Christopher Gill's Column

When our mothers cry

Everyday we hear news about the drug problem uprooting Seychelles society. ….more >

The comedy of the National Assembly

The War on Drugs - Mister Spiker was back in his chair after his absence last week and was ready to open the debate to the floor. ….more >

Monday morning and already the SPPF Government is hitting our pocketbooks

I assume that by now you have all heard about the ridiculous and outrageous new taxes that have been levied on new cars ….more >

The war on drugs – Are we fighting a losing battle?

The mammoth nature of the task assigned to the NDEA by President Michel is quite simply impossible to achieve. ….more >

High Taxes Cause Contraction in Businesses and a host of Other Problems

Mr. Editor, You need to hit hard on this one, and warn people that the SPPF Government does not understand Economics ….more >

Indians in Seychelles

The Rising Sun has suddenly turned the spotlight back onto the Indian community in Seychelles in an article ‘Are Indians in Seychelles United or Divided’ ….more >

State house any time now

Orderly walks into Mr. President’s office early morning looking real pale like white paint ….more >

April was less than good for licensed tourism establishments

On average, there were 600 less beds available in April 2008 than in the same month of 2007 ….more >

The Gold Leaf Business Hotel in Mauritius

The Gold Leaf Hotel is situated in Port Louis; it caters for both business people and holiday makers alike. ….more >

Seychelles is out of control and there is nothing President Michel can do about it??

The country is now in a permanent state of instability; economically; socially and legally. The prison is overflowing with convicted criminals as well as remand prisoners. The remand process is the sending of suspect into custody to allow for further investigation. Unfortunately the prosecution has been abusing this procedure along with the police force and the judiciary using the remand procedure as a form of sentencing before trial. The constitutional provision that a person is innocent until proven guilty is blatantly overlooked by judges. This proves our point that the legal system has irretrievably broken down and the acting CJ is clearly incapable of changing anything. In fact the prison is currently overcrowded and the situation at Montagne Posee is beyond the Superintendent of Prison and his guards. ….more >

The Coral Strand - Once the Flagship of the Tourism Industry

Pictures clearly show that far from what has been stated in the local media, the hotel is still in a poor state well below the high standard set by the government. ….more >

Mont Fleuri bye-election - ELIZABETH BEATS THE MAGIC NUMBER!

Against all the odds, the DP candidate in the Mont Fleuri bye-election, Mr. Frank Elizabeth, managed to beat the magic number of 64 votes scored by Ferrari ….more >

Flash-back - Minister Morgan former stalwart of Parti Seselwa

Joel Morgan was fiercely anti-SPPF and a stalwart of Parti Seselwa, which had just been founded by Wavel Ramkalawan and Jean-François Ferrari. ….more >

SPPF is synonymous to more taxes – in crease in electricity bills yet again!!

Since President James Michel took over the presidency in 2004 his administration has been characterized by massive taxes across the board for all Seychellois irrespective of age ….more >

Domestic violence

The announcement that a National Strategic Plan has been launched to address domestic violence is a step in the right direction. ….more >

The National Assembly is 15 years old

A bunch of unruly, disorientated individuals on a quest of their own in total disregard to the interest of those who voted for them in the first place. ….more >

Are you Indian enough?

The sudden influx of Indian immigrants to our shores and the generous dishing out of citizenship to them by the SPPF government is raising a few eye brows around the country. ….more >

Mahe Beach in limbo so will the tourism industry if we do not pay attention

Almost a year after the Berjaya Mahe Beach was purchased by Sagar Hotels, a Middle East group, the workers are in limbo and none the wiser what the future holds for them ….more >

Eden Island

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