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| | Par:- Dr Philippe Y. N. Forget
On 28/05/2010 |
 En tant que dernier survivant, témoin de la genèse de «l’express», je dois à la vérité de répudier la version farfelue que navin Ramgoolam propage et revendique à son sujet.
La fondation de La Sentinelle Ltée, compagnie propriétaire de «l’express», n’a jamais été une initiative du Parti travailliste. L’idée en revient à Guy Forget et Guy Balancy vers décembre 1962. C’est chez moi, au 120 avenue antelme, Quatre-Bornes, que Guy Balancy nous montra, un soir, après dîner, l’esquisse de faisabilité du projet qu’ils devaient réaliser. en intellectuels imbus de justice sociale et de liberté d’expression, ils étaient travaillistes de conviction et fondèrent «l’express» comme tribune de la raison, pour opposer les peurs viscérales, fondées ou pas, que ventilaient dans la presse les adversaires de l’indépendance et de l’idée qu’il put y avoir, un jour, une patrie mauricienne, pour tous.
Directeur de «l’express» de 1963 à 1984, je me suis évertué à servir en conscience l’idéal original du bien commun – sans étroitesse, ni veulerie partisanes. Les déviants de ces idées formatrices sont les accapareurs qui vivent et agissent à genoux devant les faux dieux de l’intrigue et la soif maladive du pouvoir. Guy Forget et Guy Balancy sont allés rejoindre, dans l’oubli et la conspiration du silence, les pionniers de la justice sociale à maurice que furent : le Dr Maurice Curé, fondateur du Parti travailliste; Emmanuel Anquetil, fondateur du syndicalisme des travailleurs et seul et unique homme public à être châtié et exilé par la puissance coloniale pour ses convictions ; Guy Rozemont, populiste inspiré et rassembleur des petits sans distinction aucune. Ce travaillismelà n’existe plus à maurice. il a été remplacé par le ramgoolamisme, forme de pollution cynique de la vie publique qui, de Guy Forget à Rama Sithanen, n’a pas fini de compter ses victimes.
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| veeren | | | Si on reprend les resultats des elections, plus de 50% de la population pense que l'express a dévié, même si Mr Forget pense le contraire. Vivre l’époque internet et la vraie révolution de l’information ! | | | Iqbal Khan Chady | | | The fact that l'Express and other newspapers can criticise the Prime Minister and the other Ministers of the current government is a clear indication that the press is still free in Mauritius. But is l'Express really independent? Has it's independence not been impaired given the past political relationship of its Chief Executive Officer? I strongly condemn the Minister of Finance for refusing to invite the journalists of l'Express to a press conference. This could tantamount to a violation of the constitutional right of the press. The Minister has been ill-advised. However, the cancellation of orders and the decision not to place advertisements in l'Express hardly constitute a threat to the freedom of the press ad it is debatable whether the constitutional right of 'Express has been violated. These decisions do not , in any way , prevent l'Express from fulfilling its role freely. In fact , it would be very interesting to wait and see what the court's verdict will be on this one.
What is lacking , in my humble opinion , is a little bit of maturity on both sides.
