2008-09-03
The Police go To Crime-Solving School
«L'express» had the rare privilege of gaining access to the Very Important People Supporting Unit's headquarters. Five specialists from Staffordshire University are here on invitation of the PMO to train the police in forensic science.2008-09-03
Paradise Lost
Mark Twain's now famous quote linking Mauritius to paradise now sounds like a bitter remembrance of what our fledgling democracy used to be. The state of moral decay that is gangrening our nation leads us to one conclusion; our motherland deserves a better class of leaders. 2008-09-02
Stars for Country Tour
Taifa Stars board a Port Louis bound flight today for a return leg tie of the 2010 African Nations/World Cup formality qualifier tie against Mauritius to be played in Curepipe on Saturday. Stars have already been shown the exit door of the qualifiers after poor show and now seek pride in Saturday's clash rather than qualifying. 2008-08-27
A Critical Review of Central Bank's Guidelines for Institutions in Islamic Banking Services Finance
The race to develop an Islamic financing industry through new products, such as shari'ah-compliant hedging instruments, has become the latest focus in the financial sector. «Shari'ah» laws, current practices and proper supervision are highlighted. 2008-08-26
PRB's Recommendation for Higher Pay
There is a new dispensation regarding secondary school life, which has taken effect as from Monday 11th August. 2008-08-26
use of creole as a teaching medium makes its way
Rejected by many in the beginning, the concept of using our Mother Tongue as a medium of education is slowly but surely overcoming the barriers of scepticism. So far, the tests have already proven to be conclusive. 2008-08-20
The Mafia and Corruption
Of late, there has been much news about the Mafia and corruption. Not all of Bert Cunningham's disclosures are mere figments of a heated brain. ( ) Organized crime is involved where big money flows such as in horse-racing, drug-trafficking, booming businesses and so on. All those who have read the book, The Mafia Killed President Kennedy, by David E. 2008-08-20
"we have very little option than to raise the cash reserve ratio"
Below is the speech delivered by Rundheersing Bheenick, Governor of the Bank of Mauritius, on the occasion of the Re-branding of First City Bank Ltd to Bank One Ltd. He raises issues pertaining to the debate surrounding the recent discussions of the Monetary Policy Committee. 2008-08-19
The Butterfly Effect
It's been gaining in popularity in recent times. Climate change has, in effect, been giving credibility to the Butterfly Effect, which posits that a minor change in one part in a system can unleash major changes in another part of the system. This phenomenon is all the more apposite if one adheres to the Gaia hypothesis. This philosophy affirms that the totality of Earth's organisms and their environment act as a "single, self-regulating system". Accordingly, small changes can upset the whole planet. |
