Cyclone Dumile Class 2 !! UPDATED

First post of 2013 and the weather is already giving us a glimpse of how this year will be. In a word, it will be "cyclonic". Let's not drift away from the main topic for the moment. The cyclonic winds and rains have already hit Mauritius since yesterday (01.01.13) and it has been raining for the past 28 hours already. This is not a bad thing at all for our water reserves.

UPDATE 16h00 02/01/2013

A CYCLONE WARNING CLASS 2 IS IN FORCE IN MAURITIUS.
The cyclone is intensifying and coming closer to the Island. A cyclone warning Class 2 is now in force in Mauritius.

SECOND CYCLONE BULLETIN ISSUED AT 1600 HRS ON WEDNESDAY 02 JANUARY 2013.
SEVERE TROPICAL STORM DUMILE WAS CENTERED AT 1600 HRS NEAR LATITUDE 16.6 DEGREES SOUTH AND LONGITUDE 55.1 DEGREES EAST, THAT IS AT ABOUT 450 KM TO THE NORTH NORTH WEST OF MAURITIUS. DUMILE IS MOVING TOWARDS THE SOUTH SOUTH WEST AT AN ACCELERATED SPEED OF ABOUT 20 KMPH. ON THIS TRAJECTORY, DUMILE CONTINUES TO APPROACH MAURITIUS AND REMAINS A POTENTIAL THREAT. SINCE DUMILE IS EXPECTED TO ACCELERATE AND INTENSIFY FURTHER, A CYCLONE WARNING CLASS II IS IN FORCE IN MAURITIUS.
A SLIGHT CHANGE IN ITS TRAJECTORY TOWARDS THE SOUTH WILL BRING THE CENTRE CLOSER TO MAURITIUS AND THE PUBLIC IS THEREFORE ADVISED TO TAKE ALL PRECAUTIONS.
WEATHER WILL REMAIN OVERCAST WITH INTERMITTENT SHOWERS, HEAVY AND THUNDERY AT TIMES, MORE FREQUENT OVER THE CENTRAL PLATEAU.
WATER ACCUMULATION IN SOME PLACES ARE EXPECTED. THE PUBLIC IS
ADVISED NOT TO VENTURE NEAR RIVERS AND OTHER WATER COURSES.
WIND EASTERLY 40 KM/H WITH GUSTS OF THE ORDER OF 80 KMPH,
STRENGHTENING TONIGHT TO REACH ABOUT 110 KMPH TOMORROW MORNING.
SEA WILL REMAIN HIGH WITH SWELLS.
BEACHES WILL EXPERIENCE STORM SURGES. IT IS ADVISED NOT TO VENTURE IN THE OPEN SEAS AS WELL AS IN LAGOONS AND TO STAY AWAY FROM BEACHES.
NEXT BULLETIN WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 22H00 HOURS.
A CYCLONE WARNING CLASS II IS IN FORCE IN MAURITIUS.
A CYCLONE WARNING CLASS II IS IN FORCE IN MAURITIUS.

UPDATE

Courtesy of http://www.mtotec.com

A CYCLONE WARNING CLASS 1 IS IN FORCE IN MAURITIUS. As you can see on the above diagram the cyclone has changed its trajectory to a complete south direction and could as well go south south east which would bring its centre closer to Mauritius. 

Please check out below the latest cyclone bulletin from the Mauritius Meteorological Services:

WEATHER NEWS FOR MAURITIUS ISSUED AT 05H10 ON WEDNESDAY 02 JANUARY 2013. GENERAL SITUATION: (A) THE MODERATE TROPICAL STORM `DUMILE` HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM. AT 04H00 SEVERE TROPICAL STORM `DUMILE` WAS CENTRED IN LATITUDE 13.5 DEGREES SOUTH AND LONGITUDE 55.6 DEGREES EAST. IT IS MOVING IN A GENERAL SOUTH WESTERLY DIRECTION AT ABOUT 15 KM/H. (B) OUR REGION REMAINS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ACTIVE CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH AN INSTABILITY ZONE. FORECAST FOR NEXT 24 HOURS : CLOUDY TO OVERCAST WITH SHOWERS, MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. THERE IS ALSO RISKS OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. FOG PATCHES WILL ALSO BE PRESENT IN CERTAIN PLACES. WIND EASTERLY NORTH EASTERLY TURNING GRADUALLY TO NORTH EASTERLY 35 TO 40 KM/H WITH GUSTS OF THE ORDER OF 80 KM/H. SEA ROUGH BEYOND THE REEFS . VENTURES IN THE OPEN SEAS AS WELL AS IN LAGOONS ARE STRICTLY NOT ADVISED. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OVER THE CENTRAL PLATEAU WILL BE ABOUT 25 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE MINIMUM ABOUT 20 DEGREES CELSIUS. ALONG THE COASTAL REGIONS, THE MAXIMUM WILL VARY BETWEEN 26 AND 28 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE MINIMUM BETWEEN 22 AND 25 DEGREES CELSIUS. HIGH TIDES : 15H25 AND TOMORROW 04H25. LOW TIDES : 09H49 AND 21H51. SUNRISE : 05H34. SUNSET : 18H54. ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE AT 04H00: 1009 HECTOPASCALS.

Courtesy of http://www.mtotec.com

I would like to point out that unless cyclonic warnings are enforced on the island, the refugee centers will not be opened. Then, where are those who do not have a roof over their heads, those who normally sleep in the gardens and streets of Port Louis go to hide against the cold and rain ?. 

I can only wish right now that something is being done to help them in those dire situations.

Keep Tuned, will get you updated if things get worse around here !

138 countries and Anonymous backs Palestine!

Palestine is since yesterday an Observer Member in the United Nations. This vote lifted the veil on the real supports of Israel. Some preferred to abstain from the vote while others showed their supports to the Apartheid State of Israel. 

