The place I left, the people I loved. There are choices to make, decisions to take and roots to remember. The osmosis of ...

From November 17 to 19, 2025, Port Louis will host a dynamic series of educational events focused on robotics, VR/AR ...

World Food Day 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations. This year’s ...

A mix of social, political and diplomatic issues made the headlines this week. We turned to Vijay Makhan, former ambassador and former foreign secretary, for his views on these. He comments on the ...

Despites billions invested in water drainage projects each year, more and more places in Mauritius are facing flash floods in the context of the unprecedented Ecological crisis we are in. This trend ...

The number of protests sprouting throughout the country is unprecedented. And so are the legal issues we are dealing with. We approached Rajen Narsinghen, one of the organisers of one of these ...

Coffee at Cafe LUX Bagatelle. This week, I bid farewell to my primary school teacher, the late Mrs. Kiran Ratacharen. I had the good fortune to have her as a teacher at Villiers Rene Govt School in ...

Mauritius has spent decades searching for the next catalyst for foreign investment. Meanwhile, the $3 trillion global life sciences industry is boo- ming, yet we remain on the sidelines. The ...

The new budget is dusting off the Rivière-des-Anguilles dam project, but this time with a much higher price tag of Rs9.4 billion for the dam and a water treatment plant. Since it was first floated in ...

In “44, Rue du Pouce”, you delve into the history and culture of the Ward IV area in Port-Louis. What inspired you to explore this topic in your memoir? I never had any intention – after two ...

My first encounter with Vijay Joypaul was in the mid 1950’s. We had in common our year of birth, our humble background and our love for the theatre. He had just joined the Royal College, Curepipe, ...