Author: Nita Chicooree-Mercier

A glaring example of the big gap between media opinion polls and the public is the recent Uttar Pradesh regional election result in India and a sweeping victory

In the forthcoming celebration of Independence, please forget the buzzwords of political and economic colonisation and the grand movement of emancipation from a foreign power. Focus on now

A far cry from the incessant frenzy of overwork to meet material needs, real or imagined, is the daily scene of ordinary folks who suddenly and most spontaneously

Chronique Hebdo Women kill very rarely, right? Not the rebel or soldier category like Maoists in the mountains of India or Al Qaeda female fighters in Yemen. Or

Chronique Hebdo Let us get one thing straight following the misplaced outrage over issues hogging international media headlines which are parroting America’s left-leaning media sensationalism and distortion of

On Sunday 22nd, when PM Sir Anerood Jugnauth announced his resignation as Prime Minister on television and spoke about his long commitment to politics, the first impression was

The freedom to express thoughts, ideas and views on major topics relating to politics, governance, education, economic options, social issues, and human development is a right for which

An independent Canadian journalist and rights activist, Eva Bartlett; Sara Flounders, co-founder of ‘International Action against Capitalism’ (IAC)

Décembre. Une période festive annoncée en musique, lumière et couleurs dès les premiers jours. Opération Lacaz Out à niveau national ayant fait bouger 600,000 personnes à travers l’île

Chronique Hebdo — We should give a thought to how we relate to neighbouring islands. Is it only a matter of business opportunities and self-interest in the pure

Chronique Hebdo — For the past ten years, the Ministry of Health has undertaken an information and awareness campaign on MBC to sensitize the public on diabetes and

Chronique Hebdo — Countries across the world have gone through different political and economic experiments trying all the while to find the right model that would suit them.

Chronique Hebdo — The setting: District Court, October 24th. A Port-Louis bazaar atmosphere. Loads of policemen hang around in the hall in small groups, chatting away waiting to

International law and order, world news agency, hot spots and new cold war, lakaz mama on fire, star terrorists, Mo Ibrahim, shifting alliances, the Mauritius Police Farce, Heritage

A number of families in the villages have traditionally depended on animal farming for their livelihood especially by selling milk.