Category: Features

Pendant longtemps les pratiques immorales des dirigeants politiques et autres élites ont été tolérées, considérées comme secondaires ou encore normales par les cyniques

Mauritius Times 60 Years — We may be living in a unique colony but we want to develop on normal lines. No such things as PR for us

A culture of tentacular control over all and sundry is making matters worse. Not surprisingly, there is a growing and pervasive sense of alienation in the country against

The EDB could become a key player in the future development of Mauritius if only its implementation is done within the framework of good governance principles

The Hooper Report which investigated the unrest was a turning point in the history of Mauritius for it provided a blueprint for the future of workers

Houston was flooded as had never seen before, and I heard an official saying ‘we had been told to evacuate, but how to evacuate 6.5 million people?’

The same standard is required of leaders of socio-cultural organisations as of the politicians, one of self-respect and dignity

The Doklam dispute is a significant landmark in Asia’s geopolitical landscape. It unveils in no uncertain terms the Chinese leadership’s muscle-flexing posturings to solve conflicts

Touching Bhojpuri Channel which is an icon for the Bhojpuri Language and Bhojpuri phones indeed is like playing with gunpowder. These are very sensitive issues

The capitalists know that the danger is not communism but that the workers will soon claim their legitimate rights

Double standards despite the government’s pro-planter rhetoric have taken a heavy toll on the small planters, akin to genocide

Mauritius needs a more performing model, with a greater balance of skills and demography, to overcome a bottleneck which may otherwise keep holding it down

The situation is set to deteriorate further as the industry gets sucked up into the liberal and reputedly volatile global sugar market

We Can and Must Keep Alive the Story of Our Origins

While re-inventing, there’s little point to carry forward the mistaken view that something that was initiated by someone else needs to be discarded