillai Chief Sub Editor Kiran Den Sub editor Diren Ramkhelawon Editorial Namrata Patel Journalists Raheema Khan, Kiran Den, Jason Tulloo, Mya Tacouri Beauty Writer Annasha Ramjeawon Assistant designers X Graphics Media Studio Picture Director Andrew Tyeloo Online Designers X Graphics Media Studio Contributing Kresh Ramanah Special thanks to Charlotte Holmes, Font PR, Sabina Jacobs, Evian Cufun, SOS Children Villages, and of course all our MCM readers!

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Contents 4 From Ile Maurice to Miss England - MCM sat down for an exclusive chat with Miss England 2012 8 The Michaela McAreavey Case - Read about the damage to Mauritius’ reputation 10 ‘Ayooo’ is the word - We catch up with Evian Cafun on his journey to Mauritius 13 The £40k thief - A care home manager stole from vulnerable OAPs spared jail 13 Somali pirates - UK & Mauritius have plans for Somali pirates 14 Diego Garcia - A Real Estate for the UK and US but rightfully owned by Mauritius 15 Orange Money - 4 million customers after launching in Mauritius and Jordan 16 Air Mauritius - Airline hit hard by downturn in tourism reflecting problems in Europe 16 Gumtree - Website urges users to report foul play 17 Mauritius labelled Copycat - MTPA puts an end to the ‘copycat’ action of Seychelles 18 Miss Seychelles - Sherlyn Furneau makes

headlines in different parts of the world 19 - The right step closer - MCMs beauty girl, Annasha gets under our skin 21 Amy Winehouse lives on - We remember the star on her the one year anniversary 23 Emotional eating - MCMs Darren informs us that food doesn’t resolve issues 24 Mauritian Olympic participants - A look at Mauritius’ stars at London 2012 24 Natacha Rigobert - Volleyball star to carry the flag for Mauritius at London 2012 25 Mauritius International 2012 - Shama Aboobakar claims badminton Singles Crown 25 The Kiteival Festival - Kite surfing festival returns for its fifth year 26 The spice of life - Learn how and why spices are good for you 27 Prawn Rougaille - Yummy Choos take on Mauritian cuisine

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to Miss

MCM sat down for an exclusive chat with her exotic roots & the exciting journey

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n 26th June the Miss England crown was handed to 23-year-old Charlotte Holmes who became the 57th woman to scoop the coveted title. It was a case of third time lucky for the current Miss Devon who’d previously finished fourth and fifth in the competition as well as hitting the headlines in 2010 as a contestant on Britain’s Next top Model.

Charlotte, who is of Mauritian heritage, embarked on her first duty as Miss England by traveling to Mauritius to open the Mauritius Shopping Fiesta & appear in the Mauritius Carnival on behalf of the MTPA, the sponsors of Miss England 2012.

She will be representing England at the Miss World finals in Inner Mongolia this year and there is no doubt that the whole of Mauritius will be supporting all the way.

Here’s what happened when our lovely Zara caught up with her; It’s been a big year for England with the Diamond Jubilee and the Olympics, how does it feel to be crowned Miss England 2012?

Oh it’s was completely fantastic and overwhelming. It was a four year project for me and my third attempt in the final, so to finally win was the most amazing feeling.

Are you nervous about representing England at Miss world?

Of course... But I’m equally as excited. It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity and I can’t wait!

What was the scariest moment during the final?

When they were announcing the top three. It was very scary, they announced third and second so I started preparing to congratulate the winner, but then they called out my name and I was all tears. You can see various pictures with mascara running down my face You recently went to Mauritius, how was your first visit?

Fantastic, I love it. I had the best week, it was really hectic because I went there for work rather than pleasure. On the last day I got to see my family before I left which was magical. The family resemblances are frightening, I met one of my dad’s cousins who just looked exactly like my dad. I cant wait to go back over their with my family and show them how similar we all look.

What stood out to you the most while you were out there?

My Gran has always told me how beautiful the island is and how nice the people are and they genuinely were. Everyone that I met was so lovely and they would bend over backwards to help me. It wasn’t pretense ei-

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h the beautiful Charlotte Holmes on rediscovering that awaits her for the title of Miss England 2012. ther, they genuinely really wanted help. In London you could ask a waiter to get you something and they do it as it’s their job, but in Mauritius they genuinely wanted to get it for you. All in all, I’d have to say that the people out there made it special.

So I understand that you have Mauritian in you, how much do you know about your roots?

I know that my Grans born there, she was born in Curepipe with 9 brothers and sisters. She moved over to England and the rest of them have dispersed over England, South Africa and Mauritius, so we are all over the place but there are still a few remaining in Mauritius.

Can you speak any creole?

Bonjour..

That’s good enough haha.

I was fine because I was just speaking french all the time out there. I learnt more, how do you say ‘see you later’? ‘Taleur’, that’s about it.. I’ll gradually pick it up.

What was your favorite meal in Mauritius?

I ate too much food. Well I got to try dhal puri which was delicious. The guy put far too much chillie in it and I cried haha, that was really nice. All the food over there was fantastic, I was lucky enough to be staying in a really nice hotel so the standard of the food was fantastic, but it probably wasn’t authentic Mauritian cuisine. The stuff I did try which was Mauritian like the curries and stuff were just absolutely to die for.

I’ve grown up on that stuff with my Gran and my dad so I loved it.

What’s the story behind you entering Miss England?

I first entered in 2009, I was Miss Cornwall at the time and I stumbled across it on the internet. I competed the first year, came fourth and had the best two days,

met some amazing girls and raised a lot of money for charity, it was fantastic.

The next year was a no brainer, I previously had such a good time, so I thought if I could qualify I would definitely do it again. That year I entered the competition as Miss Guild[-ford. You have to either live or work within the area to enter. I came fifth, again I had the most amazing time Last year I didn’t compete. You don’t just do the final and then continue with everyday life. These competitions take up a lot of time with all the fund raising and other stuff you have to do to prepare. It also takes a lot out of your working schedule.

I wasn’t going to do this year because of taking a lot of time off work, but I thought if I don’t I’ll be too old next year and will never have the opportunity to do it again, so I entered.

What was it like being on Britain’s Top Model?

Amazing, seems like a life time ago now.

It was the first year that Elle Macpherson had taken over the show, so it was a big year for the show. I’d never done anything like that, never been on a TV show or seen how the production behind it all works, it was really interesting. It was hard work, hardest job I’ve ever done but I think Miss World is going to be more tough. We were working solidly for three months, we didn’t have a day off, it was just filming every single day. I came fourth so it was constant work, you don’t think about it at the time, but when I went home I was in bed for a whole week, just ran down and exhausted, but it was great.

Where you put on any strict diets?

I’ve never been on a diet in my life. We ordered our own food in the house. We had to give them a shopping list every fourth

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day. It was dangerous actually because no one monitored what we were eating so we ordered chocolate and other bits, I actually put on weight in the house. Life is too short, I don’t diet. Everything in moderation and I’m massively into my sports so that’s how I keep fit.

Which competition was you most nervous?

Ermm it’s different because Miss England started off as a hobby for me. The time and money I invested into it was because I wanted to do it for the cause. Britain’s Next Top Model was what I wanted to do for my career so I sort of viewed them differently but I put as much effort and dedication into both of them.

Nerve-wracking wise, I would say waiting for the announcement of Miss England.. or does it top standing in the elimination room waiting for Elle to call your name out hmmmm, I don’t know, probably equally as nerve-wracking as each other and both fantastic experiences.

What was it like with other the girls in Miss England, did you get a long or was it very competitive?

In Miss England everyone get’s along.

I tend not to buy into bitchiness, squabbling and all of that stuff, I think I’m a bit to old for that now. Everyone there was like minded, we were all there to have a good time and raise a lot of money for charity.

Ok, so we want to know more about you. What’s your biggest confession?

Biggest confession hmmmm, I don’t think I have any. I haven’t got any secrets, I’m a

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bit boring like that.

Ok, so give us your most embarrassing moment?

There’s probably loads, but I try to erase them from memory. Crying so much when I won Miss England definitely has to be up there, my eye lash fell down onto my cheek.

Running for the bus and as you get there it drives off is pretty bad. Oh actually, you know the charity people who stop you in the street and say text this number to donate five pounds etc. Well I’m terrible, I sometimes pretend to be french incase someone talks to me.. but yea, I’ve been caught out once by a guy who ended up being french. The whole conversation was in French and I ended up digging myself into a horrible hole and I felt really bad, so I donated money..

I do something similar, you know them people who try to sell Sky TV to you in the street, when they ask me I say homeless haha. They can’t expect a homeless person to buy Sky so that works all the time.

