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Blog: Our Dream, Fear and Uncertainty


Fear and uncertainty which has been gripping America since the subprime crisis in 2006 and the present euro zone countries have caused persistent risks to the economic health, high unemployment, debt and low growth in developed countries and access to financing for developing countries.

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Blog: Shooting Arrows from a safe Ambush


S.K.M's article 'A sick limb of a weak body' published in Le Matinal of Friday 9 September 2011, has prompted me to react to the many incongruities which struck my attention....

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Blog: Saving Dodo Land


Is there a better way to mark the year of the forest and the decade of biodiversity than proclaiming Bras D'Eau as the second national park of the country? Last week the Prime Minister inaugurated the park. He revealed that he had stopped a housing project in the area to preserve the environment of Bras D'Eau....

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Blog: Popularity is not enough


The people's support makes leaders and they stay in power as long as the going is good. Were Papandreou of Greece or Berlusconi of Italy successful leaders? The political popularity of leaders by democratic means is a transient, volatile fidelity because the mass is a selfish, pleasure-seeking, hypocritical lot that entertains a hero as long as it can cash its cheque of desires and needs at the leader's till....

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Blog: Preventing Water Riots!


The Editor-in-Chief of Le Matinal, Kiran Ramsahaye, in his last Friday editorial said that the challenge facing government is not managing political crisis but managing adequate drinking water supply to prevent water riots. In the face of persistent drought, drying underground and overground reservoirs and rivers, I feel neither the authorities nor the population is fully aware of the danger we are in. Nor are we taking steps to address fully the real issues....

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Blog: Leadership in critical Pass


From observations made at long distance and reported feedback, the PM adopts a non-interventionist approach of a leader to one he has trusted. He judges in all his wisdom that a particular individual has the profile for a post and can assume leadership. If the nominee can safeguard the interests of the party and champion the cause of the public consumer, he is allowed to do his job undisturbed....

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Blog: The Dementia or Disarray of the Opposition


Since the well-orchestrated departure of the mini party, the MSM from the government all eyes have been focused on the MMM. In the eyes of the leader of the MMM and his close associates and more particularly in the mind of that particular section of the press that has been longing and praying for a return of Paul Berenger to power and even prime minister, the MMM holds the joker for the next elections....

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Blog: Religion for Priests, Politics for Politicians


The MMM's uniformising instinct cannot situate the role of politics in religious ceremonies politicians attend on special invitation as chief guests. The conventional divide between the sacred and the secular seems to ostracise politicians from their role as potential champions of their faith. It is true that Hindu faith differs from both Islam and Christianity because it is not a hierarchic, prophet-led religion....

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Blog: Highway Issue


Dear Sir, I am a daily Le Matinal reader on weekdays. There is a very important issue that may be of interest to the public....

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Blog: Budget 2012 - Removing Obstacles


Budget 2012, adoption of which is a foregone conclusion has removed quite some obstacles to attain its objectives but quite some daunting ones still remain....

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Blog: Who wants to gag Politicians? And why?


From time to time, objections are raised publicly against politicians addressing religious gatherings. Recently Steve Obeegadoo, MMM MP, asked a PQ to the Prime Minister requesting him to consider reaching a consensus among politicians not to address religious gatherings or squarely consider legislating to bar them from doing so....

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Blog: Le Réduit has become Sun Trust No. 2


What is happening in the functions of the presidency these days is very disturbing and this affects directly the workings of our democratic institutions. Sir Anerood Jugnauth acting as a modern Zorro has totally misconceived his role and powers as President of the Republic.  Sir Anerood is playing pure politics since his son’s arrest by ICAC....

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Blog: Running Summer Schools


'Summer Schools' is the fetish of a few slogan mongers to denote additional tuitions given to reinforce poor learning, remedy wrong learning, review misunderstood concepts in class during August holidays or during both April and August holidays. These classes are meant for low ability students wherever they are and will be led by teachers other than those in charge of the class. The emphasis will be on literacy and numeracy....

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Blog: Presidential caprices of a President with caprices


If there is something, a commodity or a profession that Paradise Island is so blessed that year in and year out, we have a plentiful supply of, recession or boom time alike, it is PUNDITS!...

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Blog: Proofs that heaven (and hell) does not exist


Ever since we are born, we are being taught (I call it brainwashed) about imaginary concepts and theories such as heaven and hell exists and if we do good on earth, we go to heaven, else we go to hell. I, personally I am from a non-orthodox Hindu family, and we do not indulge ourselves too much into those fallacies. However, you cannot shield yourself completely forever and one day, those Jehovah witnesses will come and brainwash you....

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Blog: Confidence restored - Any missing Link?


More than 75 percent of analysts have expressed their satisfaction at the bold measures taken in the 2012 Budget to restore confidence among the entrepreneurs and investors. These measures will boost economic growth, improve the social fabric and strengthen the economic situation....

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Blog: Serious doubts about current pedagogy


Bunwaree contemplates the possibility of introducing oral examinations at CPE. Another proposal is to recruit assistant teachers who will understand and help teachers who are not able to engage children of different levels of ability in their lessons. This paper intends to analyze the feasibility of the project, and the practical problems they may give way to....

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Blog: Narrow political Bias of the MMM


The refusal of the Opposition to side with government on the Education Amendment Bill is motivated by narrowly political compulsion....

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Blog: Budget 2012 - Towards higher Wage Economy


The vice Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Xavier Duval has announced something fundamental in his approach to his budget 2012: To make Mauritius a “higher wage economy”. To achieve this objective, we must have a high productivity, high wage, and high efficiency, he has said....

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Blog: A victim of public transport


Dear Sir/Madam,

I am writing to you, to let you know about the problems I encountered today 10/31/2011. It would really help me out if you could publish an article on the issue mentioned below, in your newspaper.
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