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Resolving the food crisis
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, July 23, 2008
he Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has disclosed that the number of hungry people that increased by another 50 million last year is alarming. This is mainly due to the unprecedented food crisis in the entire world. The prices of many essential commodities have risen drastically, leaving many food items... more
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"Increasing the population's health increases its wealth"
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, July 23, 2008
he medical specialist of the Centre for Disease Control was here for the 4th African Rotavirus Symposium. He elaborates on this little-known pathogen that claims half a million lives yearly and the advances in fighting preventable ... more
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Greenback turned red
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, July 23, 2008
arkness loomed around the greenback amid persistent fears over the health of the US financial institutions. These fears were further reinforced by the grim assessment made by the Federal Reserve on the ... more
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The Mauritian economy in the face of a difficult international environment
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, July 23, 2008
oaring food prices and shortages mean that 77m people of Pakistan's 160m population are food insecure, a 28% increase over the past year, according to UN World Food Programme ... more
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Society
Topix - Wednesday, July 23, 2008
p>Displaced people have this week begun returning to their h omes in the north of the Democratic Republic of the Congo with the help of the United Nations refugee agency. ... more
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Violence Against Teachers - Parents should not Overreact
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, July 22, 2008
uring recess, seven or eight years ago, I received a call from the mother of a Form III girl. Her daughter, she complained, had returned home later than usual the previous day. She had learnt that her daughter had dropped at Carnegie Library to research a topic for a project.... more
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The Big Sham
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, July 22, 2008
'm in a squeeze. Sometimes I think that this country's doing pretty good. After all, we lead our African neighbours by quite a big margin in most economic indicators. But then I take a long hard look at the list of ministers that comprise the government. Some are doing a... more
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WTO Doha round - It's not dawn yet!
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, July 22, 2008
s from today, 21 July, in Geneva and for the next three to four days Pascal Lamy, Director-General of the WTO and Chairperson of its General Council will put all his skills at play to be able to herald an end to this century's first trade ... more
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Fifteen years of achievement
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, July 22, 2008
his group of four secondary schools, managed by a body set up in the 1990s, celebrated last Friday at Octave Wiehe auditorium its realizations with low-achievers through a hard journey for ... more
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Nightshift Encouraged in '24-Seven Economy'
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, July 22, 2008
n this era of technological progress people should be working less, not more, says Ashok ... more
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Being Mauritian and Gay - Reality Check
Topix - Sunday, July 20, 2008
ne of our recent tales revolved around two lesbian lovers who asked police to help them fight their parent's wishes and stay ... more
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Uk Visa from mauritius will be point based
Topix - Sunday, July 20, 2008
p>British Authorities intend to reintroduce Visas as entry prerequisites to the United Kingdom for all Mauritian citizens. ... more
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Bring Back Mark Twain
allAfrica.com - Friday, July 18, 2008
auritius has an excellent brand image for visitors derived from its capacity and experience in dealing with high-end tourists in a way that other sectors like textiles and financial services don't or can't. Its current marketing campaign is a good move to improve its prospects but the concept "Mauritius was... more
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The Pitfalls of Parochialism
allAfrica.com - Friday, July 18, 2008
I was born on the tiny atoll of Peros Banhos in the middle of the Indian Ocean." Thus began Olivier Bancoult's recent lecture at Bristol University. The leader of the «Chagos Refugee Group» will soon find out whether he has the right to return to the hallowed ... more
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Doing Business in Ethiopia
Topix - Friday, July 18, 2008
p>Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Chairman of Dubai World has signed a deal to construct a pipeline that would link Djibouti with Awash and rehabilitate the over 100 year old railway line for a staggering two billion ... ... more
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Mauritius: 'Our Sea And Lagoon Are Not for Sale'
Topix - Thursday, July 17, 2008
p>Inter Press Service 1 August 2008 Nasseem Ackbarally Port Louis "We are selling everything in this country: from our bodies to our land and now our sea and lagoons. ... more
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Water - Waste Not, Want Not
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, July 16, 2008
he 1.2 million-strong population of Mauritius presently enjoys plentiful piped potable water from the 2000 mm average annual rainfall that falls over the island annually. But large amounts of water are wasted, and with growing demand from new development, the island's water security may come under pressure in the near... more
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'Our Sea And Lagoon Are Not for Sale'
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, July 16, 2008
We are selling everything in this country: from our bodies to our land and now our sea and lagoons. Is there anything left for us?" asked Jack Bizlall, spokesperson for a nongovernmental network of organisations called ... more
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DEVELOPMENT-MAURITIUS: Water -- Waste Not, Want Not
Topix - Wednesday, July 16, 2008
p>Mauritius also suffers from a rapid evacuation and evaporation of water because of the topography of the island. ... more
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the sooty side of the sustainable island
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, July 16, 2008
he "Mauritius: sustainable island" project aims to drastically reduce the country's dependency on fossil fuels. Where does CT-Power's coal-fired plant fit into this ... more
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