by drmu | Jun 26, 2010 | Mafia at work, Social justice
In 2007, our “democratising the economy” Government introduced the Aquatic Business Activities Bill which would have paved the way for the privatisation of our coastal lands, lagoons and inshore waters. Our friends at Kalipso ferociously opposed this...
by drmu | Jun 25, 2010 | Miss Earth
You have not replied to our previous message. We would like to become the official franchise holder for Miss Earth in Mauritius. Our conversations with the current Miss Mauritius reveal the that local franchise holder for Miss World & Miss International organises...
by drmu | Jun 24, 2010 | Education, Human rights
Here is what we sent to the Ministry of Education today. Thanks to everyone who contributed. Morisyen in schools
by drmu | Jun 22, 2010 | Education, Human rights
Here is our draft submission: Morisyen in schools Please provide your comments ASAP so that they may be incorporated in the final version which will be sent on Thursday 24th June at 2pm.
by drmu | Jun 18, 2010 | Economy
We finally worked out what Pravind Jugnauth, our new Minister of Finance, was saying in the National Assembly on Tuesday. The key that unlocked the puzzle was the old adage “always compare like with like”. What our rookie Minister had managed to do was...
by drmu | Jun 17, 2010 | Comedy, Mafia at work
Today’s joke is the charge against Rama Sithanen. While we think the man is incompetent for introducing the CSR Fund, and a traitor for contracting unsustainable external debts and selling off Mauritius to China under the secrecy of a confidentiality agreement...
by drmu | Jun 15, 2010 | Economy, Social justice
“Speech is silver, but silence is golden.” Writing this out a few hundred times was a common punishment for talking in class when I was at school in the UK. Of course, the advent of computers and word processors has rendered the punishment redundant....
by drmu | Jun 11, 2010 | Health, Human rights, Name and shame
Wednesday, May 26, 2010 (London, UK and Port Louis, Mauritius) – UN human rights monitors have warned against the reintroduction of the death penalty for drug offences in Mauritius, suggesting instead a range of public health interventions designed to address drug...
by drmu | Jun 10, 2010 | Comedy
Today’s joke comes from the Prime Minister’s speech yesterday at the opening of the new headquarters of the Mauritius Freemasons Bar Association. [Editors note: I am feeling a bit like a middle aged DJ this week, nostalgically dusting off his favourite...
by drmu | Jun 9, 2010 | Comedy, Transport
Today’s joke comes from the Presidential address delivered yesterday. Paragraph 105 reads: “Government, in its attempt to alleviate and solve the traffc congestion problem, will soon embark on a Bus Modernization Programme to upgrade bus services...
