“I was thirteen. Since I was thirteen in Chagos. I was thirteen. I held the coconut knife in my hand. The British came. The British masters landed in…

  This article was published in Weekly No. 290 of 22 March 2018. Last week, Weekly published the leaked January agreement between India and the Sey…

Jean Claude de l’Estrac’s book, Jugnauth-Bérenger: Ennemis Intimes 1982-1995 can be read on several levels. It can be viewed – as perhaps intended – …

This article was published in Weekly No. 314 of 6 September 2018. Two cases of armed robbery on 11 and 14 August are the straw that broke the camel’…

  This article was published in Weekly No. 322 of 1 November 2018. On 2 November 1834, the Atlas dropped anchor in Port Louis with 36 indentured la…

Summer can be excruciatingly hot and humid as is the case in Mauritius these days; however, it is tempting to put one’s workout routine on the back b…

In order to better understand the sad state of affairs at the Bank of Mauritius, it is important for readers to be well versed about how central bank…

The inhabitants of Beau Bassin and Rose Hill are angry and fed up. Following construction works for the installation of water pipes in several areas…

This article was published in Weekly No. 317 of 27 September 2018. As Mauritius is under general construction, Weekly takes you to D’Entrecasteaux S…

  This article was published in Weekly No. 318 of 4 October 2018. As 2018 marks the birth bicentenary of Nicolas Pike, the first US Consul to Mauri…

(This article was published in Weekly magazine on the 24 March 2016) The minister of environment is accused of bribery and steps down – just a few da…

  This opinion piece by Ming Chen was published in Weekly No. 313 of 30 August 2018. Once again, it will be a display of products and services to t…

(This article was published in Weekly on the 29 June, 2017) The UN resolution on Chagos was a very public slap in Goliath’s (read Britain’s) face. Oh…

For the benefit of our readers, Weekly is publishing features that have appeared in its print edition in the past. These features have been selected …