The decision to construct the motorway was taken based on the report of the British railway engineers concluding that the mauritian railway lines would have cost Rs 35 millions to be modernised in addition to a yearly loss of Rs 4 millions for its maintenance. In 1955, after certain discussions with the Colonial Office, the …
The Mauritian Sea and territories counts the unfortunate events of over 600 ship wrecks in its naval history and this one is among the many that didn’t manage to reach safe port, the ship wreck of the SS Tayeb Cargo ship. The dramatic event occured on the 12th of February 1972 after the passage of …
Ene peuple ki pa kone so passé li couma ene puit sans delo L’histoire de Maurice ne se réduit pas à des piles de livres sur une étagère. Elle correspond aussi au sang qui coule dans nos veines, c’est la vie qui est transmise dans nos familles, c’est la façon dont les gens vivent dans …
The Merven Building, from the Merven Brothers, laid its first stone in April 1950. Back in 1939, due to the success of similar apartment buildings being constructed (one opposite the Ritz Cinema, and the other near the St Therese Church) the Merven brothers seized the opportunity and purchased this plot of land from the property …
10th century – Phoenicians, Malays, Swahili and Arab seamen visit island but do not settle. Island named Dina Robin by Arab mariners. 1498 – Portuguese explorers stumble upon Mauritius in the wake of Vasco da Gama’s voyage around the Cape of Good Hope. 1510 – Portuguese navigator Pedro Mascarenhas visits the island and names it …
A journey by Goorooduth Chuttoo, owner of the ‘Musée de la Petite Collection‘ in Rose Belle, where he traces back his roots and ancestors who came to Mauritius as indentured labourers and visits his village of origin in India. From the initial steps to the visit to the village of his origins, Mr Chuttoo narrates …
The Mahebourg Cavendish Bridge began construction in 1908 to be completed and inaugurated in 1911. The Bridge bears the name of Cavendish because of the governor Cavendish Bhoyle who was presiding during that time. So, before that there wasn’t any bridge? Yes there was! This bridge has for main purpose to link the Mahebourg Village …
The Mauritius Government Railways started operating since 1864, but unfortunately after a century of operation it was dismantled in 1964, during which the Passenger carriages knew an end in 1956. The Last Passenger train departed on the 31st of March 1956. Goods Trains continued to operate until 1964 where it was then all removed. The …
Many of us Mauritian residents may certainly have heard of the region of ‘La Caverne’, one of the suburbs of Vacoas, but very few have wondered why this region was named as such… Actually, most of the regions of the island are named according to a specific reason and La Caverne is very famous for …
The Holyrood Bridge was erected in 1876 for access to the Bassin Estate from the region of Vacoas. The Bassin Estate covered a span from Henrietta to Beaus Songes and was known in the time for its Sugar Mill. This picture depicts a beautiful landscape over the Rempart Mountains from Holyrood with its green landscape; …
Found in the South of Mauritius, the Rivière des Anguilles Bridge is quite a magnificent and well known bridge today. Over its famous river, it was initially a wooden bridge during the early British occupation and was primarily used to allow the passage of ox-driven carts and stage coaches as indicated on a tourism panel …
These wooden houses are disappearing little by little from the Mauritian Patrimony and soon to say, only a handful can remain. ‘Maisons Créoles’ as we know them have a completely different feel when you look at them or even happen to visit them. The dwelling experience can only be described by these owners, probably hard …
The 7th Mauritius Classic Tour is an annual event organized by the Mauritius Vintage & Classic Car Owners Association and regroups many vintage and classic cars at a public level. The cars parade through different regions of the country for the visual entertainment of each and everyone. An event not to be missed for those …
Avec le boum économique de l’après-guerre, Maurice voit émerger une classe moyenne qui s’intéresse de plus près à l’automobile. C’est ainsi que l’on voit apparaître sur les routes de l’île la Morris, Minor, une petite voiture anglaise. Les industries sucrières sont les premières à se l’approprier, suivi des chauffeurs de taxis. C’est l’époque de la …