"A cyber city is being built at Ebene, 15 kilometres south of the
capital Port Louis, to attract foreign firms. Those firms currently investing
in the island are offered low corporate tax of 15 per cent, free repatriation
of profits and exemption of customs duties on equipment and raw materials." Article
from Panos Institute. http://www.panos.org.uk/?lid=19671
"...a national collaborative distributed database of digitised
theses produced at Australian Universities....provides access
to PhD and Masters by Research theses only." Databases of full
text theses.
The central bank (like the Federal Reserve) for Mauritius. Has the full
text of their Monthly Bulletin,
annual report, the Year 2000 Project at the Bank of Mauritius, etc. Email: bomrd@bow.intnet.mu [KF]
http://bom.intnet.mu/
"Its main functions are to arbitrate disputes between planters and
millers, to control the milling and weighing of canes and to determine the
quantity of sugar and by products accruing to planters and millers." http://ncb.intnet.mu/acb.htm
"COMESA [formerly the PTA] ...an organisation of free independent
sovereign states which have agreed to co-operate in developing their natural
and human resources...'. With its 19 member states and population of 300
million it forms a major integrated trading block." Has information
on customs tariffs, road/transport including road distances, economic
profile, etc. Has the text of Doing Business with COMESA: the Handbook,
legal guides to establishing business, etc. http://www.comesa.int/
In French. "Une initiative du Ministère de l'Agriculture, de la Pêche
et des Coopératives." Site to encourage business with Mozambique. http://www.refer.fr/mrice_ct/
or http://www.refer.org/miroirs/mrice_ct/cop/maumoz/
Site by Mother Jones magazine and the Coral Reef Alliance in Berkeley,
California on endangered coral reefs in Mauritius, and other countries. Main page: http://www.motherjones.com/coral_reef/
Government on the Internet -
Mauritius government sites. http://ncb.intnet.mu/govt/govint.htm Mauritian Sites -
directory of sites, loads faster than Mauritian Web Links. http://www.intnet.mu/Main_Mauritian_Sites.htm Mauritian Web
Links - huge directory of all sites from Mauritius. Takes a while
to load. http://ncb.intnet.mu/ncb/otherlnk/mlink.htm
Reports on the Sept. 11, 2000 Mauritius election. "is almost certainly
one of the oldest democracies among all the countries, which, like it, belong
to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the Organization
of African Unity (OAU). It has had a legislative council with elected members
since 1885, long before it achieved independence in 1968..." Elections
2000 is from the Southern African Research & Documentation
Centre. http://www.sardc.net/sd/elections2000/mauritius/
From the publication, Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 13th ed. (Dallas,
Tx.: Summer Institute of Linguistics, 1996), edited by Barbara F. Grimes.
Provides numbers of speakers by language, dialects, linguistic affiliation,
etc.
Mauritius: http://www.sil.org/ethnologue/countries/Maut.html
Main Page: http://www.sil.org/ethnologue/
Create custom maps easily. Maps are about 4 x 4 inches. In English, French,
Spanish. Select a language, choose the country, select Maps and Satellite
Images. Create maps showing administrative boundaries, cities, roads,
rivers, railroads, population, crops, satellite images of Cold Cloud Duration
and Vegetation Index, etc. http://geoweb.fao.org/
The full text online of Stanley Hyatt's book is provided by Ronald J. Wilson
of Spokane, Washington. Hyatt travelled in Rhodesia (also to Mozambique, Mauritius,
Australia, the Philippines). Includes photographs of early Bulawayo, a glossary
created by Wilson. One can download the complete book in ASCII text. http://www.btinternet.com/~rhodesian.library/dsof/
It's 1999 Executive Forum had a case study (in English, French, Spanish)
on Mauritius' approach to national export strategy, "Mauritius,
a Coordinated Approach Based on Institutional Specialization." The full
text is in Adobe PDF format. The ITC Centre
UNCTAD/WTO (ITC) is "the focal point in the United Nations system for
technical cooperation with developing countries in trade promotion." [KF]
http://www.intracen.org/execforum/docs/ef1999/cases1999.htm
A non-profit, founded 2000, "dedicated to promoting the use of the
Internet for research, communication and collaboration." The Mauritius
Chapter of the internaitonal Internet Society.
Based in Pointe Aux Sables, Mauritius. http://www.isoc-mu.org
Excellent information on internet service and telecommunications in Mauritius.
http://www3.sn.apc.org/africa/mauritiu.htm
See also the main page, African
Internet Connectivity.
