More on Vikash Dhorasoo, the Indo-Mauritian player on the French soccer team.

Quoted: Vikash, who is of Indo-Mauritian origin, was born and grew up in Le Havre (Normandy). He belongs to the Telugu community, his ancestors having migrated ...

Horse racing is a *huge* part of the Mauritian culture. The British introduced it in the early 1800s and it's a big deal for the locals even today.
Anyway, I'm Dotting this for my fellow Mauritians who follow the races. The season starts tomorrow!

Start-ups in Mauritius (I'm assuming this is within the past 3-4 years). Nice.

Quoted: Since its coming into operation, the Incubator Centre has accommodated 19 start ups in the following areas of activities:

Article on Mauritius and it's culinary history.
After only reading the first page, I'm homesick... and hungry. Merci, Nilesh :P

Quoted: The food reflects the diversity of the people. Dinner in Mauritius might be prawn egg rolls, octopus vindaloo, curried biryani rice, hearts of palm in hollandaise sauce and a pineapple mousse washed down with vanilla tea.

Hey Nikki! Fun fact about Mauritius: That's where the Dodo bird lived!

Nikki: I didn't know where Mauritius was.

Thanks to Chris W, I now know what a degree confluence means.
And I found that there are 2 of them close to Mauritius, one of which is not that far from the coast! Maybe I'll give it a shot next time I'm there. :P

Quoted:Definition
A confluence is defined as a flowing together; a meeting place (often of rivers).
In our case a degree confluence is the exact spot where an integer degree of latitude and an integer degree of longitude meet, such as 43°00'00"N 72°00'00"W. The project uses the WGS84 datum to define the confluence location.

De quoi a etre fier, Rodrigues!

Quoted: Benjamine incarne la jeunesse ambitieuse. À 20 ans, elle se voit déjà en femme d’affaires. Son projet d’ailleurs a su conquérir les membres du jury ...

Les mauriciens ne peuvent pas vivre sans leur pain quotidien! Et surtout que la meilleure boulangerie de l'ile etant la Baguette Magique, j'espere que tout s'arrangera pour le mieux!

Quoted: Les opérateurs ont gelé leur décision de grève pour aujourd’hui et demain en attendant de rencontrer le PM. Le consommateur aura son pain un peu ...