What’s next for you?

I’m going to Miss World in August, then once that’s finished and I’m back, the hard work for Miss England starts where I’ll be raising awareness for the charity’s that work for the brand. Right now I am just preparing everything for Miss World but I’m doing a Sky dive this week, thought I’d throw that into the mix for a bit of fun. I’ve been wanting to jump out of a plane for years.

What other hidden talents do you have?

I can turn my tongue upside down.. I think that’s about it. Oh and I dance but that’s not really a hidden talent.

If you were not a model, what else could you see your self doing?

I would like to eventually be a television presenter, that’s what I’d love to be in the future. If I wasn’t doing modeling now, I would love to work with elderly people. I’d take full time care of my Gran, if I could, in an ideal world if I didn’t have to worry about money or paying any bills. She has the best stories about Mauritius.

Have you been given any freebies since you’ve won, if so what’s been the best?

Come and have a look at all my dresses, I got some amazing dresses. My trip to Mauritius was the best, it was a working holiday but that’s got to be up there.

Are you getting marriage proposals left, right and centre now?

At the carnival in Mauritius I had a few actually.. I was waving at the crowd and this guy shouted out ‘Will you marry me?’, so that was quite funny.

If you could be on the front cover of any magazine, which one would it be?

Yours of course!

Which model are you most inspired by?

There are hundreds of models which are great but I don’t think there’s one in particular that inspires me as such. I get more inspiration from people like my mum and my Gran, people I work with and people I see everyday. Obviously there are inspirational models out there, Elle Macphearson from Britain’s Next Top Model is amazing.

She’s a fantastic mum, a business women, a model all at the same time so she’s pretty awesome.

Any secrets for us women out there to keep get a fantastic figure like yours?

Mauritian curry haha. I’ve danced since I was three, I’m really active. I eat what I want when I want but it’s all in moderation, I don’t sit on the sofa all day just eating pizza because your going to put on weight. I don’t starve myself either, just everything in moderation, sleep lots and drink lots of water. The obvious things genuinely work.

When your Mauritian you pile one spoonful on, then another, then another spoonful and you think I can eat all that, I’ll be ok haha.

Mauritian people will always try and over feed you.

Did you notice that when you went to see your family, you’d ask for a glass of water and end up with a glass of rum?

Yea I ended up with some sort of island cocktail of some description haha.

If you had to some yourself up in 5 Words, what would they be?

Dedicated, Tenacious, Loyal, Good natured and caring. Actually take out caring and replace it with weird, I’m a little bit weird. Don’t take yourself too seriously.

As I’ve got older I need to take start taking myself a bit more serious. I could be just walking down the road and randomly shout ‘Cucumber’. It’s funny and great but I need to stop.

What are your guilty pleasures?

Chocolate. I eat so much chocolate, it’s worrying. Chocolate anything.

(Charlotte and Zara got sidetracked and actually went on to discuss chocolate for 15 whole minutes!)

Ok so my last question, can you dance sega?

I tried a little bit out there, I’m not going to try any right now because I’ll probably make a fool out of myself..

Charlotte we feel privileged that you were able to spare us a few moments out of your busy schedule. Congratulations again on winning Miss England and I can assure you now that the whole of Mauritius and the UK will be behind you for Miss World. We wish you all the best.

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News AUTHORITIES MUST ACT FAST TO STEM DAMAGE TO MAURITIUS’ REPUATION The trial maybe over but Mauritius continues to dominate headlines in Ireland & across the world, for justice has not been done & the reputation of Mauritius is at stake

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ichaela McAreavey’s murder on her honeymoon brought Mauritius to the world’s attention.

The trial may now be over, and the two accused now acquitted, but Mauritius continues to dominate headlines in Ireland and across the world, for justice has still not been done and the reputation of Mauritius is at stake.

Reflecting on the events in the past few weeks, there are many issues that have arisen, from the many delays that engulfed the trial, to the theatrics of the lawyers during the hearing. What stood out, though, was the poor case put forth by the prosecution, which begs the question of how it made it trial and the first place. And, perhaps most concerning, is the damage this trial has done to the reputation of Mauritius abroad.

Given the media attention that followed after the initial news of Michaela’s death broke last January, you would think a very careful and meticulous murder enquiry would follow. It remains to be seen whether the lack of evidence gathered at the crime scene was sheer negligence or whether the pressure to deliver a motive and a suspect led to many errors being

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made by the police. A number of hotel employees were arrested. Two were charged with murder- the motivation was that Michaela had caught them red-handed stealing from her hotel room. Except there was no forensic evidence connecting the two to the murder. Furthermore, both the police and the suspects later contaminated the crime scene (they wore no protective clothing) and the main evidence of the prosecution would be a confession signed by Treebhoowoon, which he claimed in court to be a result of torture. It is clear that the pressure to put someone on trial to ward off the media and foreign critics overwhelmed the need to put together the case properly, which has backfired considerably.

There are other worrying issues. Whether or not the claims are true, the issue of police brutality in Mauritius has once again been brought to the fray- something that Mauritius cannot shake off. Talk to the average man on the street and he will talk of his suspicion of the police- the corruption, the bribery and a general lack of respect. This case has done nothing to improve the public’s opinion of the police force and has raised eyebrows worldwide.

For even if the police brutality claims were falsified, there is still no escape from the fact that mistakes were made in bringing the case to court. The inexperience of officers- not used to dealing with such crimes- was clear under the microscope of a watching media and sharp lawyers. Officers faltered in the witness box- one did not even answer questions put to him at the stand. DNA had to be sent to a British lab for analysis because there was not enough resource in Mauritius. Incompetence? Perhaps.

Inexperience? Definitely, yes.

But shouldn’t the police be prepared for this type of incident? Granted, the government is doing something about the police force. In this year’s budget XavierLuc Deval announced a further 800 new recruits would join the force (though it is not clear over what time period this will happen) and promised an extra Rs1.4bn for police equipment. This a step in the right direction but ideally, it would also be beneficial to see better police training, more specialist officers, skill-related promotions and the end of the “it’s not what you know but who you know” culture.

The incompetence of the police force has had far-reaching consequences.

Untenable damage has been made to the reputation of Mauritius. The nature and conduct of the trial, from the outbreaks of laughter from the gallery during the hearing and the underwhelming evidence presented by the prosecution, to the lack of credible witnesses, the whole trial has been somewhat farcical, bordering on the embarrassing. We still don’t know who killed Michaela and the Mauritian and Irish public has no faith that the police will ever find the killer.

To add insult to injury, sensitive photos of the crime a certain newspaper in Mauritius printed scene- and Michaela’s body-, which is nothing more than sensationalism in the poorest taste. It also threatens to jeopardize any future retrial. On the back of that has been another media storm- especially in Ireland and the UK. Messages such as “Boycott Mauritius” have flooded newspaper messageboards, with Facebook now home to one particular Anti-Mauritius groups urging holidaymakers to shun Mauritius. Though a rival group has been set up by Mau-

news ritians to try and protect the Mauritian reputation, the damage has been done. A reputation that has been built up carefully for several decades is now tarnished.

The Mauritian and Irish public deserves more. Michaela McAreavey and her family deserve more. It is the reputation of Mauritius and its people that has been damaged and it surely now makes investment in the police force a top priority. Though the damage to tourism to Mauritius has not been substantial (tourist numbers are expected to be up again this year), it is not right to let this case tarnish the Mauritian reputation- a country of law-abiding, tactile and friendly people.

Every country has its problems- including Ireland- but Mauritius has a justice system and only once the killer is caught, can Mauritius and Michaela’s family, move on. - Sabina Jacobs

Michaela’s purse was NOT dusted for prints!

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O fingerprint tests were carried out on a purse found in the room in which Michaela McAreavey was murdered during an alleged botched burglary, a police officer has told a court in Mauritius.

Hotel worker Avinash Treebhoowoon signed a confession admitting the crime in which he claimed he was rifling through a purse when the honeymooner unexpectedly returned to her room in the luxury Legends Hotel on the holiday island.

Treebhoowoon (31) had since insisted the statement was beaten out of him. He and fellow Legends employee Sandip Moneea (42) deny murdering the daughter of Tyrone gaelic football boss Mickey Harte last January.

Their trial heard that a black purse found on the dresser of the room 1025 was not dusted for prints.

Police Sergeant Mohammad Dhonye made the revelation at the Supreme Court in Port Louis under cross-examination by a lawyer for Moneea, Rama Valayden.

“Was the black purse found on the dresser table fingerprinted?” the barrister asked.

“No, my lord,” Mr Dhonye replied.

Day 14 of the high-profile case began with the announcement that Mrs McAreavey’s widower John would not be returning to the witness box to give further evidence.