The list of countries who voted FOR PALESTINE are the following: 

138 Countries YES - 

Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius (PROUD OF YOU), Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Those who Voted AGAINST !!:9 Countries NO -

Israel, US, Canada, Czech Republic, Panama, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru and Palau.

Those who didn't have the guts to VOTE FOR PALESTINE (also silent supports of Israel)!!: 
41 Countries Abstained -

Albania, Andorra, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Colombia, Croatia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Estonia, Fiji, Germany, Guatemala, Haiti, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malawi, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Poland, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Rwanda, Samoa, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Tonga, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and Vanuatu.

In their fight for freedom, the Palestinians have found a powerful ally in Anonymous which is worth a million of soldiers (Atleast) :) . The Rise Up has Begun !. 

We Heard your CALL !.. May the Palestinians not cry in vain .. They are waiting for us.. Share!

Mauritius Intelligentsia and Political Cartel !

Mauritius intelligentsia has in the early days of the Independence of the Island proved to be the rebellious type. Men and Women fighting on all fronts. However, It should be pointed out that those years were those of rebellion throughout the world. We would remember Woodstock 69'. Youngsters of the baby boom after the 2nd World War had enough of all sorts of injustice and wanted to settle down things once and for all. 

The masses took it down to the streets. The winds of change eventually hit Mauritius with more or less the same results. The main families who were the "architects" of the Independence of the Island are still in the reigning positions 44 years later. The same political parties are making alliances and taking the reigns each time. What did the Mauritians gain from it ?. 

The most optimistic ones would probably say that we have a democracy. But, at what cost ?. Today on this night of November 2012, may my words be recorded for posterity. Meritocracy is not a reality in Mauritius. Not later than the past week, a Chief Inspector of the Mauritian Police force was transferred to another post. Just some days before that, he filed a case in the supreme court to make a syndicate for the policemen a possibility. Strange coincidence!. I am a skeptical person. I do not believe in coincidences. 

The education sector is plagued with persons who favor people of their race or same ethnicity. This is utterly disgusting for the young generation who have being subject to the "1 sel lepep, 1 sel nation" slogan. 1 sel lepep 1 sel nation is just apparently for the folkloric part of Mauritius whilst some people continue to make places for their children and grand children and prospering on the back of the Mauritius who despite having completed their degrees cannot get jobs !. Let alone jobs, they are not even called for interviews. 

In 2012, The intelligentsia of the Island is seemingly pushing the island towards a French copy of Democracy. I am not against. But, I got my reserves. Their is absolutely no problems in removing the Best Loser System, but with the racist minded people who are infiltrated all the levels of power, what proof do we have that minorities will be treated equally ?.

When the Mauritians will have the courage to give to minorities the top jobs in government and top posts in the para public bodies, then maybe we might sit down at the same table and discuss about the problems affecting the Island on a same leveled ground. But right now, what is the use of removing the Best loser system ?. Better, what is the sudden urge to do so ?.

The Intelligentsia of the Island not only puts forward the idea of a No best loser political system but also puts forward a system where the leader of a party will be given the power to CHOOSE people who will enter the national assembly without being a representative of the people. This is simply defeating the purpose of democracy. The purpose of having a national assembly is to have persons to represent the people of the country. A leader represents a voice. The voice of the people.

The hypothesis that the political arena of Mauritius is controlled by a cartel does hold. If you go back in history and see who has been reigning and the main names in the top leadership roles, you will find that most of the times, it has been the same families. We are not against having some families to control the country specially if their competent to do so. But, again, what proof do we have that others will have the chance to do so one day if they have the competencies do so?.

Absolutely no guarantees.

The Mauritian Intelligentsia is failing the Mauritians by adopting and copying and pasting things what are done elsewhere but without taking into account the wants and needs of the Mauritians. After the abolition of the abortion, we now have the abolition of the best loser system in the pipeline.
Mark my words.
The future debates will be based on taking Mauritius to a secular state. A dream for those who are so found of France and its République "laique". The French, by the way, are having debates each and every week about their laicité since it is nowadays proving to be quite difficult to control. It is easy to have a secular state when a lot of the inhabitants do not follow a religious guideline for their day to day life. But see, in Mauritius people are very much religious and holds to their culture. Why does the intelligentsia want to change that ?.

Why does the intelligentsia wants to make Mauritius a secular state ?. Will that annihilate any kind of favoritism or racism ?. I wonder !. Since more than a century now that France is a secular state, why are there organisations like Stop Racism ! or Touche pas à mon pote ! in France!. Why is their such uprising of racism against the migrants or to name them, the muslims. Why is it so difficult to build a mosque in France ?

Therefore, Changing to a secular state to annihilate racism does not hold as can be proven by the French case.

To Annihilate racism in Mauritius, the only remedy would be to introduce a real meritocratic state with Meritocracy as the rule of thumb at all levels whether in government bodies, educational bodies or private sector.

This is an opinion post. My opinions might change with time and I do not take responsibility for hurting anyone who read my posts. Everyone who read the post is free to do so and is free to have a different opinion. But for the time being and without something better being proposed, I will stick to my opinions.

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Halal pork at Jumbo ! Beware of what you eat !

Halal is a word commonly used in Mauritius and elsewhere to describe what is lawful, whether money or food. For a food to be halal it CANNOT contain pork, is not blood (except from liver), does not come from a strangled to death animal, cannot contain alcohol and other intoxicants. Halal is the literal contrary of Haram meaning which is unlawful by islamic laws. What is unlawful to eat for muslims is contained in the Quran (The muslims' holy book).

