Author: U.C.

Tit-bits

Tit-bits Budget presentation to Parliament and the nation is an important annual event laying out not only the financial forecasts and measures but also, particularly at the start

Tit-bits Following a PQ in Parliament, the PM has expressed “shock” that the ICTA, had embroiled itself in what has become known as the “19m Rs saga” towards

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a severe, highly contagious viral disease of cattle and pigs. It also affects sheep, goats, deer, and many other ruminants. The virus can disseminate

The UK government has periodically engaged in topical or wider-import reviews of its education system, focusing at times on the primary education, the Technical & Vocational streams or

This Friday many will be watching with interest the national budget speech of Hon Pravind Jugnauth. For content, style and delivery.

Tit-bits —  Nobody expects miracles or magicians. The nation has to heal. The entrepreneurs have to regain lost confidence. The population has to start believing again

Only by appreciating the larger picture can we assess whether the promise of an autonomous Chinese port (in Mauritius) has been bartered off at fair value, given its

The Ministry of Education in its current shape and form, holding a brief spanning from pre-primary to university levels, covering pre-vocational, vocational, technical and special needs education, supervising

One recent announcement grants us the opportunity to wander (again…) into the territories of the Education establishment at IVTB House and their proposed plans for a major redesign

Since the signed and Cabinet-approved revision of the long-standing DTAA treaty between India and Mauritius, there has been a lot of comment on the potential downsides, the significant

The huge sigh of relief of Hon Pravind Jugnauth, his parents, family and close ones, at the Supreme Court decision to uphold his appeal against the lower court

When PM Modi made the Indian Ocean islands of Sri Lanka, Mauritius and Seychelles the subject of one of his first overseas trips, our destination was favoured and

Despite the occasional political sound-bites, there was never going to be any comparison with Singapore.

The Nine Year Schooling (NYS) umbrella concept regroups several individual measures, which are intended collectively to reduce examination pressures, reduce stress and workload, reduce private tuition, provide more