<B>Judge to give ruling on Tipo?s adoption</B>

Now that all parties have made their point before the judge, he will give his ruling on the question of Tipo?s custody after obtaining the conclusions of the report of the director of public prosecution. Marianne Alfred, who has taken care of Tipo since he was three months, said she will never give him to the Aurdallys even if they obtain custody. Tipo?s grand-parents say they know only Marianne and that the child should remain with her as she has always been a good mother.

<B>Mauritian woman missing in London blasts </B>

The relatives of Chung Yuen Liong Seong also called Rachel Chung For Yuen have not had any news of her since the bomb attacks in London last Thusday. The 27 year-old has been living in London for the past five years. She works near Picadilly Circus, one of the spots affected by the bombs. The death toll, which has reached 50, is not final as the search continues and some people may still be under the debris.

<B>Nature Watch reminds PM of his promise</B>

The president of Nature Watch, Alvin Brigemohun, has not taken much time to remind the newly elected prime minister, Navin Ramgoolam, of his promise to stop the South Eastern Highway project as soon as he gets in power. Navin Ramgoolam made that commitment at a rally on 7th May. Nature Watch is not asking for the cancellation of the project but requests that the route be changed to avoid crossing the Ferney forest. The president of Nature Watch reminds that ?the project can be transformed.?

<B>Prices of some goods sky-rocket</B>

Prices of some brands of milk, butter, canned food a well as cigarettes have undergone a rise. Shopkeepers do not all agree on the reasons for this increase. Some think that it is caused by the depreciation of the rupee while others think it could have been avoided. Some supermarkets and people close to importers believe there was a deal between the outgoing government and the importers not to have any increase during the electoral campaign.

<B>Air tickets on the increase</B>

The price of air tickets should soon rise because of the sky-rocketing oil prices on the world market. A fuel surchage on air tickets was imposed by the Board of Airliners in September 2004 when all Mauritians had to pay an additional tax. Now that the barrel of oil costs more than $ 60, carriers won?t have any other choice than to increase the fuel surcharge. British Airways and Air France have already put it into practice in foreign airports.