The following article appeared in l’Echo des Iles, the mouthpiece of the Catholic Church in Seychelles, in its issue of July 1992, which is quite instructive as a historical throw back. .... read more
Introduced under the name of eTopUp, the service allows customers to top up their mobile prepaid service electronically without the need to use scratch card vouchers. .... read more
Pensions and gratuities for big shots only - L'Echo des Iles
Joel Morgan sent to sweep the yard!
Moutia & Co. are laughing all the way to the bank
Sir - Unsurprisingly this notebook issue for teachers is creating a lot of controversy. Apparently, Government is saying that teachers are only paying 25% of the real value of the computer. If this is the case, Moutia & Co. are laughing all the way to the bank .... read more
TWO AK47 VERSUS A GREEN UMBRELLA!
Last Saturday two members of the Special Support Unit (SSU) in uniform armed with AK47 were observed patrolling the streets of Victoria. They were accompanied by two uniformed police officers, a man and woman dressed in the blue and white uniform that has now become recognisable as uniform for our local police force. .... read more
Can Patrick Herminie sleep at night??
This is the question god-fearing individuals from all religious backgrounds in
Joel Morgan is being made to go sweep the yard for the rest of his ministerial career as punishment for being too smart for the good of the citizens, while his Principal Secretary has been reduced to a mere tea boy, again. .... read more
IS MARIE-ANTOINETTE ROSE OBSSESSED WITH FRANK ELIZABETH?
Marie-Antoinette Rose, the inconsequential and controversial editor of The People, last week unleashed all her pent-up sexual frustration in a blistering article on the front page of her paper which ferociously attacked Mr. Frank Elizabeth..... read more
CWS introduces Seychelles’ first electronic Prepaid Top Up Service
This week we saw the appointment of Mr. Francis McGregor as the President of the Court of Appeal and Mr. Jeremie Bonnelame as the new Chairman of the Constitutional Appointments Authority (CAA). These appointments are being viewed as contentious and very much political. .... read more
Chairs Don’t Fly
Air Seychelles CEO David Savy recently opened a Pearl Class Lounge (Lounge) at the Seychelles International Airport. The new Lounge replaces the old one which had a couch and two chairs and locked fridge in it. .... read more
IN THE ASSEMBLY THIS WEEK
The National Assembly debated on a motion brought by Honourable Nichola Prea which reads as follows:
Sa lasanble I aprouve pou demann gouvernman anba tenm Ansanm Pour Lanmour Sesel pou met a dispozisyon bann fasilite neseser tel ki biro pour tou bann MNA ki’n ganny elekte dan zot distrik respektiv. .... read more
THE POLICE FORCE IN TURMOIL
The Police Force has caused the death of an elderly gentleman, Mr. Desire Croisee, a 77 yr old of Belvedere. .... read more
President Michel makes controversial appointments
SPPF WOMEN, WE LOVE YOU!
Men who normally sympathize with the opposition have flooded our phone line this week with messages of sympathy for all SPPF women. Apparently, The People claimed last week that the opposition has an aversion to women, especially SPPF women. .... read more
“We are living in a torture chamber” says Ricky Robert
During a routine visit to the
The Local Police Force has once again used a fire arm recklessly endangering the life of a number of people in the process. According to eyewitnesses last Tuesday, 26th June, 2007, in an incident on Praslin at The Ocean Plaza shopping centre, at Grand Anse .... read more
“A camp of sombre faces” – by Shiva Naipaul
This is an article which appeared in The Spectator – a British weekly political journal in November 1985. The author was a very famous travel writer who visited Seychelles in 1984 and paid a visit to the National Youth Service village at Cap Ternay. .... read more
Weekly working for a better Seychelles!
Le Nouveau Seychelles Weekly is working hand-in-hand with President Michel in tackling environment issues in the country. After publishing the pictures of a broken “septic tank” in the middle of Victoria that lay un-repaired for weeks, the very next day after the publication of the story in our newspaper, Issue 21, June 22, 2007, workmen were hard at work repairing the ruptured tank and drainage system .... read more
Political Commentary
The former President, France Albert Rene, who turns 72 later this year, has suddenly developed a persecution complex in the twilight of his life. However, he does not feel he is being persecuted today, but more precisely over 30 years ago. .... read more
Editorial
These individuals must make a choice between self-interest or the people’s….
President Michel reduced the numbers of ministers in his cabinet from ten to eight this week. He has done away with the long serving Minister Syvette Pool. Minister Pool, it is said, has expressed her desire to retire. However, under our Constitution a Minister cannot ‘retire’. .... read more
Christopher Gill's Column
Mystery Hotel on Farquar?
Following a front page article last week in ‘Regar’, 28/06/07, about a mystery hotel on the
