Category: Features

Carnet Hebdo

Dr R Neerunjun Gopee “The carry-home lesson is that many accidents and incidents are preventable by means and measures that are not necessarily of the rocket science type,

By TP Saran Following a now established custom in our national calendar, the recently announced cohort of laureates was hosted at the State House by the President of

The press should not only be free and independent, but also be well regulated to indicate that it does not have only power but also a sense of

Policy-making in Mauritius

Any observer of the evolution and behavioural pattern of society at large cannot fail to notice the flaws that hamper the emergence of a more desirable and attractive

By Mona Babajee Lately the talk of the town has been about the investments of millions of rupees and the embezzlement of millions also. Investors expected huge dividends but

By Dr R Neerunjun Gopee The caption by the side of his photograph in the latest issue of the National Geographic magazine begins as follows: ‘Caruso walks on his

Commemorating Labour Day

By Sada Reddi The decade 1936-1946 is a crucial period in the struggle of workers to improve their conditions of work and living so as to rescue their

Tragic floods of March 30

— Nita Chicooree-Mercier The overall impression is an atmosphere of permanent bickering, gossip, palabres and flexing muscles for more power that smacks of aggressive male ego competition Well

By Dr R Neerunjun Gopee A remark by Indian filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar, namely, ‘If Adam and Eve were Chinese, we would still be in paradise because they would have

République de Singapour

By  Sydney Selvon Les lois sur les médias à Maurice sont désuètes, voire indignes d’une vraie démocratie. Il faut d’urgence changer cela. C’est là le message essentiel de Geoffroy