Recently the U.S. Department of State released their International Religious Freedom Report for 2012. There is a section on Mauritius in this report which is generally positive. Continue reading “Religious Garden of Eden”
Category: Humanity and Human Rights
Paraphilia in Paradise
Here in Mauritius, over the weekend and on Monday, three sexual attacks have been made on elderly women. In the latest attack an 80-year-old woman has died after being raped and beaten by a 25-year-old man. This young man was caught and apparently is an habitual offender who was wanted by the police. The other incidents involved the rape of 69 and 70-year-old women. Continue reading “Paraphilia in Paradise”
Questionable Parentage
Just having celebrated the 50th anniversary of joining the Royal Air Force (January 1963) I had a look through my old files. A few years ago, I decided to get my old RAF records as keepsake for the family. Looking at the original typed or hand-written document, this was before computerization, I had a shock to find a particular annotation. Continue reading “Questionable Parentage”
Celebrating Work?
The 1st May is a public holiday in Mauritius, Labour Day. This day is the workers’ holiday celebrating their labour efforts. However, here, it has been turned into a political platform where party gatherings spill forth their venom at each other. Continue reading “Celebrating Work?”
Practising what you Preach
In March 2010 we saw some ugly signs of religious intolerance. Events organized by Light Ministries International an association belonging to the Pentecostal Church were disrupted. A Gospel Festival was disrupted by a number of attackers upsetting chairs and tables then breaking car windshields and finally setting fire to a nearby sugar cane field. Continue reading “Practising what you Preach”