Author: Mrinal Roy

Matters of the moment

A truly popular movement should not pander to vested agendas or allow itself to be hijacked by politicians or other lobbies bent on pushing their own parochial interests

The clamours from the people for a radical change in political ethics and governance are growing louder. Will government and the political class never learn?

It is better for the country and the government to be overcautious than to be foolhardy and irresponsible

Matters of The Moment

Governments have not been elected to hide things from the people. They must govern in a transparent manner

The lives and safety of people are more important than buttressing the finances of the hotel industry in the present state of the Covid-19 pandemic in the world

There is a pervasive feeling that government rhetoric on key matters of governance is in essence a lot of hot air

Matters of The moment

Matters of the Moment

The pitfalls ahead and the choice facing the nation are clear if we want to stall the risk of being pilloried again and sullied by new instances of

Before proposing costly support measures in a context of strapped financial resources, the government must first ascertain whether the sector or activity being helped is viable or not

Mauritius also needs to do some profound rethinking and initiate fundamental reforms, including land reform, required to usher a new socio-economic order which rallies the nation

This is not the time for government to cave in as in the past to tall private sector demands

Matters of the Moment