Uniquely Mauritian eco-towns
Globally respected Mauritian architect, Zaheer Allam, has just been appointed as the African representative of the International Society of BioUrbanism, which regards cities as complex, dynamic organisms with emergent properties. Recognising that modern urban design...
Press release from the Director of Public Prosecutions
Judicial Enquiry into the cause of death of Jeffrey Allan Wright, Sylvia Wright (born Fokeer), Toolsee Ram Ramdhari, Pravin Kumar Khoosye, Karmish Saligram Tewary, Dhanraj Saligram Tewary, Retnon Sithanen, Rabindranath Bhobany, Fan Lan Wong Tat Chong Lai Kim and...
Open letter to the new Minister for Energy
“Power to the People!”
We ask Ivan Collendavalloo to scrap CT Power and make the switch from coal to renewables. We propose an innovative strategy of using biogas from waste and energy crops to balance the variability of the sun and wind.
Open letter to the new PM
“Gouverner pour le peuple – avec le peuple”
Taking Sir Anerood Jugnauth’s election mantra at face value we explain our concerns and aspirations in the key areas of: democracy, the economy, the environment and education.
Corruption, Caste and Accountability
Do you trust Ramgoolam? At the end of his first term as Prime Minister in 2000, Dr Navin Ramgoolam’s Government paved the way for the establishment of the Economic Crime Office to investigate corruption in both the private and public sectors. Shortly after Sir...Freemasonry and democracy
Revolution, church and state, schism, Albert Pike, Revenge of the Sith – Jedi = masons Orient (political & media influence), GLdF, UGLE, NF (business-focused – gone to shit), cross obedience fraternities Jam1000, CP, CJ, separation of powers What if...
A Brief History (a work in progress)
Origins – a unique paradise The island of Mauritius was formed some 12 million years ago due to volcanic activity on the submerged Mascarenes plateau. Isolated from mainland Africa, the flora and fauna that found its way to the island evolved into numerous unique...
Energy Strategy
Past While the islands of Mauritius are too geologically young for the formation of fossil fuels, trees have been converting sunlight into sugars by photosynthesis and storing this energy as wood. For the first few hundred years of human settlement, energy was...
Preserving Our Beaches
Our beaches are vitally important to our tourism industry and our way of life, yet many of us know little about them. How are beaches formed? Why are they disappearing? We attempt to answer these questions and propose solutions to help them recover.