The Information Services, headed by the Director, comprise five main divisions, namely Press & Publication, Publicity, Documentation, Audio-Visual and Overseas News, each providing distinct services and involving specific stakeholders.
Administrative
The Administrative Division, headed by the Principal Assistant Secretary, facilitates the running of the Information Services by dealing with administrative, personnel and financial matters.
INFORMATION SECTION
Director, Information Services: Jayanty ROGBEER
Tel: 201 3679
Fax: 208-8243 / 201-2244
E-mail:jrogbeer@mail.gov.mu
Covering the activities of Ministries/ Departments and issuing press releases on these activities as well as on government projects.
Managing the government portal and updating the contents according to the requirements and requests of ministries and departments.
Updating the news column of the government web portal.
Processing cabinet decisions for publicity, including translation in French for immediate release to the media.
Producing and updating fact sheets on Mauritius as well as publicity material such as brochures and posters on issues of public interest.
Monitoring the local and international press and constituting dossiers on issues of national interest.
Advising and assisting Ministries/Departments on publicity and public relations matters.
Maintaining close contacts with ministerial information units.
Managing press centres and accrediting journalists during international conferences/seminars held in Mauritius and assisting the local and foreign press in obtaining relevant documents.
Assisting local and foreign media persons on the occasion of official visits of VVIPs to Mauritius.
Attending to requests for information from the local and international media and from the public and updating texts on Mauritius appearing in certain international publications.
Acting as facilitator for foreign journalists on assignment in Mauritius.
Ad hoc publications
Audio-Visual Section
Head Audio-Visual Production Officer Cadre - Ravi CULLYCHURN
Tel No: 201 1237 Fax No: 208 8927
Mobile: 7640857
Email: rcullychurn@mail.gov.mu
Maintaining and managing audio visual services for the achievement of government activities;
Keeping close contacts with Ministerial Communication Units;
Providing visual publicity of the government to the Media;
Producing black and white, colour, digital and slide photography and ensuring their distribution to local and international Press and Magazines through multi media;
Providing public address – sound system for official functions, seminars and international conferences;
Providing technical advice on audio visual services in respect of press conferences banquets, state visits and other official functions;
organising and mounting photo exhibitions on request;
Producing souvenir albums to be handed over to VIPs and VVIPs;
Managing a digital laboratory to transfer, edit and record digital photographs, speeches, visuals on CDs and DVDs;
Managing an audio visual archive including a database for retrieval of audio visual materials;
Acting as official Photo Journalists during international conferences and during the visit of the Hon. Prime Minister abroad;
Providing digital photographs of Ambassadors, High Commissioners and other foreign dignitaries calling on H .E the President, the Hon. Prime Minister and the Hon. Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Cooperation through e-mail or on CD’s.
OVERSEAS NEWS SERVICE (ONS)
Head News Officer Cadre – Cyril ANDONY
Tel: 2011234 – 201 1539
Email: infserv@intnet.mu
To edit and publish a daily bulletin comprising international news from Reuters and Agence France-Presse
To inform the Hon. Prime Minister and high officials of the Prime Minister’s Office and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Co-operation about important news events
To inform Ministries and Departments of news items which are of direct relevance to their respective areas of activity.
To despatch hard copies of ONS bulletins to the President and the Vice-President of the Republic, the Hon. Prime Minister, Ministers, MLAs, senior government officials as well as public and private subscribers.
To provide international news items thrice a day through an e-mail service to subscribers.
To maintain links with international news agencies.
Despatching of all communiqués, press releases, handouts, press notices, invitations to the Press and other publicity materials to MBC Radio and TV, private radio stations and the Press.
Keeping, classifying and binding of local newspapers.
Issuing/renewal and laminating of Press Reporters’ and Photographers’ passes for issue to members of the press.
Working as and when required in Press Centres during important international conferences and visits of Head of States/eminent foreign dignitaries, essentially to despatch to the media communiqués, speeches and other documents relevant to the events.