The prosecution had been considering

whether to officially apply for his recall after he indicated he had made an error during his testimony.

He was handcuffed and left alone in a police station for hours in the wake of his wife’s death.

The trial also heard from a police officer who says he heard Treebhoowoon tell his father “forget your son now, I have made a mistake” when he visited him at a police station days after the murder.

Sergeant Mohammad Bhugaloo rejected a claim by the defendant’s lawyer Sanjeev Teeluckdharry that his client was referring to a family fall-out, not Mrs McAreavey’s death.

Former Legends staff members Avinash Treebhoowoon and Sandip Moneea are on trial for murdering the daughter of Tyrone Gaelic football boss Mickey Harte.

They deny the charge.

Another officer who probed a complaint of police brutality lodged by Treebhoowoon’s former barrister Ravi Rutnah also took the stand, as did a room service attendant at Legends who claimed he saw both accused in the vicinity of room 1025 around 20 minutes before the murder allegedly happened.

Earlier, Mr Dhonye insisted many items and surfaces in the room where Mrs McAreavey was found strangled in the bathtub were tested.

“We tested on places likely to be touched,” he told the judge. “Not the whole room but where people were likely to touch.”

In the alleged confession, Treebhoowoon said he spotted a purse on the dresser with a number of Mauritian rupee notes sticking out and urged Moneea that they should take some and spilt it, the court heard.

Hotel ‘played a dirty game’ to rprotect their reputation, says police chief

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dirty game played by management at the luxury hotel where Michaela McAreavey was murdered led to her husband being arrested as a suspect, a senior police chief has told a court in Mauritius.

Giving evidence at the trial of two exemployees of the Legends Hotel who are accused of strangling Michaela, one of the island’s top officers criticised security staff for not immediately providing police with records of entries to the room where the newlywed was found.

Yoosoof Soopun said if that information had been available to officers at the outset, then John McAreavey would never have been detained in the aftermath of the crime last January.

Mr Soopun told the Supreme Court in Port Louis that a reading from the electronic door entry system was not given to police on their arrival at the hotel and only handed over after “persistent requests”.

“I just want to state that hotel management, particularly the chief security officer Mr (Mohammad) Imrit, has played a dirty game with the police,” he said.

“Handing that information earlier to the police, there’s no doubt the poor Mr John McAreavey would not have been taken to Piton police station and treated as a suspect by Piton CID. “It was only on our persistent requests, my lord, that we obtained the reading and came to know that a magnetic card - JMK supervisor two - has been used at 14.42 hours, some two minutes before the lady, the deceased Mrs McAreavey, had accessed the room.

“Then it was clear, my lord, that Mr John McAreavey must be disregarded as a suspect.”

The prosecution claim Treebhoowoon (aged 31) and Moneea (aged 42) murdered the 27-year-old teacher when she interrupted them stealing from her room.

Mr Soopun said he was “astonished” to find Mr McAreavey handcuffed in the police station later that night.

“He was crying and completely broken,” he added.

He said he immediately gave an order for him to be released.

Mr McAreavey and other family members were not present in court as the police chief levelled the claims against the hotel.

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“Ayooo” is an expression that takes on many forms, what is your interpretation? Zara invited Evian down to the MCM headquarters to get his take on it, but of course in her own crazy way.

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yooo TV is an ten episode series which follows Evian Cafun on a journey to discover more about the people and customs of his father’s homeland, Mauritius. The journey starts with an oyster card in the United Kingdom and concludes on a beautiful beach “back home” in Mauritius. What will he discover? Ayooo is the word!

So who is Evian Cafun?

He’s a... He’s a man, I’m a man. Well basically I’m a self appointed television producer, presenter, editor.. everything really.

We know that recently you’ve been doing this thing called ‘Ayooo TV’, give us a little background on it.

It’s a 10 episode series, 30 minutes each and basically it’s following myself on a journey from the UK to Mauritius. There’s 5 episodes in the UK and 5 episodes Evian with MCM’s Zara

in Mauritius. It’s quite tongue in cheek, funny and out there but also has an informative and serious side to it. It’s basically aimed at people that haven’t heard of Mauritius before or the culture.

So you recently went to Mauritius, did you have any set backs at all?

No, none. I never had any set backs.

Everyone told me I’m going to get robbed haha, or a dogs going to bite my balls off or don’t film here this guy will steal your camera, steal your tripod and you trainers.. None of that happened, everyone was cool and bless in Mauritius, they saw my hair style and was like “ehhh kuyon” haha, it was all good, they liked it, it was nice.

What stood out to you the most in Mauritius, was there a particular person or what grabbed your heart?

Ahhh man, there’s so many good people there, probably there was a guy on a fishing boat, he took us right out into the sea, the roughest sea, we couldn’t film it because it was just too much for the camera.. but he was just nice, he’s whole life revolves around fishing, he catches so much fish and fills up the boat, we were standing in snapper and like everything.. it was crazy, I stank of fish when I got back. His whole attitude on life was just so different than people in the UK. People over here are like I want a car, I want a house, I want a mortgage, I want shoes.. He was like as long as I’m

happy and my family can eat, that’s the main thing. I’ve got the sun and the sea, that’s what I like, I like things like that.

In terms of your preparation, is there anything that you do to prepare before you start filming, or any sort of warm up stuff?

I might drink my honey and lemon before I come on haha I’m joking. I don’t do anything, obviously we kind of know where we are going from the get go, we know where we are going to shoot, what angle etc. The whole beauty of doing this project is like when we were in London and we did it, we walking around and was like oh wow, this is great. We’d see a busker playing a guitar and for example in episode 3, we were coming out of proud gallery in Camden and we met a guy called Ben, he’s a graffiti artist and his graffiti was really good and I told him what we was doing and he said I’m half Mauritian and he had his own graffiti shop, I was like there you go, this is meant to be.

There’s a lot of things, it kind of just happens sometimes and falls into it.

We’ve seen you in front of the camera a lot recently, do you get nervous?

At the very start I did, now I just act like a clown, that’s the best way to get rid of any nerves. When I was out there I interviewed Xavier Luc Deval in front of other ministers and that wasn’t usually my scene but even then I was just making jokes and taking the piss. He found it funny anyway, I didn’t get deported or anything.

So we know that your carrying on with Ayooo Tv, what are the next steps we can expect?

At the moment I’m grading, editing the series and adding narration and stuff. But I’m selling the series, the 10 episodes I want to sell to a network and get it out in Mauritius and in the UK. In the UK we’ve got two networks that are interested, I’ve had one meeting with a network and they are interested in taking it a step further and finish the whole series. In Mauritius, I’ve met someone from MBC out there as well and they’re pretty interested in it, they just want to see a finished product.

It’s fine with us, either way it’s going to get out to the people, if by some freak chance it doesn’t get on any stations, then we’ll sell it direct to the people via online subscription basis.

We know that you do presenting, editing, writing, bits and bobs, can we expect anything else from you other than Ayooo Tv? Yea, I’m doing a short film and shooting it in September and it’s like a ‘sci-fi’ type thing so it’s totally out of the box, it’s not a gangster movie or anything like that.

You’ll have aliens popping out the window and stuff ‘rahhhhhhhhhhhhh’ Hahaha yea. I’m doing that and i’m doing a documentary drama based around, well the place is a Brazilian waxing salon haha. So i’m doing a documentary on 6 girls that work there and it’s semi scripted.

Ok cool. I’m going to ask a few personal questions now. What part of Mauritius are you family from?

My dad’s from Vacoas, but most of them live in Albion.

When your filming and presenting, what are you thinking about, what’s going on in that mind?

Most of the time I’m hungry, I’m like I need to eat! haha I’m joking. I just want to get the series out there and get it out to the people, I’m getting a good response from the people and that’s usually all that’s going through my head. At the start I was like ok this is good, we can try and sell it but now people are really responding to it and asking when’s it coming out, you need to let us know.

If tomorrow I gave you a lamp and there was genie in it and the genie said your one wish was to be on any TV program presenting, what would it be?

Ermmmmm.

I’ve got a lamp at home by the way.

Yea, wicked man I want that hahaha. Probably ermmm, I’d probably like to do something like David Atinborough or something hahaha, quite lame init. I want to see all these animals and stuff, I’ve seen everything else, my life’s been pretty good, i’m in my late 20’s now and i’ve seen everything.

So yea I want to see some wild animals now.

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You’ve seen everything, let’s just cut to the chase, your trying to be like Steve Irwin.

So if you could be any movie star, who would it be?

Probably Will Smith or Johnny Depp.

Johnny Depp is friggin cool! He’s a nut case, he’s a bit eccentric like me as well.

Right, Min bouille or Min frier?

