by drmu | May 4, 2012 | Crusade, Social justice
Who can refute the feminist perception that the men who reach the pinnacle of social hierarchies exhibit three primary compulsions: lust for money, lust for power and lust for sex? If we are to believe the revelations of a penitent king-maker, this model seems...
by drmu | Apr 30, 2012 | Vision 2020
Permaculture is the art and science of designing sustainable human communities that utilise integrated farming practices based on the principles learned from the study of natural ecosystems. Its key objectives are to bring food production closer to consumers, to...
by drmu | Apr 24, 2012 | Vision 2020
Extracts from the address by Rundheersing Bheenick, Governor, Bank of Mauritius, at the Annual Dinner in honour of Economic Operators, Pailles, 1 December 2011. For the full document – click here. We are living in troubled and testing times. Several questions...
by drmu | Apr 9, 2012 | Transport, Vision 2020
The far-sighted National Development Strategy superbly integrated policies for land use and transport. Unfortunately, politicians ignored it and implemented half-baked projects in response to oligarchic lobbies and contemporary crises rather than future needs. This...
by drmu | Mar 27, 2012 | Energy, Vision 2020
In January 1999, the world witnessed the end of a century of cheap oil. It then cost less than $20 per barrel. Few predicted it would reach the $100+ levels of today. Some are predicting $500 oil by 2020. This would be devastating for Mauritius, not only for tourism...
by drmu | Mar 27, 2012 | Environment, Mafia at work, Marine protection, Social justice
1. Tell me about your experience, from early beginnings up to now, in an Environmental Non-Governmental Organization (ENGO). The NGO I work for is actually a charity that a friend and I founded at the end of 2008. Its goals include promoting human rights as well as...
by drmu | Mar 12, 2012 | Uncategorized
Leap-frogging electronics and leveraging our attractiveness as place to live Nano-materials and nanotech Medical research labs using local macaques Ocean research
by drmu | Mar 7, 2012 | Crusade, Mafia at work, MID, Name and shame
The Empires Strike Back A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… A tiger-class merchant ship was making its way with the rest of the fleet towards the Golden Dawn of the New Age. Without the added weight of weaponry, it was one of the fastest craft around,...
by drmu | Mar 5, 2012 | Crusade, Mafia at work, Name and shame
OPEN LETTER TO THE COMMISSIONERS OF ICAC Dear Commissioners You are referred to your the letters dated 22.02.2012, signed by the Acting Secretary to the Commission and bearing the following references: ICAC/FIR/1665/11 and ICAC/FIR/07/12. They both contain the...
by drmu | Feb 29, 2012 | Chagos islands, Education, Name and shame, Social justice
A brilliant article by Mahen Napal appeared in l’Express yesterday, challenging the official story of how Mauritius became independent. In fact it is too generous to SSR, the Betrayer of the Nation. The Chagos Islands weren’t the price paid for...
