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”
Category: Humanity and Human Rights
Hell taking over Paradise?
What’s going on in Mauritius? The society is plagued with an upsurge of violence in various forms. A robbery gone wrong in a hotel ends up in a murder of a tourist. Violent armed robberies in holiday rental villas. Domestic violence on the increase. Battered women and worse of all abuse of children. The relatively peaceful paradise is being taken over by evil doers. Continue reading “Hell taking over Paradise?”
Another work day in paradise
The foreign contract worker comes from China, India or Bangladesh full of hope to work and better his life and that of his family. However, paradise can sometimes be a hell in disguise. Continue reading “Another work day in paradise”
What’s in a Name?
The 1st February is a public holiday in Mauritius celebrating the abolition of slavery in 1835. On 4 September 1833, the British Parliament abolished slavery in Mauritius. The act for the abolition of slavery was proclaimed on 1 February 1835 and lead to the repeal of the Code Noir (Black Code). Continue reading “What’s in a Name?”
How tough is it to live in paradise?
When looking through vacation advertisement, you must have read that famous line from Mark Twain to describe Mauritius.
“You gather the idea that Mauritius was made first, and then heaven; and that heaven was copied after Mauritius.” by Mark Twain, from “Following the equator” 1897 Continue reading “How tough is it to live in paradise?”