Current Affairs
Current Affairs
Prospect of an epidemic causes controversy in Mauritius
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Written by Editor Wednesday, 11 August 2010 11:08
Health Minister Maya Hanoomanjee was attacked in the National Assembly by the Opposition leader, Paul Bérenger for allegedly covering up the impact of swine flu (A/H1N1) epidemic in Mauritius.
It has been reported that some 128 suspected cases of the flu visited various regional hospitals though the Health Minister denies this figure. She said that report of six deaths was exaggerated and blamed the media for spreading false news. They have been writing stories without proof and evidence, she said.
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Commemorating the bicentenary of the Naval Battle of Grand Port
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Written by Editor Wednesday, 11 August 2010 10:05
Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam inaugurates historic village
“Vouloir lire l’histoire au premier degré, c’est peut-être cela la vraie mascarade.”
The above prime ministerial statement was manifestly in response to Dr Issa Asgarally’s and Prize Nobel winner Jean-Marie Leclézio’s downright condemnation of the bicentenary celebrations of the naval battle of Grand Port (23-26 August 1810) which, they said, are a real “mascarade” prone to unleash the martial instincts in Man.
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