Having the rights of international students protected by the law has made Australia a very coveted study destination for Mauritian students. However, the Australian authorities warn potential students going for Australia to strictly abide by the rules.

Our heritage lies in our history and knowing about our history is a way to preserve and respect it. With this idea in mind, students of the University of Mauritius organised a History of Mauritius Fair at the Paul Octave Wiehé auditorium to increase awareness on the subject, on Friday 5.

The Primary School Employees Union alleges that the account of the Primary Schools Teachers Co-operative Credit Union is not authentic and suspects fraud in the figures presented in the report.

A reading culture must be developed at an early age. With a view to achieving this, the Municipal Council of Vacoas/Phoenix organised literary activities for students of primary schools of the town in the month of February.

What's great about celebrating one's 60th birthday? Ask this to Parmonon (Sandra) Kathapermal of Lallmatie who turned 60 on February 5 and chose to celebrate the occasion in a novel way. Instead of inviting only his close relatives, he chose to mark the occasion with other senior citizens of his village, most of whom are his childhood friends.

The tourism industry is poised for further growth next year, increasing job prospects and the employment rate, contributing to the economic growth of the country.

The Rabindranath Tagore Secondary School is an example of a regional school which is capable of providing quality education. For the past four years, the school has been scoring 100% at the School Certificate examination and this year, seven of its students have been ranked in the HSC exam.

The full-length musical, Seet-Basant, staged in Bhojpuri for the first time in Mauritius at the Serge Constantin theatre, in Vacoas, has met with an unprecedented success.Credit for this goes not only to the artistes but also to the many people that one does not see on the stage.

The Prime Minister has launched a National Policing Strategic Framework that is expected to strengthen and make the Police Force more effective in tracking law breakers and bring it closer to the community.

To ensure that its students are in good health, Medco Clairfonds Secondary School organised an eye care day on its premises recently. Staff as well as parents got the opportunity to get their eyes checked, free of charge.

Gone are the days of glory for star schools. Other colleges have proved that their students too can get brilliant results and keep pace with the most coveted ones.

New Vice Chancellor of the University of Mauritius, Professor Konrad Morgan, took office on January 7 and already he has set a list of priorities to propel the university to greater heights.

2010 will be marked by  innovations and changes at the  pre-primary and primary levels. A series of measures are being initiated by the Ministry of Education, most of which will have come intoforce by the end of the year.

It is chaos in most of the private colleges this year. The institutions either have redundant teachers or have lost their most able ones. The managers of private colleges are at a loss.

The suspense ended on Thursday for 21,043 candidates with the results of the School Certificate. The results have slightly improved with 77.64%, compared to 2008 which was 76.53%. As usual, the girls have performed better (82.63%) than the boys (71.89%).