CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1. Cultural Tourism in Mauritius Tourism comprises of activities of persons travelling and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than 1 consecutive year‚ for leisure business and other purposes (WTO‚ 1991). Mauritius is one of the islands which make up the Mascareignes Islands group. Tourism is a major factor in keeping the economy of this country as high as it is. Before people started visiting this beautiful part of the world they solely relied
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The Banking Sector in Mauritius The banking sector comprised 20 banks licensed to carry on banking business in Mauritius as at end-June 2011.Of these‚ eight were domestically-owned banks‚ seven were subsidiaries of foreign banks and five were branches of international banks. Reflecting efforts undertaken by the Bank to develop the range of services offered by banks in Mauritius‚ a new entrant joined the banking industry in March 2011 as the first bank licensed to conduct Islamic banking business
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Mauritius the paradise island Branded with the trade mark of “The Paradise Island”‚ Mauritius is the “destination de reves” of millions of people‚ source of inspiration of numerous poets‚ wonderful and un-exploited landscapes of hundreds of films‚ mostly bollywood movies Mauritius is a Tropical Island with two seasons‚ SUMMER and WINTER‚ situated in the Indian Ocean near Reunion Island and Madagascar‚ Mauritius is a hub for various Business of import and export‚ its key local resources are
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The law and legal system of Mauritius are an unusual hybrid and a remarkable instance of comparative law in action. As a consequence of its history‚ as an overseas possession of France from 1715 to 1810 and as a British colony from 1814 until it achieved independence within the Commonwealth in 1968‚ its law and legal system reflect the legal traditions of both its former colonial rulers. In general terms‚ Mauritian private law is based on the French Code Civil while public law and commercial law
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ANALYSE THE HEALTH SYSTEM IN MAURITIUS Mauritius‚ being a welfare state‚ has to make sure that all the inhabitants are living in good conditions. The most important that has to be taken into consideration is the health of the people. Health is a greatest gift‚ contentment the greatest wealth‚ faithfulness the best relationship‚ said Buddha. The role of the Ministry of Health is to ensure that all the medical facilities are available to the population and improvements are being made as
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Discuss the importance of multicultural unity in developing a Culture of Peace in the Mauritian nation. Mauritius is one of the polyethnic countries that has the most peaceful and stable democratic. Multiculturalism has been a characteristic feature of the island of Mauritius. Mauritian society includes people from many different ethnic and religious groups: Hindu‚ Muslim and Indo-Mauritians‚ Mauritian Creoles‚ Buddhist and Roman Catholic Sino-Mauritians and Franco-Mauritians. The importance
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A Report and Proposition of Strategies to Enhance Growth of the ICT Sector Through FDI in Mauritius Syed Farhan Ahmed[1]‚ Shaun J Rodrigues[2] and Harrish C Bheemul[3] Abstract Mauritius has progressed significantly from a low-income to a middle-income diversified economy with growing industrial‚ financial and tourist sectors. However‚ one of the most significant contributors to Mauritius booming economy is the development of the services sector and the focus of Foreign Direct Investment
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Economic Sciences and Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul‚ winner of the 2001 the Nobel Prize for Literature but one verdict: “Mauritius post-independence in 1968 had little hope and awaited a bleak future.” History or rather Mauritius‚ proved the dire prognostications famously wrong. Indeed‚ we had it on the highest possible authority which stated that Mauritius was a strong candidate for failure because of being a very typical African economy – * monocrop; * prone to terms
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2.1 Geographical Traits: Mauritius is considered a paradise island‚ with beautiful beaches‚ that stretches 48km to the west and 62km to the north‚ with a total surface area of 1800km2. Mauritius is divided into 9 districts. Due to it its size‚ the geographical aspect allows us to target the entire island. Urban population refers to the population in the five Municipal Council Areas defined according to proclaimed boundaries ‚ whos resident make up the urban population of a total of 42% INDEX
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…………………………………………………………………..Page 6 Why the need for Consumer Laws? ……………………………………………………..Page 6 Consumer Vulnerability…………………………………………………………………..Page 6 The Implications of Consumer Laws……………………………………………………Page 7 The Socio-economic evolution of Mauritius……………………………………………Page 8 A brief history of Mauritius’ economy…………………………………………...Page 8 Consumer Protection Act 1998 (some sections) …………………………………Page 9 Fair Trading Act 1988……………………………………………………………..Page 11 Breakthrough in the Consumer Protection Laws………………………………Page
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