Tag: Editorial

We are no less than in a situation of emergency as regards the drug problem, and it is high time for policy-makers to frame a fresh approach to

We must not lose what is already acquired. But that is not enough: all social forces should militate for scaling up social protection

From time to time it is salutary to step back and take a ‘panoramic’ view of one’s country, so as to have a more realistic perspective of the

Before and during the 1967 campaign for independence, there were people, led by the PMSD, who were not confident we could survive as an independent nation. Taken by

It may be said that after two years of the present Lepep government voters have lost their compass once again. They can’t make sense of where the government

In 2015 and 2016 a number of things happened which cast doubt on the stability of the L’Alliance Lepep government.

The die is cast. The PMSD decided Monday last to quit the government. The eleven elected members of the PMSD resigned collectively.

ODPP & Betamax — It will soon be two years since the new Government, installed after the December 10, 2014 victory in the general elections, in order execute

In the past couple of weeks, it seemed that serious differences of appreciation of the Heritage City project were keeping apart the Prime Minister and the Minister of

The Independent Commission against Corruption (ICAC) took to court in 2011 Pravind Jugnauth, the leader of the MSM, who was then Minister of Finance and who had placed

This week saw the signing off of a significant amendment to our Double Tax Avoidance Agreement with India dating back to 1983.

The government made numerous promises during the last electoral campaign. One of these was that it would bring about an ‘economic miracle’ and create a 100,000 additional jobs

There has been an enduring feeling among citizens that the economy has not been receiving the attention it deserves. It is with the hope that the government will

It has been announced that the Prime Minister will present on the coming Saturday an ‘Economic Mission Statement’, which is said to contain clues about how the government

Mauritians appear to be losing their cheer. Most of the time, they are up in protest against one thing or other these days. The feeling of joy that