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A french tourist witnessed food sold at Jumbo in Mauritius tagged as halal whereas it is said that the food is actually pork ribs. Whether the halal etiquette is misplaced or the pork etiquette is misplaced is not the discussion. The discussion is to what extent can you trust those companies in providing you with real halal food?. The news was released in 2011 by the website Saphirnews and relayed by the Mauritian website Maurinews.info .
For more information check out the following link: http://www.maurinews.info/2011/09/du-porc-halal-en-vente-dans-un-supermarche-a-maurice-2/

I have personally witnessed along with 2 of my colleagues, the seller at the cooked food zone of the jumbo  hypermarket that the proper sanitary conditions for delivering halal foods or VEG foods are not respected. The woman in charge of serving us, did not change her gloves after serving pork jambon and served one of my colleagues with the same gloves an Hakien.
Word of Caution for Vegetarians and Halal eaters:
Do not eat at any food outlets where mix veg and meat are sold as you cannot be sure they are respecting sanitary conditions.
Do not eat from supermarket food zones as both porc, meat and veg are served in the same place using the same tools and gloves.
I hereby urge the government to take immediate action to setup a committee in order to give real halal certifications and real veg certifications to restaurants and food outlets as well as manufacturing companies in Mauritius.

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Mouammar Kadhafi, Hommage au Révolutionnaire!

Kadhafi, un nom qui en dit long. Un nom qui restera graver dans la mémoire de tous ceux et celles qui ont vécu ces heures fatidiques de notre histoire. Kadhafi c'est aussi une partie de notre histoire. On ne dit pas du mal d'un homme mort. Je l'ai fait de son vivant. Je l'avait fait dans l’intérêt du peuple libyen. Il sera probablement dépeint comme un homme sans cœur, ni âme qui a préféré la prospérité de sa famille au sort de ce peuple qui l'a pourtant acclamé et chéri. Kadhafi, s'est au fil des années construit une image bien différente du Freedom Fighter qu'il était à ses débuts. Kadhafi était devenu un égocentrique schizophrène.

Kadhafi s'est, au fil des années, taillé un costard sur mesure. Comme il le dit lui même," Je n'occupe aucune poste, sinon j'aurai démissionné". Le bonhomme s'était en quelque sorte fait roi des libyens. Chose que les libyens ont très mal digéré. Kadhafi le payera de sa vie. Mais, Les libyens le savent ce n'est pas eux qui ont provoqué la chute de Mouammar Kadhafi. Le vent du changement soufflait de toutes ses forces sur la région, l'histoire était en marche tout comme elle l'était des siècles de cela quand Kadhafi avait pris le pouvoir, Mais cette fois ci Kadhafi n'a pas voulu suivre le cours du temps. Il savait sa chute imminente, mais en brave homme qu'il est, il résistera jusqu'au bout.

Pour les générations à venir, contons leur l'histoire d'un brave qui a pendant des siècles défier les puissances occidentaux. Je laisse le soin aux journaux et autres éditoriaux de mauvais goût de raconter l'histoire de l'homme qui s'est opposé à son peuple. On rappellera à ces derniers s'ils veulent bien l'entendre que jusqu'en l'an 2010 Kadhafi avait fait d'énorme efforts pour redorer le drapeau Libyen.

Kadhafi s'était proclamé le guide de la révolution libyenne. Il s'était fait le porte parole des africains et des nomades à qui il tenait beaucoup ayant lui même vécu dans une région désertique. On se rappellera de celui qui eu l'audace de demander aux armées britanniques et américaines de quitter le sol libyen successivement. Il aura également le culot de demander une hausse des prix des produits pétroliers. Les pays arabes prospéreront par la suite, on peut penser aux Émirats Arabe Unis qui sortirent du dessert dans ses années la.

On se souviendra de Kadhafi comme celui qui a renoncé à son programme nucléaire pour faire des efforts afin que son pays puisse jouir de plus de liberté. Kadhafi ayant étudié à l'étranger voulait aussi changer l’Afrique de l’intérieur. C'est ainsi qu'il voulait créer un gouvernement d'union africain, un peu à l'image du gouvernement de l'union européen. Il voulait aussi des états-unis d'Afrique. Mais, tout cela bien évidemment n'était pas vu d'un bon œil par les occidentaux qui entendent bien profiter et exploiter pendant des siècles encore les africains.

Après l'euphorie autour de la mort de Muammar Kadhafi, On ne peut que se rappeler que désormais on ne verra plus cet homme qui n'a sans nul doute laissé personne indifférent. Mouammar Kadhafi était certes un excentrique, mais les libyens alors ? Comment peut on fêter la mort de quelqu'un ! 

Mon opinion personnel pour terminer : Ce n'est pas Kadhafi qui était finalement malade, c'était bien le peuple libyen qui lui a fait roi pendant 33ans qui était très malade.

Kadhafi était certes quelqu'un de singulier mais il restera que c'était un des rares grands hommes que le monde ait vu naître ces siècles dernier. Un jeune homme qui renversa la monarchie de Idris 1^er. Un grand homme qui n'a pas su se retirer. Ou peut etre l'a-t-il finalement fait !. Kadhafi n'a pas d'égal à Maurice mais ils seront bien avisés de se retirer avant que l'histoire ne les retirent de force.

 A bon entendeur! Salut !

United 868 Cities - 78 Countries! NOT Mauritius!

United for a global change is a Movement that has become very active the past few weeks with rallies all around Europe and planning to go global tomorrow the 15th of October ! What about us ? While the others are uniting themselves to ask for a global change. The Mauritians are dividing themselves into groups. They are all fighting someway or the other for some kind of interest. 

Mauritius can be united for a cause too? Not so sure ! Mauritians are too coward and would better remain in their dreams and misery rather to go to the streets to ask for accounts from the government who are spending Millions, who are giving Rs 400 millions for infrastructure whilst poor people do not have single rupees for bread!. 

Youngsters failing to understand the real battle for a change. United for a Global Change is not a man fight, it is thousands, No! Millions !, gathering for a cause!. It is not a one man shield that Mauritius needs. We have seen enough one man show politics to eat from that meat again!. 