Min frier That’s the one, I fancy that right now. What’s your favourite Mauritian dish?

Vidaille poisson, that’s nice man.

I’ve heard your not a big meat eater, can you explain your reason behind that? Mauritian food, everything includes a bit of meat!

I don’t know, I just went off meat. I went to a farm last year, I saw all the beautiful sheep, cows, hens and yea I just didn’t feel like eating them anymore.

Listen try watching an episode of Man v Food and tell me you can’t eat meat haha. Out in Mauritius, what part of the body did you get one of them bad mosquito bites that itch the hell out of you? We know you got bitten because your a foreign national.

This is a bit explicit man hahaha, inside

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So your half Mauritian but we still have to ask this question. Do you cream your knees and your toes?

Yea man course, with shea butter. I’ve got raw shea butter at home, I buy it from a Ghanian shop.

What’s your most embarrassing moment filming the series and in general?

Filming the series probably, oh my god there’s so many moments, I can’t even think. When we was in Flic en Flac, we done an intro for Flic en Flac and I was talking, there was a crowd behind getting involved in it and making noise in the background, done it, turned it back on and the mic weren’t plugged in and I was like F@!& sake. It was all natural and I after that it become quite scripted and we just didn’t use it in the end, that was a joke.

My most embarrassing moment in my life, there was a girl I fancied in secondary school and she was on a bus parked up in front of me with her friend. I kept looking left and right to catch her a glimpse of her without looking in her face and then I saw them mocking me on the bus and she was doing it back going hahahaha. I tried to never see her again after that. It was embarrassing man, I still remember that to this day.

Can you dance sega?

Yea man, I can’t speak creole but I can dance sega.

What’s you favourite sega tune?

I like some Kya, even though he’s not considered sega but I like Kaya, oh and Bhai Aboo, some Claudio.

You just said you can’t speak creole, how many phrases do you know in creole?

About two or three.

Do you want to tell us them phrases?

Ki manier, koreck.. ermm I know Dhall Puri hahah. I know some swear words like Gogot and Kuyon, bad bad words man.

So I know that out in Mauritius, u’ve been to the beach and stuff and probably seen a lot of hot females and been like I want to talk to her, but how would you of spoken to her? This hypothetically speaking, I don’t want to get you in trouble.

I don’t know, I probably would of just gone up to them and gone ‘Ki manier’.

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But what if they just started speaking creole back to you, what would you of done then?

I would just gone ‘Koreck’ hahahaha, yea and probably slapped them on the backside and gone to jail after that, only joking. That wouldn’t of happened, it’s just a short film i’m thinking about in my head, it’s not real.

We’re there any restaurant out there that were just phenomenal and you had to go back there?

There was some street food place in Curepipe, Pabs palace, he makes roti.

He’s the fastest guy in Mauritius, i’ve got him on video. It’s the fastest food ever and his food is really nice, i’d advise anyone going to Mauritius to go there. I’m not related to him anyway, this isn’t any advertising haha.

someone a passport in Mauritius, would you do it? And then if they p@$!*d you off, would you call the Home Office on them?

Hahahahaha, yea why not man, i’d definitely help someone out with a passport.

Evian it’s been an absolute pleasure having you in my interrogation room. We are itching to see the series and wish you all the best with it.

I would like to thank the Mauritian and other communities for supporting Ayooo! the television series!

We haven’t finished at all though, with your help we will continue to produce thought provoking documentaries about the history and culture of the Indian ocean islands.

Nightlife in Mauritius..

What’s popping, what’s hot?

Go to shots in Flic en Flaq or Summer Beach. If you want to see tourists go to Grand Baie, Flic en Flaq is where Mauritius goes to party. All people from La Reunion and Madagascar go there to party.

Did you see any misfits out there, like people who just didn’t know how to behave themselves like me?

Yea I did, I met the biggest drug dealer in Mauritius, someone told me that was him. I met him in Quatre Bourne, well second biggest, he’s got a big case on his head at the moment, they didn’t want to tell me his name, they didn’t want me to film him obviously.

Did you feel like Ross Kemp when you was talking to him?

Yea a little bit haha. ‘Alright mate, alright mate’ haha.

He was really nice, he didn’t look like a dealer at all.

When can we expect you to be going back to Mauritius and causing more trouble?

Probably January I reckon, I might go for just a holiday this time, chill out a bit, but every time I go somewhere I’m always filming and stuff, I always need shots for something but probably January.

Hypothetically speaking, if you were in the position to give

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news GREEDY CAREWORKER TURNED THIEF, SPARED JAIL OVER £40,000 THEFT Mahani Abdoolraheem stole over £40,000 from vulnerable OAPs was spared jail by a judge who said she was not in a high position of trust.

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ahani Abdoolraheem, 49, of Southend, pleaded guilty on 11th May, to nine counts of theft from individual residents at the Maplin House Care Home, in Shoebury.

Her victims were elderly residents with learning difficulties and Alzheimer’s.

The oldest victim was 97 years old. Mrs Abdoolraheem used some of the money to buy goods such as expensive perfume and jewels. Undisclosed sorces have said that she used some of the money to fund for her daughters lavish wedding in Mauritius which she was struggling to pay for.

The offence was initially denied by her and a diary was even fabricated which she said proved the money had been taken legitimately. However, forensics have since proven the diary was fake.

After finally admitting to the theft, Mrs Abdoolraheem has made attempts to defend her actions by saying “ I only thought it was £25,000.”

After being employed in 2005 by her uncle a Mr Yousouf Meeajun, Mrs Abdoolraheem managed the care home for a period of 4 years. Mr Meeajun was originally a co-defendant in the case, as was Mrs Abdoolraheem’s husband Rashed, but at

the hearing in May, prosecutors offered no evidence against them.

Prosecutor David Holborn said Mrs Abdoolraheem had control of the elderly residents’ bank accounts because they were incapable of managing their own finances. He said her control of residents’ bank accounts placed her in a high position of trust and made her a category one offender, with a sentencing range of two to six years in prison for a first time offender.

Defence barrister Michael Skelley argued that Mrs Abdoolraheem was not in a high position of trust because she was supposed to be supervised by the owner and by external auditors.

He also argued that the fraud was less serious because it was always likely to be discovered.

Judge Owen Davies disagreed. He told Skelley: “Here are vulnerable people who don’t understand the financial arrangements, who are giving somebody a blank cheque. If that’s not a high degree of trust, then what is?

“The fact is that leaving aside how likely a person is to be discovered, if they are willingly assuming a position which handles the entirety of the fortunes of people who by definition are unable to manage

them by themselves, it’s very difficult to be in a higher position of trust.”

However, in his summing up, Judge Davies changed his mind and sentenced Mrs Abdoolraheem as a category two offender.

He said she had been ‘catapulted’ into a position of trust which she was not trained to handle. He added: “Having been given this trust inappropriately, you breached it.” Judge Davies handed Mrs Abdoolraheem a 12-month suspended sentence and commented that it would be ‘inappropriate’ for her to carry out any unpaid work. Instead, he handed her a 28-day curfew between 11pm and 7am, but added that it would not be electronically monitored. Mrs Abdoolraheem was ordered to pay £25,490 back to the surviving victims and an additional £11,880 under the Proceeds of Crime Act. Alzheimer’s Society spokesman Robbie Lane said the story was a familiar one.

He said: “People with dementia are vulnerable, and all too often we hear of them being taken advantage of financially. This is on top of facing high care costs and a society that fails to understand their needs. By working together with banks, local authorities and the general public we can help to stop this abuse.”

UK and Mauritius have plans for Somali pirates David Cameron says the U.K. has signed an agreement for Mauritius to prosecute suspected Somali pirates captured by the British navy in the Indian Ocean.

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ritain has previously sealed similar arrangements with the Seychelles and Tanzania, under which the countries agree to process suspected pirates in their courts.

The U.K. had complained suspects were being allowed to walk free because there was nowhere to put them on trial. It had urged nearby countries to help and take a role in international efforts to tackle piracy.

Cameron said that “pirates should be in no doubt that they will be arrested at sea, prosecuted in regional states and imprisoned.”

Lawmakers previously warned that eight out of 10 suspected pirates captured off the coast of Somalia were released without trial.

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Diego Garcia is Crucial Real Estate for U.K. and U.S., but rightfully owned by Mauritius.

Diego Garcia is a Chagos island owned by Mauritius but claimed by England, which leases it to the U.S. for an air base & as a site for torture

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resident Obama missed out on the Queen’s Jubilee, his Kenyan blood would have made him welcome at her Commonwealth Club. He could have sat in on the meeting of highest importance to U.S. defence operations between the prime ministers of the United Kingdom and Mauritius. It concerned Diego Garcia, the Chagos island which the U.K. purports to lease to the U.S. for a naval air base, at least until 2016. The massive base boasts two of the longest runways in the world: they were used to launch.

