Category: Features

Do we really need lessons from others to address our own foibles?

There is a lot to be done for the upliftment of people from the mere display of faith

Mauritius Times 60 Years Ago

The model of economic liberalism in place has profoundly widened inequalities, failed to assure inclusive prosperity for all or meet the aspirational needs of people

With some sort of Brexit looming, restrictions on inward migration are inevitable. Despite warnings from trade associations the Theresa May-led coalition government doesn’t seem to be listening

Geopolitical intelligence, all-weather friends and awareness of complex inter-locking issues are vital as we navigate the headier waves of the world’s new and emerging realities

One can only hope that the decision makers at the highest level finally rise up to the tasks which this situation imposes on them

Let’s celebrate all those simple, hardworking, honest Mauritian men of the past 50 years… They toiled and kept improving their fate by gradual and definite changes

Letter from New Delhi

Mauritius Times – 60 Yrs Ago

It is high time that as a nation we cut loose from our real or imagined hangovers to finally reconcile ourselves with our history

The measures which brought about the welfare state – the moral economy of the people – formed the basis of our development

The EDB should endeavour to become the government’s arm of the public-private sector partnership – not a possible adjunct to the already powerful business lobbies

Mauritius faces a structural challenge to grow both its exports of goods and services. But the problem is not only related to internal fixes

Ilya Prigogine, Nobel Laureate in chemistry, said that ‘you cannot predict the future, but you can prepare for it.’