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
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
A Reform that starts out with good intentions to reduce stress, reduce competition fuelled by private tuition, provide equitable learning opportunities for all, promote holistic development of all
The population should not be ambushed into a “fait accompli” by a step-wise innocuous-looking Reform approach that could ultimately jeopardise progress achieved over decades Society owes it to
More than ever in the internationalised arena, in a digitalised context, in an economy moving out of some spheres to embrace others, with new horizons of development beckoning,
There are major uncertainties ahead, and we cannot assume political maturity has reached our shores, but we may still hope the country’s fate weighs more than those of
There has been much artful and sometimes noisy communication, yet little meat or matter achieved, even if one accepts the official tenet that seeds are being sown for
