Randall C. Kennedy
@rck01
American expat in Mauritius
Forum
60 posts
About me
American
Lives in Beau-Bassin
Speaks English, Bad English
Registration: 16 January 2011
Activity
American Primary School by sally1968
I just saw an ad on the newspaper about the new American International Academy opening this year. Has anyone been to the school yet? We will be registering our son for standard 4 at the open house this weekend. They are taking admissions for both ...
I'm sending you a reply this evening. Please check your email inbox tonight or tomorrow morning. Thanks! Randall C. Kennedy, Director American International Academy Read More
Possible to enroll child in US Private School - legal in Mauritius? by mdefields
We homeschool in US and know it's not legal in Mauritius. However, we can enroll her in a US-based private school, where I basically homeschool, but she has teachers we interact with in US - Global Village School. Would that be legal in Mauritius?
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Mold and fungus stuff in your house. by NadiaM
Being an expat, especially from the continent you might notice, that Mauritius has quite humid air. Normally places close to Equator or located in the Ocean have extremely high humidity level. It creates some special rules for living, if you don't ...
Ventilation is the key. We live in Beau-Bassin, near Balfour Garen, an area that tends to be quite humid. In the first couple of years we lost countless items to mold: Clothing, shoes, purses, and yes, electronics. If left in a sealed room with ... 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 ...
Dylan, Well, we already have your service working reliably at our campus, so no need for a follow-up visit. However, if Emtel decides to offer any educational promotions or service packages we'd definitely like to hear about them. As it stands, ... Read More
Heavy rain in Mauritius by Julien
Hello, we were informed this morning that all public services would closed in the country, then companies were recommended to send their employees back home because of the heavy rain. Why didn't the meteorologic services inform the population ...
I stand corrected: Half of Port Louis looks to be underwater. The photos of flooded streets and stalled vehicles are quite striking. Our best wishes to those who were affected by the deluge. Randall C. Kennedy, Director American International ... Read More
Heavy rain in Mauritius by Julien
Hello, we were informed this morning that all public services would closed in the country, then companies were recommended to send their employees back home because of the heavy rain. Why didn't the meteorologic services inform the population ...
We had no idea things were cancelled until one of our parents called us at around 6:45am. They, in turn, had heard it from another parent who heard the announcement on the radio. Unfortunately, with nearly all of the radio content in French, it's ... 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 ...
Nik, Get the 2Mbps MyT package - it's the best deal right now. Then load-up bittorrent, punch some holes in the SAGEM firewall (fairly straightforward - there are guides on the web), hit eztv.it and enjoy! I queue-up a half-dozen shows in the ... 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 ...
Nik & Jude, I've had Orange ADSL to the house for years. Right now I have the 2Mbps MyT package, and I can get the full bandwidth fairly consistently. Plus, it's unlimited use, so I pull down a lot of U.S. TV content throughout the week (helps us ... 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 ...
Jude, We are particularly fond of the portability. The fact that the device includes an integrated wifi router allows us to simply move it from classroom to classroom to provide access wherever and whenever we need it. A perfect fit for our ... 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 ...
Jude, We're using this same system out at our campus in Phoenix. It saved us a bundle over paying to have orange/telecom string wires to the site, and the speeds have generally been excellent - comparable to what you're seeing (4-7Mbps to sites OFF ... Read More
What is the FASTEST internet provider in Grand Baie? by niknpatel
Hi there, We just moved to Grand Baie from New York last weekend, and i am looking for the best/fastest internet connection for my home office. I went to EMTEL yesterday, and bought their "Home & Office" Internet modem that SUPPOSEDLY is ...
Nik, No matter how fast the *local* connection speed is, once you go off-island the traffic is heavily throttled. AFAIK, Maritius Telecom has a monopoly over all of the pipes leading to/from our little rock, and everyone else - even Emtel - has to ... Read More
American Primary School by sally1968
I just saw an ad on the newspaper about the new American International Academy opening this year. Has anyone been to the school yet? We will be registering our son for standard 4 at the open house this weekend. They are taking admissions for both ...
nik, The school is located in Phoenix, which is in the center of the island a few miles to the South of Port Louis (near "Jumbo"). You can find more info from our web site (Google "aia mauritius" and you'll see us as the first result). Or leave me ... Read More
American Primary School by sally1968
I just saw an ad on the newspaper about the new American International Academy opening this year. Has anyone been to the school yet? We will be registering our son for standard 4 at the open house this weekend. They are taking admissions for both ...
I just wanted to confirm that we are indeed holding an open house event this Saturday, the 12th, from 1-4PM. Anyone interested in learning more about our school is encouraged to visit the AIA Mauritius web site for directions to the campus. Or feel ... Read More
International Secondary schools by lne1
Hi, Has anyone heard of Westfields International High School in Mauritius. Have been doing some research and also found a new Primary School West Coast. Would appreciate any info as looking to move next year and hopefully teach as well as send my ...
Thank you for your interest in AIA. We are currently on schedule to open in January, 2013 with a limited enrollment of 70 students. Our main campus building will be completed at the end of this month and we will be hosting an open house in late ... Read More
temperature and climate by time1
I'm a newby here so thought this would be the place to start out. I have a question about the climate. If your temps are 80ish in the summer and 70ish in the winter, do you need any AC or heating?
time1, I, too, am from Florida (Wellington). I've been on the island for six years now and I can tell you that heat isn't a necessity. Temps will dip into the low 60's at night mid-winter (July/August) inland, but nothing a sweater and some ... Read More