State land tenants earning under Rs 48,000 will pay Re 1 for the lease
Low-income families on a state residential land lease just saw their rent collapse to single rupee. The Cabinet has approved a revised rent structure: households earning up to Rs 48,000 a month pay a one-off Re 1 for the whole lease, while those between Rs 48,001 and Rs 100,000 pay Rs 1,000.
Above Rs 100,000 a month, tenants pay the full valuation, adjusted every three years by inflation but capped at 15.7625 percent. Family lease transfers and inheritances are carved out and keep the old Rs 6,000 rate. For a household counting every rupee, a lease that now costs one is not nothing.
A speedboat, ten black bags and 156 kg of cannabis from Réunion
Around Rs 234 million of cannabis, 156 kilos, allegedly crossed from Réunion in ten black bags on one speedboat, seized on 26 July; the boat surfaced next day in the Le Morne lagoon.
Two men known to courts face provisional charges of conspiracy to import. Yogajee Govind, a Chamarel plumber aged 42, adds counts of cultivation and methadone; Ravindra Chimajee, 37, of Case Noyale, is suspected of arranging the trip. Former junior minister Véronique Leu-Govind was heard as a witness, not a suspect.
What killed three whales at Le Bouchon?
What kills three healthy whales in a week? Since 4 August, three Blainville's beaked whales have washed up dead at Le Bouchon. The agriculture ministry leans toward disorientation, cautiously: the bodies showed abrasions, no nets, no vessel strike. Post-mortems at La Vanille found no clear cause. Earlier strandings in 1986, 1998 and 2019 went unanswered.
Court throws out the laundering charge against Rajiv Ramcharitar
The provisional money laundering charge against Rajiv Ramcharitar in the Silver Bank affair has been struck out. The court ruled the holding charge could not stand, lifting his exposure in a case that has trailed him for months. Provisional charges buy investigators time. When one collapses, the burden shifts to prosecutors to prove more than a headline.
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Tamarisk Tree smashes the 2,200m record – Tamarisk Tree tore up the 2,200 metre mark to win the Supertote Golden Trophy.
Tax season: the EDF form is open – The Mauritius Revenue Authority has opened its Employee Declaration Form campaign.
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