Has the full-text of the Army Area Handbook long used as basic reference
sources. Information on the history, society, economy, politics, national
security. One can search
across all countries or any combination of countries and browse the table
of contents for a specific country. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/mutoc.html
"the official Investment Promotion Agency of the Government of Mauritius." Business opportunities, setting up a business, environmental and health guidelines, etc. http://www.boimauritius.com/
Has the full text of Mauritius in Figures with
important statistics, a list of its census reports and other publications.
[KF] http://ncb.intnet.mu/cso.htm
"established in 1850, is the oldest non-profit institution representing the private sector in Mauritius." News. The annual, Economy in Figures, is online. Import & Export statistics by country, tariffs, taxes, starting a business, etc. http://www.mcci.org/
Embassies directory and
visa requirements, business, centre, travel, tour, hotel information, maps.
Maintained by CompNet Solutions & Services (Maryland, U.S.). http://www.maurinet.com/mauritius.html
Basic statistics, Full text reports (Code of Corporate Governance, 139
pages; the World Bank's Assessment of Corporate Governance in
Mauritius, October 2002; Into the Third Millennium - National Strategy
for Sustainable Development 1999/2005, Highlights.)
Reports on agriculture, housing, tourism, labour, Report on Demand in
IT Sector (2001-2005), Mauritius: The Singapore of Africa?, speeches
of the Minister, etc. Based in Port Louis. [KF] http://ncb.intnet.mu/medrc/index.htm
or http://economicdevelopment.gov.mu/
Full text documents (acts, reports, white papers, national plans), health statistics. Hosts the Mauritius Institute of Health (its training and research arm). http://www.gov.mu/
Ministry functions, Miniter's biography, directory of labour offices, list
of ILO Conventions ratified by Mauritius, etc. [KF] http://ncb.intnet.mu/lireh/ministry/
Includes full text issues of New Frontiers, their journal and
statistics such as number
of Mauritius students overseas. [KF] http://ncb.intnet.mu/tskdp/
Provides visa requirements, useful addresses and phone nos., basic information
on the country, tours, places to visit, etc. They will answer travel related
questions. http://www.mauritius.net/
"... the only non-governmental organisation in Mauritius to be exclusively
concerned with the conservation of endemic species." On a site hosted
by CompNet Solutions & Services (Maryland, U.S.). http://www.maurinet.com/wildlife.html
Basic country information, a map, brief information on its energy sources
and consumption.. By MBendi Information Services (Pty) Ltd. a business consulting
company in Claremont, South Africa. http://mbendi.co.za/cymrcy.htm
In French. Political party, founded in the late 1960s by Paul Bérenger and other Mauritius students. Party news, party history, party constitution. http://www.mmm.mu/
In French and English. Opposition and Green party."Le Mouvement Républicain
est une organisation militante qui se situe dans la grande famille de gauche
généreuse, humaniste et non-conformiste". Rama Valayden
is the leader. Has party manifesto, code of conduct, structure. Party based
in Rose Hill, Mauritius. [CA] http://www.mouvementrepublicain.com/
In English and French. Political Party promoting the development of Rodrigues
Island. ."...aims at bringing changes in the country by privileging
a cut with the old conservative ideas which have produced the results that
we know today in terms of economic stagnation, unemployment, pollution lack
of adequate public infrastructure, lack of water, low level of education
of the populatiion etc...." Has party history, structure and photographs.
Based in Ile Rodrigues, Mauritius. Web site based Provo, Utah.[CA] http://balder.prohosting.com/mrod/
In English and French. Political party. Founded in 1983 by Sir Anerood
Jugnauth. New leader is Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, Minister of Agriculture,
Food Technology
and Natural Resources. Party history, manifesto, structure, press releases,
calendar of events, leaders' biographies, photographs. Based in Mauritius.
[CA] http://www.msmparty.org/
A parastatal created to "promote the accelerated diffusion of information
technology" in Mauritius. Hosting for government web sites, Government
on the Internet. Has information on IT issues and companies, a Y2K
Site. http://ncb.intnet.mu/index.html
Has the full text of Bass S.M.J. and Dalal-Clayton D.B. (1995): Small
Island States and Sustainable
Development: Strategic Issues and Experience, (Environmental Planning
Issues No.8),
International Institute for Environment and Development, London. "focuses
on the ecological, economic and social factors which typify small
island states, and lead to their vulnerabilities." Includes case studies
of recent island strategies in Mauritius, the Seychelles, the Caribbean,
St Helena and the Solomon Islands. "the goal of the project is to encourage
the implementation of nssds in all countries by 2005, so as to ensure that
current trends in the loss of environmental resources are effectively reversed
at both global and national levels by 2015." http://www.nssd.net/References/KeyDocs/IIED04.htm
Includes a country profile on Mauritius. Covers the economy, environment,
labor, culture, tourism, trade fairs. Published by Southern African Marketing
Company Ltd (Gaborone, Botswana) in assoc. with the SADC Secretariat. [KF]
http://www.sadcreview.com/
Retrieve citations to articles, book chapters, books,
government documents, dissertations through a keyword search. The online
database covers all issues of Population Index from 1986+ (Vols.
