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			<title><![CDATA[UPDATED: Some 200 families in severe distress in Quinze Cantons, Vacoas with No HELP!]]></title>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="background-color: yellow; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: Arial;">UPDATED: Some 200 families in severe distress in Quinze Cantons, Vacoas with No HELP!</span> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-GB">We acclaimed to be a highly developed country in <st1:place w:st="on">Africa</st1:place> having an advanced early warning system with a continuous experience in cyclone and its effect.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-GB">This region has experienced flooding for a number of years and is known to the authorities, yet no action has been taken at the level of the Municipal planning for Effective drainage system <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-GB">Unfortunately during this event of cyclone Gamede, the level of flooding has been more than the previous years.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-GB">Despite repeated calls to the authorities, we were left to our own devices.<span style="">&nbsp; </span></span></p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 25 Feb 2007 00:00:00 MUT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ACTIVITÉS PORTUAIRES - Granary Co Ltd. licencie son personnel]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<P>Granary Co Ltd. (GCL), spécialisée dans la manutention de riz de ration et de farine importés, a renvoyé tout son personnel, soit 57 employés, en raison du non renouvellement de son contrat par la State Trading Corporation (STC) à partir du 30 juin prochain. </P> <P>C’est la diminution dans l’importation de riz de ration sur le marché local qui a poussé la STC à ne plus retenir les services de GCL. C’est le personnel de la STC qui prendra la relève. </P>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 03 Apr 2006 00:00:00 MUT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[PRESIDENT&#39;S DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL (P.D.S.M)]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;1 FREYNEAU Mrs Marie Arlette Laurencine For commendable services in the Public service<BR>&nbsp;2 GOORAH Late Mr Dhaneshwar For commendable services in the Fisheries sector<BR>&nbsp;3 GOPAUL Yamadat For commendable services in the Public service<BR>&nbsp;4 MUNGROO Yousouf For commendable services in the Public service<BR>&nbsp;5 PERTAUB Gurudev For commendable services in the Public service<BR>&nbsp;6 VADAMOOTOO Verna Jeanne For commendable services in the Public service<BR>&nbsp;7 VEERASAMY Mooroogessen For commendable services in the Electoral Field]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 14 Mar 2006 00:00:00 MUT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[GRAND OFFICER OF THE ORDER OF THE STAR AND KEY OF THE INDIAN OCEAN (G.O.S.K.)]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<P>1 BAUHADOOR Late Mr Dhundev For distinguished services to the Community<BR>2 DINAN Pierre C.S.K. For long and distinguished contribution to Economic Development<BR>3 The Most Reverend ERNEST Gerald James Ian For distinguished services to the Community<BR>4 GOPEE Dr Neerunjun For distinguished services in the Medical sector<BR>5 JUGESSUR Professor Soodursun, C.S.K. For distinguished services in the Education sector<BR>6 LAI FAT FUR Louis For distinguished services in the Industrial sector<BR>7 PEEROO Abdool Razack Mahomed Ameen For outstanding contribution in the political field<BR>8 POONOOSAMY Mrs Radhamaney For distinguished services to the Community<BR>9 SHUN SHIN Dr Maxime For distinguished services in the Medical sector<BR>10 SOONARANE Sachindev Mahess Kumar For distinguished services to the Community</P>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 14 Mar 2006 00:00:00 MUT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[EXCLUSIVE: ZEE Cine Awards &#39;06 nominations]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ ZEE Cine Awards Exclusive on Biz AsiaBiz Asia has come up trumps with another  world exclusive!<br> &nbsp;<br>This time we have been handed over details of the nominations for ZEE Cine  Awards '06 before anyone else. As already exclusively revealed weeks ago here on  Biz Asia, this year's much awaited ceremony takes place in the beautiful  surroundings of Mauritius.<br> &nbsp;<br> &nbsp;The ZEE Cine Awards will take place on Saturday 4th March at shown Live on ZEE  TV India. The event is scheduled to be shown in the UK on Sunday 5th March,  however, channels officials in the UK were unable to confirm this until nearer  the time.]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 01 Mar 2006 00:00:00 MUT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Zee Cine Awards 2006 - Mauritius]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 01 Mar 2006 00:00:00 MUT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[About the Chikungunya virus and Recommended Precautions]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p class="msds" align="left"><b>SECTION I - INFECTIOUS AGENT</b></p> <p align="left"><b>SYNONYM OR CROSS REFERENCE:</b> Epidemic polyarthritis and  rash, Chikungunya fever, CHIK </p> <p align="left"><b>CHARACTERISTICS:</b> Togaviridae (formerly group A  arboviruses), genus Alphavirus; spherical, enveloped virions 60 nm in diameter,  single-stranded, positive-sense RNA genome</p> ]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 22 Feb 2006 00:00:00 MUT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Chikungunya Virus]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An urban disease resembling dengue, seen mainly in Africa, the Indian subcontinent, and Southeast Asia, caused by an arbovirus transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. <br><br>The most prominent frequent feature is severe arthritis. Chikungunya fever was first described in epidemic form in East Africa in 1952-1953. The virus is arthropod-borne (it is therefore an arbovirus) and belongs to the family Togaviridae, genus Alphavirus. Human infections are acquired by the bite of infected Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, and epidemics are sustained by human-mosquito-human transmission.<br>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 22 Feb 2006 00:00:00 MUT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Epidémie de Chikungunya]]></title>
