Tag: Dr Maurice Curé

Major changes in our society have only taken place when the people had been duly informed, issues discussed openly and thrashed out at elections. The battle for independence

If there was no struggle for Independence, that it was a ‘give-away’ by a British government, then what was the reason for all the frenzy that kept convulsing

Porlwi By Light – illuminé : un évènement qui fait sensation. Projet culturel dans lequel on a voulu mettre tout le paquet ! Chaque catégorie – le commerçant,

« Aller aux élections générales sans miracle économique pourrait s’avérer catastrophique pour l’Alliance Lepep »

The Cambridge School Certificate Results 2015

Rajpalsingh Allgoo has recently brought out a remarkable book on Trade Unionism in Mauritius. In our day to day life, little do we realise that we take for

“Only the fools learn from their mistakes. The wise learn from the mistakes of others.” — Ancient Proverb

MT 60 Yrs — 2nd YEAR NO. 38 – 29th April 1955

Dr Maurice Cure must be turning over in his grave at the latest twist in the saga of the Labour Party. He would never have imagined that the

The History of the Mauritian Labour Movement

About a decade before got our Independence, this country – not yet a nation – was written off as a basket case. The doomsayers were two eminent personalities

Nation building in the context of a plural society is made complex through its close relation to the vicissitudes of identity politics. This special occasion provides an opportune

The Genesis of the Mauritian Trade Unions & the Condition of the Mauritian Workers during the 1940s

It is said that ‘two’s company, three’s a crowd.’ We could rephrase that as ‘two’s company, three’s politics.’

The British policy of governing the empire followed strictly what they considered to be the ordering of their own society at home. As David Cannadine reminds us, race