by drmu | Oct 24, 2010 | Education, Vision 2020
Absolute poverty in Mauritius can be eradicated in one generation. The problem is that families are locked in a poverty trap: disadvantaged children are poorly educated, their parents fail to encourage them and are inadequate role models, consequently the children...
by drmu | Oct 18, 2010 | Democracy, Name and shame
Within the business world there have been a number of management fads such as: MBO (Management By Objectives) OMM (One-Minute Management) MBWA (Management By Walking About) TQM (Total Quality Management) BPR (Business Process Re-engineering) TBM (Team-Based...
by drmu | Oct 15, 2010 | Vision 2020
“Without a vision, the people perish” – Proverbs 28:19 While this document is entitled “ReVision 2020: Restoring Sight to the Blind”, it is not about physical blindness. Instead, it is about the occasional unwillingness of society in...
by drmu | Oct 11, 2010 | Vision 2020
A National Strategy for Sustainable Mauritius Foreword by the Governor Introduction Retro-Vision 2020 Defining success Our place in history Our place in the world Making diversity a strength A new legal framework Renewing democracy Fair taxation Sustainable...
by drmu | Oct 10, 2010 | Education, Main Website
Submission from “We Love Mauritius” (WeLuvMu) at the request of the Ministry of Education on the subject of: The Introduction of Kreol Language in Schools “We Love Mauritius” is a charitable Mauritian NGO, operating, amongst others, in the field of human rights. We...
by drmu | Oct 6, 2010 | Environment, Marine protection
In order to allow our inshore ecosystems to recover from decades of abuse it is necessary to stop fishing within the lagoon. The fishermen described in the article below are fishing outside the lagoon but the sustainability of their trade is being undermined by...
by drmu | Sep 28, 2010 | Environment, Marine protection, Name and shame
Nando Bodha marked World Tourism Day yesterday with a declaration that our ecosystems would not be sacrificed in the pursuit of profit. This video demonstrates that his words are incongruent with...
by drmu | Sep 18, 2010 | Education, Name and shame, Social justice
We encourage you to read the article below about a fantastic initiative by a group of students, called the Golden Team, who are transforming their concern for those less fortunate than themselves into concrete action. Recognising that disabled children are unable to...
by drmu | Sep 17, 2010 | MID, Miss Earth
We are delighted to announce that Anne-Lise Ramooloo has been selected to represent Mauritius at the highly respected Miss Earth contest. Miss Earth 2010 will be held in Vietnam during November with the final ceremony broadcast live around the world on December 4th....
by drmu | Sep 2, 2010 | Education, Social justice
Those of us who can trace their roots back to Africa continue to suffer from institutionalised discrimination. The announcement this week that the government will introduce Kreol as an optional subject in primary schools to help the disadvantaged to read and write,...
