Month: April 2010

The Tree of Knowledge It is all about love, really   If the youth finds spiritual teachings uninteresting, it is perhaps not their fault. Maybe we need to reinvent

Il fait toujours bon de vivre à l’Ile Maurice…   — Dr R Neerunjun Gopee   Said a friend who had spent quality time with family and friends

NRPT and Tax on interest will need revisiting   In this world, there is nothing wholly bad or wholly good: it all depends what one makes of it.

Addresing the Law and Order Issue head-on  Navin Ramgoolam is the most popular Prime Minister this country has seen since sir Seewoosagur. Under his leadership, Mauritius has experienced

Attentes et réalités   D’ici trois semaines, les urnes auront rendu leur verdict et les entrants devront se retrousser les manches. Fort heureusement la campagne aura été courte,

Elections and the Ethnic Drum-Beating  Announcing the formation of the Labour-PMSD-MSM alliance last week, the Prime Minister stated his wish that the general elections should be based on

Points to Ponder  MMM Politics & Ethnicity  A First Point: Politics as seen from a distance… I have been watching the day-to-day development of our local politics as

Mauritius: Party ignores gender commitment ahead of May elections   — Loga Virahsawmy    I have never been very good at mathematics, but when I look at the

Interview : Jack Bizlall     « Une alliance PTr-MMM n’a sa pertinence que si cette alliance peut entreprendre la démocratisation du pays » * « Jocelyn Grégoire est totalement perdu… Il

La Genèse de l’alliance AS-MSM   Navin Ramgoolam a tranché en faveur d’une alliance avec le MSM, même si cette dernière ne lui garantit pas une majorité absolue

Readers’ Response/ Opinion  To Our Readers   Your views are of interest to us. They help us balance the argument in the correct perspective. We welcome you to draw

Mauritius-building v/s Mauritius-busting   — Samad Ramoly    “We are entering an age of complexity, diversity and collaboration in which skills like holistic thinking and critical analysis will be

Entrée dans le monde universitaire : Entre rêve et déception Les résultats de la HSC sont connus depuis peu et les démarches vont bon train afin que la

Bakerman, bake me my slice of the ethnic cake!   ‘La famille hindoue/marathi/telegou/rajput/ravived/ kreol/musulmane/chinoise/tamil… panne gagne so part gateau…’ We are all invariably familiar with such pronouncements. They

The South African Connection GOPIO’s 10th International Convention in Durban – A success on several fronts   — Sarita Boodhoo   The tenth International Convention of GOPIO held