Subject: Let's indulge in a dough-licious adventure 🧁🍩

Helloooooo thereeee People!


Who doesn’t like a good slice of joy, a crumbly comfort, and a sweet symphony of flavors that whisk all your worries away? 🤤 Yes, we celebrate World Baking Day today, people! 🧁👩‍🍳


We all get cravings that just won’t quit. So we’ve got you covered with a quick fix that only takes 2 minutes and can be done right here from the office – a banana chocolate mug cake!😍

You just need to combine:

20g of butter, 50g of banana, 1 tablespoon of desiccated coconut, 1 tablespoon of cocoa powder or 30g of milk chocolate, 1 egg, 2 tablespoons of brown sugar, 4-5 tablespoons of all-purpose flour, ½ tablespoon of baking powder.


Cook it in the microwave for 1min 30. And voilà!

Go ahead and treat yourself to a little slice of happiness right here, right now!

TECHNICAL NEWS

Mauritius Revenue Authority | Submission of Annual Income Tax Return by companies for year of assessment 2022/23

The Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) hereby informs every company that, by virtue of Section 116 of the Income Tax Act (the Act), they are required to submit an Annual Income Tax return not later than 6 months from the end of the month in which their accounting year ends. Companies which have not yet submitted their Annual Income Tax Return for the Year of Assessment 2022/23, are required to do so by 17 May, 2024. You may refer to the attached communique.


33rd Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

Unprecedented call to action from the heads of the FATF, INTERPOL and UNODC for countries to urgently step up their efforts to target the huge illicit profits generated by transnational organized crime that facilitate conflicts, fund terrorism, and negatively impact vulnerable populations.



SEMTRI hits All-Time-High on 15 May 2024

The Total-Return Index, SEMTRI, on the Official Market reached an All-Time-High of 9,505.90 points at market close of 15 May 2024. Since the beginning of 2024, the SEMTRI realised a growth of 8.8 %. The Market capitalisation on the Official Market stood at Rs 343.3 billion at market close of 15 May 2024.


MCB Group Limited Surpasses Rs 100 Billion Market Capitalization

MCB Group Limited, a company listed on the Official Market of the Stock Exchange of Mauritius (SEM), has written a new chapter in its history by becoming the first company listed on the SEM to reach a market capitalization of Rs 100 billion. At market close today, the MCB Group Limited's stock showed a market capitalization of Rs 101.12 billion and a share price of Rs 399.50.


ADD ATTACHMENT SENT FROM OUMESH

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Updated Process for Director's Special Approval via DocuSign

As it was announced last week, management has decided that all special approvals will be conducted through DocuSign. This means that both the Director and Compliance will need to digitally sign the checklist via DocuSign.


There has been an updated version of the DocuSign policy that was communicated, but the section pertaining to the chops remains unchanged. You can find same in the following path.



ADD PDF SENT

Badminton Session

Attention all badminton enthusiasts!🏸

Sessions at the UOM Gymnasium are available as from next Wednesday, 22nd of May from 6 pm to 8 pm.


For those who are interested, please confirm your attendance here by Monday 20th of May. For any queries, you can contact Priyashna via Teams or on (+230) 5757 9549.

Do you want to be the next Mr/Miss Mauritius?

The national beauty pageant is officially on, and we’ve got all the deets you need to know. 🤩 Try your luck and seize the spotlight!

HAPPENINGS

ITL webinar in collaboration with the EDB

On Thursday 16th of May, ITL hosted an insightful webinar in collaboration with the EDB on “Doing Business and Residency in Mauritius”.


Our very own Executive Directors, Francoise Chan and William Du Preez were joined by Kashish Jaddoo, Lead Business Analyst of the Silver Economy Cluster at Economic Development Board of Mauritius. During the webinar, they covered topics ranging from permits and business opportunities to investment structuring, taxation, and doing business in Mauritius.

The session was wrapped up with Q&As from attendees.

Of course we'll share some behind-the-scenes action..

🎉 A huge shoutout to the organizing team for their dedication for making this webinar a success!

