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Weekly: Headlines of the new edition (5 december)

2 décembre 2013, 00:00

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Weekly: Headlines of the new edition (5 december)
  • COVER STORY

 

New road infrastructure: The big picture

 

In a white tent with the audience treated to slideshows of roads built, the message was clear, infrastructure equals development. And the inauguration of the Terre Rouge-Verdun-Trianon link road on Monday is intended to be the latest jewel in the crown. How is the road expansion scheme working to make life easier for Mauritian motorists?

 

  • INTERVIEW

 

Maura McGowan QC: The Bar Council here could operate more effectively”

 

The chairman of the Bar Council of England and Wales, Maura McGowan QC, was last week invited to address the island’s Bar conference.  Weekly took the opportunity to speak to her about the challenges faced by our legal system, the lessons we can learn from the UK’s regulation of its legal profession and how public confidence can be improved.  

 

  • HEALTH

 

The world’s most feared virus: Exactly how close are we to a cure for HIV?

 

Millions of people, including some 10,000 Mauritians, walk around with the deadly Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in their blood, some without even knowing it. Why is it taking so long to find a cure? How far have we come?

 

  • EDUCATION

 

Education trends: MOOC your way up!

 

With youth unemployment is hitting hard, coupled with growing restrictions on visas for those wishing to study abroad, Mauritians are being seduced by Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). Although its use is not as widespread as in Europe or the US, MOOCs could well be a viable solution in curbing unemployment and advancing the cause of further education in the island.

 

  • WHAT’S ON

 

The Ipad Air

 

The latest new born from Apple was recently launched in Mauritius. The new iPad air comes with a lot of fulfilled promises and has even more to offer.