“What is your favorite radio station?”

The new Health Minister, Marie-Pierre Lloyd’s, recently told us in a speech before assuming her new portfolio that we “should take back our communities from drug traffickers for the love of Seychelles”. Great initiative Madam, except for the “love of Seychelles” part. If your President and your Government were sincere, they would create a serious drug squad in the Police Department. Note the word SERIOUS. Not complacent, not accomplices and certainly not a department that lets the drug lords walk right through the airport with their stash to come and sell to our “treasures”. So give them hell Madam and let your voice be heard!

Shaun on Paradise FM, can you please shut up with the “What is your favorite radio station?” We only have one so we have no choice! So please change the question to:

What is your favorite computer company? “Space95 (or CHARM)” replies the President of all Seychellois people from the land of “FAR”. How about making a few cool millions for the boys, while getting teachers to believe they are getting a good teaching tool called 1500 notebooks! Riddle from Shaun: “CHA” lives in a glass house, “R” is king of the ballot box and “M” is a drum beat to a local dance. Wonder why DRAFIX did not win this one, or has the “FAR” company in UK been dissolved? Call in with your answer and win a free Dell computer. Wonder what happened to that transparent tender board?

So Colonel Gaddafi of Libya wants a real African Union. Maybe it is a good thing as we can all use the new “AFRO” currency. Kind of like the Euro which is scarce to come by these days. Hey, any currency is better than the Seychelles Rupee! Except of course for the Zimbabwean Dollar! But seriously, imagine how well Seychelles could look when compared to Malawi, Zimbabwe, Congo, Burundi and Rwanda? We could really rule the African Union. Wonder if FAR (being of European ancestry) would qualify as the first President of the Union?

And Seychelles Nation’s, June 26th headlines “Youths learn how to run business”. OK youths, lesson 1: Visit your local bank. Lesson 2: Bring lots of credentials signed by SPPF top brass if you wish to see the Bank Manager. 3. Ask him for a forex loan to buy your start-up equipment; hint, if you are starting a car hire, just go to Nouvobanq and they will give you a cheque right away to give to the Daihatsu Prince at Providence. 4. If the bank manager refuses to give you a loan, just go to the new Victoria Treasury Department (located above the Pirates Arms) where the good doctor will see you with open “pirates arms”.

Speaking of the good doctor and learning about finance and business, I really wonder where the good doctor gets all his financing? Heck, the ink was not even dry on the Hotel marina deal when I heard that the big printing press is also gone. Maybe they will start printing a new one thousand rupee note soon, or better still, a five thousand rupee one. Probably will need it soon based on the rupee slide and cost of goods at Supa….! Zimbabwe here we come.

And rumour has it that the big blue century-old telecoms are next on the list. Wonder if AirCel will rise from the Indian phoenix ashes once again. FAR may get his wish after all. The Brits and colonialism will be gone once and for all, only to be replaced by the new Indian Tiger. Somehow, I feel nostalgic for God Save the Queen. And who knows what is next on the list. Maybe a bank to store or legalize all the millions! And why should FAR have an army for himself. Doc will need one soon to protect not only himself but all his shareholders, from the ones with “emeralds” to the new kid on the block.

So June 29th Sports day was cancelled because tracks were not ready due to bad weather. Really? Try lack of planning and mismanagement. No one thought that there could be rain delay? Gee, a call to our Bel Air ‘meteo’ man would have solved the problem. And instead of spending millions on June 5th and elections, maybe we could have paid for new tracks a long time ago, for the “love of Seychelles” and also for our “young treasures” who could actually be doing something other than drugs! By the way, can they also redo the tennis courts at the ‘Palace of Sports’ while they are working on the new surface in the ‘Stad Popiler’?

(contributed)