Motivated to write?

Writing is not like any other career. You need to love writing and be motivated to write consistently. You learn writing most of the time the hard way. This can never be over-stated.
Reading interviews of established and working writers, learning from their views and getting inspirations from their thoughts are what can get you motivated [...]

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Smoke-free environments

Do you smoke? If you are a smoker, do you know that you don’t have the right to endanger the health of non-smokers? Are you current on the latest initiatives or legal provisions in your country?
I was a casual smoker at one time. I used to take a few puffs from my friends during outings [...]

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Sugar for ethanol

“Sugar is the most economic and most efficient source of production of ethanol.” That was a statement made by the Mauritian Minister of Agro-Industry at the opening ceremony of the 31st session of the International Sugar Council (ISC) at the International Conference centre at Grand Bay.
The Minister’s statement is pertinent at a moment when our sugar industry is facing new challenges. The Sugar Protocol, which guaranteed a market and a favourable price, is no longer valid. Alternative uses have [...]

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Carnival of Storytellers

My post: “Reporters and Journalists, beware” made the cut in the 10th edition of the Carnival of Storytelling. It’s all at DigitalRichDaily along with other interesting ones, like Courage; and The Ominous Comma » Hormone Poisoning.
The editor says having received several stories but did not include them all due to” bouts of stupidity and boringness”.
It’s a real pleasure indeed when you happen to make it out of the lot.
Thank you DigitalRichDaily.

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How cold will it be this season?

Temperature slightly above normal during the day; normal during the night in the first half of the season; and below normal during the night in the second half of the season. Minimum temperature may on some occasions reach 8 to10 degrees Celsius in conditions of light wind and clear sky.
Rainfall slightly below normal. Ditto for [...]

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Mother’s Day or Business’ Day?

It’s now a worldwide tradition, well at least here in Mauritius. Mother’s Day is celebrated on the last Sunday of May every year. Right form the early morning people flock to their mothers’ to wish Happy Mother’s Day. For those whose mothers are resting in peace it’s an occasion to pay a special tribute at [...]

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Update on Salary Compensation

At its weekly meeting today, the Cabinet approved the recommendations made by the NPC. The Finance Minister stated it’ll cost more than Rs 3.5 billions to implement the recommendations. He’s is particularly concerned about the payment capacity of small enterprises who are facing fierce competitions and evolving challenges. Although he believes that some sectors [...]

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Salary Compensation

If you remember my posts “Union Leaders demonstrate as NPC holds its first meeting” and “Trade Union Outcry”, I mentioned about the controversy around the setting up and functioning of the National Pay Council (NPC).
The NPC held its ultimate meeting yesterday and gave its final recommendations to the government with regard to the [...]

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Reporters and Journalists, beware

It’s become commonplace today to assault journalists in the performance of their duty. Unfortunately many pay their lives in bringing to us news fresh and live from the spot of the happening; right from the battle field. No less than 50 journalists have died since the beginning of this year. A record-breaking toll of 155 [...]

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Is a writing qualification essential?

Do we need any special qualifications to become a writer? What do we mean by qualifications? Academic? On-the-job? Attending writing classes? Vocational qualifications? Would a degree in English, for example, be a pre-requisite? Or would you need to have a degree in writing or journalism, whatever? Those are the questions many aspiring writers often ask [...]

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