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Where are the detractors when the majority speaks?

SAFFIYAH EDOO “From the etiquettes of Islam, and a primary sign of wisdom and maturity, is to not act rashly or in haste. The one...

4 Nov 2020 16h01

Toute vie est sacrée et inestimable

ALAIN JEANNOT L’horreur du crime à l’arme blanche ayant fait trois malheureuses victimes à la Basilique Notre Dame de l’Assomption à Nice mobilise, avec raison, la...

4 Nov 2020 16h00

OPEN LETTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER – Climate Change: The Bill

PEOPLE’S VOICES NETWORK Dear Prime Minister, People’s Voices Network (PVN) is of the view that the citizens of Mauritius have the right and duty to...

3 Nov 2020 16h12

#Mauritius (Biodiversity) Now

Du 6 au 12 novembre 2020, la Commission thonière de l'océan Indien (CTOI) se rencontre concernant la régulation du pillage de l'océan. Nous sommes...

3 Nov 2020 16h09

COMMEMORATING THE MAKING OF OUR HISTORY : The Long Tradition of Honouring the Indentured Labourers or Girmityas in Mauritius

2nd November 2020 marks the 186th anniversary of the landing of the indentured labourers in Mauritius. This was a watershed event which ushered a...

2 Nov 2020 18h39

Adolphe de Plevitz revolted against the ill-treatment of indentured workers

Adolphe de Plevitz lifted the veil of slavish treatment of Indian workers in the early 1870s. Hailed from Nouvelle Découverte, he mounted a revolt against...

2 Nov 2020 18h37

La déportation des Juifs à l’île Maurice en 1940 : entre Histoire et littérature

Il existe un pan de l’Histoire de l’île Maurice qui demeure peu connu. Il revêt pourtant une importance particulière et nous rappelle que, pendant...

31 Oct 2020 09h25

La méthodologie de la coolitude pour l’engagisme et l’esclavage

Prémisses L’humanisme de l’engagisme, la coolitude, a tôt développé une perspective dialoguant avec l’esclavage et les humanités. Pour preuve, dès sa parution en 1992, Cale...

30 Oct 2020 17h31

Palliative Care

In a report published by HelpAge International entitled ‘Freedom to decide for ourselves’ around World Health Day in 2018 we read of the challenges...

30 Oct 2020 17h28

The Climate Change Bill : A Missed Opportunity?

Climate change is the result of global warming caused by excessive amount of greenhouse gases released in the atmosphere. The growing realisation that climate...

29 Oct 2020 16h01

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