Letters to the editor
LTD- MONEY TO BURN
Road at Les Canelles waiting to be refilled with tar for a third time
Sir,
One of the areas of greatest need for improvement in
About three months ago, a large section of the road was dug up in an effort to stabilise a section that appeared to be falling apart. This work took more than two and a half months to complete. The section of road (lane) was closed off during this period.
Several weeks after the road was reconstructed a fresh load tar was laid. Unfortunately, within two days of traffic use the road subsided as the compaction had not been done and the tar surface became uneven. An additional coat of tar was placed to bring the road up to a flat surface level two weeks ago.
One would assume would be the end of the story. No way!! We do things the “
One can only wonder as to the credibility and ability of those given to managing our scarce resources, if this is an example of effective road construction and maintenance.
Name withheld
SPPF = LIES AND MORE LIES
Sir,
This week a significant portion of the content of “The People” rag bag, has concentrated its attention on the interview that Sir James Mancham gave to the press in
The concentration of SPPF propaganda is so skewed in such a way as to present Sir James as “money grabbing”. Given the way the SPPF has “partage la richesse” between its little ‘clique’ is the best available example of greed. Firstly, the fact of the mater, as every Seychellois knows, is that the SMB Supermarket belonged to the family of Sir James. During its heyday it was always fully stocked quite unlike SMB today. Secondly, the Constitution of Seychelles obliges the SPPF government to return or compensate fully, at market prices, all those who suffered under the dictatorial policy of acquisition of property.
Sir James, as I understand it has been trying, as is his Constitutional right, to seek a return of the property or a semblance of adequate compensation. To date this has not happened. Every Seychellois no matter what his political allegiance, is entitled to justice before the law and society.
It is high time, that the SPPF recognised this fact and passed the property back to its rightful owners.
Observer