Weekly: Headlines of the new edition1510

10 octobre 2014

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Weekly: Headlines of the new edition1510

COVER STORY

The Penalty Point System: Changes looming in the regime

The Penalty Point System (PPS) has been made the casualty in the war of words between the competing political blocs. In a sop to motorists and public transport lobbies, both sides of the political divide have promised to rework the PPS. The question is; does it really need that much reworking to begin with?

Campaign radar

Weekly takes you behind the scenes of the electoral campaigns.

INTERVIEW

Françoise Labelle: “Women’s movements have been focusing on organising conferences to justify their funding.”

Françoise Labelle, the current MMM MP for Vacoas/Floréal, is tipped to become the next speaker of the national assembly. Weekly speaks to her about what the first woman speaker will mean for women’s empowerment. We also take the opportunity to ask for her views on women’s movements in the country. Her candid answers may surprise many.

EDUCATION

Medical studies abroad: Is Mauritius falling out of love with medicine?

In recent years, fewer Mauritian students have been opting to study medicine abroad. And in an even more interesting development, Chinese universities which emerged as some of the main channels to pursue medicine have been falling out of favour of late. So why is Mauritius falling out of love with medicine?

HEALTH

Spending time with the mentally ill: The do’s and don’ts

Mental illness is a battle that is made worse when society fails to understand it. In the context of World Mental Health Day observed last Friday, Weekly asked people who suffer from psychiatric problems how they want others to behave around them.

THIS IS MAURIITUS

Parental leave in paradise: Business before babies?

Children who grow up in countries with long periods of parental leave are healthier and live longer, according to research. Unfortunately for Mauritian babies, however, the island’s maternity leave period is shorter than the global recommendation while paternity leave is non-existent. “We want change,” parents and unionists say.