Seychelles Weekly

Wavel Ramkalawan, the alliance candidate for the presidential election contest, has issued a challenge to President Michel to a televised public debate before the election on 28^th July. The challenge was issued during the press conference which following the signing of the SNP/DP electoral pact at the International Conference Centre on July 5^th. read more

The SPPF is a regime that has been characterized by violence and death, whether through “accidents”, “suicides” shootings, torture or disappearances. As desperation sets in we must prepare ourselves for more violence and even possibly more death(s) but we must not allow the legitimate exercise of our right to choose our government to degenerate into physical violence. read more

RELATIONS BETWEEN CATHOLIC CHURCH AND SPUP/SPPF GOVERNMENT

Sir,

I have read with great interest your leading article concerning the reaction of Reverend Father Edwin Mathiot which made clear that the Catholic Church’s relation with the SPUP/SPPF Government has not been as rosy as the SPPF machinery would want us to believe. read more

PRESIDENT WAVEL RAMKALAWAN!

If any one ever had any doubt that Wavel would ever become president of this country, the opposition rally at Bel Ombre last Sunday (09/07/06) put paid to that belief. Half of the people who turned up for this grand event did not make it to where the speakers were addressing the crowd which had overflowed the reclaimed area where the meeting was being held. read more

RE-A-VELING INCIDENT

As a regular reader of the Nation Newspaper, I was most intrigued by a recent interview by Captain David Savy, CEO of Air Seychelles, which appeared in the “Sosyete” column of the 8th July 2006. What was most interesting is the fact that Mr. Savy by his actions, was dedicated an entire page in the Nation to defend his position as a Director in a company called “VELING” which is based in Mauritius that deals in aircraft purchase & sales, spare parts, maintenance and insurance. read more

Is the Central Bank of Seychelles (CBS), which is supposed to be independent of the government of the day according to the new Central Bank Act, deliberately holding back crucial financial analysis from the public? This is the conclusion of this newspaper after the Central Bank has only now published its last Quarterly Review of the economy for 2005; four months after the year had ended. read more

MANCHAM: RENE CONDUCTED COUP AGAINST HIS OWN GOVERNMENT

Albert Rene is a living contradiction because he is probably the only person to have conducted a coup d’etat against his own government, according to former president James Mancham. Mancham was speaking at the joint SNP/DP rally at Bel Ombre on Sunday July 2 in front of a capacity crowd of thousands. read more

Former President, James Mancham joined SNP and DP leaders at Bel Ombre last Sunday to give his public blessing to the electoral alliance between the Democratic Party and the Seychelles National Party for the 2006 presidential contest. read more

SBC NOW OPENLY SUPPORTING SPPF

The top guns of the Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) has been galvanised to promote the presidential bid of James Michel and they have no qualms in making their partisan actions very obvious to the public and the world at large. read more