iDO Productions

  Andy Michel A young talented Mauritian has ventured into the audio-visual market on the island, and is offering a range of wonderful services in the domain of photography and videography. Andy Michel acquired his expertise in electronic media through higher education and work experience with various companies locally. He is also known for having worked with a number of Mauritian Sega artists in the making of beautiful...

In Remembrance: Vimala Devi RICHON (RUNGASAMY), 19...

  It is with great sadness that we announce the loss of  Vimala Devi RICHON (RUNGASAMY), born 06 September 1956, died 11 December 2012 at the age of 56.   Vimala was a great advocate for the more extensive use of the Mauritian kreol language, particularly in schools, and also co-author of the book Les Poèmes mascarins de Charles Baudelaire, with Emmanuel Richon. She is survived by her husband and two...

Les laves bleues

  Catherine Boudet who is a well-known Réunionnese journalist and author, living in Mauritius, has just won the prestigious Grand Prix de poésie Joseph Delteil 2012 for her latest work entitled Les Laves bleues. A number of the poems in this prize-winning volume are dedicated to her adopted country Mauritius. These poems have been described as fragments of memories evoked by intense and enduring emotion … conveyed...

A SLAVE TRADER AND PIRATE ANCESTOR

A  SLAVE TRADER AND PIRATE ANCESTOR   Do you know whether you have an ancestor who was a slave trader or a pirate?! Many residents of the Mascarene islands are aware that they have a slave forebear and in societies which depended on servile labour, it is not uncommon to have the blood of both the enslaved and those who profited from slavery coursing through one’s veins. It is said of the Indian Ocean that the first...

Little Dodo’s ABC Book

Priya N. Hein (née Rughooputh) is the author of the popular A Little Dodo Called Feno book series which have been published in English, French and German. Her third book, Little Dodo’s ABC Book, published by Editions Orphie in France received the Coup de Coeur FNAC, Paris. Born in Mauritius, Priya N. Hein spent her childhood in Mauritius and London. Priya holds a Bachelor’s (Hons) degree in Law with French...

JUSTICE, PRESS REPORTS, A VERY MAURITIAN AFFAIR

IS JUSTICE BEING SERVED IN MAURITIUS? THE STRANGE AFFAIR OF MR SINCLAIR AND MS BOUDET     While the attention of many persons in Mauritius and around the world is riveted on the current supreme court proceedings concerning the tragic death of Michaela McAreavey, another drama is being played out in the district court of Mapou which may prove to be as revealing about the hidden malaises of the Mascarenes. In April...