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Hit that snooze button off!  — HONITA C  ‘Ayo, mone degouter are politik ek are sa bane politiciens la moi! Mo pa pu alle voter!’ The many times

Fiji Update  Coups have led to impoverishment of leaders and economic stagnation  SUVA: May 14 marked the 23rd anniversary of the first military coup in Fiji’s history. The

Managing the Economy  The euro has fallen to its lowest level since 4 years against the US dollar. Only some months back, it was exchanging at $ 1.47

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 our

  The Tree of Knowledge Meet Your Tests with Courage A monastic disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda once had a dream in which his fellow disciples were running in

Discours (hypothétique) du Premier ministre de l’Avenir   — TP SARAN    Après avoir nommé ses ministres, le Premier ministre de l’Avenir s’adresse à ces derniers et les

Nigeria : triste parenthèse   Souvenez-vous de Nicolae et Elena Ceaucescu ! Alors que le monde rend hommage à Umaru Yar’Adua, le président du Nigeria disparu après seulement trois

Moving to the Centre   — Nita Chicooree   Denmark comes first on the list of countries where people enjoy the best quality of life according to a

Interview : Mohamad Vayid « Le pouvoir au GM comme un dépôt sacré : Servir le peuple, ne pas se servir » * « Pravind Jugnauth est jeune, il peut attendre. S’il

Points to Ponder 2010 Elections and Ethnicity  A First Point: Let us see how communally minded the electors have been during the last election. I had said some

British NRIs grit their teeth at the new government — Kul Bhushan   NRIs may well grit their teeth at the new Conservative-Lib Dem government. The new British

Of Politicians, Press and Preachers Now that the tide has ebbed, let us for the time being enjoy the music of a culturally cohesive Mauritian symphony – until

Let’s move forward  The elections are over. Cabinet has been constituted. There is government business to do. The country may prosper, based on the scope given to government

Miracle man and common mortals Dr R Nneerunjun Gopee Everybody must have read about the sadhu – Hindu ascete – in Gujarat who has been ‘discovered’ by doctors

Charting a New Course   — Dev Virahsawmy    Capitalism, as we know it, is driven by two negative impulses: cupidity and selfishness. It has TWO opposing expressions: