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Unless we tame the beast while time is on our side, it will go wilder and give the signal for anarchy to set in, firmly

Mauritius Times 60 Years Ago

We have learned with sadness the demise, last Friday, of Abdool Wahab Oreeawon at the age of 88.

The 2016-17 budget has the potential to provide a stronger impetus to the economy, but a pronounced attention to social development is not financially sustainable in the absence

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a severe, highly contagious viral disease of cattle and pigs. It also affects sheep, goats, deer, and many other ruminants. The virus can disseminate

It’s nothing else if not utterly shameful. It is dreadful to imagine that some high flyers are being feted after winning accolades for performances which in fact are

All truth passes through three stages. First it is ridiculed, second it is violently opposed. Third it is accepted as being self evident. — Arthur Schopenhauer Why did

Grâce aux médias qui jouent le jeu des politiques ou vice-versa, le showbiz politique est servi régulièrement au public sur les plateaux de télévision, médium incontournable pour atteindre

When the fundamental foundations of a country’s democracy are threatened, the onus to uphold its principles, values and the national ethos of the country is squarely on the

A decision was taken by Cabinet to stop the Heritage City project. As expected, sentiments were divided. Minister of Financial Services and Good Governance who had been advocating

In the early 1900s health insurance became a reality in the USA; for practical reasons clients had to submit to yearly medical checkups. Although the hint was taken

‘Swamini Shraddhananda was here for two weeks, and left on Tuesday last. Hopefully we will have the opportunity of welcoming her again in about a year’s time if

It is generally observed that there is a sentiment of revolt against the established order. It looks like a worldwide phenomenon. There’s a sentiment of rejection of several

Mauritius Times 60 Years Ago 2nd Year No 66 – Friday – 11th November 1955 • “Borrow trouble for yourself, if that’s your nature, but don’t lend it

One of the important measures found in Budget 2016 is a substantial hike in the price of cigarettes. In view of our burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), this