Some of us really go above and beyond to make things happen!🙌

ESG Intellis Solutions Ltd | Webinar

Harsheenee Aujayeb, our General Manager of ESG Intellis Solutions Ltd, participated in a webinar in collaboration with the MIoD.


It was a riveting session where Harsheenee dropped some serious knowledge bombs on:

👉Understanding the relevance of governance in ESG reporting

👉Identifying key components of governance in ESG reporting

👉Understanding what the different sustainability frameworks or standards say about governance


Kudos to Harsheenee for rocking the webinar stage! 👏🏻

Gemstone Training

The Gemstone Training was kicked off last week with our attendees 🚀


Here are some feedback we received so far:

  • “I cannot speak highly enough of the content, delivery, and venue of the training. We had a world class training!”

  • “The various activities we had enabled us to bond as well. It was simply great. A fun learning experience.”

  • “The training was amazing. Beyond expectations! Really enjoyed it.”

At ITL, we are all about empowering our people because they are the heart 💗 and soul of our company. Here's to continually supporting and nurturing our incredible team members!

Achievement

Did you hear the bell ring from level 4?🔔

It was no other than Sheefa Khodabocus from ESG Intellis Solutions Ltd who just got certified for GRI. Congratulations on this achievement, Sheefa 🎉👏🏻

Alumni Committee

Last week, our Alumni Committee gathered around some snacks and some delicious pizzas which were on their way when the photo was taken. 🍕🤤

SPORTS CORNER

Bowling Duo League - Scratch and Handicap

Hereunder is the final standings of the bowling league held during 5 weeks:


Scratch duo league

ITLians Bowlers Rank

Kong and Mayur - 5th

Francesse and Ishika - 6th

Ashive and Hemnish - 12th

Daren and Yogesh - 17th


Handicap duo league

ITLians Bowlers Rank

Francesse and Ishika - 5th

Kong and Mayur - 8th

Ashive and Hemnish - 12th

Daren and Yogesh - 14th


ITLians bowlers won the following prizes:

• Ishika had the highest game for ladies with a score of 199 points.

• Kong and Mayur had the highest best 6 games with a total of 2,045 points

• Francesse and Ishika had the highest game including bonus of 408 points

BIRTHDAYS / NEWCOMERS & LEAVERS

Happiest birthday to you! 🎉


• Sadishtee Vythilingum

• Sheefa Khodabocus

• Nandita Reedoye

• Oumeesha Bablee

• Lovin Gopeechund

• Anjali Peerthum

• Smriti Jewootah

• Brigitte Malbrook


Happy to have you on board! 😉


• Nalina Munusami- Veeramundar - Assistant Manager in team Hemnish

• Khushika Gopaul - Accounting Associate at Andersen Reedoye Nandita

• Bablee Oumeesha

• Gopeechund Lovin

• Peerthum Anjali

• Jewootah Smriti

• Malbrook Brigitte


Wishing you all the best😉


• Farheen Banu Manally

KI BON PLAN

Blood Donation | The Rotaract Club of Phoenix

  • Closel, Phoenix

  • Saturday 18 May

  • 08:30 to 14:00

International Tea Day | Thé de Bois Chéri

  • Plaisance Mall, Rose Belle

  • Saturday 18 May

  • 9:00 to 16:30

Fundraising | Together for Madagascar

  • Loreto College, Rose Hill

  • Saturday 18 May

  • 11:00 to 17:00

Stargazing Night | The Address Boutique Hotel

  • The Address Boutique Hotel

  • Saturday 18 May

  • 19:00 to 22:00

Mother's Day Fair

  • Les Allées, Moka

  • Thursday 23 May as from 09:30 to 18:00 till Saturday 25 May

Ciné sous les étoiles - Oppenheimer

  • Ébène Recreational Park

  • Saturday 25 May

  • 19:00 to 22:00

We wish you all a dough-licious 🤤 and wonderful weekend People! 😜


Hasta La Vista People! 🙋‍♀️


Crazily Yours,

The Gazette Committee