COVER STORY

The Courts deal: Cutting through the confusion

With Courts now officially set to go to a consortium headed by David Isaacs and the reincarnation of the Mammoth brand, the denouement only seems to give rise to more questions. Why is Courts Asia calling for an open enquiry? Why has the special administrator been fired? How could the special administrator and the government simultaneously negotiate two separate deals? And where do we go from here?

INTERVIEW

Rundheersing Bheenick: “Either you charge me and lock me up or you allow me freedom of movement as a free citizen!”

The former governor of the Bank of Mauritius (BoM) has been accused of being in illegal possession of bank documents and Rs1 million worth of currency.  In his first ever interview given since his arrest and bail, Rundheersing Bheenick talks to Weekly to shed some light on the issue, dispel the notion of the link between himself and the money found in the former PM Navin Ramgloolam’s safes and gives his opinion on the state of the economy.

HEALTH

Alcohol abuse: The warning sign

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are at least 140 million alcoholics in the world, and the majority of them are not treated. Shocked? There is more. A Canadian study also found that alcohol contributes to one in 25 deaths worldwide. You probably don’t feel like having a drink right now, do you?

EDUCATION

Top-up programmes: Turning that diploma into a degree

With the inflation of qualifications expected on the Mauritian job market today, top-up degree programmes have been introduced as an innovation in Mauritius in recent years. So what are they? Who would go for them? And what is the logic behind this new trend?