Ladies and Gentlemen, I am going this evening to recognize the achievements of two great Mauritians: Kevin Ramkhelawon, the new CEO of Business Mauritius and Jacques Li Wan Po, elevated to GOSK last March. Gentlemen, I guess this is a proud day for you, your family, whom we have invited to witness this function, your friends and especially your spouses who have suffered with you. This is also a culmination of the long and hard hours in sometimes the sprints and at times the marathon you have been running through your professional career. Congratulations for having lasted the challenge. They say [...]

Speech to honour Judge Narain Ladies and Gentleman, I am going to speak about Justice Aruna Narain, a lady whose roots are in my village of Vale. Her grandfather’s contemporaries were those of Rashid Daureawoo, Judge Hamuth and of Anwar Husnoo. Anwar’s Nana, known as Sheik was a big small planter making the rounds of his domain on a BSA, old man Daureeawoo, a sixieme passé, was a Moniteur finally recycled to become a big small planter like Hamuth whereas Master Narain pursued a career as a Teacher. This first generation of Vale people were quite advanced for their time and [...]

Nous honorons aussi ce soir Jacqueline Sauzier, détentrice d’une maitrise en Océanographie et une DESS en Exploitation des Ressources Vivantes Côtières, qui a été tour a tour une cheville ouvrière de la Mauritius Marine Conservation Society et sa Présidente depuis 2006, Directrice de Mauritius Deer Farming Cooperative Society Ltd, Représentante Regionale de Earth Island Institute, Secrétaire de Mauritius Meat Producers Association ; moi, je la connais surtout comme Membre du Comite MID et depuis quelques mois tout le monde la connait comme la Secrétaire General de la Chambre d’Agriculture. Elle a à son actif 12 publications qui traitent toutes du pâturage, [...]