31 May 2010
Dublin , Ireland | | | PLOUM PLOUM- | | | To the Blessed Karim Barakat : I invoke Voltaire for your right to disagree with me. But I dont call no one EXTREMIST for disagreeing with me. So who is an EXTREMIST then? You are right on one count, mo pas maitrise aucune sujet, ALORS cher Venerable Maitre, step in, ENLIGHTEN ME as I am in the DARK. I am waiting for the knock on the head to revive me ! Am still a BIG ZERO DEGREE . Perhaps with a master like you, I might achieve a 33 Degrees! JCDL will explain in case it is beyond you! Play it again Blessed Karim! | | | MBCTV | | | A little word for DAVE.With due respect,please note that Mauritius opted for INDEPENDENCE',to do away from A COLONIAL SYSTEM.and not from anglo-saxon,fairness and democracy,as you put it.IT IS UP TO YOU IF YOU WANT TO GET YOUR KNICKERS IN A TWIST!CHECK YOUR HISTORY BOOKS AND FACTS,NEXT TIME! | | | Zorro | | | Scorpion pou reste scorpion meme. Dans so nature li bisin ena venin. C'est a l'honneur du petit fils du Dr Guy Forget ,(Best Loser )de combattre un système qui est anachronique dans une ile Maurice moderne. Par contre, bane scorpion pas pou capave vine colombe. Li meme pa pou fouti dir ki ena de mal dan action citoyenne de Pipo. | | | scorpio | | | Savez-vous que Sir Guy Forget du PTR fut député correctif (best loser) de Belle Rose/Quatre Bornes en 1967? Sir Guy Forget et Sir Abdool Razack Mohamed parmi les premiers Mauriciens a bénéficier de ce système. Bravo à son petit-fils Pipo qui se bat aujourd'hui contre ce système. | | | Emiliano Z | | | They are strangling the free press to make it sing their song. Don't be surprised if Lexpress is bankrupted through loaded courts or its people jailed on trumped up charges. This, dear friends, is the warlordism of gangsters in expensive suits standing over the people under the guise of democracy. Our opinion will soon be designed and delivered to us exclusively by bought and paid-for media. I suppose i could have been more neutral to appear moderate but gangsterism is gangsterism. What other name do you give it?
| | | Karim Barakat | | | Mo entierement d'accord ek Scanner. Assez ek banne insanites Ploum Ploum. C'est pas enn dimoune ki interesser sincerement ek en vrai debat, non! C'est ene megalomane ki nek rode laguerre ek tout dimounes lor n'importe ki sujet ki, en passant, li napa maitriser. Finne arrive l'heure pou denonce li! Et marquer garder: sa extremiste la pou revini sous enn lotte pseudonyme. Pathetique ek pathologique! | | | MBCTV | | | FILS A PAPA in the Mauritian context must surely mean when the leadership of a party is transferred from father to son,NO QUESTION ASKED. Try and contest this automatic transfer of leadership and you are out.Like in the MSM.Other examples so far relate to the Labour party and the PMSD.However when a daughter or son joins the party of her/his dad and climbs the ladder like any other member of that party,it cannot be described glibly as 'FILS A PAPA'politics.Like Tony Benn and his son in the UK,or Rajiv Gandhi and son,in India.Dr PHILLIPE FORGET HAS DENOUNCED THE FALSE PROPAGANDA OF RAMGOOLAM,WITH REGARDS TO THE FOUNDATION OF L'EXPRESS NEWSPAPER. YES THE LABOUR PARTY OF SSR DIED IN 1982! | | | scorpio | | | The boycott of Fox News host Glenn Beck gathered more steam Monday when retailing giant Wal-Mart and seven other companies pulled their ads from his show, organizers said.
Among those bailing on Beck: GMAC Financial Services, Best Buy, CVS and Travelocity.
On July 28, Beck called President Obama a racist who has a "deep-seated hatred for white people or the white culture."
That prompted a call for a boycott by Color of Change, an African-American online political organization that claims 600,000 members.
About 145,000 members signed a petition asking Beck's advertisers to stop supporting him.
"It's rare for a campaign directed at a TV show's advertisers to be this successful," said Color of Change founder James Rucker. "But we won't stop here. We're going to continue reaching out to Beck's remaining advertisers."
A total of 20 companies have pulled their ads in the last two weeks, Color of Change says, including Geico, ConAgra, RadioShack, Men's Wearhouse, State Farm, Sargento and Procter & Gamble.
Judging from Monday night's broadcast, there were plenty of companies eager to fill the ad slots, including The Wall Street Journal, DirecTV, Honda and Oprah Winfrey's Oxygen Channel.
Hundreds of Beck fans have voiced support for him on a counterprotest Web site, DefendGlenn.com, which urges consumers to boycott the advertisers who pulled out of Beck's show.
A Fox News spokeswoman said Tuesday: "The advertisers referenced have all moved their spots from Beck to other programs on the network so there has been no revenue lost."
