Mauritian born Dr Kessen Patten, who is a researcher at the University of Montreal, has made medical history – he works with a team of Franco-Canadian researchers who have made a remarkable contribution in the field of genetics, by identifying the gene that causes deformation of the spinal cord – a condition known as scoliosis.… Continue reading Mauritian born Dr Kessen Patten made medical history
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Charles-Edouard Brown-Séquard : Mauritius’ Most Famous Son
Charles-Edouard Brown-Séquard: Mauritius’ Most Famous Son The Blue Penny Museum, in Port Louis, is hosting an exhibition to celebrate the life and work of Charles-Edouard Brown-Séquard between December and February. Brown-Séquard was born to an American father and a French mother at Port Louis on 8 April 1817. He became a celebrated medical practitioner… Continue reading Charles-Edouard Brown-Séquard : Mauritius’ Most Famous Son
Hero guard who ‘saved France’ from baby-faced bomber at football stadium
Revealed: Hero guard who ‘saved France’ from baby-faced bomber at football stadium after stopping him sneaking through turnstile and detonating vest among thousands of fans and President Hollande Bilal Hadfi intended to sneak into the Stade de France and detonate a bomb Thousands of football fans were inside, including President Hollande Security guard Salim Toorabally… Continue reading Hero guard who ‘saved France’ from baby-faced bomber at football stadium
A MAURITIAN SUCCESS STORY!
Well done to Randy and Andy, who won a Time Out ‘Love London’ award in recognition of the superb food and warm Mauritian welcome on offer at their café and art space at Elephant & Castle in the Artworks container park off Elephant Road. Get down to Marcel & Sons as soon as you… Continue reading A MAURITIAN SUCCESS STORY!
COOL!TUDE – Cultural Identity
COOLITUDE – Transversal Identity according to Raphael Confiant Raphael Confiant, the celebrated author and ‘militant créole’ from Martinique discusses coolitude in an article published in French recently. Below is an edited résumé in English of his musings on the subject: Confiant writes, there are two ways of conceptualizing cultural identity: one is the conservative,… Continue reading COOL!TUDE – Cultural Identity
Migration & ‘Coolie’ Identity – poetry by Khal Torabully
COOLITUDE
Ti Bato Papye
“Little paper boat” (Translation by Chris Cuniah) “Little paper boat” (Translation by Chris Cuniah) Keep afloat my little paper boat Stay afloat and carry all my dreams Nothing is faster than you in the canal Straw, foliage, stick, you overtook them all Alongside the canal, to follow you, I run In my… Continue reading Ti Bato Papye
GONI – EXPOSITION au BLUE PENNY MUSEUM
GONI EXPOSITION au BLUE PENNY MUSEUM Du 28 août au 03 octobre 2015 Gratuit, tlj sauf dimanches, de 10h à 17h info@bluepennymuseum.mu | bluepennymuseum.com 210 9204 – 210 8176 Le ghonee ou goni est un sac de jute ou de chanvre de 1m par 60cm, qui permettait autrefois aux marchandises arrivant en vrac… Continue reading GONI – EXPOSITION au BLUE PENNY MUSEUM
LABOUR MIGRATION TO MAURITIUS: An Exhibition at Marcel & Son, Artworks, Elephant & Castle
LABOUR MIGRATION TO MAURITIUS: An Exhibition at Marcel & Son, Artworks, Elephant & Castle Indentured Labour Around half a million indentured immigrants arrived in Mauritius between 1834 and 1910 to work in the island’s sugar economy. Their labour turned Mauritius into the British Empire’s premier sugar producer and transformed the demography of the island. The… Continue reading LABOUR MIGRATION TO MAURITIUS: An Exhibition at Marcel & Son, Artworks, Elephant & Castle