A mother screams the count at the man who killed her daughter
The reconstruction at Les Salines turned raw on Wednesday. Mavin Changia, 29, was walked back to the scene where Prageena Jootun was killed last Friday, under heavy escort from Special Support Unit commandos.
Her mother faced him and shouted that he had stabbed her daughter twenty-one times. The autopsy counted twenty-two wounds. Changia was arrested the same day nearby and confessed, telling police a domestic dispute set off the killing.
Junior agriculture minister Fabrice David, who says he has known the family for years, called the act a barbarity and demanded exemplary justice.
Two Chinese giants bid for the dam as questions pile up
The Rivière-des-Anguilles dam has been promised for two decades, meant to ease the water stress crushing the south-west. The bids are in, and so are the doubts.
Two firms made the shortlist when the window closed on 5 June: China International Water & Electric Corporation and Sinohydro. Offers sit between Rs 5 billion and Rs 7 billion.
What stirred the noise was an alleged undisclosed meeting between a senior official and a Sinohydro rep on a Bali trip. Authorities say the visit was routine.
Rs 43 million scheme bets on ten exporters to go global
Ten Mauritian manufacturers are getting a leg up. The industry ministry and the Association of Mauritian Manufacturers signed off on the ERVI Scheme, a Rs 43 million pot meant to push local firms into export markets and help them stand up to foreign competition.
Britain scraps its tuna tariff as Mauritius frets
Mauritian processors are worried after Britain suspended its 20% tariff on tuna imports from the whole world until the end of 2028. The local edge in a key market just thinned, and tuna is a pillar of the blue economy here.
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Roche-Bois beating suspect charged, denied bail – Stephan Modeste was provisionally charged over the viral highway assault, with police opposing his release.
Rs 1.5 million stolen from a lecturer's home – Burglars cleared out a St-Julien Village house in a half-hour window while the owner was away.
Emirates is hiring cabin crew in Mauritius – The airline opened a recruitment drive on the island to bolster its cabin teams.
Water cuts start next week at Mare aux Vacoas – With the reservoir falling fast, distribution restrictions kick in from next week.
Ganga Talao set for new protection rules – Minister Gondeea toured Grand Bassin ahead of guidelines to safeguard the sacred lake.
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