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2009/08/18/2009-08-18_companies_boycotting_beck_for_bam_bash.html#ixzz0pJYub5Rm
| | | scorpio | | | Savez-vous que le Dr Yves Noël Philippe Forget fut candidat du PTR aux elections generales de 1963? Il fut battu par Marie Joseph Louis Maurice Jean Jules KOENIG 3253 votes contre 1572 a Forget.
Savez-vous que le pere du Dr Yves Noël Philippe Forget , Joseph Guy Forget fut candidat du PTR aux elections generales de 1963? Il fut elu avec 2367 votes contre Yvon St Guillaume du Parti Mauricien.
Trouvez-vous etrange que Pere et fils furent candidat du PTR dirige par Dr Seewoosagur Ramgoolam en 1963. On ne parlait pas de fils a papa a cette époque!
On peut facilement bruler ce qu’on a adore …,n’est-ce pas?
| | | PLOUM PLOUM- FREE PRESS OR PRESS FOR FREE | | | Mr JCL, you confused a lot of your readers with your blatant contradictions, which is becoming a perennial feature of your editorials. De quel Ramgoolam parlez vous? I picked up the same point raised by Moral Scientist. Is it the "Navin Ramgoolam n’a pas cessé, pendant des mois, de me demander mon avis sur un grand nombre de sujets. Je n’ai jamais refusé d’apporter ma contribution à l’avancement de mon pays. Quand sollicité, j’ai prodigué mes conseils à Ramgoolam, à Jugnauth, à Bérenger ». which you had described as “d’apporter ma contribution à l’avancement de mon pays ». Again I quote you « Il y a environ 6 mois, le PM m’a appelé, on se voyait régulièrement pour parler de son projet d’alliance avec le MMM qu’il souhaitait tant. Il m’a demandé d’aider à la négociation.” As for the dangers to democracy and/or to Free Expression, the case is closed and dusted with the interview of Mr Michael Atchia in your own paper. He concluded that the Free press in Mauritius is ALIVE AND KICKING. I wrote a long rejoinder on Free Mauritius debunking you arguments, but why have not you publish it, if you are such a defender of the free Expression? You remind me of my Primary school days. Daily school yard affairs, in the morning we started playing together, by noon, we are the worst enemy in the world, not on speaking terms, after school we are walking home together side by side. All because of some CHEAP MARBLES. I wonder Mr JCL, whether you too, have lost YOUR MARBLES as well. | | | Scanner | | | The proof that La Sentinelle is indeed a free forum of debates is the fact that even the rubbish of plomplom is duly published. | | | Ti Ourite | | | Navin essaie de temps en temps de réécrire l'histoire à sa façon comme certains revisionnistes et ce sous conseil de certains mercenaires. Il a été vite remis a sa place par le Dr Forget, qui rapellle le cynisme et la soif du pouvoir dont fait preuve le Ptr d'aujourdh'ui. Ce meme PTr qui renie les Curé, Anquetil, Rozemont et qui a été accaparé par des bandits politiques. Ces memes voyous politiques ont enterré le vrai travaillisme et pratiquent le communalisme ouvertement et veulent maintenant écraser la démocratie avec la complicité du nouvel allié et son argent du Sun Trust qu'avait combattu ce meme Navin Ramgoolam. Avidité et soif du pouvoir, que fais tu devenir des hommes politiques sans envergure? Navin Ramgoolam spolie ce pays avant de rentrer à Londres dans quelques annees.Et de laisser que des ruines.
