C'est vraiment horrible de voir que ces enfants subissent autant dans notre pays. Un enfant qui sniff de la colle est une chose tres commune dans les grands pays d'Afrique (Tanzanie et autre), mais c'est vraiment decevoir de voir que ca existe aussi a Maurice.
Ca me rassure de voir le nombre d'organizations qui viennent deja au secours de ces enfants, mais il leur faut encore beaucoup de soutient (surtout de la part de l'Etat).

Quoted: Dylan, 10 ans, a fui dans la rue où il erre. Entre ses petits doigts, il serre un sac en plastique transparent renfermant de la colle qu’il sniffe de temps en temps. Il vit de chapardage.

The natives of Diego Garcia were kicked out of their homes so that their island could be used as a military base for the UK and the US (the only military base in the Indian Ocean).
It's been 30 years since they were forced to leave (most of them were living in Mauritius), and they are finally getting a chance to go back to visit their homes. I can only imagine how overwhelming this must be for them.

Quoted: Contrairement à l’île du Coin ou Salomon, c’est une île bien entretenue qui a accueilli les passagers du “Mauritius Trochetia”, hier. Diego Garcia était la dernière étape de leur voyage de mémoire.

Article on Mauritius and it's culinary history.
After only reading the first page, I'm homesick... and hungry. Merci, Nilesh :P

Quoted: The food reflects the diversity of the people. Dinner in Mauritius might be prawn egg rolls, octopus vindaloo, curried biryani rice, hearts of palm in hollandaise sauce and a pineapple mousse washed down with vanilla tea.

De quoi etre fier, Maurice!!

Quoted: La première saison hivernale de Milazar rapporte gros car il vient de s’offrir son premier titre de champion de France, de bon augure pour les ...

I'm interested to hear what comes out of this trip. Mauritius is also having to deal with the chikungunya virus.

Quoted: French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin visits Reunion in the Indian Ocean on Sunday, an island in the grip of a crippling epidemic.

Local newspaper talking about one of the deaths linked to the chikungunya virus.

Quoted: Si des tests de chikungunya sur Sangeet Emrith sont positifs, l’autopsie, elle, a attribué son décès à une encéphalite. Mais on ne peut dire si celle-ci est liée au virus.

Heard about the mosquito-borne Chikungunya virus from my Dad last night. Mauritius has reportedly confirmed 8000 people affected by this virus. 2 people died recently, but the government has not acknowledged that the deaths were linked to the virus.

Reunion Island has it way worst than Mauritius -- 17% of its population is already affected by Chikungunya, so this is a pretty scary situation for the region. Oh, and there is no known cure or vaccine. <sigh>

Quoted: "Chikungunya" fever, for which there is no known cure or vaccine, had affected some 130,000 people on the island off the southeast coast of Africa. Bertrand said that was 20,000 more than a week ago.

aie aie aie.

Quoted: Mauvaises habitudes alimentaires, manque d’activités sportives et diabète… Les résultats d’une étude réalisée par l’OMS et le ministère de la Santé sont inquiétants.

De quoi a etre fier, Rodrigues!

Quoted: Benjamine incarne la jeunesse ambitieuse. À 20 ans, elle se voit déjà en femme d’affaires. Son projet d’ailleurs a su conquérir les membres du jury ...