Seychelles Weekly

News that President Michel has taken the extraordinary step to appoint Judge Riley to conduct an inquiry into the incident of October 3rd has been welcomed by most, if not everybody, here. However, there is more than meets the eye and a little digging here and there will definitely unearth a catalogue of suspicious incidents, accidents and unlawful killings in Seychelles. .... read more

SIR – When I watched the news at 8 pm on Monday evening this week, it made my blood boil. I was furious to the point of smashing my television set, if only it costs one rupee, like the land they sold to Arabs and Mr Francis Savy. Mrs Marie-Louise Potter had the guts to say that at the speed the country is moving to prolong the electoral process would be detrimental to our economy. .... read more

The “Seychelles Strategy 2017” is not a week old and it’s already doomed to failure. Cracks the sizes of buses are being made in it. This happened recently when the 5 STAR “Banyan Tree Resort” received two re-conditioned Ashok Leyland buses for its use. .... read more

The manner by which President of the Republic, Mr James Michel, chose to dissolve the National Assembly will return to haunt him, following moves by the Leader of the Democratic Party, Mr Paul Chow, to challenge the constitutionality of the date set for new elections for a new National Assembly at the Supreme Court. It is clear that there was a conspiracy to mug the Constitution in order to silence the voice of his political opponents. .... read more

The Seychelles Weekly is providing an opportunity for Mr. Christopher Gill to express his opinions on political and current events as well as promote new ideas for the conduct of our national affairs. Mr. Gill was unceremoniously thrown out from the pages of the Independent newspaper by its editor and publisher Mr. Percy Ah Mane. .... read more

It has now been confirmed that the Super Save supermarket will definitely close down its doors soon after the election in May this year. It appears that the supermarket has met the same fate as Aeroflot, British Airways, Air France and many other companies which have found it impossible to do business in Seychelles because of their inability to repatriate their money in foreign exchange. .... read more

Within days after the 1977 Coup, Tanzanian troops poured into the Seychelles to bolster the newly established regime of France Albert Rene. On 5th June, 2007, the country will grieve or celebrate the events of the thirty years gone by. The stage is vastly different from that inherited from the first President of Seychelles, Sir James Richard Mancham. .... read more

In what can only be described as a bizarre series of embarrassing contradictions, President Michel promptly announced the dissolution of the National Assembly on 20th March this year in his annual State of the Nation address stating that the members of the National Assembly were not serious and were not doing their jobs. .... read more

The latest violent incident involving a State House security agent happened on Monday, 26th March, 2007, at Anse Aux Pins at around 5.30 pm - where a lady of 56 years, Marie-Andre Charlette, was assaulted by Clifford Cupidon, a well known State House (spy) security agent. .... read more

Britain seeks international help to isolate Iran over the capture of 15 marines in the Gulf ---- India’s Supreme Court suspends government program to reserve spots for lower-caste students at top medical, engineering and medical schools ---- Arab leaders agree on appeal for Israel to accept land-for-peace offer ---- Morgan Tsvangirai held for several hours by Zimbabwe police, say party officials ---- China reacts to 2 US senators’ to introduce legislations that will punish China for reluctance to allow the Yuan to rise ---- Japanese scientists claim to have developed a vaccine for Alzheimer’s disease that is effective in rats and plan to start testing on humans soon ---- Elections for the National Assembly in Seychelles set for May 10, 11, 12, 2007 ---- SNP and DP will contest the Seychelles election as an alliance says SNP leader Ramkalawan ---- UN Security Council has approved tougher sanctions on Iran for its refusal to stop enriching uranium --- Sudanese troops bar UN Humanitarian Chief from visiting Darfur refugee camp ---- Russian troops beak up Opposition rally and detained activists --- For the first time in Hong Kong’s election the incumbent and the challenger face each other in two debates ---