Voici la Une du News on Sunday de ce vendredi 11 janvier 2019

Our Education System : Too Academic?
“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy,” goes the saying that we have been hearing since childhood. But once children reach primary schooling, they enter a rat race competition and this maxim is not significant anymore. At secondary level, the scenario unfortunately worsens. Experts in the field voice out their concerns.

Economic Indicators for 2019 : High Investment and Higher Debt?
GDP Growth estimate for the year 2018 has given rise to controversy. While Statistics Mauritius had forecasted a growth of 3.9% in September 2018, it finally revised its forecast downwards to 3.8% in December 2018. In early November 2018, the MCB Group in its publication MCB Focus projected a growth of 3.7%, while SBM Insights put it at 3.9%

Hot Summer Season : Cautionary Measures to Tackle the Heat
Since December last, we have been experiencing a wave of heat across the island. The high temperatures and humid weather conditions are making people, especially the most vulnerable such as infants and the elderly, feeling uneasy. How long should we expect such conditions? What cautionary measures should be taken so that we could live through the summer with serenity? News on Sunday talked to some of the major stakeholders so as to ascertain this uncomfortable weather.  

Mauricette : Validating Mauritian Industry
Trendy, colourful and with a Mauritian touch, the Mauricette t-shirts have become very popular among the locals as well as tourists visiting the island since the past two years. Valery and Camille are two intuitive persons who have combined their artistic and entrepreneurial flairs to create this unique product.  They share with us their pathway and why we should promote more locally made products.

Ramesh Ramsahye Maraz : The Brains Behind the Family Business of the Original ‘Dholl Puri’
The keys to long-term success are professional management and keeping the family committed and capable of carrying on as the owner. Ramesh Ramsahye Maraz, whose father is known as the pioneer of ‘dholl puri’ in Mauritius, has been running his family business lucratively since six decades. Now, his two sons have taken over, making it a three-generation family business.  What are their secrets of running a business as a family?

Pindari Glacier : Seeing the Unseen World
Last week, I left you with the famous Zuckerberg temple (as it is called nowadays) of Kainchi Dham in the Uttarakhand State of India. This week, I travelled a bit deeper into the State and reached a very small though original district named Bageshwar.