MAURITIUS, PEOPLE IN POWER

Now that Navin Ramgoolam is back in business, a major upset is under way among the power circles in Mauritius. An "update" of address books is urgently eeded. Hence, the Indian Ocean Newsletter editorial team has carried out an investigation for you into the people of influence close to the new Prime Minister. Our own exclusive analysis.

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Steven Obeegadoo

Following his defeat in the July 2005 Parliamentary election, the former Minister of Education Steven Obeegadoo was counting on the local elections in September to bring him back onto the political stage. (...) [114 words] [$5.4]

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Paul Bérenger

The intransigent leader of the Mouvement Militant Mauricien (MMM, opposition), Paul Bérenger, now 60, once again suffered a massive defeat in the elections, as he did in 1987. (...) [241 words] [$5.4]

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Ahmed Rashid Beebeejaun

In appointing Ahmed Rashid Beebeejaun Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport, Navin Ramgoolam surprised more than a few, even on his own side. (...) [126 words] [$5.4]

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RaJ Ringadoo

Although he had been expected to be appointed to head the Banque de développe-ment de Maurice, of which he was the chief manager for twenty years, Raj Ringadoo was finally appointed to chair the State Investment Corporation. (...) [107 words] [$1.8]

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Amédée Darga

A close friend of the Prime Minister, Amédée Darga has been placed in the key post of chairman of Enterprise Mauritius. (...) [142 words] [$1.8]

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An Airbus man at the helms of Air Mauritius

The new person at the head of Air Mauritius, replacing Megh Pillay in the post of managing director, Nirvan Veerasamy, is the cousin of the Minister of Agriculture and Industry, Arvind Boolell. (...) [324 words] [$5.4]

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Rama Sithanen

A graduate in economics and finance, specialist in air transport, the Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Rama Sithanen, at 51 has now gone on to work on a PhD thesis on the Mauritius electoral system. (...) [99 words] [$1.8]

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A mini reshuffle of ambassadors

The new government's teams are all but completed, now all the pretenders have turned their attention to posts in the diplomatic corps. (...) [393 words] [$5.4]

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Jean Suzanne

Jean Suzanne, the ITC advisor, is Navin Ramgoolam's youth alibi. (...) [79 words] [$1.8]

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Veena Ramgoolam

Veena Ramgoolam, the Prime Minister's attractive wife, is little known in Port Louis. (...) [101 words] [$1.8]

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Pravind Jugnauth

The election defeat in July has put paid to any hopes Pravind Jugnauth had of becoming Prime Minister in the medium term. (...) [190 words] [$5.4]

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Rama Valayden

The new Minister of Justice and Human Rights is almost a newcomer to politics. At 42, Rama Valayden has just attained his first ministerial portfolio and has never sat in Parliament. (...) [155 words] [$5.4]

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Navin Ramgoolam

Five years after he lost his job as Prime Minister, Navin Ramgoolam is back with a new image. At 58, he seems to have finally shaken off his "daddy's boy" label which had stuck to him for years. (...) [244 words] [$5.4]

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Sarat Lallah

The new man at the head of Mauritius Telecom is not a product of business culture. (...) [119 words] [$1.8]

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Changes needed at the heads of the Boards

Three months after Navin Ramgoolam's return to power, a first wave of appointments was made to the heads of public organisms and State companies. (...) [425 words] [$5.4]

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Xavier-Luc Duval

The Creole representative at the head of the governing coalition, the Minister of Tourism, Xavier-Luc Duval, is also one of the three Deputy Prime Ministers, a function which his late father Gaétan Duval had held in 1983. (...) [115 words] [$1.8]

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Madun Dulloo

The new head of foreign affairs in Mauritius, Madun Dulloo, is decidedly hot blooded. (...) [169 words] [$1.8]

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Rama Sithanen's network of contacts

The new Minister of Finance, Rama Sithanen, disposes of a network of advisors and friends, some of which should find themselves in key posts in the new administration of Mauritius. (...) [330 words] [$5.4]

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Vijay Joypaul

Vijay Joypaul, the Prime Minister's senior policy advisor, is none other than his brother-in-law. (...) [59 words] [$1.8]

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Convenient arrangements for friends

In addition to his political allies in the Alliance Sociale (governing coalition), Navin Ramgoolam has appointed friends and cronies into key political posts in Mauritius. (...) [375 words] [$5.4]

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