LETTERS
RELATIONS BETWEEN
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.
I believe at this critical time in our history, it would be pertinent for the people of
“My dear Jimmy,
I take this opportunity to send you a few words of sympathy. I think I know how you feel after the coup you have passed through. I was indeed extremely sorry to see things going the way they were. It was very hard luck for you after all you have done to lay the foundations for a happy and prosperous
I feel I know your bitter disappointment. May this sad event in your life be but a passing cloud. Ovid’s verse comes to my mind, when he was exiled by Augustus and abandoned by all his friends. ‘As long as you are happy, you will number lots of friends. If clouds cover the sky you will be alone.’ I am proud to say that such a verse does not apply to me. Come what may I remain your friend.
Signed + Felix Paul”
Grateful if you will publish my letter.
Derek Pothin
(Archivist – Glacis-sur-Mer)
OUTSTANDING SNP/DP PARTY POLITICAL BROADCAST
Sir,
Allow me a little space to congratulate the SNP/DP Alliance (Coalition), for their outstanding presentation of the first party political broadcast.
It was indeed a polished performance, offering the people of
I can only wonder as to whether Mr. Michel ever gets to meet the real Seychellois: the man or woman struggling to find suitable work; struggling to make ends meet at the end of the month; queuing for long hours at banks and shops, government Ministries and health facilities in order to receive a simple service or the students who struggled and worked hard only to be sent to substandard institutions abroad only to return home dissatisfied and disillusioned or those thousands being forced to endure the indignity of looking for a few dollars on the black market system or being embarrassed because Seychellois are not permitted to carry or hold credit cards for overseas purchases or a system where the banks simply refuse to open new accounts because they fear attracting more useless rupees.
It can only happen in
Name withheld
TAKING THE SEYCHELLOIS POPUL-ATION FOR FOOLS
Sir,
As a regular reader of the “People”, I am very concerned by the blatant misinformation which it is pushing on the people of
Like many others I read a “Regar” article on the matter and scanned the internet for the references to the Company in
How the SPPF People newspaper, can manipulate this factual situation to say that “pour Sesel annan reprezantasyon lo ban bord bann lorganizasyon internasynal i enportan” in this situation is quite incredible. Capt David Savy is a Director on a private company selling/leasing aircraft. He had an obligation to inform the
The attempt by both Mr. Savy and the People and Nation newspapers to disguise or distort these facts by complicating the picture with discussions of the bilateral air services agreements between Seychelles and Mauritius and their respective Airlines agreements which have no relevance to the Veling company or to the fact that a serious conflict of interest has been uncovered is nothing less than taking the Seychellois population for fools.
OBSERVER
EYES OPEN NOW, VOTE CHANGE
Sir,
I happened to be in Market Street yesterday, and I was handed a copy of the latest People Plus. I also happened to be passing the SNP rally at Bel Ombre last Sunday. The road from Victoria to Bel Ombre was completely congested with obvious SNP supporters on their way to the SNP rally at Bel Ombre.
The media, including the SBC TV coverage clearly showed very significant attendance at the SNP rally. Despite this obvious proof of numbers, the People Plus (Vol 6 number 27), decided to print: “Bel Ombre ... ti napa preski ditou dimoun”.
The People Plus should talk to the Police who were called in to control the traffic heading to Bel Ombre. It appears to me very much like the case of the ostrich hiding its head in the sand.
But no matter how much distortion of fact occurs, the reality will still remain. SNP/DP is clearly on the way up. State House is now more than a matter of a possibility. It is now on the cards as a fact soon to be realised.
SNP/DP Bel Ombre Rally attendant