Category: Society

Mauritius Times 60 years ago 2nd Year No 69 Friday – 2nd December 1955   • Everyone complains of his memory, no one of his judgment. — La

A number of families in the villages have traditionally depended on animal farming for their livelihood especially by selling milk.

After writing about loving and caring children last week, I thought that I should follow up with an article about loving, caring and responsible parents so as to

Hommage à feu Preeaysunkur Rosunee (07.07.1928 – 19.08.2016), ancien Inspecteur des écoles primaires

The practice of medicine is like a social barometer, giving one not only inklings but also insights into the whole spectrum of human behaviours. Just as we diagnose

Traditional growth trajectory theories propose a transition and growth that starts from agriculture, then moves to manufacturing and finally to the services sector. This is largely what Mauritius

Home is where the heart is. — Pliny the Elder

If we take a hypothetical village of 1000 people, living 2000 years ago, how many of them would be illiterate, slightly educated and highly educated? We could guess

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

LPG cylinders can leak and cause severe damage to both your health and property Following the recent cases of death caused by the use of gas water heaters,

On dit bien que le commérage est le vice de notre société. Pourquoi ne pas ajouter que la pollution des esprits, des mentalités est un autre grave défaut?

Public concern over scourges that plague society is most constructive and useful when it is given free expression in different media – print press, social media and television.

Words have power, the power to do both harm and good. And this is more so when they are uttered by those, either individuals or organizations that are

The loss of lives at an early stage due to synthetic drug abuse in schools is a tragedy at the level of individual families. If carried forward on

I hasten to send you a quote from an article written in the International Express by Frederick Forsyth, author ‘Day of the Jackal’ fame, in the wake of