It is not leaders that that lack in Mauritius ! It is brave men ! Men ready to follow a cause ! No leader has moved any mountain .. but the brave men who make them lead the way .. those brave men move not only mountains but countries ! It will thus not be surprising at all to see those brave men united around a cause to attain their goal!

Wouldn't it be better for Mauritius if all those persons of good faith would sit together and contribute to the wall of change ?

While the wind is blowing all around the world .. Mauritius remains in the sense that we always go against the wind. I am not wrong in the sense that when all cities are gathering up to go for a global change, Mauritius will be left aside !

Will Mauritians again let the occasion pass by while the wind of change is blowing from Tunis to Cairo ! .. From London to Athens.. Once more the wheel of history is turning ! 

Will Mauritius be part of it ? Or will we be once spectators to our downfall ?.
Let's not entrust our destiny in others.. it is time Mauritius understand that it is themselves that should walk the walk. It is perhaps the walk of our lives !.

Mauritius, an SSR state ? SSR roads, airport.. ?

Mauritius, an SSR state? It is a question worth millions!. Most of the teenagers and 20'ers today have known Rambo a.k.a "lion pa manze lherbe" as their Prime Minister for more than around half of their lives or more. Meaning nearly their whole adult life!. Whatever psychologists and experts might claim, this plays a lot on the psychology of that segment of the population of the country.

Which brings us to the saying of French political philosopher Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859) “In democracy we get the government we deserve”. He's right. And that's exactly what we have seen the past week. A member of parliament claiming that in the end he was "only saying what his audience wanted to hear". Yes, People serve politicians and help them to get elected in order to benefit from them in the end. This is the Mauritian reality and that's true for most countries around the globe.

To be honest we cannot blame the guy for we all know that it is not his fault but the fault of those "followers" a.k.a "rodere boute - [eng] looking for a share" who force politicians to act in that way.

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"We must serve before we can lead.", said William Arthur Ward, In Mauritius this is not a pre-requisite to entering the political scene. Of course, we cannot be absolutely against it since we would all prefer in a certain way to trust the reigns of our country in the hands of PhD and degree holders ( in other words Doctors) rather than people who can talk only approximately a bit of english or french (this is not the best for maintaining international relationships) !.

We need persons who have experience of the political scene, who have gained experience through long battles defending others, but in the end what we need really is persons who we can trust first and foremost.

Coming back to our title, Mauritius is an S.S.R state with S.S.R roads, hospital, memorials, monuments, school books and what not ! . I will in no way scratch the personality of such a great man. But, we should always keep things under control. Excesses and Extreme attitudes bring inevitably to unlimited damages. Our elders have their word on that. Please check out the video below !.

Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Studies

As I said above, I have absolutely nothing against the "father of the nation", having not known him. But, it is in the end the attitude of the "rodere boute" that leads to excesses!. What is the use for having Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Studies at the University of Mauritius. I would tend to think that it is definitely not Navin Ramgoolam who asked for this to be implemented. I honestly fail to understand the scope of work that the persons having that certificate would have. S.S.R is a part of our national history, not the history of the country or the story of the independence on its own. He fought for our independence, but he was not alone. A large segment of the country was behind him. Giving all credits to one man is undeniably denying the rest of the population the right to say that we are Mauritians.

I wrote an article a long time back about what if we didn't ask for our independence check the link just below: 

Independence Day ~ Stop Racism ~ Touche Pas A Mon Pote ~

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Wanted:15000 youngsters, my 2 cents !

Wanted: 15000 youngsters to save our Future !. is an initiative that has caught a lot of attention since it started some 10 days back. The group, it should be noted, was heavily publicized by the local press. Present in nearly all the newspapers of last Sunday, the event was kind of much awaited by all the journalists!. I felt they were biased. 

Since I started this blog many years back, I wrote several articles on the Mauritian politics and finally I felt that this event could change things. Push things forward. I discussed with the guys participating in the group and most of them seemed to be rallying against all existing parties which I found surprisingly extraordinary!. How come so many people against all the actual parties!. I nevertheless tried to add my "block on the wall" but it was not appreciated that I tried to find a name for the group. One thing led another and I left the group as I was disgusted. 

Many of you reading this article, have been reading my posts since years now and I will not write a bias article just for the sake of getting even!. After a while, I joined back the group and thought it would not be fair to get crossed with many of my friends in there for just a single person. The persons participating in the discussions talk as if they are going to wipe away the political system of the country by doing a march in the streets of Port Louis. This is not at all ridiculous. But, they neither have the leader who can lead the way to at least 100k people down the place d'armes nor the right timing. 

I have always tried to remain unbiased. This blog is quite the reflection of that. One cannot be truthful, trustworthy or honest if he takes position for a group on the grounds that "they need it" or for the "interest of the country"!. Come on! That's the kind of dialogues politicians make!. The new generation should not fall into that abyss !.

Another group, Wanted: 15000 youngsters to learn the word democracy came into the game. The group is much more the opposite of the other one. Trying to give the "real" image of what should have been done and so on. Eventually, the new group gathered 5000 persons in less than 48 hours ! which is quite a feat you would agree ! Even if you are not really with them!. What is much appreciated in that group however is the fact that most discussions are tolerated and the attitude of "Against all actual parties" is not the rule among the participants. However, they do not tolerate blaming them and delete posts sometimes which is quite regrettable and against the "democracy" they are trying to put forward.

Some other contributors added themselves up to this group, namely Sedley Assonne author of a very well written article - Pourquoi je ne soutiens pas les 15000 Jeunes. 

Yashvin a well known mauritian blogger also wrote on this - Are you among the 15000 youngsters ?

