Pension panel that urged the cut quietly draws the pension
Eight experts sat on the committee that urged Mauritius to put the universal pension, the monthly payment every older citizen receives, behind a means test. Four of them, the chairman included, draw that very pension themselves. Two asked to be exempted; two are simply not old enough to claim it yet.
PM Ramgoolam froze the proposal three days after it surfaced, then told Parliament it was finished. The optics did the rest. A panel had recommended for everyone else a cut its own members were never going to feel, and trust, once spent, is hard to bank again.
Mauritian lawyer held in Dubai over a $3 million complaint
Shaan Kundomal, a well-known Mauritian corporate lawyer, is sitting in provisional detention in Dubai. Authorities there are investigating the alleged misappropriation of $3 million, about Rs 144 million, from an Indian investor who was his client.
No court has ruled yet, the figure is an allegation for now. But a Mauritian name in a Gulf holding cell, over an investor's missing millions, is the sort of story that travels fast in a small financial centre.
Friendly states will bankroll Rs 43.4 billion of new works
Roads, hospitals and a dam: Rs 43.4 billion of public works over three years will lean on foreign money, a blend of grants and loans from friendly states and overseas partners. The wish list is the easy half. The repayment terms on the loans are what decide whether it was a bargain.
Water that costs Rs 24 to make still sells for Rs 14
Every cubic metre the Central Water Authority (CWA) produces costs it Rs 24 and sells for Rs 14, a gap that has drained its accounts. A planned tariff overhaul means to close it by charging businesses more while sparing households any rise. Mending a utility's books without touching most of its customers is the trick worth watching.
Shorts
Abuse trial stalls for want of a signer – A 2022 École des Sourds abuse case is stuck in court for lack of a sign language interpreter.
Defence says Jugessur murder accused is innocent – A car filmed near the scene led police to Mehedy Hassan Rana, whose lawyer now insists he is innocent.
Drunk rider hits a toddler at Vieux-Grand-Port – A motorcyclist who tested positive for alcohol struck two pedestrians, one of them a child of two.
Costly breakdowns hit Jeetoo's angiography lab – The angiography unit at Dr A. G. Jeetoo Hospital, over ten years old, keeps failing and each repair runs up bill.
US trains officers to watch Mauritius's waters – Washington trained over 40 officers to help patrol the waters Mauritius claims, Chagos included if sovereignty passes.
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