“Shock and Awe” against Baghdad in 2003 and will be ready for a possible strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities. But one problem is that the U.S. has been a very bad tenant, using the base for international law crimes of torture and rendition.

Another is that it has a native people, the Chagossians, who want to return home.

And to cap it all, it may turn out that its U.K. landlord does not really own the land at all.

Mauritius, of which the Chagos Islands were always part, ceded to the U.K. by France in the 1814 Treaty of Paris. When decolonisation was ordered by the U.N. in the 60’s, it came with the international law requirement that the whole of a colonial territory should be granted independence. But the U.S. wanted the islands for a cold-war base and secretly offered the Wilson government a discount on the cost of Polaris missiles if it excised Chagos from Mauritius and got rid of the Chagossians. So Britain lied to the U.N., by pretending that there were no permanent inhabitants on the islands - the 2,000 Chagossians, settled there for almost 200 years, were described as “itinerant labourers.” Then, claiming ownership of the archipelago, Britain deported them to Mauritius and leased all the islands to the U.S. until 2016, permitting it to construct a massive naval base on Diego Garcia.

So should this lease for which the U.K. receives no rent be renewed?

The first problem is that the U.K. may not own the Chagos Archipelago: an international court would be likely to find that it has unlawfully taken this property from Mauritius. Although Mauritius wants its

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claim adjudicated, the U.K. refuses to arbitrate and has excluded recourse to the International Court of Justice. Successive U.K. governments say they are confident that they have sovereignty, but they are afraid to have the question authoritatively decided.

Then there is the solemn promise made when Mauritius became independent, that Chagos would, in 50 years time, “revert” or “be returned” to Mauritius, if it was no longer required for U.K. defence needs. The U.K. now has no conceivable need to occupy any of the Chagos islands for its own defence, and Diego Garcia is only of strategic interest to the U.S. although it is of vital interest were a decision to be taken to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities.

The U.S. has spent several billion dollars building and upgrading the base, and cannot rely on its other facilities in Iraq or Afghanistan very much longer. There is a real possibility that the U.K. would refuse to allow what it might consider an unlawful attack on Iran to be launched from territory to which it claims ownership. In that event, the U.S. would have to fall back on the more subservient Australian government, which has recently provided it with a base on the Cocos Islands, which has no dispossessed people demanding to return.

Demonstrators take part in a protest outside the Houses of Parliament in London, after a court ruling decided Chagos Islanders are not allowed to return to their homeland, Wednesday Oct. 22, 2008.

The U.K., to its great embarrassment, has recently become embroiled in the problem that Diego Garcia has been used as a transit to torture. It is widely surmised that U.S. naval vessels berthed there have been one location for the water boarding of terrorist suspects. In 2008 David Miliband, the U.K. foreign secretary, was forced to admit to Parliament (it had previously been denied) that the base had been used at least twice by the Americans for illegal rendition.

Miliband was, even in this admission, economical with the truth: it is now clear from documents found in the Libyan Foreign Ministry that MI6 arranged for an anti-Gaddafi dissident to be “rendered” through Diego Garcia to torture in Tripoli in 2004. This means that the U.K. has not merely turned a blind eye to the unlawful use of the island by the U.S. In law, it is as guilty as any landlord who knowingly permits his premises to be used for criminal purposes by his tenant--all the more so when he joins in committing the crime. It would appear that MI6 actually requested American assistance for the Libyan torture trip. - Jason Tulloo

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Orange money reaches 4 million customers after launching in Jordan and Mauritius It said that access to Orange Money is very easy as mobile phone customers may open an Orange Money account for free whether or not they have a bank account.

The project allows customers to carry out simple banking operations and transactions in total security.

The three key services include: “money transfers, where users can send money using their phone to any Orange Money customer in the country; financial services, including solutions facilitating savings and insurance (according to the country); and payments, giving users an easier way to pay their bills, as well as providing a simple way to buy mobile phone credit.

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range Money, the mobile payment service of the Orange Group, an integrated telecommunications solutions provider, has reached the threshold of 4 million customers in Africa and the Middle East, celebrating lately its commercial launch in Jordan and Mauritius.

It said that “These two additional countries mean that the service is now available in 10 countries across the region,” disclosing that Orange Money was first launched in Côte d’Ivoire in December 2008 and has since been made available in Botswana, Cameroon, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Niger and Senegal.

It said that in the month of June, the service had also been launched in Jordan and Mauritius, in line with the goal to launch the service in all 22 countries in

Africa and the Middle East where the Group operates.

In only 18 months, Orange Money has quadrupled its customer base, which now covers 14% of all Orange customers in the 10 countries.

The company said that in Madagascar, over a third of all customers have opened an Orange Money account, while in Côte d’Ivoire daily transactions now exceed one billion CFA francs.

Orange said “This exponential growth attests to the strong consumer appetite for this innovative, simple and practical mobile payment service in countries where the population has limited access to bank accounts but is widely equipped with mobile phones.”

It said that the two last categories of service were growing quickly. Thanks to partnerships with local service providers, Orange Money customers can pay some of their bills with their mobile phone, enabling customers to benefit from the comfort and flexibility of a remote payment system and in many cases allows them to avoid a long and difficult journey.

For example, Orange Money customers already pay their electricity bills in Senegal or their water bills in Jordan.

In addition to payment, Orange Money also provides customers who do not have a bank account with a way to save money. In Madagascar, for example, customers can now sign-up to a life insurance scheme.

Commenting on the development of Orange Money, Marc Rennard, Orange’s Executive Director for AMEA operations, stated that: “Orange Money plays an important role in driving growth in activities in emerging markets, allowing customers to contribute to the economic and social development of their countries.

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Air Mauritius hit hard by downturn in tourism Air Mauritius has reported a full-year net loss of £23.5 million for 2011-12, blaming a “stagnant airline industry in general and a slowdown in tourism to Mauritius, reflecting problems in Europe in particular”.

The airline cited rising fuel costs for the greatest impact on operating costs.

The losses came when the airline reported carrying a record number of passengers and strong operating revenue.

Despite “tough and growing competition,” Air Mauritius flew more than 1.3 million passengers, up 2.3% on the previous year, an all-time high for the airline.

However, passenger load factor for 2011-12 was down to 77.1% from 79.8% in 201011, and a high of 80.6% in 2009-10.

At the end of May, the carrier suspended flights to Milan, Sydney and Melbourne, with Frankfurt and Geneva following at the end of August, and Durban at the end of October.

Website urges people to report foul play after being targeted by scammers The website that online scammers used to target job seekers in Hampshire is urging victims to report any foul play. online job advert posted on Gumtree. com.

Website bosses are now advising people to take extra care when applying online and to report anything suspicious to them immediately in a bid to prevent anyone else falling victim to these cruel scammers.

Marina, 18, was relieved when she thought her two-year hunt for a job was over after being told her application for a job at the Portswood had been successful.

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n international scam, which had led police to Mauritius, is conning vulnerable job hunters out of money across the south.

Marina Haisman, from Holbury, was left £60 out of pocket and without the job she was promised after responding to a fake

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She had found the advert on Gumtree. com, which she frequently uses to find vacancies, and after what she was told was a short telephone interview, she received an email telling her she had got the job and her training would start once she had paid £60 for a criminal records check.

But when she turned up at the hotel for her first day she was told by bosses that

the advert was a fake and that she had been the second person to fall victim to the cruel online scam.

The hotel reported the case to police, whose investigations so far have led them to believe the scam originates from Mauritius.

A spokesperson from Gumtree.com said: “We actively encourage job hunters on Gumtree.com to meet prospective employers in person and research the company through independent sources.

“People should be very wary of any ‘employer’ that they haven’t met, offering them a job that sounds too good to be true. We carry this advice on the site and warn against scams such as this one.

“If anyone is suspicious of an ad we encourage them to report it to us through the ‘report’ button on every ad. Our dedicated safety team will then investigate it and take appropriate action.”

- Mya Tacouri

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Mauritius labelled ‘copy cat’ by Seychelles

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he Mauritius Tourism Promotional Authority (MTPA) has made the move to put an end to the claim of the “copy cat” action of the annual carnival in the Seychelles, which was co-hosted in March this year by the Vanilla Islands of the Seychelles and La Reunion. Robert Desvaux, the Chairman of the MTPA, was in Seychelles on a working visit, and he met the Seychelles press at the Ephelia Resort to clear up the situation that had made news the world over.