The doublethink blog also commented on this event - La revolution n'aura pas lieu

Bruno Lebon - Also a Mauritian Blogger - Why the 'pacific' protest will be a flop

Most of the Mauritian bloggers and other usual writers either do not support the 15000 youngsters or do not want to get involved for the following reasons:

• They doubt the sincerity of  "SOME" of the leaders of the group
• Noor Adam Essack was pushed aside as he himself wrote and many tend to think that they can push aside a founder of the movement! They can push aside nearly anyone and anytime.
• Some of the leaders have tainted backgrounds / past. 
• Many of the persons supporting the march are foreigners and the Mauritian bloggers are in Mauritius and do not want to "paye les pots casser" since the people abroad will not be bothered! But Mauritians might land in trouble for their opinions.
• Many persons use fake profiles and pictures and National Security agents are also involved into the group.
• The "against all political parties" attitude while the group is saying that it is "apolitique".
• A lot of the youngsters do not know or know very little about the cause they have been added into and are going to the "march" without knowing what is going to happen next and what will this turn into.
• The points that the group rely on are vague. 

Most of the persons going for this march got involved for the following reasons as to what it seemed to me:

• They want a better future for the new generation and the generations to come. 
• They want to stop corruptions by politicians and others who use their status and power to corrupt. 
• They want to stop the infinite circle of alliances between the 3 main parties in power since the independence.
• They want to walk in solidarity with the poor of our country who deserve better. 
• They want to be part of something that will probably not happen anywhere soon around. 

The manifest of the group Wanted: 15000 youngsters to save our future can be seen > here < with more points.

Conclusion: We should never judge people. We should go for the march and see if it can change our future. If, in any case it is not worthwhile. Does not matter. We would have tried !. But if it works out to be the beginning of a lot of changes, then it is our country and the future generations who will be better off. Let's not shoot them in their legs and cross fingers. 

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Are you Ready to Answer the call ?

Ready to Answer the Call.. It is not the subject of the article. However, It is the motto of an NGO which has helped countries like Haiti, Pakistan, India, Indonesia and many more in the past and is still each year contributing to the well being for millions of children, adults and elders with the distribution of food and providing of shelter.

Are you ready to answer the Call?

The Somalian people have walked weeks across the desserts looking for shelter, some have left their villages with their children and wife. Some left their village with 3-4 children and when they arrived at the border, only 1 was still alive !.

Please Help the Somalian People ! 

The Islamic Relief Foundation in Port Louis is collecting funds to provide these people with what they need. It is one of the rare organisations that are in Somalia !. Somalia don't have petrol, European and other powerful countries won't help its people. This is reality !. Please Help them. I will not post the videos I seen on what is happening there. Children left to die because their condition have attained what the doctors say "No-Return Limit" !. Please help those who can still be saved. For the sake of humanity.!

How can we eat and drink while people are dying out of food and water in Somalia  ? Help THEM !!

Islamic Relief is just another version of Red cross but for African / Arab countries. 

PLEASE DONATE:
Islamic Relief (Mauritius)
No 10, Rue Sir Virgile Naz (la rue Tourenne), 
B.P 1015, Port-Louis 
Republic of Mauritius

Tel/Fax: + (230) 210 2348
Email: irelief@intnet.mu

Mauritian Media making Politicians !

Advertisement in any newspaper has a price. Whether it is a great product or a product being launched. Ads have always been one of the methods used by the Mass Media to cover part of their expenses since the selling price of the newspapers is much more than the cost price. The publication companies thus have to decrease the cost price by putting in a lot of ads. 

I was surprised this morning to find an article on some cousin of a deputy in a Lexpress newspaper. Nothing weird about that except that the person in question is just out of university and going into politics in the opposing party as most of her family members. Does that need an article ?. 

If only it was only that. Another newspaper, very well known for its shocking headlines, published last week a article on its website about a young lady. The whole article was giving information about her, her family, her professional experiences and nothing more. I read again the whole article to see what made her deserve a place an article. Well nothing !. I was like the 7 others commenting on this article asking what did she do to deserve an article ! Well nothing !. 

This is the so-called ethics of the newspapers in Mauritius. They make articles to promote people. What if they wanted to make articles to promote their point of views, their opinions ? Would you know about it ?

I can bet you wouldn't. Newspapers have been shaping the political scene of Mauritius since decades and when they are disputed that right, they say that they are denied their freedom of expression. Never thought journalists would stoop so low. 

Advertisements are Put as Articles ! On internet this is called SCAM ! 

MedPoint Scandal ! My 2 cents

The "Medpoint" scandal as I have preferred to call it, unlike many so-called journalists, who prefer the word saga. Saga it is, all scandals are, but not all saga are scandals. The main actors of this scandal are the following persons (in order of appearance):

• Mrs. Maya Hanoomanjee
• Mr. Pravind Jugnauth
• Mr. Paul Raymond Berenger
• Mr. Navin Ramgoolam
• Mr. Eric Guimbeau
• Mr. Showkutally Soodhun

On an ethnic point of view, at first sight, the P.M.S.D can rightly protest since their is no member of the population general in the lot !. (sorry for the so-called republicans or whatever, everything is still analysed ethnically in Mauritius!)

We have not seen everything yet in this affair. It looks more to me like an "affair" than anything else. We have Money ! Woman ! Power ! .. Anyway, we will not dig deep into it, wondering what kind of our secrets lies beneath. 

[Picture Courtesy of Saahir]

It all started with some teasing of the Leader of the opposition about the Medpoint deal, It was the least expected that the leader of the opposition would ask questions about Rs144millions being given to the Jugnauths who are themselves the sellers !. No questions from the leader of the opposition would simply mean that he is part of it. --> (1st point: He's not part of it since he was the one to start the revelations.)