| | | Bashir N. | | | The public press under an AUTOCRACY is necessarily a true agency of propaganda. But under a FREE DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT it must be the very reverse. Propaganda seeks to present a part of the facts, to mould the way of thinking, to distort their relations, and to force conclusions which could not be drawn from a complete and candid survey of all the facts. It has been observed that propaganda seeks to close the mind, while freedom of information and education seek to open it. This has become one of the dangers of the present Government...Shame | | | Dave | | | This Ramgoolamism is the product of Dr. Filip Forget, Balancy, Walter, Forget et AL. They knew that they were campaigning to replace the Anglo Saxon fairness and Democracy by INDEPENDANCE. So don't blame others and don't try to call for sympathy or pity. You got what you wanted. Be happy. | | | MoralScientist | | | Dr. Forget rightly says that L'Express and the other newstitles of La Sentinelle group are free -"libre". Free to publish whatever does not transgress legal provisions for the respect of people's reputations, privacy, and undue influence on sensitive matters. Free also to assume the consequences of their illegal or unethical or even myopic decisions. L'Express and the other news-publication titles within La Sentinelle group were given all the headroom to stand tall: it was their choice to use it to reach for the stars or to hang themselves. They chose, inspite of excellent advice given to them, to put their heads through a noose. We issued several warnings to them as they were going astray, in the same way that we issued, and are still issuing, warnings to Kevin Rudd in Australia that he must correct his course. The final decision, the final outcome, and the assumption of responsibilty for the final outcome, lie solely on the shoulders of those who have been given the headroom to stand tall. As the noose where they have freely inserted their heads tighten, we objective, and partial, observers alike watch. It seems to me that the noose has tightened overnight. The lesson holds true for ALL other publications: Le Defi, Mauritius Times, Le Matinal, Le Mauricien, Weekend, or whatever. After all, we remember the faction (combination of fact and fiction) titled "L'Honneur Perdue de Katrina Blum". About the cartoons of L'Express.mu, of Zapiro in the Mail and Guardain of South Africa, in Facebook's "draw Mohammad day", one should also keep in mind the operette of Loris Varney "La Fille de Paillasse". I could spell out more eloquent reasons to pause for thought, but what I have said above should be enough to get people of good will to reflect on their responsibilty. | | | Bébé | | | Qui mieux que le Dr Forget pouvait rétablir la vérité sur les mensonges du Roi. Moi qui était jeune lecteur de l'EXPRESS en 1963, je me souviens très bien dans quelle conjoncture ce journal a été lancé. Il faudrait aux noms de Sir Guy Forget, Guy Balency ajouter Michael Leal, Monsieur Adolphe ' son prénom m'échappe ). Loin de Maurice, je reste fidèle à L'Express. Bon courage. | | | PLOUM PLOUM- FREE PRESS OR PRESS (NEWSPAPER) FOR F | | | REPLY TO JCDL PART 1-There are barefaced contradictions between what JCL says and what he does. One minute Navin Ramgoolam is offering him the post of President and begging him to facilitate an MMM-PTr Alliance, the next minute the same Ramgoolam is allegedly trying to suffocate a leading newspaper headed by the same JDL. There is something very fishy here. The stand-off between JDL and Ramgoolam has nothing to do with free Expression or a free press. In my book, it is a pure commercial decision. Just as journalists, Editors and the ordinary folks have the right to criticise politicians (in a civic manner), in or out of Government including PMs, so should politicians and PMs have the right to criticise Journalists again in a civic manner.. This happen all the time. (You would be surprised to learn of the fates of many journalists who fall out with Little Emperor Sarkozy III. If a certain lady journalist writing a column every Sunday from St Georges Street is still alive and kicking, then that should be emphatic evidence that we have a Free Press. We must also make a distinction between a Free Press and an Independent Press. L’Express, especially through the actions of its chief Executive Mr JDL, has, for quite a while relinquish its independence, as was stated by Joneed JeerooburKhan in another newspaper! Mr JDL squarely refused to answer my questions, namely how secret meetings and negotiations to appoint him as President serves democracy and is compatible with his “obligations journalistiques”. Furthermore, contrary