A Thing of Beauty is a Joy for Ever
Humble salutations and Congratulations on your 60th anniversary.
It must have been a very brave and profound act of faith that spurred the founders to launch an English newspaper, in the midst of our make-believe, fallacious Francophone culture in 1954. Indeed one would have scarce believed such a paper would survive for 6 years, never mind 60, in this environment.
Yet survived you have with brilliance. Now in the age of Internet, you not only have a local readership, but I am reliably informed you also get hundreds of hits from all over the world—from the ordinary curious reader to the university student doing his graduate/postgraduate thesis.
You came into existence when some of us, the so-called baby boomers, had barely come out of our kindergarten school. Now many of us have become old and weak, expecting to rid ourselves of this mortal coil anytime soon. You, on the other hand, have gone from strength to strength with the passing years, and will no doubt become a stronger voice to be heard in the future.
May you long flourish and give the joy you have given my generation.
A very grateful…
* Published in print edition on 14 August 2014
An Appeal
Dear Reader
65 years ago Mauritius Times was founded with a resolve to fight for justice and fairness and the advancement of the public good. It has never deviated from this principle no matter how daunting the challenges and how costly the price it has had to pay at different times of our history.
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Thank you.
Very informative, all the articles published are very well written and so balanced. I am fortunate to have discovered Mauritius Times.
Better late than never.