Projetech’s David Hartshorn now in Mauritius

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							<h1>Projetech’s David Hartshorn now in Mauritius</h1>
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						David &ldquo;Jumpy&rdquo; Hartshorn, the owner of Projetech Construction Management and Services Ltd, has moved his abse from the Turks and Caicos Islands to the island nation of Mauritius which is located off the African coast.<br />
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Investigations by The SUN revealed that Hartshorn shifted focus from the Turks and Caicos Islands because business here has been extremely slow and although he has retained ownership of Projetech, he is seeking other ventures in Mauritius.<br />
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Hartshorn confirmed his move in a telephone interview with The SUN from Mauritius on Thursday.<br />
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He has established a sister construction and development company in that island and is reportedly looking to explore trading opportunities between the TCI and Mauritius.<br />
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In a recent statement to BLAZE 97.5 FM which is owned by Devon Williams, Hartshorn stated: &ldquo;ln an effort to mitigate the devastating decline of our industry in the TCl, brought about by a number of things, we not only hope to win work locally but also market the TCI in its own right in this region. Having a personal long-time connection to Mauritius, it was an easy and natural decision to diversify and expand our interests into this territory. &ldquo;<br />
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Mauritius is an island nation off the coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about 560&nbsp;miles east of Madagascar. In addition to the island of Mauritius, the Republic includes the islands of Cargados Carajos, Rodrigues and the Agalega Islands. Mauritius is part of the Mascarene Islands, with the French island of R&eacute;union 120&nbsp;miles to the southwest and the island of Rodrigues 350&nbsp;miles to the northeast.<br />
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It is renowned for having been the only known home of the dodo. First sighted by Europeans around 1600 on Mauritius, the dodo became extinct less than eighty years later.<br />
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Of volcanic origin and generally sheltered by barriers of coral reefs forming natural, safe, crystal clear lagoons, Mauritius has long been a dream destination. Known to the Arabs as early as the 10th century, but officially discovered in 1505 by the Portuguese navigator Pedro Mascarenhas, the island was occupied successively by the Dutch (1598-1712) and the French (1715-1810), and was ceded to Great Britain in 1814 through the Treaty of Paris. On 12 March 1968, Mauritius became Independent. Republic Day was proclaimed on 12 March 1992.<br />
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Most people in Mauritius are bilingual and are equally fluent in English and French. Creole and French are the main languages in the everyday environment and several oriental languages are also spoken.&nbsp; From an International Development Association &ndash; supported mono-crop economy, predominantly dependent on sugar, and caught in the &nbsp;nightmare of overpopulation and massive unemployment, Mauritius, which has a population of about 1.2 million, has successfully diversified its economic activities by carving out special niches in textile, tourism and financial services. <br />
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Over the past five years the country registered an annual average real growth rate of 5.1%, balance of payments surpluses leading to a comfortable external reserves position, and a single digit inflation on average. With a per capita income of US $ 5078, Mauritius is now classified as a middle income country and ranks, on the basis of the recent Human Development Index for 173 countries, 67th globally, 40th among developing countries and second in Africa. <br />
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Mauritius has embarked on a comprehensive reform programme to move to its next phase of development capitalizing on human resources, Information Technology and higher value-adding activities.&nbsp;<br />
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