Robert Desvaux explained, “That there was a misunderstanding as to what Mauritius was announcing and about the real intention of Mauritius.” The Chairman of the MTPA explained that Mauritius was organising a “Shopping Fiesta” from June 29 to August 5, and that as part of the Fiesta, a sailing regatta and the carnival of Flic en Flac will be taking place among many other activities.

In front of Alain St.Ange, the Seychelles Minister responsible for Tourism and Culture, and Pascal Viroleau, the Head of the IIle Reunion Tourisme (IRT) of La Reunion, and Elsia Grandcourt, CEO of the Seychelles Tourism Board (STB), Robert Desvaux said that it was important to take note that it was now agreed that “it was Seychelles who will continue

to stage a carnival as the event of the Vanilla Islands.”

The Seychelles Minister St.Ange said when he took the floor that before the press conference called by the MTPA he had personally chaired a meeting at the MAIA Resort with Robert Desvaux (Mauritius), Pascal Viroleau (La Reunion), and Elsia Grandcourt (Seychelles) where it was agreed that it was time to review the priorities of the Vanilla Islands grouping and to take new decisions to ensure that the grouping of islands could make new headway.

“We are one of many to fly the Vanilla Islands flag. It is now time to work together and ensure that we all remain united.

The spirit of the Vanilla Islands remains very much alive, and we now need to consolidate it,” Minister St.Ange said as he confirmed that the meeting between Seychelles, Mauritius, and La Reunion, which took place at the MAIA Resort, had reached agreement on different important decisions.

“For example we agree that we shall all promote four Vanilla Islands events as part of our Region’s Calendar of Events, namely the Shopping Fiesta of Mauritius (June 29 to August 5), the Carnaval International de Victoria staged in Sey-

chelles (February 8-10), the International Tourism Fair of Madagascar (May 31 to June 3), and the Liberté des Métisses et Food Festival of La Réunion (December 17-20), which commemorates the Abolition of Slavery. The door remains open for Comoros and Mayotte to also move to propose an event of their choice to appear of the Vanilla Islands Calendar of Events,” Minister St.Ange of Seychelles said.

For the financing of the Vanilla Islands Head Office and Secretariat, Minister St.Ange explained that the grouping of islands will be appealing to the European Union for an adequate budget. On this issue, Pascal Viroleau said that the first mission of the Vanilla Islands members was to agree on their different projects that will enhance and showcase Mauritius, Seychelles, Madagascar, Comoros, Mayotte, and La Reunion and to then lodge that with the European Union. Mr. Viroleau of La Reunion said that “at the start there were four of us who pushed the idea of the Vanilla Islands. Many people did not believe that the grouping of islands would go far, but we have made progress. We have shown that we could all work together. We are all six mid-ocean islands and remain united in our drive to make our region more visible and more known.” - Mya Tacouri

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“Miss Seychelles... another world” Sherlyn Furneau makes headlines in different parts of the world.

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herlyn Furneau’s success story of being crowned the “Miss Seychelles ….Another World” beauty queen has captured the attention of the press in different parts of the world, as well as in Mauritius next door.

In two consecutive articles, Le Mauricien, a Mauritian daily newspaper, which is one of the most read in the country, has dedicated its June 2-3 weekend publication to talk about the Seychelles beauty pageant and the crowned beauty queen and her princesses.

The article holds a bold heading entitled, “A new ambassador for the archipelago: Sherlyn Furneau crowned Miss Seychelles 2012, elected to contribute to the development of the tourism sector.”

The articles featured a group of colorful photos, which were taken at the crowning ceremony. The photos also included the first and second princesses, Shanice Hoareau and Natasha Robinson.

Le Mauricien traced back the contest from its early days and also quoted statements from the Chief Executive Officer of the Seychelles Tourism Board, Elsia Grandcourt, who made the opening remarks at the night of the beauty pageant.

The latest article also refers to an interview conducted with Alain St.Ange, the Seychelles Minister for Tourism and Culture. Le Mauricien wrote: “Sherlyn Furneau portrays the beauty which represent today’s fine blend of ethnicity, which lies at the soul of Seychelles society, and the soul of its most important resource, its people,” as a quote from Minister St.Ange.

The role of Sherlyn Furneau, as “Miss Seychelles …Another World,” as a Seychelles Ambassador, will be to discharge an important role in the promotion of Seychelles as a tourism destination on the international and national scenes. She will work closely with the Seychelles Tourism Board and in line with the strategies of the Ministry of Tourism and Culture, the article added.

The pageant was held on May 26, 2012 at the Le Meridien Barbaron Hotel.

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The right step closer to healthy skin MCMs beauty writer Annasha gets under our skin & gets us a step closer to moistrising properly. Here is her top products to use on all skin types...

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ave you missed us?! We’ve been off the radar for a minute, but Threads TV is back to reclaim its title as the UK’s premier online fashion and lifestyle show. The brand new season features fresh concepts, as well as some of the Threads TV features that you know and love from Season 1. Plus a few sneak peaks at exclusive fashion events, as well as access to the newest and dopest streetwear labels that you’ve

come to expect from us here at Threads.

Brand new for 2012 is a feature we’re calling #Top5Threads, which sees a celeb visit five different stores picking out their number one item from each. In Episode 1, we follow as rising UK star Youngman takes us on a tour of Boxpark in Shoreditch showing us his essential footwear choice from Puma, and explaining where he and Dizzee Rascal differ in their taste in Varsity jackets!

Episode 1 also features a behind the scenes look at Dope Chef’s new collaboration range with alternative UK MC Mikill Pane, as well as a #BrandSpotlight feature on boutique label Meet Bernard, and a chat with streetwear legend Michael Dupouy about his legendary book All Gone.

With all this and more in the pipeline for the rest of Season 2, Threads is back with a bang.

hreads TV is a brand new and exciting online fashion series focused on delivering the latest on-goings in UK fashion, music and lifestyle.

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deliver the viewer stylish distinctive camera shots, quality informative interviews and various features in today’s fashion industry.

Threads TV cover both the commercial and independent worlds of fashion, from the UK to overseas, and strives to bring recognition to all who seek it.

Dropping the first Friday of every month, each episode will feature a trendy UK celebrity, new UK talent, independent music and will demonstrate creative, fresh and stylish aesthetics that will be prominent throughout the series. The show will be hosted by Choice FM’s Jay London and dance sensation Freckles Ogbu and will

Join Jay London and Cherelle Chambers and get to know our regular features ‘Brand Spotlight’, ‘My Style’, ‘Street Style Live and loads more features. ‘Brand Spotlight’ will showcase the freshest fashion brands and introduce the audience to a behind the scenes look into our featured brand’s birth, growth and future aims. We also challenge stylish celebrities to take part in our ‘My Style challenge where we take our guest(s) to selected boutiques to demonstrate their clothing

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‘Street Style Live’ will see our presenters take the streets of the UK to gather the opinions of the general public on the latest fashion trends.

Threads is designed not to be a standard stereotypical show about new fashion, but aims to deliver a brand new fresh innovative show that will take the internet by storm. Threads TV aims to deliver the best in breaking news at the highest visual quality. Our ambition is to introduce you to new brands, boutiques, lifestyles and music.

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From a successful album to a growing charity, a year since the singer’s death has secured her legacy as a once-in-a-lifetime talent.

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uly 23rd marked the one-year anniversary of Amy Winehouse’s death.

The coroner determined her untimely passing was caused by an accidental alcohol overdose and ruled her passing a “death by misadventure.” Winehouse had more than five times the legal driving limit of alcohol (416 mg per deciliter of blood) in her body at the time of her death — enough to stop her respiratory system from functioning properly. The inquest found no illegal drugs in her system.

Winehouse’s influence came sharply into focus in the months following her death.

Some of the biggest artists in music expressed their sadness and disbelief at her passing and honored the impact her talent had on their industry. “Amy changed pop music forever. I remember knowing there was hope, and feeling not alone because of her,” Lady Gaga tweeted. “She lived jazz, she lived the blues.”

in both the U.K. and abroad that provide help, support or care for individuals in need because of ill health, disability, financial disadvantage or addiction.

Earlier this year, the foundation announced it would establish a scholarship at the performing arts high school Winehouse attended.

Sales of Winehouse’s albums and individual tracks surged following her death.

With just two days of tracking by Nielsen SoundScan, her breakthrough album, Back to Black, resurfaced in the top 10 of the Billboard albums chart and her debut, Frank, also saw a sales surge. A week later, Back to Black climbed to #4. .

Bennett and Winehouse’s Body and Soul” was released on September 14, 2011, which would have been her 28th birthday. For fans, the clip was a bittersweet reminder that Winehouse had come a long way since the depths of her struggle with addiction in the years immediately following the success of her breakthrough album. In the video, she looked healthier and happier than she had in years as she nervously recorded the song with Bennett while sporting a short black skirt and plaid sweaters from her Fred Perry Collection fashion line.

