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 17, 2011 | Comedy, MID
Forget the comatose “Maurice Iles Durables” project, is this a secret strategy for “Sustainable Mauritius” you haven’t heard about (until now;) ? ***START*** Subject: PROJECT “SUSTAINABLE MAURITIUS” Classification: UK TOP...
by drmu | Sep 17, 2011 | Economy, Education, Energy, Environment, Marine protection, MID, Social justice
To the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development. We are delighted to provide feedback on the reports of the Working Groups for the MID policy development and indeed privileged to be part of the one on energy. Overall, we are happy with much of the work done...
by drmu | Sep 8, 2011 | Energy, MID
By Karim Jaufeerally The Green Paper: Towards a National Policy for a Sustainable Mauritius has been published by Government after a year of public consultation. It makes interesting reading and begins well for the first point of the executive summary (P xii) states:...
by drmu | Jul 2, 2011 | Economy, Energy, MID
At the second meeting of the MID Energy working group last week, we presented our major project of 2011: how Mauritius can be entirely self-sufficient in energy. The need to drastically reduce our dependence on fossil fuels is best illustrated by the graph showing...
