Seychelles Weekly

This inquiry is being discredited and made to look mediocre by agents of the State. Judge Michael Reilly must ensure that the reputation of his team and his own remain what it was when they first set foot on the tarmac at the international airport in this country. ... read more

The bestowing of France’s highest honour on Sylvette Frichot has caused considerable anger and consternation among the local supporters of France and French culture in Seychelles. At least two have written to this newspaper on the issue. ... read more

Many welcomed the effort of the department of Road Transport recently to alleviate the traffic congestion in Victoria. The decision is said to have been a personal initiative of Mr. Gerard Lafortune, the dynamic Principal Secretary in that Ministry, who single handedly introduced the two lane road at Olivier Maradan Street and simultaneously cancelled the parking zone immediately before and in front of the Cathedral. .... read more

As everyone knows, Seychelles Breweries has, in the recent weeks, been having problems supplying the local market with soft drinks such as Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Orange etc... The shops are only selling soda water; ... read more

The SPPF want an early election at all cost. This is quite obvious to any person following the day to day dancing and prancing of the Commissioner of Elections on SBC. As he waltzes his way through the date of the Elections, skipping about, only to fall on the exact date the SPPF wanted in the first place. ... read more

Seychelles is now over thirty years down the road of Independence. One would not be totally at fault in believing that our democracy should be among the best in the region. Unfortunately it is not, ours is the worst considering our historic link with the “Western” world. ... read more

The latest “horn tooting” has been the supposed success of the Seychelles Fishing Authority’s (SFA) Chairman Finley Racombo and Ambassador to the European Union (EU) Barry Faure in their recent high level negotiation victory in Brussels, which resulted in the April 2nd front page in Seychelles Nation headlines entitled: “EU To Pay More For Seychelles Fish.” (????) ... read more

In a no holds barred interview published in the Seychelles Review in its edition of March 2007, the erstwhile ambassador has broken away with tradition and revealed the real reason behind his so-called resignation. ... read more

Workers of five star hotels on Fregate, Silhouette and North Island have complained to this paper that Electoral Commissioner, Mr. Hendricks Gappy, has told them to vote where they sleep despite registering their strong protests. ... read more

Seychelles must really be one of the most expensive countries in the world and we should not ignore the plight of the occasional tourist who has repeated the same complaint time and time again. One needs only to pop into Super Save or any other supermarket around the country to get a reality check. ... read more

Evidence is now piling up that the decision of President Michel to dissolve the National Assembly less than six months of this body’s scheduled elections, after reaching the end of its natural life, has everything to do with a looming economic and financial crisis. ... read more

Easter has come and gone and although there was nothing much to shout about here, a fiasco quickly developed on our airwaves when SBC was ordered to declare Saturday a public holiday .... read more

Vatican envoy attends Holocaust memorial service, reversing decision to boycott it ---- Palestinians in Gaza say they have slain kidnapped British journalist ---- US urges North Korea to take action on its pledge to end nuclear program ---- US consulate in Casablanca closed temporarily after suicide bomber blew himself up 60 m away ---- Russian police beat up protesters after a second day of protest against Putin while ex-world chess champion Gasparov is detained ---- AU peacekeeping officer in Darfur killed by gunmen ----- Iran announces plan to build 2 nuclear power stations despite UN sanctions ---- Family of Kate Middleton told press to stay away after her reported breakup with Prince William ----

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