Who would have ever, in the remotest recesses of his fertile imagination, created the picture of Paul Raymond Berenger with a bowl in his hand, begging for a coalition from Navin Ramgoolam? Who would ...

My dear Billy, In Mauritius we are blessed to be able to celebrate both Women’s Day and Independence Day within just a few days, as both events do mark the lives of each and every individual. Wh...

Some of the reactions to the Prime Minister’s announcement that he is envisaging the reintroduction of capital punishment here give the impression that criminals are a revered race, worthy to be...

My dear Billy,If you want to visit one of the paradoxes of our time, where do you go? If you really have no idea, I'll immediately set you on the right track. Just catch hold of a packet of cigarettes...

Decades ago, there was a very famous film-maker in America who was considered as the King of suspense, which indeed he was. Alfred Hitchcock's films like “Birds”, “Who killed Harry?&...

My dear Billy, Once again, statistics are revealing the obvious: we are fast turning into a nation of oldies (but not goldies) and it is becoming more and more difficult for the Mauritian Welfare Stat...

When thieves attack you, in Mauritius or abroad, they usually do it at gunpoint, or with a knife, cutter or other instrument at your throat, and ask for all your money. Or if they break into your hous...

My dear Billy,Shiva, whose Great Night it was during the last weekend, is very angry, furious even. He is actually fed up with the mass mockery that foolish mortals make of his Great Night year after ...

It must be acknowledged that Mauritius has a Financial Secretary of a very special kind, with a very special star. Ever since his appointment to the post, an appointment which has been constantly decr...

The Ah Fat Lan Hing Choy latest episode is like a big boulder flung in the political quagmire. The poor man's dilemma was not “To stay or not to stay?” but “To go or not to go?”...