to the cardinal mission of journalists, that is inform and expose, ( le dicton : PRINT AND BE DAMNED), Mr JDL still refuse to INFORM THE PUBLIC what DEMAND S SAJ ALLEGEDLY MADE TO NAVIN TO RESIGN TO MAKE WAY FOR JDL. (...). Monsieur JDL , I stand ready to show the state of our press in Mauritius in a non-partisan manner as long as you do not issue an editorial fatwa against me. I eagerly await the green light!! A Bon Entendeurs! The indefatigable PLOUM PLOUM. | | | democrate | | | En rétablissant la vérité, le Dr. Forget a mis à nu la désinformation que pratique le Parti travailliste pour tromper l’opinion publique. Le ramgoolamisme est une perversion du travaillisme qui défendait à l’origine les droits des masses opprimées. C’est une philosophie du pouvoir fondée sur la dynastie et l’accaparement. Ramgoolam père s’était servi de Beesoondoyal pour gagner l’indépendance et, une fois celle-ci acquise, il se débarrassa du leader de l’IFB pour faire une coalition avec le PMSD. Ramgoolam fils s’est servi du MMM pour retourner au pouvoir en 1995 et, une fois le pouvoir acquis, il botta Bérenger en dehors du gouvernement. De 2000 à 2010, il s’est servi de Sithanen pour mener une critique impitoyable contre le MMM-MSM. En laissant tomber Sithanen à la dernière heure, le Parti travailliste a respecté sa tradition de trahison envers ses plus fidèles collaborateurs. | | | Monty Python | | | Vous etes vraiment forts vous chez l'express. Meme le bon docteur perd de sa jugeote et laisse des plumes. Ils sont plusieurs heureusement parmi les Mauriciens et les diplomates postés ici à voir votre cinema. Il est vrai que le Cernéen a laissé un vide. Mais promouvoir aussi honteusement une alliance Ptr-MMM ( et le tandem de rêve Paul et Black Paul) rien que pour servir les intérêts superieurs du pays - lisez barons - il faut quand meme le faire. L'Histoire, pas celle écrite par les loyaux serviteurs, en tout cas retiendra cette trahison et le marché, tiens, finira par vaincre le charlatanisme. Vous pouvez choisir de me publier ou pas voire de m'editer ( en bon specialiste), l'Internet se charge d'exposer vos ....manipulations.
Note du Modérateur: Le rédaction édite les commentaires seulement pour enlever les insultes et les propos diffamatoires ou séditieux. L'autre choix aurait été de rejeter en bloc tout commentaire contenant une insulte ou un propos diffamatoire. | | | LeMoyne | | | To all L'express sympathizers please read the article at the following site.
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2009/08/18/2009-08-18_companies_boycotting_beck_for_bam_bash.html#ixzz0OXspX1PF
| | | LeMoyne | | | Mo penser ki sa zistoire la pe alle trop loin. si lexpress senti li leser ena la cour pou sa. A mons Forget, les editorialis de lexpress n'est aussi libre qui ou pe dire. mons meetarbhan et de lestrac zot banne opinion writers. ce ki veut dire c'est zot opinions ki zot pe publier. zot pareille couma Glenn Beck ou Bill O'reilly. si nou dan ene letat de droit est ce ki gouvernment aussi pas ena droit de boycott ou c'est en droit ki seulement reserver à d'autres y compris la presse. | | | Le Sheriff | | | Bann faux democrates Navin and Pravin pou fini sa pays la, parey comment Robert Mugabe finn fini Zimbabwe. Zot vengance pou pass avent linteret pays. The next step will be accaparrer les terres, parey koman zimbabwe, detruire secteur prive. Zot pou met pays a feu et a sang. Zot pou faire tout pou faire lepep croire ki zot pe defand zot linteret but at the end of the day, they will be the ones who will suffer the most, sutout bann la campagne. Avant ti pe dire huit famille ki control Moris, right now it is only one family, ki pe kontrol tou, ki pe akapar tou, tappe plein plein. | | | rana khol | | | Merci Docteur mais malheureusement une grande partie des mauriciens ne va pas comprendre votre message. C'est vraiment dommage. | | | democrat | | | Silencing public critics
The government has declared an open season on independent journalists who express their opinion on public policy issues. Its witch-hunters and spin-doctors are out to muzzle and criminalize the editorialists of the free press for daring to criticize the government. Far from being partisan or personal in their comments, those editorialists have always made a sound critique of government’s policy based on some philosophical rationale. They have not indulged in smear or malicious slander against our rulers nor have they published false news about them. All they are doing is making fair comment on matters of public policy, which is a basic right of the free press and one of the cornerstones of parliamentary democracy. So why is the government so hell-bent on silencing the free press?
