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WHAT DOES 1ST OF FEBRUARY MEAN TODAY?

What does the 1st of February mean to Mauritian Creoles? We know that it is a public holiday to commemorate the abolition of slavery on the island of Mauritius. But how does it relate to us as individuals and collectively? Growing up in the Ward 4 area, the 1st of February to me was simply a holiday for everyone, but it seemed particularly joyful for we Afro-Creoles who would enjoy sega parties at the sea-side. On returning...

Cylindrocline lorencei : THE TREE THAT CAME BACK F...

Cylindrocline lorencei THE TREE THAT CAME BACK FROM THE DEAD!! This small tree, which grows to around 6 feet and has was only found on the island of Mauritius and only ONE had ever been seen in the Plaine Champagne region, in the 1970s.  By 1990 the species was believed to be extinct. Worse, the only seed which had been preserved could not be germinated.  Recently, however, Brest Botanic Gardens in France was able to rescue...

EXPOSITION KAYA

EXPOSITION KAYA Du 8 février au 30 mars 2019 Blue Penny Museum, Caudan, Port-Louis accès libre tlj, sauf dimanches et jours fériés, de 10h à 16h30 Le dimanche 21 février 1999 fut un bien triste jour pour Maurice. Un jour funeste où nous a quitté Joseph Reginald Topize, que tout le monde connaît sous le nom de Kaya. Cela fait vingt ans qu’il a disparu dans des conditions encore obscures, en cellule policière,...

FLINDERS’ LAST RESTING PLACE UNEARTHED

  FLINDERS’ LAST RESTING PLACE UNEARTHED New discovery in London of Explorer’s Grave Matthew Flinders is a familiar name in Australia – which he is credited with naming and in Mauritius where he was imprisoned for 6 ½ years and where he drew the first map of this continent. Ironically he is less well known in his birthplace – England. That is beginning to change. In recent years he has been commemorated with...

PICASSO IN MAURITIUS: THE STORY BEHIND A UNIQUE E...

  PICASSO IN MAURITIUS: THE STORY BEHIND A UNIQUE EXHIBITION Picasso, a name synonymous with the prestigious art world, known globally, for his exquisite art works is now trending in Mauritius! The Blue Penny Museum in Port Louis, for the first time in the history of the island is exhibiting over 40 pieces of artworks by the master. It begs the question how can this have happened? It is all due to the collaboration...