The l’Alliance Lepep government has decided that municipal elections will be held on 14th June. Its object would be to cash upon the wave of popularity in its
As the weeks go by, we have the impression that ever more tales of public midemeanours will keep unfolding on the scene. This past week, Navin Ramgoolam was
Voters decided on 10th December 2014 that “enough is enough”. They chose to boot out the Labour-MMM alliance, not overly concerned how the alternative team they were voting
Labour faced a debacle in the elections of 10th December 2014. In alliance with the MMM, it was able to get only four of its candidates elected. Within
Those who voted a new government to power on December 10th 2014 looked forward to politics being done differently from the way it was being done for the
For the second week going, our financial sector has tumultuously been at the centre stage of national preoccupations. It began with the revocation of the banking licence of
It is barely a fortnight ago the new government’s budget was delivered. It contained two main axes for driving economic growth – creating a number of ‘smart cities’
The Minister of Finance stated in his Budget Speech last Monday that Mauritius found itself at the crossroads. It was necessary therefore to make the right decisions to
Time to aim for more forward-looking substance in Indo-Mauritian ties Mr Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, will be the guest of honour during the national day celebrations on 12
The Cabinet decided last week that the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) should come under the purview of the Attorney General (AG). The decision provoked
Whilst it could be safely argued that the outcome of the last general elections represented a huge protest vote against the outgoing government, and more particularly against the
It has become customary in Mauritius for voters to throw political parties or coalitions out of power through the democratic process. This has happened so many times already
for want of a collective vision It appears that, based on information it had gathered from unknown sources, the police landed last week in the two residences of
A dose of cool-headedness and sticking to principles will do nobody any harm The government headed by SAJ as from 1983 was characterised by decision-taking more than anything
