Unprecedented water leakages are costing the Central Water Authority millions of rupees in lost revenue per day. Approximately 45% of injected water is wasted and the authorities have launched an islandwide overhaul of the system.

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.

The opposition parties, the MMM and the MSM, are in full seduction mode to convince the Social Alliance that they would be best suited for a possible coalition despite the deafening silence from the Social Alliance  camp.

More female participation in politics was high on the agenda for the celebrations  of the International Women's Day commemorated this week on Monday.

Koïchiro Matsura, former Director General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, UNESCO, and guest of honour for the National Day celebration 2010 arrived in Mauritius on March 10. He will be on a visit to Mauritius till March 13.

Pravind Jugnauth, Leader of the MSM,  accuses Bérenger of doing a political ‘strip-tease’ . He affirms that Bérenger cannot be trusted since he keeps changing his language every now and then.

Discrimination laws
In view of achieving gender equality at work, a third round of consultations on the ‘Elimination of Discrimination in Mauritian Laws’ was organized at the Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment on Wednesday.

The MMM’s endeavour to be taken on board the Labour bandwagon is not leaving the PMSD indifferent or insensitive, the more so as the Prime Minister has been persistently adopting a deaf-and-dumb attitude towards the whole affair.

Why is PRB so hellbent on an alliance with his arch opponent? Literature gives us the example of Dr. Faustus who had sold his soul to the devil in return of worldly pleasures and powers. We are not saying that PRB is a descendant of Faustus, far from that. But parallels do exist.

The Mauritius Dental Council and other stakeholders believe there may be several cases of “illegal dental practice” at Mauras College of Dentistry & Hospital & Oral Research Institute, Arsenal but the administration rejects lock, stock and barrel this allegation.

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.

Former Minister and MMM president of the women’s wing, Arianne Navarre Marie, is all for more women's representation in Parliament but under certain conditions. There's place only for the compassionate, nurturing and those caring for the welfare of others before their own.

Talks of an alliance between the MMM and the Labour Party for the coming general election appear to be moving ahead. The MMM politburo is discussing the affair and looking at a common programme. But nothing is final yet. This was confirmed by the Leader of the party, Paul Bérenger, on a private radio on Thursday.

The largest grant agreement, amounting to four billion rupees was  signed between EU and Mauritius for the 'Promoting Sustainable and Equitable Development' (PSED)  programme at the Government House,Port-Louis on Thursday.

The reskilling, development and training courses dispensed to unemployed women are seen as inadequate to help them  penetrate the job market, according to MMM women wing's president, Arianne Navarre Marie.