by drmu | Sep 11, 2011 | Energy, Name and shame
Dr Pradeep Mahesh Kumar Soonarane, Deputy Director Technical Services at the Ministry of Energy and Public Utilities, made an emphatic statement last week at the launch of the National Energy Research Group, insisting it was recorded in the minutes for posterity:...
by drmu | Sep 8, 2011 | Crusade, Mafia at work, Name and shame
Here is the cable from the US Embassy in Mauritius dated 6th June 2008 as reported by Wikileaks: ¶1. (C) SUMMARY: Recent allegations and press reports on corruption scandals in Mauritius highlight an often overlooked issue by those new to or unfamiliar with the...
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 25, 2011 | Education
By Tejcoomar Luchmun. “You say that your hope is in God, and he will, I am sure, stand by you. But you must not forget that you have been given worldly means to use and employ against human arrogance and wrong; it is necessary to see such things with a broad...
by drmu | Jul 22, 2011 | Economy, Energy
Mauritius could face an oil crisis in the coming weeks as Iran threatens to end exports to India. Mangalore refinery, which supplies all of Mauritius’ petroleum needs, is dependent on Iran for 60% of its crude oil. The problem is that US led sanctions against...
by drmu | Jul 4, 2011 | Human rights, Mafia at work, Social justice
There is no denying that certain Mauritians accumulated their wealth through the exploitation of labour. Once the African slaves were freed by the sugar estates, they were replaced by impoverished indentured labourers from India. Rather than pay higher salaries more...
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...
by drmu | Jun 22, 2011 | Environment, Marine protection
State of the world’s oceans report
by drmu | Jun 22, 2011 | Energy, Environment, MID
During the last 7 days, a new stage of the Maurice Ile(s) Durable(s) policy process has got under way. The working groups for the 5 focal areas (energy, environment, employment, education and equity) have had their first of four sessions. We are participating in the...
by drmu | Jun 13, 2011 | Energy, MID
The Ministry of Energy and Public Utilities has published a draft of its Energy Strategy 2011-2025 Action Plan (to meet the conditions attached to a Rs 1.4 billion grant from the EU). It contains some praiseworthy elements such as setting minimum efficiency standards...
