Category: Features

MT 60 Yrs — 2nd YEAR NO. 46 – 24 June 1955

Enhanced Connectivity and Economic Advancement

A couple of weeks ago we had the opportunity here to commend the new Minister of Education, Hon Leela Devi-Dookun, for tackling the bull by the horns and

No surprises. The question most asked over the past week in the market place as well as in corporate boards has been: “What do you make of the

Nine-year Schooling Plan

In the view of the current debate on reforms in the educational system, several points have been raised about the risk of ‘ideologizing’ the issue and focusing on

The task ahead to put Mauritius back on a high growth mode is daunting. It is therefore not the time for tom-tomming about a second economic miracle ahead

No media: newspaper, periodical, magazine, etc., can captivate its audience effectively without illustrative photographs. Hundreds of photos are published every day for this purpose. This weekly carries around

Toutes ces splendeurs de la nature Sont là pour nous confondre. Même le ciel majestueux Et l’harmonieuse rondeur du globe terrestre Ne sont que trompe-l’oeil Pourvu de richesses

MT 60 Years — 2nd YEAR NO. 46 – 24 June 1955

As things stand today, the world finds itself in the midst of the US-China wedge. No one wants a global currency debacle but this remains a possibility, given

Life on the sugar estates

“Paleoanthropologist and neuroanatomist Raymond Dart considered fear of falling to be adult humans’ primary fear, upon which other anxieties and phobias are constructed. I reflect on this perspective

Very often we hear parents, including my good friend, telling their children to throw away food that has been accidentally dropped on the floor/soil because it has been

MT 60 Years Ago — 2nd YEAR NO. 45 – 17 June 1955 — Glimpses of Mauritian History