Christopher Gill's Column

More SPPF Attacks on Christopher Gill

From the contents of two letters in the Independent, seems my Article has rattled some SPPF nerves. ….more >

Inter-island ferries to pay for fuel in foreign currency

This applies notably to ‘Qat Coco’, ‘Praslin Express’ and ‘Qat Rose’, whose management believe the measure to be extremely unfair ….more >

The Seychelles Drug Epidemic

Hard drugs are the cause of vanishing dreams for our youths within a short period of time having gone on drugs. ….more >

Seychelles hosting the 6^th CJSOI games

As of Sunday 27th July 2008, Seychelles will welcome athletes from 6 countries in the Indian Ocean Region for the 6th edition of the CJSOI games. ….more >

Press Release

The Miss Seychelles Islands Executive Committee would like to announce that we have had to re-schedule the Miss Seychelles Islands Beauty Pageant, 2008. ….more >

Trade Tax Division still charging GST on solar panels

This is despite a statement made by the Minister of Finance to the National Assembly that the government would remove GST altogether on the importation of solar panels ….more >

State house anytime now

Offshore, diplomatic calls & 14 juillet: The week has been pretty hectic but fun… The President’s agenda was bursting with photo ops ….more >

The 3.6 million dollar question!

The generous offer by the South African government to the SPPF government to do as it pleases with the 3.6 million dollars may prove to be just another 3.6 million dollar colossal mistake. ….more >

The comedy of the National Assembly

Muddled up millions from the Disaster Relief Fund ….more >

Ramkalawan wants SPPF to remain in power!

He said, “SPPF will be here for a long time.” ….more >

“La Vielle” soon to be joined by “Gran Mere Kreol”

The Chairman of the Board of Directors of Air Seychelles has announced the signing of a favorable lease agreement with ILFC for another 767-205EM which is over 21 years old ….more >

“We are going to deal with them”

Marie-Louise Potter stated recently in the Assembly at the top of her whiny voice ….more >

Did you know that buying votes is an offence?

Who should be enforcing this law - The police? The Electoral Commissioner? ….more >

Fear reduced Opposition vote to 26%

The result of the bye-election held on 19th July shows that the opposition vote has been considerably reduced to 26% compared to over 50% in the general election held one year ago when DP joined with the SNP to put forward the single candidature of Jean-François Ferrari under the SNP symbol in an electoral alliance. This time the contest was between the DP and SNP, while the ruling party engineered a boycott of the poll supported by the state broadcasting media and the electoral commissioner.

Despite the low turn out, the incumbent Jean-François Ferrari of the SNP captured 87% of the total votes cast against DP’s Frank Elizabeth who polled 13%. ….more >

Seychelles in the Italian Press:

SEYCHELLES JAIL HELL FOR TURIN MAN: Federico Boux, 32, is accused of drug trafficking. Faces ten-year sentence. Boux claims he was framed by an Italian. ….more >

Opposition Leader receives only SR15, 000 monthly for security allocation

Recent massive salary increase for Constitutional Appointees does not appear to be matched by a similar fat allocation for Ramkalawan’s personal security. ….more >

Allocation of Seychelles citizenship should be more transparent

Recent sales of prime land to foreigners who have obtained Seychelles citizenships have focused public attention on the manner this is done. ….more >

The shame of a nation

Le Nouveau Seychelles Weekly received a call last Friday (18th July 2008) from a patron informing us of an incident of vandalism at Anse Poules Bleues. ….more >

How long do we have before SPPF turns us into slaves again?

We can clearly say that a good half of our population has already reached the “governmental dependency” stage ….more >

The issue of returning graduates

It was quite interesting to follow the discussion on the issue of returning graduates in the National Assembly recently ….more >

From Russia with love!

Owners of the Moscow Savoy ended up on the shores of Beau Vallon where they were offered a lifetime opportunity deal. ….more >

Lawlessness & A Free for All

Seychelles is being engulfed by a wave of violence, crime, drugs & alcohol scourge, mafia style plundering, free for all corruption ….more >

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