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<B>Section of wall falls on pupils</B>
Three standard III classes have been sealed off at Mohun Parsad Kisnah Government School in Piton after a cement roughcast fell on pupils last Thursday. Fortunately only six children were slightly injured but the minister of Education, Dharam Gokhool, has acknowledged that the building, which dates from 1953, needs to be checked out in the very near future. The six pupils were taken to hospital immediately after the incident but the examinations fortunately revealed nothing wrong. Many parents popped into the school after they heard the news, afraid that their children were involved.
Two young girls hit by a bus</B>
A 14 year-old student was killed on the road while coming home from school last week. Her friend was seriously injured and is still in Victoria Hospital. The young girls were walking back from school at Henrietta when they were hit by the battery cover of a bus, which suddenly fell open while the girls were walking on the roadside. Anshi Appadoo did not survive the shock while doctors are still very worried about the condition of Preety Tannoo, her 16 year-old friend. The driver said he stopped after his conductor said he had heard a strange noise. He had not noticed any problem on the way from Port-Louis to Henrietta. After being questioned by the police, he was allowed to go home.
Hotel industry loses big boss</B>
The chief executive officer of Kerzner International, Howard Butch Kerzner, died in a helicopter crash in the Dominican Republic last Thursday. The victim was the son of the world giant of the hospitality industry, Sol Kerzner, and was expected to take over the management of the whole group soon. Paul O’Neil, one of the directors, will provisionally replace him. The group is represented in Mauritius by the hotels of Sun Resorts Ltd and One & Only Resorts. “Butch represented the vision of Kerzner International. His death is a great loss for us,” commented the chief executive of Sun Resorts Ltd in Mauritius, Fabio Piscirillo.
Oppressive summer ahead…</B>
Summer promises to be hot and humid, according to the first forecasts from the meteorological station in Vacoas. As it gets closer – starting officially in two weeks’ time – the met director, Soobaraj Sok Appadu, warns that the season may be very uncomfortable at certain times. The peak of heat should be reached between January and March where temperatures are expected to be 2 to 4 degrees higher than average. The station also forecasts heavy rains as from mid-December that might cause flash floods. As for cyclones, it should be a “normal” season with risks between the end of October and 15th May.
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