Society
It makes perfect sense to keep working past retirement – be it part-time or full time. It keeps you busy and purposeful. You stay mentally and physically engaged
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Readers Speak
We celebrated Labour Day (Fête du Travail) last week to mark the contributions of workers. There is a universal reason to celebrate the day as work is an intrinsic
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Civil Service
People who are not selected for a position often criticise the PSC when in fact the methodology used and the process should be questioned
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Economy
National minimum wage is a property right to people’s labour. Undervaluing that property – paying below a minimum level would be a theft of property
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ENVIRONMENT
The approach to addressing the problem of pollution is in its use. Cleaning is good but not polluting is a better option
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Society
The idea of dying is so scary to us that we do all imaginable or unimaginable things to prevent death or at least delay dying
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Wellness
This week we are slaughtering chickens at poultry farms. These birds are apparently infected with a microbe called Salmonella and are suffering from salmonellosis. The infection can be
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Wellness
Foot-and-Mouth Disease, again Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has come back after a century. In fact, a century ago Mauritius was hit by the disease, and the livestock was slaughtered
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