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COVER STORY
Business at the airport: The game of musical chairs
Weekly takes a close look at the business activities at the SSR International Airport.
INTERVIEW
The first interview on the island with Jonathan Drew, new British high commissioner to Mauritius
“Fantastic! Exciting! Excellent!” – there is no shortage of positive words and superlatives. After all, Jonathan Drew is a diplomat. He is also, however, an economist from the London School of Economics, has been a journalist and has a passion for history and science. So he has views about a range of things which he expresses openly and in an uninhibited way.
EDUCATION
Planning for university studies: Why it pays off to be an early bird
Students who start researching their higher education options early are less likely to miss out on scholarship opportunities and more likely to make informed choices about their future, according to education specialists. Is it true, then, that the early bird catches the worm?
HEALTH
Quitting smoking: Does hypnotherapy really help?
There are as many purported ways to quit smoking out there as there are cigarette brands. But no method claims to succeed as well as hypnotherapy. Does it really work and, if it does, why isn’t it more popular?
WHAT’S ON
The business of death: When technology creeps in
The death care industry attracts little attention; yet, it is a lucrative business and has been adapting to the use of technology in the running and delivery of its services to the public. Death care today is more modern than ever.
THIS IS MAURITIUS
The birth of the elephant god: Celebrating sagacity
This week, the Maharastrian festival of Ganesha Chaturthi, marking the birth of the elephant-headed god, is celebrated the world over. Weekly looks at how the festival in Mauritius departs from the archetypal one in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
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