Seychelles Weekly

SPPF ti deza annan en mazorite 23 manm dan Lasanble, akoz ki Jj i bezwen en pli gran mazorite? Diskour lo leta lanasyon ti sipoze fer an Fevriye. Me Mr. Michel ti deside anvoy sa pou Mars. Le 20 Mars 2007, i ti dizourd Lasanble. .... read more

During the election campaign, truth will be given no shrift at the expense of long term social development. Promises will be made for undeliverables, debts pledged, and money will change hands all for a 5 year seat in the hallowed ground of the Seychelles National Assembly. .... read more

Air Seychelles has finally paid Captain David Williamson his compensation after over three years delay. Le Nouveau Seychelles Weekly published the story a few weeks ago with a follow up thereafter. .... read more

In the Guy Pool trial, Albert Rene is quoted to have famously stated in a public speech at Esplanade: “The War Is On”. This is exactly what is already happening in these elections. Certain degrading publications have already started to appear in the streets making personal attacks, threats, insults and serious allegations against SNP candidates. .... read more

Lèse majesté is a term to denote an offence against one’s dignity, usually that of a king or ruler. It also perfectly describes the tone adopted by the SPPF since the one party era and again upon the launch of their candidates for the forthcoming National Assembly elections. .... read more

SIR, please check for us which is more important if the facility whereby the Mont Fleuri Youths can use the field and the sitting are of the big silver sign that one can only read but cannot enjoy the facility itself.... read more

It has taken over 4 weeks for a non-intellect (to quote from the article “Snob’s Galore” of the “The Other Side” in “The People” of 12th April, 2007) to come to the defense of the mis-management of Air Seychelles. .... read more

It seems that the lines are being drawn in the battle of the big birds. On Sunday during the 8 p.m. Creole news, in a break with tradition, SBC had the audacity to muzzle President France Albert Rene using a voice over. This was followed immediately by President Michel being given free rein on the airwaves. .... read more

So the SPPF Congress took place exactly as planned. More important for reasonable citizens of

Seychelles

was to watch the body language which manifested itself at the conference. The group certainly did not look at ease. .... read more

The ruling party held a special party congress last week to present their candidates for the National Assembly elections due for 12th May, 2007. The SBC unsurprisingly carried their master’s messages emphatically into our homes through the wireless and the television screens on Monday (16/04/07). .... read more

The calling of early Elections by the SPPF at all cost has highlighted their intent and mental state of mind (Mens Rea) with malice aforethought, to win the elections. .... read more

“Work on Ile Perseverance is progressing well with different contractors being at different stages in the construction of a targeted 2,056 housing units.” This was a statement made by the Minister for Land Use and Habitat, Joel Morgan, during a propaganda exercise on Monday afternoon ..... read more

Everything President James Alix Michel has done whilst in office and since his appointment as President by Rene, he has been carefully chosen and geared up towards garnishing more votes for the beleaguered SPPF party. .... read more

Percy Ah-Mane, it seems, is incapable of keeping himself out of trouble and he is yet again at the centre of a furore after he depicted Wavel Ramkalawan and Paul Chow in a compromising sexual position in a lame attempt at satire. .... read more

The leader of the Democratic Party, Mr. Paul Chow, this week filed his appeal against the Constitutional Court judgment which dismissed the petition which he had filed seeking a declaration from the Court to declare the elections dates unconstitutional. .... read more

Wednesday April 18, 2007 was Nomination Day for the forthcoming National Assembly elections. The Seychellois National Party/Democratic Party alliance candidates presented their Nomination papers to the office of the Electoral Commissioner which is based temporarily at the National Library for the duration of this election. .... read more

LNSW continues with the serialization of the trial of Guy Pool who was accused of exploding a bomb at the Reef Hotel in 1972. Albert Rene took the stand. ... read more

Boris Yeltsin, former Russian President, dead at the age of 76 ---- Barclays Bank offers a record $91 billion to acquire Dutch bank ABN-Amro ---- Syrians went to the polls to elect a rubber-stamp parliament in a tightly controlled election ---- In the French presidential election, Conservative candidate Sarkozy ( 31%) and the Socialist candidate Segolene Royal (26%) will face each other in the run-off ---- Cuban dissident Jorge Garcia Perez released after serving 17 years in Castro’s prison while at the same time a dissident lawyer is sent to jail for 12 years after a secret trial ---- Opposition leader in Nigeria wants the presidential vote annulled after an international observer said the process failed to meet international standards ---- Turkey to charge 12 who were accused of slitting the throats of 3 Christians who were distributing the Bible ----

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