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Dr Jeetah was elected Member of the National Assembly in December 2003 for the first time for Constituency No.7 (Piton/Rivière du Rempart), and remained so until April 2005. Dr Jeetah was re-elected as: • Member of the National Assembly for Constituency No.11 (Vieux Grand Port-Rose Belle), in 2005 and became Minister of Industry, Small and Medium Enterprises, Commerce & Cooperatives (2005 to 2008).He became Minister of Health & Quality of Life (2008 to 2010). • Member of the National Assembly for Constituency No.10 (Montagne Blanche- GRSE)in 2010 and became Minister of Tertiary Education, Science, Research and Technology till 2014. Education and Qualifications: a. University of Cambridge (2002 -2003) - ACU Research Fellowship b. University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) (1984-1993) • BSc (Hons) – Textile Technology • PhD – Textile Technology

‘Slave Trade, Slavery & Transition to Indenture in Mauritius & the Mascarenes 1715-1848’

 
 Launching Ceremony  of International Conference on ‘Slave Trade, Slavery & Transition to Indenture in Mauritius & the Mascarenes 1715-1848’ and of a ‘Slave Trade Inventory and Database’ by Dr the Hon. Navinchandra Ramgoolam, GCSK,FRCP, Prime Minister held at the Prof. Sir Edouard Lim Fat Engineering Tower, University of Mauritius

‘Annual Show at Mahatma Gandhi Institute’

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
I was at the ‘Annual Show’ by the students of the School of Performing Arts, held at the Auditorium of the Mahatma Gandhi Institute, Moka. By   participating in music in any way -- including listening, dancing, studying, and so on -- we join others in a shared imaginative world. It is said that when melody and lyrics come together, the result, inevitably, is good music.  When grace and movement come together, the outcome is good dancing.