52+) and a broad range of subjects: women's issues, fertility, migration,
child mortality, economic development and population, nutrition and health,
urban and rural spatial distribution, statistics. The Index is
published by Princeton University's Office of Population Research. http://opr.princeton.edu/popindex/
In French. Full text of the book. (Vanves : EDICEF, c1993. 143 p.) Has
a short bibliography. [KF] http://www.textes-integraux.refer.org/maurice/accueil.htm
In French. Very extensive directory of Mauritius web sites,
by category. Also current news. Site is the on-line version of Servihoo Magazine.
Based in Port Louis, Mauritiua. [KF] http://www.servihoo.com/
Edited by Allan Lawrence Tristram Speedy. Full text account. 33 p. Sarah
Speedy relates her travels in India, Mauritius, South Africa from
1818-1859, meeting with Robert Moffat, the missionary, helping
Colonel Graham mark out Grahamstown and other events. Allan Speedy, the great
great grandson of Sarah Speedy, lives in New Zealand. [KF] http://www.speedy.co.nz/recollections/
The "aim of this project is to understand how European colonial activity influenced environmental and cultural transformations...." Research themes - environment, imperial (colonial) powers, slavery, indenture. Director of the project is Dr. Krish Seetah, Department of Anthropology, Stanford University. [KF] http://www.stanford.edu/group/mauritianachlgy/
In French and English. Sells cd-roms about Mauritius (tourism, history,
folklore, etc.), information on books, poetry published in Mauritius. http://www.mauritiusmultimedia.com/
"We provide professional web hosting services to ISPs and
Internet consultants in Africa. Tangaza was designed to assist
small-to-medium sized African companies." Based in Mauritius. Works
with Comtrends "an American company who offers advanced Internet services
to ISPs around the world. Based in Atlanta Georgia, Comtrends operates
the servers and network that are the backbone of Tangaza's service." http://www.tangaza.com
In English and French. A subsidiary of Mauritius Telecom and France Telecom.
Provides internet, fax, phone service, distance learning, videoconferencing.
Has tourism information,
etc. http://servihooservices.intnet.mu/telecomplus.htm
Site to oppose corruption. Affiliated with Transparency International.
See the Press Releases for Mauritius specific content. [KF] http://transparencymauritius.intnet.mu/
A visa/passport expediting service for U.S. citizens. One can print out
a visa application form in Acrobat or Common Ground format. Uses the CIA
World Factbook information though did not have the latest edition.http://www.traveldocs.com/mu/index.htm
UNEVOC is "UNESCO's International Project on Technical and Vocational
Education...dedicated to developing and improving technical and vocational
education in UNESCO's Member States." Has a directory of
UNEVOC's African centres for technical and vocational education and full
text reports such as "Polytechnic
Education in Mauritius" by K. A. Kasenally (May 2000). http://www.unevoc.de/
Travel information for Mauritius. http://www.fco.gov.uk/travel/countryadvice.asp?MJ
United Nations. High Commissioner for Refugees, Refworld
Has an search engine.
Be sure to put in Search All Databases under the box "Limit
Scope of Search" if you want the most complete results.
Search engine: http://www.unhcr.ch/refworld/index/engine.htm
Provides a list of the President, Cabinet members, the Governor of the
Central Bank, the country's Ambassador to the U.S., and its U.N. Representative. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/world-leaders-m/mauritius.html
Has a map, information on geography, people, government, economy, transportation,
communication, defense. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mp.html
Thomas, U.S. Legislative Information provides keyword search access
to the full text of the U.S. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD(similar
to parliamentary proceedings or debates) and to Congressional legislation.
Scroll down half way to locate the Congressional Record Text:
Congress: 106th (1999-2000), 105th (1997-98), 104th (1995-96), 103rd (1993-94).
Searching the TEXT database
will produce more retrievals. For example, find U.S. military sales to Mauritius
(not very much). http://thomas.loc.gov/
Has weather for Plaisance. Provides information for wind, visibility, temperature,
heat index, dew point, relative humidity, pressure, and a 24 hour summary.
http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/MU_cc.html
"information on the business, economy, government and tourism in the
Republic of Mauritius." Includes offshore finance, the story of the
dodo bird. http://www.washtimes.com/internatlads/mauritius/index.html
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