PM confirms a probe into the former gambling chief's borrowed luxury car
Veeshal Chumroo, the former chairman of the Gambling Regulatory Authority, is now under preliminary investigation by the Financial Crimes Commission, the body that pursues money offences. PM Ramgoolam confirmed the probe himself.
The allegation is awkward: that Chumroo drove a luxury vehicle linked to a betting firm his authority was meant to oversee. A watchdog accepting wheels from the industry it watches is the kind of detail that lingers.
A preliminary investigation is not a charge, and nothing has been proven. But the PM confirming it on the record signals where the questions point.
A drug register vanished at Victoria hospital, then quietly reappeared
It started Tuesday night in Ward 17 of Victoria hospital. A staffer flagged something odd: the register said a patient had received his dose of pethidine, a strong painkiller. He said he never got it.
By the next morning, when senior staff went to secure the Dangerous Drugs Book, it had vanished. It turned up hours later inside the hospital grounds.
The register is meant to stay locked away, one key, held by the ward head. Police are looking at whether false entries were logged to cover a theft.
An economist says only 30% of last year's budget actually happened
Hours before PM Ramgoolam delivers the 2026-2027 Budget, a leading economist puts a hard number on the last one: roughly 30% of its measures were implemented. The gap between announcement and delivery, he calls deplorable. He also warns that SMEs behind 40% of GDP are at risk of closure.
Tonight's speech is the easy part. The 30% is the part nobody reads out loud.
Union pushes for educational social workers to be properly valued
Union negotiator Radhakrishna Sadien has written to Education Minister Mahend Gungapersad asking him to upgrade the role of educational social workers, the staff schools lean on when a pupil is in trouble at home or struggling to stay enrolled. Sadien argues the job carries weight the pay grade does not reflect.
Shorts
Police probe assault videos of a boy, 15 – A Grade 9 pupil from lower Plaines-Wilhems filed a complaint after videos of him being attacked were shared online.
Two ex-ministers in court over oil contract – The FCC cited tailor-made specs in the Rs 30 billion fuel deal as Padayachy and Callichurn were charged.
A pre-budget rush on cigarettes – Days before the Budget, fear of fresh tobacco taxes has sent buyers stocking up on cigarettes.
WhatsApp lure ends in Rs 150,000 ransom – A man lured by a fake woman on WhatsApp was ambushed by six men and forced to transfer Rs 150,000.
Favouritism claim over a Korea training trip – Picking two teachers, one close to a parastatal officer, for a Korea training trip has drawn favouritism claims.
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