by drmu | Oct 3, 2012 | Environment, Marine protection
Our leaders recently denied a request for Greenpeace’s vessel – the Rainbow Warrior – to access Port Louis harbour during its tour of the Indian Ocean. Are they justified? Let us examine the objections reported to have come from Government House to find out. 1....
by drmu | Mar 27, 2012 | Environment, Mafia at work, Marine protection, Social justice
1. Tell me about your experience, from early beginnings up to now, in an Environmental Non-Governmental Organization (ENGO). The NGO I work for is actually a charity that a friend and I founded at the end of 2008. Its goals include promoting human rights as well as...
by drmu | Dec 6, 2011 | Environment, MID
[Extract of his speech at the annual dinner for economic actors – see last sentence] Now let me turn to our economic prospects and our high aspirations. We are living in troubled and testing times. Several questions arise. Will we be agile enough to meet the...
by drmu | Dec 5, 2011 | Crusade, Energy, Environment, Mafia at work, Marine protection, MID, Name and shame, Social justice
OPEN LETTER TO THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Dear Mr Virahsawmy This is the first time I have written to you but I sense a connection because of our common Dravidian heritage. Unlike your namesake who I consider a traitor to both the...
by drmu | Nov 23, 2011 | Comedy, Democracy, Environment
Dear Mr President Imagine a charity from Mauritius being awarded the Nobel Peace prize. Imagine you being the Patron of that charity and receiving one of the most prestigious awards ever made in the history of mankind? Ludicrous? YES! And yet while it is extremely...
by drmu | Sep 18, 2011 | Environment, Marine protection
Obviously sh*tting on our own doorstep is something that we tend not to do. But that doesn’t stop us endlessly dumping our crap into our oceans. In the Caribbean, researchers have finally proven that a disease that has wiped out nearly 90% of crucial elk horn...