The financial boycott of one media group through the denial of government publicity to its newspapers and the cancellation of ministry subscriptions is not an isolated incident. It is part of a pattern of undemocratic actions that the present regime has taken over the last five years to silence all critics of public policy. From the arrest of trade-unionists to the arbitrary treatment meted out to hunger strikers fighting for their rights, from the constraints imposed on academic freedom at our tertiary institutions to the sacking of competent public sector managers (Jeetun at the SIT, Gayan at the MGI and Jugmohun at the MRA) for unjustified reasons, there is a systematic attempt to sideline all those who can make a positive contribution to policy debate. When we connect the dots, what we see unfolding in front of us is a campaign to control public opinion that smacks of totalitarianism.
However, rather than taking the draconian measure of shutting down outright the newspapers being blamed for making unfair criticism, the government has been pursuing a policy of incremental repression against the free press. There is a slow but steady effort to push those newspapers to the brink of collapse by way of financial strangulation. Since there is nobody to hold them to account for the financial boycott of L’Express, our political masters think they can get away with murder. It is very strange that our human rights watchdogs such as Democracy Watch, Amnesty Mauritius and Transparency International have not condemned strongly the government ill-advised measures against press freedom. If independent journalists under attack are left to fend for themselves, civil society as a whole has abdicated its right to defend democracy. Until the Supreme Court gives its ruling on the motion disputing the advertising boycott of one major daily newspaper, it is clear that people’s access to official information in the paper of their choice has been impaired.
On-going attacks against L’Express took a cynical twist during the electoral campaign when the parties in power lambasted the so-called Bérenger-De l’Estrac collusion, with its obvious racist overtones, in order to reap political dividends. The objective then was to polarize the elections along ethnic lines and push the opposition into a ghetto. Since the outgoing government came back to power, we had cherished the hope that its leaders would be magnanimous in their victory and try to heal the wounds. But that was misreading their mindset. The government is leveraging its stronger majority to act more ferociously against intellectuals who think differently lest they would influence public opinion.
Our political masters want to create a nation devoid of critical minds, but full of yes-men, sycophants, boot-lickers, turncoats and nincompoops.
| | | AZAD | | | DEAR HON.PM DONT FORGET YOUR LESSON. | | | Etudiant | | | Dr Forget's remarks are only undeniable facts which may or may not offend the current leader(s) in power.
I seriously think that those real Gandhi or Luther King that fought for the freedom of ALL ALL Mauritians were Seeneevasen, Rozemont, Cure and Anquetil.
An respected indonesian academic fellow always reminded me that "L'histoire se répéte".
| | | Starbright | | | I remember very well when l'express was born in 1962, i was 17 but the oldest newspaper published in Africa was in Mauritius:"LE CERNEEN" which was a french language organ of the sugar industry.The second oldest daily "LE MAURICIEN" was first published in 1908 to represent the interests of the Creole community.Chines daily news was first published in 1932 and the first Indo-Mauritian daily"ADVANCE" WAS FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1939. So l'express is still in puberty. | | | Mc Ounlall | | | Solution au problème: Nationalisez L'Express!!! | | | Principe | | | Philippe Forget enn zom de principes..li na pa frotte frotte li avek bann zom politik pou après gagne cose couillon (kuma de lestrac azordi)...D'ailleurs en 1984, li finn demissionne lor enn question de principe a koz ingerens politik. Me so successer pena mem letof - li fer agwa entre Ramgoolam ek Jugnauth ...li rakont la moitié enn zistwar ek après li dir li pou revel tou - nou ankor p attann revelations de lestrac! Missie Forget sirman sagrin kan li guet saga Ramgoolam-de l'Estrac... | | | anil | | | Le Renvoi de l'ascenseur.Il falait y penser avant de boycotter Pravin ,le leader du MSM,parti représentant rien ou presque sur l'échiquier politique selon Bhagwan et repercuté par l'express et autres journaux ...Espérons que Pravin lèvera le boycott quand il en aura assez comme l'avait fait l'express......baté rendé pas fer mal. | | | cassamR | | | I've always wondered why racism is never denounced. It is even thought improper, not politically correct, to say that a handful of white people own and control over 75% of the wealth of the country. The racist belief that only the whites can develop the country is never denounced or condemned while it is politically correct to say that communalism is responsible for all evils affecting us.