Mr. Jeetah, who is since sometimes unseen from the national tv for some dark reasons, was the one to initiate the buying of the medpoint. He is then removed this ministry by the Dr. N. Ramgoolam. The latter gives the ministry to Mrs. M. Hanoomajee !. (2nd point: Do you put a rat in a cheese room?)

Mrs. Hanoomanjee asks Mr. P. Jugnauth for a provision of Rs150 millions for the budget when the evaluation of the deal is for only Rs75 millions.. Why does she ask for twice the amount ? 

(3rd point: The re-evaluation of the clinic which comes days after, estimates the clinic at Rs144 m, twice much !)

I.C.A.C arrests the Minister and she is released. Did the I.C.A.C has enough suspicions and proofs to arrest her ? In my opinion, yes !. 

The leader of the M.S.M decides to quit the government alongside the 4 other ministers. ( I need to add, the other 4 ministers were not proposed to quit or not, they were simply forced to quit)
Mrs. Hanoomanjee who looked more like a lioness trying to eat up all her opponents some months back from doctors to nurses was seen to be in deep reflexion (Shit) at the press conference of the M.S.M, which is quite confusing.
The PM came back from UK and has shown that he will definitely not accept any kind of allegations against the I.C.A.C and that the I.C.A.C should be able to work at ease. All persons cited above are described as being innocent unless proved otherwise. I excuse myself for any misunderstandings, which may arise since I have absolutely no intentions whatsoever of depicting any of them as being guilty.

As a Mauritian, all we can do now is to wish that justice prevails even if rich, powerful and respected families have to go down. For the sake of democracy and the people's trust in the judiciary system of the country, A fair trial should be done.

Your Comments on this Whole Shitty affair are the most welcomed ! Express yourself freely. 

Press Conference: The PM has scheduled a press conference at 15h45 on the 6th of August 2011.

Additional Disclaimer: All information is given on an as-is basis and the writer do not take any responsibility as his opinions may change in the light of information obtained from other news websites. The writer is not liable to pursuits or any kind of threats or police inquiry. 

200th Posts! World Upside Down and Problems when Stop Smoking !

From the 100th Post - KFC closed .. to the 200th Post ! World Upside Down and Problems when Stop Smoking ! A lot has happened. 100 articles and posts altogether sharing information, clips, pictures, .. with Mauritians and readers around the world. By the way, in between K.F.C reopened ! l.o.l...

Here is the most viewed and liked posts:

• On the traces of the Dutch
• Which OS to choose ??
• Boodhoo, Cehl Meeah, Tsunamis et Independance Day!
• MacDo v/s ISKCON
• MBC or CBC ? Mauritius Tv
• Remo and FALTU - Kick Them OUT !
• Top 100 websites in Mauritius
• Top 10 places to visit in Mauritius
• Save the Child or the idiots ??
• ile en peril ? My Foot ! Pure Nonesense !!
• How to get High PageRank for your blog ?
• Ground Zero Mosque and Stupid americans ! Shame !
• 15 storey building built in 48hours ! See the video ! 
• Khadafi, Freemasons, MMM, L'Express and the Maldives !
• MO TI LABA ! TWA SI?? Comment lors la ! [OrangeExpo2011]

Those are definitely my top stories of the last 18 months or so ! You can check them out again for your own pleasure :) or wait for more sizzling topics.. 

I will not comment on the Worldwide events but having seen what is happening lastly, we can deduce that the world has really gone upside down. No need for lecturers, Nobel prizes, Politicians, Intellectuals or preachers to tell us about it. This world is sick of all kinds of stuffs. While we cannot fight the world, we cannot stand aside and let them destroy our planet. My reason ? 

The world does not belong to them !

Problems When Stopping to Smoke Cigarette

All doctors and people in the medical field and associations and other people will tell you to stop smoking. The government has been doing mass advertising of your lungs going dark and chocolate coming out of it. And showing you the clean white lungs of a non-smoker. They show you the bright side of the story !

The Dark side of STOP SMOKING !

What they do not tell you:

• 1-5 days after you quit, you will go through this:
  Coughing, nose running, Sore throat, Sore lips, Sore tongsils, Tight Chest, Sore Chest muscles.
• 1-2 weeks after you quit, you will go through this:
  Flatulence and Constipation, Headaches, Increased blood flow to the back of the brain.
• 2-4 weeks after you quit, you will go through this:
  Irritability, Reduced concentration, Fatigue, Restlessness, Depression, and the most dangerous - Craving for Nicotine !
• >4 weeks after you quit, you will go through this:
  Increased appetite and Chest pains as well as running nose, Strep throat, easily catching colds and painful lungs.

What can you do about it ?

There are a lot of forums on the internet where other Ex-smokers share their experiences. Please check out the following website: QuitSmokingSupport.com

I hope that those will be helpful to those who have been thinking of quiting smoking and who have not been able to do it till now. 

If you are an Ex-Smoker, Please share your Stop Smoking Experience with us..
Or simply comment on my 200th post ;) cheerz..

Water Crisis in Mauritius and my 2cents !

The minister of water is claiming that water is not effectively used in Mauritius and for that, they will have to increase the price in order to stop people from wasting it. Mauritians however could not have been using "more" water ! How would they be wasting more ? Do you go home someday and tell to yourself "ey less mo gaspille imper dilo zordi do"! haha.. sounds a bit ridiculous .. that's my point, we are not using more water. It is industries and hotels which are and we will shortly be paying for that. And mind you, hotels and factories are billed differently. Else, as they would tell you, they are unable to operate and cover costs of production.

I am not the kind of person to complain, to criticize and to condemn. I am here expressing my concerns and proposing solutions for it. So, here we go:

Most coastal lands are used by hotels and the C.W.A require high investments to take the C.W.A grid to the hotels. I think that most hotels on the coasts or around have enough space to have a pool large enough to store rainwater which they can use later.. with the "tole profilage" roofs .. they can re-direct the rainwater to pipelines and to their storage pool or swimming pools.. and use desalination plants.. This would resolve a quarter of the problem thus it is the first 1/4 of the solution. 

