Seychelles Weekly

Nine practising nurses received their Master of Science degrees in a ceremony last Friday (25/11/06) at the National Institute of Education. This follows four years of hard work following the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) programme. The graduates are Beryl Camille - Elsia Sinon - Florida Bijoux - Gylian Mein - Jean D’Arc Suzette - Flossy Baker - Linda Philoe - Marie-Antoinette Hoarau and Mirena Souris. Le Nouveau Seychelles Weekly would like to extend its congratulations to the graduates and wish them well in all their future undertakings. “Good Luck! You make Seychelles proud.”

The Court of Appeal this week gave judgment in favour of Paul Chow allowing his appeal against a judgment of Judge Karunakaran who had made an order rescinding an agreement between Chow and Josslyn Bossy. read more

The fishermen who ordinarily moor their fishing boats at Roche Caiman next to the Angel Fish business premises have complained that they have been forced to stop mooring their boats in the area since the land has been transferred to Angel Fish by Government. ... read more

The Immigration Division headed by Mrs. Marie Ange Hoareau, Principal Secretary, has deported two Indian migrant workers from Seychelles. The two workers were arrested last Friday and left Seychelles on Saturday. ... read more

According to official figures for 2006; 120,880 people have visited Seychelles so far this year, an improvement of 12% on last year’s figures for the same period. However, the Ministry of Tourism, the Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) and the Ministry of Finance have all failed so far in releasing figures stating how much money, obviously in foreign exchange, the 120,880 visitors brought into the local economy. ... read more

Judge Ranjun Perera has been sued in his own capacity this week by Mrs. Marie Rita Pulchery in a very unusual case. Judge Perera is the same judge who awarded substantial damages against Regar Publication in favour of Maurice Lousteau-Lalanne in the sum of R.350, 000. ... read more

The Leader of the Seychelles National Party (SNP), Reverend Wavel Ramkalawan, has officially announced that the SNP may not participate in the forthcoming National Assembly elections, which should be held before the end of 2007. ... read more

“It’s a high price to pay to be known. But I hope the clubbing has made people aware of the problems that we face, not just getting our names recognized”. ... read more

Sir, Looking back at the last three months since the presidential election of 31st July, 2006, all indications are that James Michel and Joseph Belmont are intent on establishing a politically segregated society in this country.... read more

On the day of the coup d’etat (5th June 1977) President Michel, in battle fatigue smuggled into the country (together with six AK 47s) in a sofa set from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, was part of the gang rounding up foreign police officers and judges to be held in the police jail in Victoria before being summarily deported the same evening. One of the judges arrested that day was Chief Justice O’Brien Quinn, an Irishman.... read more

The month of November is particularly significant in the history of our country. Not only do we observe Armistice Day in honour of our valiant young men who gave their lives alongside millions of others during the Second World War, it is particularly politically significant also because it was the month that Rene ordered the mass arrest and detention of over 100 people. ... read more

The 28th November is the anniversary of the assassination in London in 1985 of the leader of the Mouvement Pour La Resistance (MPR), Gerard Hoareau. Hoareau was gunned down by what British anti-terrorist police believed was a hit man assisted, British police also believed, by another individual (believed to be a Seychellois) who knew Hoareau and was able to identify him to the foreign assassin. ... read more

What a pity if Julien Durup has succeeded in undermining the historical connection between the Marie- Antoinette Restaurant and “Livingstone Cottage”, the house where the explorer H.M. Stanley stayed in 1872. ... read more

The Swiss Capuchin Father Lambert (Paul Noël) arrived for the first time in the Seychelles in 1947. When he was posted to Baie Lazare (presumably the same year) most of the granite stones for the foundation and construction were in place. That colossal work for a new church started earlier by another Swiss Capuchin in late 1932, Father Simon (Georges-Louis Ruffieux), before Paul Noël joined the order. ... read more

Castro absent at Cuba’s first military parade in 10 years --- Pedestrian bridge collapses in India killing 33 people --- 300 dead after fourth big storm hit Philippines --- Saudi Arabia arrested 136 militants and suicide bombers --- Radio-active poison found in Italian who had contact with dead Russian spy --- Fighting in Southern Sudan kill 150 --- US and Guyana investigate chemical threat to US airline flying out of Guyana --- Egypt bulldoze houses to dig up pharaonic tomb in Luxor --- Rebels capture town in Eastern Chad --- Storms of snow and ice leave millions without power in central USA --- SNP may not take part in elections next year says Ramkalawan --- 2 Indian migrant workers deported from Seychelles ---