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The repercussions of the Franklin affair, far from over, are already a reality check with a huge thump for all our institutions and authorities, high and low

By Peter Ibbotson

Mauritius Times – 60 Years Ago

Mauritius Times — 60 Years

Mauritius Times – 60 Years

Editorial

Let lights shine for the country on the occasion of Diwali. Purer souls know that their duty is to help others keep the light within alive on a

There need be no rivalry in the matter of languages, and no chauvinism. Instead, they should be considered as vehicles that open the doors to wider horizons of

In the matter of languages, at this turning point in human development and our own, there is absolutely no place for linguistic chauvinism!

Speaking English fluently is very important for Mauritians and indeed vital for the future of Mauritius, and deplore the paucity of real governmental effort towards that end

Going to the pictures in the 1950s was almost like a religious ceremonial undertaking. It was the pastime of those years, to which we children would look forward

What is lacking as we prepare for the next 50 years is a movement that cuts across social classes that ensures that it talks left and walks left,

The decision to introduce any other language is as important an issue as that of whether to include one’s religion or ethnic group on the electoral voting paper,

Public debate and input must inform any eventual decision, because the politician will be too apt to give in to populism

A l’heure des réformes et des efforts pour une appropriation active de la langue orale et des compétences écrites, on revient sur un débat ancien : donner au