Just as found its way online, Mitch Winehouse revealed in an interview with BBC 6 Music that fans can expect one or perhaps two more albums of never-before-released material from Winehouse. “I’m not sure that there is much more, but I’m sure that we will get at least one other album out, if not two. There are loads of covers — loads of them — but the problem is, we don’t want to rip anybody off,” he said. “When her fans are so precious to us, we don’t want to put out dross.”

Before her death, Winehouse designed a fall 2011/spring 2012 line for Fred Perry, and with the blessing of her family, the fashion house decided to move forward with the collection, agreeing to make a donation to the Amy Winehouse Foundation, which supports charitable activities

In December, the first posthumous album from Winehouse, Lioness: Hidden Treasures, debuted at #5 on the Billboard albums chart with sales of more than 114,000 copies. The album included “Like Smoke,” the first of two duets with Nas. The second duet, “Cherry Wine,” is included on Nas’ acclaimed, recently released Life is Good. “Wine” was produced by Salaam Remi, a frequent Winehouse collaborator.

around to thrill audiences, her music and the depths she would mine to get to the emotional core of what she was singing about will surely haunt listeners for years to come.

Even though a year has passed since one of music’s brightest talents was silenced, the thought of hearing that unmistakable, heartbreaking voice on the radio should offer some comfort to fans still missing the late Grammy winner. Amy Winehouse was a once-in-a-lifetime talent, and even though she is no longer

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Health

Emotional Eating; Food Doesn’t Fix the Issue

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he strongest cravings for food can sometimes happen when you are at your weakest point emotionally. Many of us learn that food can bring about comfort, at least in the short-term and as a result we often turn to food to heal emotional problems. This is known as ‘Emotional eating’ and is the practice of consuming food, usually ‘comfort’ or ‘junk foods’ to suppress or soothe negative emotions, such as stress, anger, fear, boredom, sadness and loneliness. Eating the ‘wrong’ foods becomes a habit preventing us from learning skills that can effectively resolve our emotional distress. It is clear that both major life events and the hassles of daily living can trigger negative emotions that lead to emotional eating and disrupt our weight-loss efforts. The obvious explanation is because emotional eating often leads to eating too much, or in particular too much of high-calorie, sweet, fatty foods. For many, food also serves as a distraction. For example if you are worried about an upcoming event or fretting over a conflict, you may focus on eating comfort food instead of dealing with the painful situation. Whatever emotions drive you to overeat or consume the ‘wrong’ foods, the end result is often the same. The emotions return, and you may also now bear the additional burden of guilt about setting back your weight-loss goal. This leads to an unhealthy cycle - your emotions trigger you to overeat, you become frustrated with yourself for falling off your weight-loss track, you feel bad, and you deviate away from your eating plan or over eat again. However, the good news is that if you are prone to emotional eating, you can take steps to regain control of your

eating habits and get back on track with your weight-loss goals.

Consider some practical advice to get your weight-loss efforts back on track Identifying eating triggers is the first step; but, this alone is not sufficient to alter eating behavior.

Often, by the time you have identified a pattern, eating in response to emotions or certain situations has become a habit.

Now you have to break that habit.

Being proactive and developing alternatives to eating is the second step.

Be proactive in tackling boredom. It is very easy to eat when board as it’s something pleasurable to do. Distract yourself, take a walk, exercise, play a game with the kids, read a good book or magazine, surf the internet, take bath, do the house work or call a friend.

Remove temptation. Did you really purchase those biscuits for when you have visitors or those Haribo for when you next have your nephew over? Don’t keep supplies of comfort foods in your home if they’re hard for you to resist. Plus if you feel angry, stressed or any other negative feeling state then postpone your trip to the supermarket until you have your emotions in check.

Keep energy levels regulated. If you’re constantly tired, you might snack to try to give yourself an energy boost. Enhance energy levels by getting adequate sleep, filling your diet with sufficient brain food such as fish (wild salmon, mackerel and anchovies especially) and dark leafy green vegetables. Eat bigger meals in the middle of the day. Finally, having things to look forward to such as a holiday is a great way to increase vitality over the long haul. This will motivate you to be all the more determined in keeping all factors that induce negative feeling states in check.

Try to better manage your stress. One of the most important aspects of control is to find alternate ways to handle stress and other overwhelming feelings without using food. These may include exercising, meditating, using sensory relaxation strategies, and practicing simple MCM’s health correspondent, Darren Gray breathing exercises (yoga).

Stop rigid dieting. The deprivation and hunger of strict dieting can trigger food cravings and the urge to overeat. Instead of dieting, focus on eating in moderation or consider a more flexible eating plan.

Find nutritious foods that you enjoy and eat only until you feel content, not uncomfortably stuffed. Avoid banning certain foods as this can make you crave them even more. If you feel the urge to eat between meals, choose a low-fat snack, such as fresh fruit, vegetables with fatfree dip or high protein product such as grilled chicken bites. Alternatively, try lowfat, lower calorie versions of your favorite foods to see if they satisfy your craving.

Question your hunger or desires to binge.

Is your hunger physical or emotional?

Be honest and if you’re not hungry have something refreshing to drink (and before you smile at the idea no a glass of wine is not included).

Get support. You’re more likely to give in to emotional eating if you lack a good support network. Lean on family and friends or even consider hiring a knowledgeable personal trainer.

If you have an episode of emotional eating, forgive yourself and start fresh the next day. Try to learn from the experience and make a plan for how you can prevent it in the future. Focus on the positive changes you’re making in your eating habits and give yourself credit for making changes that’ll lead to better health. No matter what method you choose to stop emotional eating, it’s important to realize that it can be done. There is hope. But you need to be serious and determined to do it. You need to deal with the root of the issue, your emotions, instead of just trying yet another diet. - Darren Gray Twitter: @ exercisedarren

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olympics

Allez Maurice!

Mauritius is behind you, go for gold at London 2012!

Fabienne St Louis

List of Athletes competing at London 2012 Fabrice Coiffic - Athletics Nioun Chin Elodie Li Yuk Lo - Beach Volleyball Aurelie Halbwachs - Cycling - Road Richarno Colin - Boxing Fabienne St Louis - Triathlon Heather Arseth - Swimming Jason Lavigilante - Boxing Gilles Marquet - Swimming Annabelle Lascar - Athletics Natacha Rigobert - Beach Volleyball Christianne Legentil - Judo

Annabelle Lascar

Richarno Colin

Natacha Rigobert

Aurelie Halbwachs

Natacha Rigobert to carry the flag for Mauritius at London 2012 Olympics

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atacha Rigobert from Mauritius, who won the African Continental Women’s Beach Volleyball Cup in May, has been recently selected as the flag bearer for the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

Rigobert was unanimously voted for the honourable role by the National Olympic Committee. The opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics will be organised on July 27, while Rigobert will make an entrance bearing the flag of her country.

It is indeed a great honour for the female beach volleyball star from Mauritius.

Rigobert seemed totally filled with joy.

She expressed her emotions in the following manner, “I’m really pleased and honoured to carry the flag of my country in this prestigious event.”

She further stated: “It was a total surprise. I heard the news of this appointment following a phone call from Kaysee Teeroovengadum, the president of the Mauritian Volleyball Federation, This is another first for me because I become the first person in Mauritius to act as the flag bearer at an Olympic Games. I feel very proud to be Mauritian.”

Rigobert deserved to be the flag bearer for the Olympics on account of her many achievements. She competed for the Olympic ticket alongside her teammate Elodie Li Yuk Lo. The duo worked out really hard and showed an ambition to play at the Olympics. They faced a lot of challenges and went against several opponents, but kept their hopes alive to qualify for the big competition. Rigobert- Yuk Lo successfully covered all the phases of the

Olympic Qualification Tournament and eventually managed to secure a trip to London.

The duo pulled off success in the finals of the CAVB Beach Volleyball Continental Cup, which took place in Rwanda, in May. It was a big breakthrough for RigobertYuk Lo and also for Mauritius as a country. Mauritius will take part in a team sport event in the Olympics for the first time in history, while the credit definitely goes to Rigobert and Yuk Lo. Currently, the duo is undergoing extensive training and practice for the Olympics. They have high hopes to make good use of the opportunity and bring Mauritius in the limelight. - Kiran Den

sport

Mauritius International 2012: Shama Aboobakar claims Women’s badminton Singles Crown

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auritius’ Shama Aboobakar showed her tremendous performance in the Women’s Badminton Singles final contest when she overpowered Cynthia Course of Seychelles and claimed the crown of Mauritius International 2012.

