A Defect in our Democracy
Is the DPP accountable or is he above the law? Is the judiciary protecting him?
Mauritian law-breaking – Safety in numbers?
Why does the government deploy so many resources to check drivers’ licences and imprison drug users, but turns a blind eye to environmental law breakers?
Endangered: Mauritius Fody
With less than 200 birds, this species is endangered despite the efforts of the Mauritius Wildlife Foundation.
Chagos: Sovereignty, Humanity, Posterity
The Chagos archipelago is a group of islands south of the Maldives that were a dependency of Mauritius until 1965. The US wanted a base in the Indian Ocean and identified the largest island, Diego Garcia, as ideal. At their request, Britain removed the islands from Mauritius before independence and exiled the population to the Seychelles and the slums of Mauritius. Both acts have been declared illegal and the Chagossians are on the verge of returning home. But will Mauritius’ claim for sovereignty undermine this? And what sinister forces are at work?
