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Rs 73.6 millions of public money has been given away to religions during the last financial year. The Catholic Church is the main beneficiary with Rs 23.7 millions, followed by the Somduth Dulthummun’s Mauritius Sanatan Dharma Temples Federation, Rs 17.8 millions. Ten other institutions received Rs 32.1 millions altogether. This amount of public money is not astronomical compared with the figures involved in the wastage of public funds, as quoted by the latest Audit Report.

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Mauritius is a particular country with a unique ethnic balance. With roughly 50% of the population being Hindu, 30% Christian and 20% Muslim, a simple change in birth rate for one particular segment, or a conversion campaign, can easily erode a majority. This thought seems to be troubling Ajeet Gopal, the President of the socio-cultural group Kranti.

Days after the new political alliance Labour/MSM/PMSD formed its government, the newly appointed Minister of Local Government and Outer Islands came up with the idea of converting 11 Mauritian villages into towns, and converting the existing towns into cities. According to a recent press interview, Hervé Aimée  announced that the project is 75% ready and even gave more details about the villages which ought to become towns.

The new Citroën C3 and its 1m35 long zenith windshield, along with some buckets, sponges, some soap and 5 people as crazy as can be expected are the ingredients of “Wash me if you can”, a crazy carwash that Citroën and Agency H are presenting to Paris on the web. To live this experience you couldn’t be closer to the action, you will be in the car!

Last week witnessed yet another episode in the Mauritian pornography saga: a husband discovered two clips of his wife performing sexual acts. The poor guy even feel ill afterwards, and is now considering divorce after having informed the police of the existence of these clips. The police will now analyse this clip to be able to retrace the other actor and press charges against the culprits.