The local shuttler, who was seeded at the third position in Women’s Singles main draw of the tournament, employed her impressive skills to overpower her stubborn opponent Cynthia who was unseeded in the draw.

The higher ranked Shama found a poor start and lost the first game in the final encounter. However, she made her way back into the match and grabbed the following both sets to clinch the title after a thrilling 45-minute contest.

On the other hand, the lower ranked Cynthia showed her class in opening game but failed to remain consistent in the court in the following games and lost to her third seeded local opponent in rubber games.

In the first game, both ladies were at their best as they played composed badminton and tried to dominate the pace of rallies by using all corners of the court.

Until the one-minute interval, it was the Cynthia who showed aggression and managed a small lead.

After the break, the higher ranked Shama tried to live up to expectations by accelerating her speed at net but failed to create gaps in her challenger’s court and eventually lost the first game with a threepoint deficit of 18-21.

However, Cynthia failed to play competi-

tive badminton in the second game as she lost her focus at the initial stage which helped her opponent to occupy the driving seat.

Shama was focused in the opening half of second set and she established a stunning lead until the one-minute interval.

After the break, the higher ranked Shama continued her commanding play in the court and wrapped up second game with a staggering margin of 21-12.

In the final game, Cynthia found her flow and put up strong resistance until the end of opening half.However, it was Shama who took over the control in the concluding phase and grabbed the final set with a remarkable 18-21, 21-12 and 21-17 score on the board.

Kitesurfing festival returns for it’s 5th year

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he 5th Kiteival Festival is set to take place in Mauritius from 11th to 19th August and is expected to be the most popular in it’s history as Susi Mai joins the VIP participants this year.

The Kiteival Festival is a staged event incorporating the renowned wave spots around Mauritius,

each year event organizers invite famous international ride champions to compete as VIP participants. As well as competing in the race, Susi Mai will be giving demonstrations for competitors. The entry fee is currently €200, which increases to an amount of €250 for all entries after the 31st June 2012.

Kiteival has become increasingly popular over the last five years as the minimum requirement for competitors is to be able to ride upwind and in a group, allowing even the most basic skill of rider to partake in this international sporting event.

Mauritius is renowned for having some of the most famous wave spots in the world. Kiteival is organized in a variety of stages including spots such as “One Eye” and “Manawa” amongst other famous wave spots around the island paradise. The final stage of the event takes place in the Northern bay of Anse La Raie.

The program for this year’s event includes three days where competitors have no obligations, allowing them to enjoy the beauty of the their venue. They will ride a total of thirty five nautical miles before the actual competition on the 18th and 19th of August. Competitors and spectators will be trans-

ported via coach between the various stages and the two resorts where they are staying for the period of the event. A picnic lunch will be supplied to all spectators and competitors on the days when they are riding. The participants will book into Tamassa for three nights and into Merville Beach hotel for the remaining six nights of the event.

Kiteival originated five years ago when Nico Kux realized that there was a possibility that people would enjoy competing in a sporting event which included the famous wave spots around the island.

Kux is a rider who has successfully competed in international kite surf events and competitions. “It is not necessary to be a champion to participate: Anyone with average kiting skills will enjoy these unforgettable down winders.” says Nico Kux, a Mauritian kite surfing expert and the technical director of Kiteival.

Peter Michaels of Holidays-Mauritius says “For Kite surfing and windsurfing enthusiasts Mauritius is paradise, conditions and climate could not be better.

Kiteival is a fantastic reason to have a holiday in Mauritius as the spectacle and the carnival atmosphere add a lot to this stunning destination” For competitors and spectators alike, Kiteival is expected to be another highlight for Mauritius, if a further reason reason were needed to holiday in Mauritius, Kiteival is it. - Kiran Den

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Food

The Spice of Life

Mauritian cuisine hit the headlines recently after Shelina Permalloo was crowned winner of MasterChef 2012. Her menu included an octopus starter, mutton curry & a dessert of mango cannelloni filled with lime curd did the trick.

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pices can not only create both rich & delicate dishes blended to taste for diverse flavours, but also have major health benefits. Many have antimicrobial properties which explain why spices are more commonly used in warmer climates where there is a higher incidence of infectious disease. Spices are also used in many religious rituals, cosmetics or perfume production.

Turmeric The king of spices, long revered as an anti- inflammatory and aid to digestive function. This brightly colored powder is a real asset to anyone suffering from arthritis, psoriasis or other inflammatory conditions, in addition there is a growing body of evidence to show that it is effective in preventing some forms of cancers such as those of the breast, prostate and pancreas.

Chilli The fire spice, burns the mouth but is a very effective pain killer. Chillies contain capsaicin which has powerful anti inflammatory effects. It is also a relaxant and an aid to digestion as well as significantly reducing the levels of sugar in the blood. So eating chillies is good for diabetics, good for the heart, liver and stomach, reducing the risk of strokes, cancers and respiratory disease.

Cinnamon The sweet spice, which does wonders for your heart. By helping the body manage cholesterol and sugar levels in the blood, it improves circulation and reduces the workload of the heart. In trials cinnamon has been shown to be very beneficial to those suffering with Type 2 diabetes, as well as being an aid to weight loss.

Winner of MasterChef 2012, Shelina Permalloo

Garlic The versatile spice, found in recipes from all around the world, though not to everyone’s taste! Garlic is a powerful natural anti fungal, anti bacterial and anti viral agent – which means it protects us from colds and flu. It is also very useful in reducing cholesterol in the blood and acts as a blood thinner and lowers blood pressure, so improving heart function. Garlic has been found to protect against heart diseases.

Cumin The father of spices, whose use has been traced to early civilizations. The health benefit of cumin for digestive disorders has been well known throughout history. It can help with flatulence, indigestion, diarrhoea, nausea, morning sickness, and atonic dyspepsia (heartburn). It can also be mixed with water and applied to boils.

Ginger The powerful spice, now known to be effective against a wide range of conditions varying from digestive upset through to ovarian cancer. The taste of ginger is an all time delights whether it is in a curry, a tea or a dessert.

It is a vital component of most Asian cuisine and is also a very effective pain killer, anti inflammatory and enhances digestive function.

Coriander The understated spice. This spice forms the base of every Indian dish, but hasn’t made a name for itself in the way those above have. Essentially it acts as a modifier of digestive function, allowing fat breakdown to occur faster and more effectively which prevents stomach upsets – it also has the distinct advantage of reducing intestinal gas and bloating.

Thyme is not only used to flavour foods, but is also added to soaps, toothpastes, cosmetics, perfumes, and antiseptic ointments. It has also been found to have a calming effect in stress-related conditions. The oil is used in aromatherapy to relieve pain and elevate mood. Thyme contains an essential oil that is rich in thymol, a powerful antiseptic, antibacterial, and a strong antioxidant. The oil of thyme is used in mouthwashes to treat inflammations of the mouth, and throat infections.

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recipe Prawn Rougaille

by Yummy Choo Eats, Selina Periampillai

I’ve been on a Mauritius thing for a while now since I have been learning recipes passed down onto my mum and dad and its been an enriching experience! Not all the food I make on a day-to-day basis is Mauritian, but I tend to try experimenting in the kitchen with food from all over the world, Thai, Vietnamese, African, European, US. Those of you who follow me on instagram or twitter may have seen!

So when I can I like to go back to my family roots, try out more recipes and well just become better at them. This is one of those quick, simple and easy Mauritian recipes to make, dinner is ready in 20 minutes! We have served this up at our Mauritian Supper Club and its been a hit!

Rougaille is a tomato, spicy based sauce, where chicken, prawns, shrimp can be added to it, to create a satisfying dish served up in homes in Mauritius. Its simple and fresh, incorporating flavours from the French with thyme, onion and olive oil.

Ingredients: 1 pack of cooked prawns/king or small 1/2 red onion, finely chopped 1/2 can of chopped tomatoes 1 Fresh tomato, chopped 1 garlic clove, finely chopped 1 inch piece of ginger, finely chopped A pinch of Cumin powder (or jeera) 1 tsp Thyme or fresh thyme leaves 1 red Chilli (optional) Fresh coriander leaves, chopped, to scatter over Put some olive oil in a pan, add finely chopped onion, garlic and ginger and let it sweat for a few minutes.

Then add your canned tomato and one fresh tomato , then add salt, cumin, pepper, fresh chilli and thyme into the mix. Let this sauce cook down for about 10 minutes, till fragrant and cooked. And a small amount of water if it drys out too much.

Stir in the prawn and let it cook for a few minutes, finish off with freshly chopped coriander Dig in and serve with rice or chappatis, a simple and delicious quick dish from the sunny climes of Mauritius and my mum’s kitchen…

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