A week or so ago, Hon Pravind Jugnauth, PM and Minister of Finance of this government, was busy presenting his Budget Speech, an exercise which had raised little
Thousands of people had invested massively in the BAI’s so-called Super Cash Back Gold (SCBG) insurance policy and in the Bramer Asset Management (BAM) schemes, lured by tax
Political ideologies were seen as the way forward to a more just and fair society. Religious ideologies were seen as the means for individuals to refine themselves so
Thirty years ago, an English colleague came on her honeymoon to Mauritius. With an all-inclusive package costing USD 2500, this is what in local parlance we call Haut-de-Gamme
The Metro Express should not be a matter of prestige or legacy at the end of the government’s mandate. It should be a genuine practical solution to the
“The Indian Ocean is where the rivalry between the United States and China in the Pacific interlocks with the regional rivalry between China and India, and also with
Things have not been going well for some time now. The budget presentation for the next year is a couple of weeks away. The kind of mismanagement we’ve
Without a more pragmatic and flexible approach based on imagination and out of the box thinking, we are bound to remain caught in the trap of secular stagnation
We hardly see how blessed we are compared with those nations blighted by perpetual war and that we have a natural culture of peace, that we should preserve
It is time that we took a hard look at the financial irregularities and ills that are ravaging our country, and learn the lessons and insights provided by
Mauritius’ financial services sector – domestic and global business — contributes a little over 12% of GDP. Non-bank financial services account for more than half of it. In
We need not lose sight of the fact that Mauritius was discovered, raised and peopled for the sake of sugar. For centuries, we have depended on sugar as
Mauritius is not an exception. Let the local political class not kid themselves. The people are fed up with all the political class and their leaders irrespective of
