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?
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?
All Mauritians are Equal…
While our politicians are, almost without exception, utterly corrupt and incompetent to run our country without putting our lives in unnecessary danger, they are masters of one thing: bull sh*t. Check out the report from the United Nations on the elimination of...
The Hymn of the rLOVEution
[To the tune of dIre sTraits “Brothers in Arms” Dedicated to Anjalay Coopen, Kaya and Berger Agathe] These mist covered mountains Are home now for We And so are the lowlands And even the Sea We promise they’ll give you Their fields and their farms...
The erosion of democracy in Mauritius
Since the start of the reign of the current Prime Minister, human rights and the rule of law have been steadily eroded. In no year has this been more apparent to us than 2011. Freedom of Expression On 17th October, Dharmanand Dooharika, editor of the weekly Samedi...