Category: Features

“The vicious circle of austerity is over” — Alexis Tsipras The stunning victory of the leftist party, SYRIZA led by youngish Mr Alexis Tsipras in the general elections

When the ‘Arab Springs’ sprouted up in one country after another in the Middle East, many commentators hailed them as the start of a new era of hope

Mauritius Times 60 Years ago – 2nd  YEAR NO. 24 – Friday 21st  January 1955

Carnet Hebdo

One of the wisest decisions made by the present Minister of Education and Human Resources is not to introduce the nine-year schooling this year. She is again right

More than any previous government, this one has the clout, the reasons, the political latitude and the opportunity to rewrite some contour lines in the historically-charged (cane sugar)

So the Jugnauth-Lutchmeenaraidoo tandem have come back to power after more than three decades on the promise that they will deliver a second economic miracle for the country,

People should not hold politicians to a debt of gratitude – they should share the responsibility

The Mauritius Times’ editorial rightly commented last week that the people look forward to a government that will not only not repeat mistakes of past political parties in

BOOK REVIEW

Even before the campaign for the general elections of 10th December 2014 was officially launched, the Mauritius Times had been arguing against amending the Constitution to make provision

In a light vein

Mauritius Times 60 Years Ago – 2nd YEAR NO. 23 – SATURDAY 15th January 1955

Ti ena boukou koze lor Kap Ver (Cabo Verde) avan eleksion 2014 me ti kasiet laverite fondamantal. Arsipel Kap Ver ki trouv apepre 350 mil alwes Senegal/Moritani dan

When did you last receive a letter? No I mean a proper handwritten one. Come to think of it, when did you actually send one yourself? I must