{"id":2634,"date":"2013-12-13T09:30:50","date_gmt":"2013-12-13T09:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/2013\/12\/13\/readers-response-4\/"},"modified":"2018-08-06T22:41:44","modified_gmt":"2018-08-06T18:41:44","slug":"readers-response-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/readers-response-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Apropos \u2018The Energy Conundrum\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Readers\u2019 Response<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

We read with much interest your editorial entitled \u2018The Energy Conundrum, which appeared in your issue of 29 November \u2013 5 December 2013. <\/span><\/p>\n

We fully endorse your views. The current debate on energy issues, most particularly the CT Power issue, makes clear that some people, particularly some of the so-called civil society\/NGO people have since the very outset tried to derail this project supposedly in the name of environmental protection, climate change, health related issues, etc. Right-thinking people, particularly those conversant with environmental and climate change issues are fully aware that many who have participated in this debate have a hidden agenda.<\/span><\/p>\n

It would appear that some of the so-called civil society\/NGO \u201cexperts\u201d have been successful in driving their agenda at the level of the NEC is a \u201clayman\u201d on environment, climate and most importantly energy issues. They have apparently succeeded in putting across the view that small farmers, individuals and green energy sources would guarantee uninterrupted supply and energy security to a fast developing country like ours at a competitive cost and that the government will not have to subsidize such producers. We all know that nowhere else in the world such is the case. The message therefore is clear: they will do everything possible to derail the CT Power project for the benefit of the IPPs. <\/span><\/p>\n

We are pleased to submit to you the submission of MAUDESCO to the NEC. Of course, our submission has not found any interest in the so-called independent press. Hence, our appreciation to the laudable work you are doing to bring to the people the other dark side of the story.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rajen AWOTAR<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Executive Director – Council For Development, Environmental Studies & Conservation (MAUDESCO)<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

***<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Le recul spectaculaire du fran\u00e7ais<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Je me r\u00e9f\u00e8re \u00e0 l\u2019article intitul\u00e9 \u2018Creole at the MBC\u2019 publi\u00e9 dans le Mauritius Times, il y a quelques semaines. Nous ne sommes pas contre le cr\u00e9ole. Nous demandons tout simplement que les interviews en cr\u00e9ole soient diffus\u00e9es pendant les nouvelles en cr\u00e9ole.<\/span><\/p>\n

Beaucoup de familles ne parlent que le fran\u00e7ais (ou une autre langue) chez eux, mais pas le cr\u00e9ole. Par cons\u00e9quent, il faudrait que la MBC respecte leur choix de langue. Pourquoi leur refuser le droit \u00e0 la langue de leur choix ? Le m\u00e9lange des deux langues \u00e0 l\u2019heure du journal t\u00e9l\u00e9vis\u00e9 en fran\u00e7ais apporte une certaine confusion chez les jeunes. Aujourd\u2019hui, les fautes d\u2019orthographe abondent chez les enfants, surtout apr\u00e8s avoir regard\u00e9 une affiche ou un panneau publicitaire en cr\u00e9ole. Ils \u00e9crivent malad (pour malade), viktim (pour victime), twa (pour toi), moris (pour Maurice), ensam (pour ensemble) et ainsi de suite. Pour \u00e9viter que nos enfants fassent des erreurs d\u2019orthographe, nous leur avons demand\u00e9 de ne plus regarder aucune publicit\u00e9 \u00e9crite en cr\u00e9ole \u00e0 la t\u00e9l\u00e9vision.<\/span><\/p>\n

Il y a des professeurs qui se font respecter par les \u00e9l\u00e8ves pour leurs connaissances exceptionnelles mais nous savons tous que les comp\u00e9tences langagi\u00e8res d\u2019un grand nombre laisse \u00e0 d\u00e9sirer. Que pourraient-ils transmettre \u00e0 leurs \u00e9l\u00e8ves s\u2019ils ne ma\u00eetrisent pas la diff\u00e9rence entre le cr\u00e9ole et une autre langue eux-m\u00eames ? Dans le rapport de 2009 et 2010, les examinateurs de Cambridge expriment la faiblesse des candidates mauriciens au niveau de la Senior en ces termes: \u201cLes exemples de cr\u00e9olisme (mo lexamain, bistop, li, dans la route, voyag\u00e9 dans un avion, l\u2019estomac fermal) abondent.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ils continuent: \u201cDans nos rapports pr\u00e9c\u00e9dents nous avions mis l\u2019accent sur la pauvret\u00e9 lexicale des candidats. La qualit\u00e9 du fran\u00e7ais en souffre ; les candidats se contentent de faire usage de mots emprunt\u00e9s au cr\u00e9ole mauricien\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

La d\u00e9gringolade continuera de plus belle si les parents restent les bras crois\u00e9s.<\/span><\/p>\n

B. Jessika
\n<\/span><\/strong>Rose Hill<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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