jhiver
French expat in Mauritius
Forum posts
131
Contacts
10
About me
French
Lives in La Gaulette
Speaks French, English, in you git kreol die
Registration: 14 December 2012
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5 goods reasons for not choosing Mauritius by Julie
Hi, After exploring the positive aspects of living in Mauritius last week, we invite you in Weekly Magazine to discover the 5 good reasons for not choosing to live here ;). What about you: what would be your good reason for not choosing to live ...
Definitely getting better... Power cuts have been less frequent over the past couple of years, and Internet is a million times better since M.T. made Fiber available to where I live... they prioritize 100Mbps deployments though so if you wanna be ... Read More
Notice to all expats by spangles
[Moderated: 3-letter name towing company] Towing 200 metres costs Rs 1000. You'll first be told it will cost Rs 500 to tow it back to your place then the guy will change his mind and quote Rs 1000 for every 200 metres. So that's 5k to the ...
[Moderated: 3-letter name towing company] Towing 200 metres costs Rs 1000. You'll first be told it will cost Rs 500 to tow it back to your place then the guy will change his mind and quote Rs 1000 for every 200 metres. So that's 5k to the ... Read More
It turns out that Citizenship not even an option! by SirRichBranson
Hello, My wife and I have been reading the forum for last few days but we seem to have discovered what for us would be a show-stopper in ever immigrating across to Mauritius. I am a senior ICT professional though even that wont help if we've ...
These are Mauritian families who have been getting the economy going since eons ( your qualification of the stone age )- whether in bad times ( when the IMF had its thumb on the govt) or in good times which according to you happen only with the ... Read More
It turns out that Citizenship not even an option! by SirRichBranson
Hello, My wife and I have been reading the forum for last few days but we seem to have discovered what for us would be a show-stopper in ever immigrating across to Mauritius. I am a senior ICT professional though even that wont help if we've ...
As far as "who gets the economy going" well have your fun : http://business.mega.mu/2012/05/23/assets-over-rs-110-billion-hands-handful-families/Big deal. 110 Bn Rs = 2.75 Bn euros = 13,750 households with an average patrimonial value of 200,000 EUR ... Read More
It turns out that Citizenship not even an option! by SirRichBranson
Hello, My wife and I have been reading the forum for last few days but we seem to have discovered what for us would be a show-stopper in ever immigrating across to Mauritius. I am a senior ICT professional though even that wont help if we've ...
To all: sorry if my post seemed troll-ish, but all I wanted to highlight is my strong disagreement with the "we should stop immigration because the island is getting crowded" cliché. So long as the immigration is controlled and selective (and I ... Read More
It turns out that Citizenship not even an option! by SirRichBranson
Hello, My wife and I have been reading the forum for last few days but we seem to have discovered what for us would be a show-stopper in ever immigrating across to Mauritius. I am a senior ICT professional though even that wont help if we've ...
The reality is that we will come to a point where MRU will not be able to accommodate more people.That's just ridiculous. The island is crowded because Mauritians have many kids. Not because of the expats... they're a super small subset of the ... Read More
It turns out that Citizenship not even an option! by SirRichBranson
Hello, My wife and I have been reading the forum for last few days but we seem to have discovered what for us would be a show-stopper in ever immigrating across to Mauritius. I am a senior ICT professional though even that wont help if we've ...
This is definitely an interesting thread. I have myself come to the end of my occupation permit (as self-employed), and I am waiting for my renewal (fingers crossed... normally I'm way above the BOI threshold so it should be fine - in fact I should ... Read More
buy RES property by gerald.wu
I am traveling to Mauritius last month, very impressed by the island, and I saw broche about RES project on the flight back, I am so interested and began to contact with some local promotor, also I booked flight to have a look on spot in June, ...
Hello Gerald, It is also worthwhile noting that you can have a resident permit in Mauritius through other ways than luxury residences. If you invest 100,000 USD in a business you can be eligible for instance. See: worknlive.mu/menuid1.aspx Once ... Read More
Macbook Pro 85W Adapter by Shahana
Hi everyone I'm posting on the off-chance that someone has a Macbook Pro 85W Adapter lying around that they would be happy to lend/sell. Original adapters aren't available on the island at present and it's been virtually impossible to find ...
Did you try apple store in Bagatelle? Read More
New Emtel Product - We have much faster internet connection. by HeyJude
Hi All Good news for those frustrated with the slow internet speeds offered by Orange. Emtel has a new product called "Home and Office Broadband" - http://www.emtel.com/broadband,336.html. You buy this wireless Router for Rs2,899 and all you ...
Hey Dylan, I'd be so happy to switch to postpay if you want find a way to auto-top up 10 Gb when the account reaches 0, or even when it gets low (i.e. 1Gb remaining). Because the "just give us a call we'll top it up for you straight away" isn't ... Read More
New Emtel Product - We have much faster internet connection. by HeyJude
Hi All Good news for those frustrated with the slow internet speeds offered by Orange. Emtel has a new product called "Home and Office Broadband" - http://www.emtel.com/broadband,336.html. You buy this wireless Router for Rs2,899 and all you ...
Hello all, Internet is in a very sad state in Mauritius indeed. Mauritius Telecom is a government cash cow, and competition isn't very fierce, barriers of entry are high (you need to pay an expensive license to operate as an ISP) so don't expect it ... Read More
I have some issues by PassTheDank
Disregarding the lack of respect towards tourists by loud, unmannerly locals, the abundance of animal abuse as well as the deficiency of necessities (according to me at least) in local stores and the horribly slow internet ; why are public areas so ...
About Animal Rights... Obligatory smbc reference: http://www.smbc-comics.com/?db=comics&id=1963#comic Read More
I have some issues by PassTheDank
Disregarding the lack of respect towards tourists by loud, unmannerly locals, the abundance of animal abuse as well as the deficiency of necessities (according to me at least) in local stores and the horribly slow internet ; why are public areas so ...
@PassTheDank. 1/ Loud, unmannerly locals: get away from Grand Baie which is a tourist trap. People are somehow more aggressive there than on the rest of the Island. 2/ Pollution. It's a common problem with developing countries. Go check out India ... Read More
New to the island with many questions by Pershagen76
Hi Guys, I would like to take the opportunity to say hi to you all, this seems to be a group of open minded and helpful people. I have been following this expat forum for a few months now and this is my first posting. I am moving to Mauritius from ...
Where it is extremely difficult (this is no exaggeration) to find common necessities which someone such as yourself or any other tourist might have.Common necessities? Like what? Could you elaborate? Read More
New to the island with many questions by Pershagen76
Hi Guys, I would like to take the opportunity to say hi to you all, this seems to be a group of open minded and helpful people. I have been following this expat forum for a few months now and this is my first posting. I am moving to Mauritius from ...
Hi there. Yes, everything is negotiable in Mauritius, pretty much like anywhere else I assume. At least people are not offended if you try to negociate, it's normal behavior. As a matter of fact it's quite funny how many ads in the newspaper don't ... Read More