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COVER STORY

The Budget 2015: Who wins and who loses out

As the first budget of the new government, the much-awaited budget from the finance minister, Vishnu Lutchmeenaraidoo, outlines the priorities of the new government. What are some of the more prominent goodies? Who wins and who loses out in Lutchmeenaraidoo’s new budget?

INTERVIEW

Jean Claude de l’Estrac: “What would save the MMM is to become the MMM again.”

A past member of parliament, minister, journalist, editor in chief and president of La Sentinelle, Jean Claude de l’Estrac is today the secretary general of the Indian Ocean Commission. Difficult for the current diplomat to shed the skin of the journalist and politician that he was. He tries to juggle both with his diplomatic status. An interview about the political situation which should be read between the lines.

THIS IS MAURITIUS

How was the slave trade different here?

March 26 is the official day for the remembrance of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Mauritius served as a centre for its lesser-known and more extensive counterpart in the Indian Ocean. So how was the slave trade in the Indian Ocean and Mauritius different?

HEALTH

The happiness formula

In the context of the recently-celebrated International Day of Happiness, Weekly sheds light on the latest cutting-edge science on subjective wellbeing, often loosely referred to as “happiness”. News flash: Most of us have no idea what happiness is, or how to pursue it.