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Fabric or sewing machine store in Mauritius

lutti002 — Mon Aug 03, 2009 7:44 pm

Author: lutti002

Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 7:44 pm

Hello, Can somebody please help me to find a fabric or sewing machine store on the island of Mauritius?
Thank you,

Frank

Student Visa

Mim — Sun Feb 01, 2009 7:10 am

Author: Mim

Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 7:10 am

We wanted to send our son (14) and his friend (15) to private schools in Mauritius and spend the European winter there. The School (Le Bocage) wanted a student visa for one of the boys. Everything looked easy and the embassy told us what to submit for a student visa.
After a lot of work, letter writing, appeals and so on the student visa application was finally turned down by the Prime Ministers office. So, unless you parents have a work visa, do not listen to what anybody will tell you. There is no possibility to get a student visa for children of parents with tourist visas. Safe yourself work and aggrevation!
You may be able to find a private school which does not ask for a student visa for your child. It is dangerous for the school though.

P.S. Nobody knows why there is no possiblity for guest students

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS IN MAURITIUS / MAURITIUS SCHOOLS

Mauritius Info — Tue Mar 13, 2007 5:06 am

Author: Mauritius Info

Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 5:06 am

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS IN MAURITIUS

Alexandra House School
King George V Avenue,
Floreal,
Mauritius
Phone: +230 696 4108
Fax: +230 696 4108

Clavis Primary School
Mount Ory,
Moka,
Port Louis
Mauritius
Phone: +230 433 4439
Fax: +230 433 4274

International Preparatory School
Village Labourdonnais,
Mapou,
Mauritius
Phone: +230 266 1973
Fax: +230 266 8112

Le Bocage International School
Mount Ory,
Moka,
Port Louis,
Mauritius
Phone: +230 433 0941
Fax: +230 433 4914
Email: lbis@intnet.mu
Website: www.lebocage.net

Lycee La Bourdonnais
Forest Side,
BP 65,
Curepipe,
Mauritius
Phone: +230 675 1097
Fax: +230 674 3591

Northfield International High School
Labourdonnais Village,
Mapou,
Mauritius
Phone: +230 266 9448
Fax: +230 266 9447
Email: northfields@intnet.mu
Website: www.northfields-school.com

HEALTHCARE IN MAURITIUS / MAURITIUS HOSPITAL GUIDE

Mauritius Info — Tue Mar 13, 2007 5:05 am

Author: Mauritius Info

Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 5:05 am

HEALTHCARE IN MAURITIUS

GENERAL

As of 1999, there were an estimated 0.9 physicians and 3.1 hospital beds per 1,000 people. In the same year total healthcare expenditure was estimated at 3.4% of GDP. In 2000, 100% of the population of Mauritius had access to safe water and 100% had adequate sanitation.

The average life expectancy in Mauritius in 2000 was 72 years and the infant mortality rate was 16 per 1,000 live births. As of 2002, the crude birth rate and overall mortality rate were estimated at 16.34 and 6.8 per 1,000 people respectively. The maternal mortality rate was 50 per 100,000 live births in 1998. As of 2000, 75% of married women (ages 15 to 49) were using contraception.

According to World Health Organisation reports, 5.3% of children 3–6 years of age were anemic in 1995. Immunisation rates for 1997 for children up to one year old were: diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus, 89%, and measles, 85%.

The island of Mauritius has a high prevalence of non-insulin dependent diabetes. Physical inactivity and glucose intolerance through obesity are suggested culprits.

The high rates of coronary heart disease seen in Asian Indians, African-origin Creoles, and Chinese in this rapidly developing country may point to future problems in this region. Most deaths are cardiovascular-disease related. In the mid-1990s, almost half (47.2%) of Mauritius's male population smoked. At the end of 2001 the number of people living with HIV/AIDS was estimated at 700 (including 0.1% of the adult population). HIV prevalence in 1999 was 0.08 per 100 adults.

DIRECTORY OF HOSPITALS & CLINICS

City Clinic
Sir Edgar Laurent Street
Port Louis
Mauritius
Tel: +230 220 486

Clinique Darne
Medical & Surgical Centre Ltd
Rue Georges Guibert
Floreal
Mauritius
Tel: +230 686 1477
Fax: +230 696 3612

Clinique de Lorette
Higgingson Street
Curepipe
Mauritius
Tel: +230 675 2911

Clinique du Nord
81 Royal Road
Baie du Tombeau
Mauritius
Tel: +230 247 2532

Doctor R.A.G. Jeetoo Hospital
Volcy Street
Port Louis
Mauritius
Tel: +230 212 3201 / 8958

Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital
Rose Belle
Mauritius
Tel: +230 627 4951

Mahebourg Hospital
Mahebourg
Mauritius
Tel: +230 631 9556 / 9692

Medisave Medical Centre
29 Saint Jean Road
Quatre Bornes
Mauritius
Tel: +230 427 7000
Fax: +230 424 1538

Moka Eye Hospital
Moka
Mauritius
Tel: +230 433 4015

Nouvelle Clinique du Bon Pasteur
Thorny Pitot Street
Rose Hill
Mauritius
Tel: +230 464 7238
Fax: +230 454 0632

Princess Margaret Orthopaedic Hospital
(Victoria Hospital)
Candos
Mauritius
Tel: +230 425 3031 / 7693

Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam National Hospital
Pamplemousses
Mauritius
Tel: +230 243 3661 / 3740