What is communalism? Feeling different? Feeling superior? A feeling that one should preserve one's culture? A combination of all these? If it is bad to consider oneself superior, is it bad to feel different, to want to preserve one's ethnic culture and identity? Is anti-communalism a genuine concern for nation building or just a diversion tactic so that racism is ignored and an anti-Hindu propaganda is subtly and cleverly distilled?
Navin Ramgoolam is systematically attacked because he is a Hindu and a Vaish by the Euro-Creole controlled press which turns a blind eye on Bérenger's communalist, casteist and vaishist political tactic. Is it in the name of 'Morisianism'? Has Navin Ramgoolam won over Bérenger simply because he is a Hindu and a Vaish or is it also because he is a good, charismatic leader with a clear vision and a progressive strategy for the future? The same could be said of Sir Seewoosagur or Sir Anerood. Ashock Jugnauth, Madun Dalloo or Dinesh Ramjuttun are all three Hindus and Vaish. Who in their right minds would choose them to govern the Republic of Mauritius?
| | | Normand | | | Lexpress Libre? Le journal ki clairement fine propage le message de l'opposition, le MMM.Mo espere ki ene jour nous pou gagne ene journal ki vraiment independent. | | | Le Sheriff | | | Mo crwar ki L'express bizin licencier tout sa bann journalistes ki ti suport Navin ek so l'alliance BBR la.
Ena ti dir ki navin bien bien fort...et ti pass zot comme conseiller. Kot zot sa bann ... la ?? Dire zot all plorer avec Navin astere. | | | JEF | | | Ne nous faisons aucune illusion, XLD est aussi victime. On a l'impression de vivre en Corée du Nord là. | | | Zamblon | | | Intégrer Sithanen dans cette liste est quand meme grotesque, cher Monsieur! | | | john | | | So nice to read from you after so long.may be we should add to the "pilliers" Seeneevassen as well.
God bless you .
Keep well | | | sultan | | | thanks for clearing all this dr.forget.
like you see one could reach very low level & says only rubbish things to win elections. and some fools really believed him. and now with public funds doing La chasse aux sorcières. hope he would not make the country like Lebanon... | | | Nicky | | | Scandaleux, cette interdiction et je pense que les journalistes autorisés auraient dû montrer leur solidarité en refusant de couvrir la conférence dans ce cas, qui sait? Ce sera peut-être un jour leur tour....i | | | dhanraj | | | Ramgoolam pas considere parti travailliste un parti politique mais une entreprise privee qui li fine vine propietaire et tout ce qui dire non li alle contre zot... | | | Jincy D'olo | | | SSR gave away Diego for peanuts ,most important the Islanders are still living in squalor and Navin does not care.Now Navin is showing his share of injustice by gagging a section of the press,and other wrong doing that has been echoed in the press, like broken records so many they are , but Navin hears no injustice, sees no wrong, I cannot wait to see a match Juggnuth v/s Ramgoolam , and the people will be the refree | | | Scanner | | | Merci Dr Forget de rétablir les faits. Je crois que la situation est très grave. Ramgoolam peut aller très loin dans la vengeance. Il en a donné la preuve dans le passé. Il faut alerter l'opinion internationale. La Sentinelle est le patrimoine commun des Mauriciens. | | | Baltazar | | | Quelques journalistes de l'Express font souvent échapper des émotions partisanes mais le citoyen ne doit pas être puni . Il y a beaucoup de lecteurs qui n'e s'interressent pas à la politique. En géneral, personne ne comprend ce réglement de comptes entre Navin Ramgoolam, Pravind Jugnauth et Jean Claude De l'Estrac. Ce dernier n'a pas encore été précis.Par contre Navin Ramgoolam a déclaré publiquement les raisons qui l'a poussé au boycott. Du côté JCDL on ne connait qu'une partie de l'histoire qui a terminé.... À SUIVRE ! | | | miharbe | | | a very nice explanation to the point. Petty politicians cannot and never will see beyound their nose, whereas great leaders see opportunities in challenges, to make history. I just wonder how long we maurtians have to wait to have a real great leader | | | Jincy D'olo | | | Will they , Navin and ti Malin ever understand?