			<link>http://www.mauritiustoday.com/news/articles/11724/1/Epidemie-de-Chikungunya/Page1.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[<div align="center"> 	<table border="0" cellpadding="2" height="100%" width="100%"> 		<tbody><tr> 			<td bgcolor="#99bacd" height="35" valign="top" width="60%"> 			<div align="center"> 				<b><span style="text-transform: uppercase;"> 				<font color="#ffffff" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"> 				Epidémie de Chikungunya</font></span></b></div> 			<!-- #EndEditable --></td> 		</tr> 		<tr> 			<td bgcolor="#006699" height="476" width="60%"><!-- #BeginEditable "corps" --> 		 			<p>&nbsp;</p> 			<div align="center"> 				<table style="width: 90%; height: 90%;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> 					<tbody><tr> 						<td bgcolor="#ffcc00" height="50"> 						<div align="center"> 							<a target='_blank' target="_blank" href="http://www.perinat-reunion.org/"> 							<img src="http://www.orsrun.net/images/femme-enceinte.jpg" border="0" height="63" width="40"></a></div> 						</td> 						<td align="left" bgcolor="#ffcc00" height="50" width="807"> 						<ul><li> 							<font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"> 							<strong>Chikungunya et femmes enceintes - 							<a target='_blank' target="_blank" href="http://www.perinat-reunion.org/"> 							Site du Réseau Périnatal Sud-Réunion</a></strong></font></li></ul> 						</td> 					</tr> 					<tr bgcolor="#ff9900"> 						<td height="50"> 						<div align="center"> 							<a target='_blank' target="_blank" href="http://www.sante.gouv.fr/htm/pointsur/zoonose/12z_FAQ.htm"> 							<img src="http://www.orsrun.net/images/valise.png" border="0" height="44" width="50"></a></div> 						</td> 						<td align="left" height="50" width="807"> 						<ul><li> 							<div align="justify"> 								<div style="text-align: left;"> 									<font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"> 									<strong>Conseils aux voyageurs et questions  									les plus fréquemment posées sur le site du  									Ministère de la Santé. 									<a target='_blank' target="_blank" href="http://www.sante.gouv.fr/htm/pointsur/zoonose/12z_FAQ.htm"> 									Cliquez ici</a></strong></font></div> 							</div> 							</li></ul> 						</td> 					</tr> 					<tr bgcolor="#0099cc"> 						<td height="50"> 						<div align="center"> 							<font color="#ffffff">&nbsp;<a target='_blank' target="_blank" href="http://www.orsrun.net/flyer-protection.pdf"><img src="http://www.orsrun.net/images/antimoust.png" border="0" height="45" width="60"></a></font></div> 						</td> 						<td align="left" height="50" width="807"> 						<div align="justify"> 							<div style="text-align: left;"> 								<ul><li><font color="#ffffff" size="3"><strong> 									<font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> 									Pour vous protéger des moustiques, 									<a target='_blank' target="_blank" href="http://www.orsrun.net/flyer-protection.pdf"> 									cliquez ici</a></font></strong></font></li></ul> 							</div> 						</div> 						</td> 					</tr> 					<tr bgcolor="#669900"> 						<td height="50"> 						<div align="center"> 							<font color="#000000">&nbsp;<a target='_blank' target="_blank" href="http://www.orsrun.net/flyer-elimination.pdf"><img src="http://www.orsrun.net/images/gite.png" border="0" height="45" width="50"></a></font></div> 						</td> 						<td align="left" height="50" width="807"><div style="text-align: left;"> 						</div><div align="justify"><div style="text-align: left;"> 							</div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><font color="#000000" size="3"><strong> 								<font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Pour  								éliminer les gites larvaires , 								<a target='_blank' target="_blank" href="http://www.orsrun.net/flyer-elimination.pdf"> 								cliquez ici</a></font></strong></font></li></ul> 						</div> 						</td> 					</tr> 					<tr> 						<td bgcolor="#ffcc00" height="50"> 						<div align="center"> 							<font color="#666666">&nbsp;<a target='_blank' target="_blank" href="http://www.sante.gouv.fr/htm/pointsur/zoonose/12z.htm"><img src="http://www.orsrun.net/images/moustique.png" border="0" height="50" width="50"></a></font></div> 						</td> 						<td align="left" bgcolor="#ffcc00" height="50" width="807"> 						<div align="justify"> 							<ul><li><font color="#666666" size="3"><strong> 								<font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> 								<a target='_blank' target="_blank" href="http://www.sante.gouv.fr/htm/pointsur/zoonose/12z.htm"> 								Qu'est ce que le virus chikungunya ?</a></font></strong></font></li></ul> 						</div> 						</td> 					</tr> 				</tbody></table> 			</div> 			</td> 		</tr> 	</tbody></table> </div> <p align="center"><a target='_blank' target="_blank" href="http://www.orsrun.net/chik.html"> Source: Observatiore Regionale de La Sante de la Reunion</a></p> ]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 22 Feb 2006 00:00:00 MUT]]></pubDate>
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