The Chamber of Agriculture reported that sugar output in Mauritius grew by 3.3 percent to 467,234 tonnes in 2009 compared with 452,062 tonnes in 2008 but bad weather meant it missed initial forecasts.

The Mauritius Housing Company (MHC) has projected an increase in its net profit from Rs 162 million to Rs 258 million, and the total assets under management stood at Rs.6391.3 million, states the annual report of MHC for 2009.

Jacqueline Dalais, who is director of the Restaurant La Clé des Champs, has been awarded the  best female entrepreneur of the year 2009.

Although the Denial Industry is very active to feather the bed of neoliberalism and protect the interests of a few corporations, there seems to be NOW a consensus that humanity's future lies in a new course based not on growth but on  development of a new kind.

With a strong and popular Labour Party in power in a Social Alliance and with the imminent general elections, in the belief that it is unlikely to win those elections on its own, even if it allied with other smaller political parties such as former partner the MSM, the main MMM opposition is trying to contract an alliance with the Labour Party instead of with the Social Alliance.

International Mother Tongue Day is a day of serious reflection in Mauritius where the two maternal languages, Kreol and Bhojpuri, have so far remained unofficial. Stakeholders want the authorities to give them their rightful place.

Video evidence is a new mechanism being set up to better help child victims in bringing out their ordeals. Stakeholders talk about the video evidencing method.

Prof. Tove Skutnabb-Kangas, a linguist,  has single-handedly changed the world’s view on the teaching of languages, demonstrating how cruel it is to teach infants in a language they do not understand. She coined the term “Linguistic Genocide” to describe the crime.

 Stakeholders believe that there is a dire need for formal and informal sex education to deal with misconceptions and  ignorance on the subject.

The Academy Of Performing Arts is staging a full-length musical play, Seet Basant, in Bhojpuri at the Serge Constantin theatre next week on February Thursday 4. The event celebrates the 175th anniversary of the advent of Indian indentured labour and the 42nd anniversary celebration of the independence of Mauritius.

The new Form I students have surely very enthusiastically stepped into the secondary world; the other students may be somewhat dismayed at the thought of resuming school, and those who have to repeat their classes or who have not done well for the exams may feel uncomfortable to go back to school.

Market fairs will be here again soon for women entrepreneurs to participate though with a difference. As from this year the participants who know driving will take their wares on their own, in their own vehicles.

I was in Rodrigues some time back and came across people of different walks of life – from the simple common man to business people, teachers, Government officials and decision makers. They were all unanimous in saying that the island is all set on the growth path.

A study led by the Behavioural Health Unit, Dept of Clinical Neurosciences, Apollo Bramwell Hospital finds the suicide risk among youngsters in Mauritius is alarmingly high

Divali, which will be celabrated  on Saturday October 17, besides being a festival of lights, is also time to instil friendship, love, fight ignorance and instil such thoughts that will lead to the victory of good over evil.