Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Further to Raj's article on the attacks on Minorities ...

Raj Ramalgun article : "Dénonçons le massacre des innocents en Palestine, Ukraine et celui des minorités partout dans le monde, mais pourquoi ne parle-t-on pas avec le même sens d’indignation et de la compassion sur ce qui se passe contre les minorités hindoues, boudhistes, chrétiennes et même les Ahmadis au Bangladesh en ce moment?.........."

Monday, August 12, 2024

Fake Fiscal Data

(Please recall my article dated 2nd August.)
Statistics Mauritius (SM) reports fiscal data to the IMF, which is also published on its National Summary Data Page (NSDP) on its website. Data on (1) Central Govt Operations (CGO), namely, on revenue, expenditure and the deficit, and on (2) Central Govt Debt are published on a monthly basis, with a one-month lag.

From Academia to Politics

When Academia joins Politics !
Back in May 2019, when Professor Bunwaree joined the MMM, I had commented on this move from to As my readers will see , i somewhat anticipated her present “critiques acerbes à l'encontre du parti et de ses dirigeants, tout en soulevant des questions cruciales sur l'état de la démocratie à Maurice.
If u do not mind time-travelling back to May 2019 after her interview in MTimes…..I had written....

When real democracy takes over, there is hope for minorities !

Acts of violence against minorities demean democracy. It’s just horrid. It is against every norm of democracy; it shows that we still have a lot to do to develop a culture of discussion and tolerance; such acts are a death knell for democracy.

Sunday, August 4, 2024

"World On Fire: The Root Causes of Populism, Authoritarianism and The Whole Global Mess"

"World On Fire: The Root Causes of Populism, Authoritarianism and The Whole Global Mess"
Listen to David Brooks - A must

Tissue of Lies ?

Cannot be dismissed so easily as a tissue of lies !
Non, tonton Pravind, u cannot be let off the hook so easily !

Friday, August 2, 2024

What are they cooking up?

On its National Summary Data Page (NSDP) , Statistics Mauritius disseminates economic and financial data of the country which is hyperlinked to the IMF's Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board (DSBB). The NSDP is updated according to an Advance Release Calendar (ARC).