NICE Pilot Programme: Mr Ong Boon Hwee meets Minister Pentiah

The former Brigadier-General of the Singapore Armed Forces and International Consultant, Mr Ong Boon Hwee, paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Public Service and Administrative Reforms, Mr Lutchmanah Pentiah, on Monday 14 September 2026, at his office in Port Louis.

Mr Ong Boon Hwee is in Mauritius in connection with the National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) Pilot Programme 2026, which is being reintroduced under the aegis of the Prime Minister’s Office. He developed the NICE concept and supported its implementation in 2012.

A Train-the-Leaders workshop will thus be held from 16 to 18 September 2026, with the participation of Mr Ong Boon Hwee and other facilitators. The workshop will prepare resource persons from the Ministry of Education and Human Resource, the Ministry of Youth and Sports, and other stakeholders to support the implementation of the NICE Pilot Programme, scheduled from 16 to 28 November 2026.

The pilot programme will bring together 200 Grade 8 students from State and private secondary schools across the Republic of Mauritius, including Rodrigues and Agalega.

16 September 2026

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