2nd quarter of the problem: The cultivations.. It is perhaps the biggest consumer of water till now. Do the planters waste water ?. The planters having more than 3-4 arpents of land under cultivation can batch their lands with translucent/white plastic film which would also redirect the water to a pool on the site itself .. It is a very common method in the south of france/ italy and spain and those batches help to keep the temperature constant thus better quality vegetables.. and less water wasted in going directly to the plants thus not rotting their roots.. Thus, the whole population will benefit since the price rise due to rainfalls will be over. 

3rd quarter of the solution. The houses in the main rainy regions are designed mostly to evacuate rainwater as quickly as possible. The inhabitants can be given a type of loan like that given for the purchase of solar water heaters .. to cover part of their roofs with plastic batch or tole and direct the water into tanks .. this can be used for watering plants .. washing dishes.. clothes.. bathing ! .. only need to add a piece of "chlore" in the tank..

[Remember: Around 250 liters of water is used in 15 minutes for the washing of dishes everyday. What about a loan to every household for the purchase of a dish washer machine ??. Wouldn't that contribute to a reduce the waste of water on a daily basis ?.]

4th quarter of my solution for solving the water crisis: All persons residing other than the coastal regions and rainy regions can reasonably be using the water from the reservoirs ;) lolzz. If the 3 measures above are adopted, there will be absolutely no need to increase the price of water, nor the number of reservoirs.

Conclusion: If nothing is done, we might end up paying tap water the same price as we pay for bottled water !.. Mind you, I am not joking this time.. Time is running.

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Die Standing Rather Than Live on Knees !

Question pour un champion ! Pourquoi est-ce que tous les meetings à grande affluence se déroulent à Port Louis ??

Pourquoi les syndicats ont choisi Port Louis ? A Port Louis, réside les minorités et c'est l’endroit focal où est concentré les 3 minorités de l'ile. Et il est tellement facile de mobiliser ces minorités contre les politiciens : ceux du gouvernement ou de l’opposition !

 

Il y a un complot qui a été mis en marche. Il consiste à soulever les minorités contre ceux qui ont été au pouvoir depuis l'indépendance. Si c'est bien vrai, ce sont évidemment les laissés-pour-compte qu'on soulève contre les dirigeants- une formule qui a marché dans des pays du Moyen Orient jusqu'en Amérique latine.

Mais, pourquoi est-ce seulement les minorités qu’on interpelle ? Comment expliquer les 200 personnes présentes au meeting de Harish Boodhoo à St Pierre ?? Seulement 200 personnes ! Et beaucoup parmi eux habite la capitale. Les villageois, cela ne les intéresse donc pas ce qui se passe à Maurice ? On voudrait surtout que les têtes pensantes de ses minorités commettent la faute qu'ils attendent tant!

Et à ce moment là, on usera de toute cette artillerie qui a été faite sur mesure. La POTA !! Un homme honorable a dit : « ils attendent que je vous demande de marcher avec moi jusqu'à l'hôtel du gouvernement et ensuite ils utiliseront la POTA contre nous, mais nous ne sommes pas stupide! ».

Il n'y aura point de manifestation à Port Louis, du moins ils n'auront plus mon soutien. Je n’entre plus dans ce jeu machiavélique! Il n'est guère possible à Maurice d'avoir la liberté d’expression. Ni à la télévision, et encore moins dans la presse. On a bâillonné le peuple. Les groupes affluents jouissant d’un statut privilégié achètent ces groupes de presse. Nous sommes presque finis !

Mais nous ne resterons pas là. La capitale ne doit pas se lever seule. Non pas qu'elle a peur ! Loin de là ! Elle a été la seule ville du pays à se rebeller et contrer les injustices sur le plan national. Mais, si l'ile Maurice toute entière demeure endormie. Que l'ile Maurice se plait de cette situation. Si l'ile Maurice ne veut pas qu'on change. La capitale ne marchera pas pour toute l'ile Maurice. Déjà que cela fait 40ans que les bœufs travaillent pour que les chevaux mangent ! Il ne manquerait plus qu'on leur offre aussi le dessert !

Port Louis et sa grandeur, en l'an de grâce deux mille onze, juge le peuple de Maurice complice et coupable. Ces écrits resteront à jamais gravés dans les annales de l'histoire.

Quoting a great man of his time, Ernesto Che Guevara:

If you tremble indignation at every injustice then you are a comrade of mine.

Where a government has come into power through some form of popular vote, fraudulent or not, and maintains at least an appearance of constitutional legality, the guerrilla outbreak cannot be promoted, since the possibilities of peaceful struggle have not yet been exhausted. 

The time is yet to come, but as the famous latin citation goes "In pace, ut sapiens, aptarit idonea bello" translated to "In peace, like a wise man, he appropriately prepares for war".

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The choice is Urs ! 

[Merci à Mehnaz pour la correction]

Attack on Libya starting .. [Breaking News]

The colonel has made a last attempt to reconquer benghazi yesterday night just before the UN decides to put up the No fly-zone resolution. The russians who were discretely supporting libya's colonel gaddafi was slowing the negociation in order to give time for Libya's top man to regain power over large extents of the country. 

Legally, the UN forces or any other armed forces in the region are now free to help the Libyan people in any way that is deemed necessary. France, United Kingdom, and USA are waiting for their Arab allies in the region to lead the attack on Libya. They are mandated now by the UN to protect the No fly-zone. The vote has been passed at 11pm GMT.

The UE and Arab League top members are to meet each other for a meeting today to decide the next steps. But France has already gathered all facilities to strike Libya in the first hours as soon as the UN adopts the resolution. That's all for now. Let's pray for the people of Libya and on this day to be remembered. May Libya be freed.  

