Tag: Independence

Few knew the course Mauritius’ economic development would take after Independence. We did not have a past track record on which to build the future

Despite promises, hopes and dreams for alternative routes to development and for a self-reliant economy, none has been put in practice to date Jay Narain Roy published his

It is indeed a great moment of intense emotion to walk down memory lane to the days when the country became independent on a Monday 12 March 1968

Mauritius will have to engage into a transformational transition which can only be achieved through a coherent plan and the courage to undertake disruptive reforms. The acid test

In the forthcoming celebration of Independence, please forget the buzzwords of political and economic colonisation and the grand movement of emancipation from a foreign power. Focus on now

Before and during the 1967 campaign for independence, there were people, led by the PMSD, who were not confident we could survive as an independent nation. Taken by

We all know that there is more to Divali than just gateaux patates, gateaux banane and thekoas – the standard preparations on that occasion that we grew up

On the occasion of the ‘celebration’ of the anniversary of SSR on Sunday 20th September,  it is is most approriate and timely to take a look at the

The question that arises is whether, as a people, we have been demanding enough in the standards we expect from our governing body since Independence. The answer is

There are those whose names are written in bold on the pages of history

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