Category: Editorials

Towards the end of last year, the PMSD’s leader stated that the party would set the records straight in early 2014. This statement was made in the context

The electoral system in Mauritius and its particular ethnic-social politics will continue to throw up the kind of political alliances that we have seen so far and that

A less precarious political structure should improve our chances to do better Mauritius has many strong points. Instead of employing them to its best advantage, it often allows

There are compulsive reasons why part of the media would continue painting a black picture of all that is happening in the country. We get this kind of

The demise of Nelson Mandela last Thursday unleashed an unprecedented outpouring of praise on the departed leader from all corners of the planet. It was a fitting tribute

It has been argued that communalism cannot be eliminated from a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural society as it is very much rooted in people’s minds, in political parties, in socio-religious

The Energy Conundrum

Educational policy and reform initiatives have always attracted interest and stirred passions everywhere in the world. This is as it should be because our future and that of

It is said that the voice of a sectional group of the population which is not loud and vociferous enough will not be heeded by politicians.

Minister of Finance Xavier-Luc Duval will deliver the budget speech this afternoon. As usual, there are many queries regarding the orientation it might take. It has been said

In its issue of the 12th October 2013, The Economist writes: “Between independence from colonial rule in the early 1960s and the end of the Cold War in

It is important to understand that much of the progress Mauritius has recorded in the past has derived from the sound working of its key institutions. Many countries,

Some of our Supreme Court (SC) judges come out with an opinion on a subject of public interest. Most of them don’t, preferring to do their duties diligently

We were informed during the last weekend that Ali Mansoor, Financial Secretary (FS) since 2006, had decided to give up the top job at the Ministry. This decision

The meeting of the MPC of 30 September ended up leaving the Key Repo Rate (KRR) of the Bank of Mauritius (BoM) unchanged from its level (4.65%) set