One-stop shop for foreign investors – multiple blocks and shocks and insults for Mauritians? What a shame, for a country that pretends to be the most advanced in
In a tribute he paid to the recently deceased ex-Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore, a close political associate of the latter observed that he had created
About a decade before got our Independence, this country – not yet a nation – was written off as a basket case. The doomsayers were two eminent personalities
We all know how the people of Chagos were literally ejected from the land of their birth and summarily dumped in Mauritius to fend for themselves, with hardly
Successive governments list reform of the Civil Service in their manifestos and subsequently in the Government Programme. But in practice not much of it is visible as time
The problems arising with the new Verdun bypass road has shown several weaknesses and failures during the implementation of the project. This is but one issue among others
Now that the Government Programme has been read and the Parliament has begun to function afresh after a break of nearly one year, there is only one option
Even before the campaign for the general elections of 10th December 2014 was officially launched, the Mauritius Times had been arguing against amending the Constitution to make provision
Yes, yes Minister! Of course Minister. Definitely Minister. Just leave it to me Minister. Yes, yes: these are the most dangerous, if not treacherous words that a minister
Throughout the campaign leading to the general elections that took place on Wednesday last, short though it was, a recurrent accusation against the opponent was that it had
De la promesse de changer notre vie en 100 jours jusqu’à produire des miracles économiques en période de récession globale, tout y va tandis que le fossé entre
As befits a democracy, opinions are being freely expressed about the ongoing campaign for the forthcoming general elections in the country. There are no longer any secrets about
We must not allow ourselves, in this period of electioneering, to be taken in by the gossipy, juicy bits that the politicians are flinging at each other. We
All over the world politicians invent colourful expressions to pepper their speeches and win over the electorate. The more catchy ones become very popular and outlive the popularity
