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Headlines: Issue 66 | 31 October - 6 November 2013

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Headlines: Issue 66 | 31 October - 6 November 2013

COVER STORY

Robbery gang in Mauritius: The net tightens
 
In May this year, Weekly broke the story of an organised robbery gang operating in Mauritius. With the police still playing catch-up, what is it the authorities have found and how have the tactics of the gang evolved?
 
INTERVIEW
 
Ahmed Parkar: “The minister of finance should show courage to implement the changes that are needed.”
 
Ahmed Parkar, chairman of the Joint Economic Council speaks to Weekly about what he wants to see in the budget, his ambitions for the island and what measures need to be taken to get us there.
 
ISSUES
 
Violence prone pre-voc pupils: Piling on the prejudices?
 
The CPE exams ended Friday but not without a fair share of turbulence. Several incidents were reported about school children being jostled and even assaulted, pointing the finger at pre-vocational pupils, who had been directed to primary schools to sit for the exams.
 
HEALTH
 
Mauritius’ first water birth: Will moms-to-be want to splash out?
 
Though the procedure has been around for a while, Mauritius experienced its very first water birth less than two weeks ago. What has taken the idea so long to get to our shores? 
 
YOUTH RENDEZ-VOUS
 
Halloween fever: When it gets out of control
 
Halloween jokes gone terribly wrong are an increasing problem globally and in Mauritius, provocative photos showing young men doing satanic hand signs on grave stones in a Quatre Bornes cemetery appeared on a social network just a few days before the festival. 
 
EDUCATION
 
The transition from university to work life: How to kick-start your career
 
A university diploma on it own is just a pretty piece of paper – what matters is how you use it. Weekly guides you on your path from the safe haven of academia to the jungle that is work life. Step one: finding a job. 
 

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