Everything of value under the sun of my country is going to the dogs , .To name a few, cultural values, heritage buildings, our history ,and most of all common sense.
The silence of other press is alarming, and I wonder if its greed that is silencing them. | | | planchou | | | Il était temps que la vérité soit portée à la connaissance de tous. Le temps de dire qui est le père et de tordre le cou à ceux qui prétendent assumer le rôle de géniteur de la justice sociale et de la liberté dans ce pays. En fait, ils ont comme seule légitimité d'être des fils à papa qui ont mal entendu ou qui n'ont pas voulu écouter l'histoire dans la mesure ou ils avaient déjà la petite cuillère d'argent à la main à cette époque. Merci pour votre témoignage et j'espère que nous saurons être lucides pour l'avenir. | | | ksq | | | Bien dit Mr G. Forget! Donne sa banne farceurs la ene lesson. Zordi zotte rode declare zotte travailliste et rode change l'histoire. Zotte ena encore boucoup pou apprane pou vine ene dimoune digne pou qui la population capave vraiment respecter zotte. Zotte bane action contredire bane causer qui sorti de zotte la bouche. Nec causer. Nec assoifer de pouvoir, au lieu de travail pou la population. | | | Jean Pense | | | I was just amazed that at 12.40 there was absolutely no comment on the major issue from someone who was involved in the making of one of the most important daily newspapers on this country. Yes, Dr Forget, I agree 100% with you. Politicians do not measure the harm that they are doing to themselves by their inconsiderate acts. I don't know what's in Navin's or Pravind's head. If they think they can turn Le Matinal into a L'Express, they are just dreaming. L'Express is an Institution nowadays, and I mean what I am saying. You cannot kill such an institution using public funds. You will be accountable one day or the other. If I have one suggestion to make, Dr Forget, becasue you are our seniors. Why can't La Sentinelle get public and issue a limited number of shares to the public such that its readers become shareholders. This can be extended to the staff of La Sentinelle where their extra bonus can be converted into shares. Then we will see what all the Navins and Pravinds will do? | | | Veritoo | | | Sithanen, le travaillisme n’existe plus a Maurice!
Sithanen, lis et relis ce papier fort et juste du Dr Forget, un des vrais fondateurs de l’express, et tu sauras que ton ‘bon ami’ Ramgoolam n’est pas et n’a jamais été le travailliste qu’il se proclame nuit et jour. Il est, pour reprendre les mots de Forget, un accapareur avec une soif maladive du pouvoir, un polluteur cynique de la vie publique, un faux dieu de l’intrigue. Dieu merci qu’il ne t’a pas choisi pour le servir encore une fois!
| | | Charlie | | | Ramgoolamism is able to sustain itself because it gives the illusiion to the broad masses that it is fully aligned with Gandhism (the philosophy of the Mahatma Gandhi). Only an illusion, not the truth.
The truth is that Mahatma Gandhi (just like Emmanuel Anquetil) had to go to jail several times in order to wrestle power away from the British in 1947. SSR sat in an armchair, collaborated with the British and was given several titles. When the British changed their policy in the 1960s by deciding to willingly part away with their colonies, they handed over Mauritus to SSR on a golden platter. It is only the poor Chagossians who paid the price by losing all their possessions.
| | | jacky | | | Voila donc LA version. Merci. Non pas celle à la sauce Ramgoolamiene ou celle mijotée pour je ne sais quel but non avoué. Comme quoi la verité finit toujours par surgir. Et la verité se trouve et se trouvera toujours dans les colonnes de l'Express. | | | Cheungwa | | | La DEVIATION du Parti Travailliste
..........qui , de Guy Forget à Rama Sithanen en passant par le Dr.Maurice Curé et Me.Renganaden Seeneevassen , n'a pas fini de compter ses victimes . .................et les abus ne dureront pas , l'histoire en est le temoin | |
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