Food day @ Port Louis - Help The Needy..

I appeal to all my blog readers and Mauritians in general to support this initiative. A food day is being organized on the 3rd of april 2011. Food and other items will be sold on that day. It is a Fund Raising activity in order to help the poor.

Bryani should be paid beforehand and you should reclaim your takeaway on that day before noon. Please contact myself for more info or you can contact directly the Al-Meezaan centre. Looking forward to seein you there.

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Khadafi, Freemasons, MMM, Lexpress and Maldives!

Khadafi, Freemasons, MMM, Lexpress newspaper and the maldives, what do all of these have to do with us ? or if you prefer with Mauritius ?. They are all linked to Mauritius indeed now, in the past and probably in the future. The Khadafi family for example have reigned for 4 decades on libya and invested the oil dollars in hundreds of companies worldwide with the approval of governments under the foreign direct investment. Mauritius, through his ex-finance minister, has been bragging a lot about its record FDI ! over the past 5 years. Where does that money come from ?. Odds are that some of them come from libya under US / UK / CH based companies..

Khadafi's sons come to Mauritius on Business / Holidays

While the Khadafi family is killing hundreds of people and bombarding entire villages in libya, our local newspaper L'express dimanche gives 2-3 pages solely on the business of the khadafi. The business of the khadafi ? Isn't that libyan money that they are stealing and using as their own ?. What do we care about the business of the khadafi family ? They spend millions in hotels in Mauritius. So what ?. When they kill others, we should still open our doors to criminals for them to have leisure time here ?. The L'express newspaper should have instead put 3 pages of pictures of the dead people and published an article on the european countries who are supporting the bloodshed in libya by refusing to take action. The UN are also to be blamed. They are waiting for a genocide like in sarajevo or kosovo to react ?.

Freemasonry in Mauritius
Freemasonry has been a very secret society in Mauritius since its beginning. The sect is very secretive all around the world for special reasons. It is a network of people who are well off and at the top of companies and parastatal bodies in Mauritius and all around the world. The Freemasonry sect had a lot of problems in France where judges were sentenced for "traffic d'influence". They used their network of contacts to promote people who are in their brotherhood and dismiss cases where their people are accused. That's for the cases in France. In Mauritius, it would be completely illegal to act in such manners too. However, here it would be more likely be an offend to the equal opportunities act and the sex discrimination act. 
Why the sex discrimination act? simply because only males are accepted in the Freemasonry sect.

The Media (Lexpress) prepared the population with a familiarization step some months ago. The article explained with some details the practices of the Freemasonry without going much in detail. This was a step whereby the Mauritians would get some kind of curiosity for the sect.
This week the Grand Master of the sect gave an interview to L'express ! and from his answers, you can smell that it is someone who knows marketing. He plays with the words he uses and makes the sect appealing without doing too much in order to keep your curiosity wide open. 

Harish Boodhoo, L'express and The Freemasonry
The timing for this interview came just in time !.. to counter attack the arguments of Harish Boodhoo who is defaming the people who are attached to the Freemasonry society in Mauritius. Harish Boodhoo talked in front of 3000 persons in front of the Sun Trust Bldg and The L'express newspaper wrote that their were 300 persons at the meeting !. The article was only 1/4 (one quarter) of the page. For a man who is gathering day after day more people. A quarter of a page is more than disgusting for a nearly 80pages weekly. Simply stunning. But that's only the start of it. Read more .. 

MMM and L'express
The MMM who is no more able to gather as much people as before is losing speed everywhere around Mauritius and will seemingly lose the next municipal elections if trends go like this. And who is grasping marks on the political scene ? Harish Boodhoo. While the newspaper gives only 1/4 of a page to Bhai Harish. A whole article is written for Paul Berenger and that he should leave the place for others. A whole rebranding strategy written for MMM from L'express first page !. Who cared about MMM and its sinking boat this week?. This is typically what is happening in Arab countries. While the populations are asking for other people at the head of the state. The governments are kicking off the top figures and keeping the others. The arabs were not stupid enough to gulp the farce. Do they think the Mauritians will ?. The Mauritians want new faces at the government. And that's it. And what's more hilarious, the paper itself gave the name of the job that PRB could take afterwards !.. "senior statesman" ! Let me laugh. 

The father sold it to the US, What if the son sells it to the Maldives ?
The Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed is in Mauritius for a couple of days as he was "invited" as guest of honor for the Independance day. But this is absolutely no coincidence. Mauritius is fighting over the sovereignship of Diego archipelago and the Maldives are looking for a land of hope since their islands are supposed to disappear in 3-4 decades with the rise of sea level. The Maldives are however not begging for a piece of land in batterie casser or Gris gris!. They have put up a plan since a decade already. A percentage of the profits they obtain from the tourism activities are put into that fund so that they can buy a place to live afterwards. They have been prospecting to buy a piece of Ethiopia in the past. But, the people of Maldives would definitely not be able to adapt with the locals and the climate. One great solution for them would be the Diego archipelago which can be sold or rented to them as long as they build tourism industry there with their funds and pay the Mauritian government a rent. This would create jobs for Mauritians and at the same time bring Money to the Mauritian economy with no investments. This is the kind of deal that Ramgoolam and Nasheed could be pondering over.


My Word:
We are assisting to Media conspiracies whereby the population is kept in the dark in order to be kept under control. The Mauritians are kept on the dark also on the Libyan crisis which might gives ideas or inspire the Mauritians to rebel against the power for a true democracy. The opposition seems as days are passing by to be an opposition which only reacts to events. Like the Medpoint scandal for example. Since the past elections, the leader of the opposition has not been very ferocious against the government and neither has the opposition members been convincing in their role either. As a fellow citizen of this banana republic, we should at focusing on all the details that the media is trying to force down our throats. 

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