Seychelles Weekly

President James Michel suffered a major political defeat this week, in his crude attempt to silence the voice of the official opposition in the National Assembly. .... read more

The CTK news agency reports that a briefcase containing files relating to the case of fugitive Czech businessman Radovan Krejcir, which was found on the street in Brno, had been stolen from Milan Horvath, the head of the serious fraud department of the Supreme State Attorney’s Office. .... read more

“IN LAST WEEK’S ISSUE THE ARTICLE BELOW WAS BLOCKED OUT DUE TO CENSORSHIP BY THE PRINTER ON THE ADVICE OF THEIR LAWYERS. THE TITLE OF THE ARTICLE WHICH WE HAVE OMMITTED WAS DEEMED DEFAMATORY” .... read more

Western countries and human rights organizations have been spitting blood by the appointment of Zimbabwe as Africa’s choice to chair the UN commission on sustainable development. .... read more

In the past we have not hesitated in criticising and condemning the Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) when we felt that they were being bias in the way they reported on matters of a political nature. .... read more

ir, I was watching TV on Sunday and SBC who was diligently following the SPPF shame train, interviewed a man who gave a most ridiculous reason for voting for the SPPF. .... read more

President Michel has gone through the University of Life – In his sixty-one years we take it that along the way President Michel must have accumulated the knowledge, wisdom and experience which makes him today the President of our Republic. .... read more

In the National Assembly election campaign, President Michel and his political party, SPPF, tried to adopt the cloak of patriotism. Almost all the local singers they could buy turned up on the stage at the SPPF rally on May 6 to sing the praises of the Seychelles. .... read more

I am not so sure we all heard the same message from this Election. Ghosts do not talk neither do People denied the right to vote. .... read more

President Michel ambushed the opposition with the dissolution of the National Assembly last March, at the very end of the State of the Nation address - hoping that he would wipe-out the Opposition from the Assembly in a snap election. .... read more

In the last few years the economy has been slowing down to a crawl and all indications are that things are taking a turn for the worst. This week again, construction companies have been complaining of the lack of construction materials on the local market. .... read more

It is reported that the police force has behaved in a manner that was totally unjustified and irresponsible on Sunday 13th May, 2007, the day after the National Assembly elections. This was in an incident which occurred at ‘Bisnak’, on the Revolution Avenue in the vicinity of ‘Tip-Top’. .... read more

“We want absolute majority in the National Assembly,” they clamoured, “and we will get it” they were heard to have stated on more than one occasion. The SNP, on the other hand, decided that the best strategy is to change tactics. .... read more

The antics of one District Administrator (DA) before and on the day of the elections demonstrates very vividly how the SPPF is using and abusing the machinery of government in order to win elections. This story is about the DA of the District or electoral area of Roche Caiman. .... read more

LNSW continues with the serialization of the trial of Guy Pool who was accused of exploding a bomb at the Reef Hotel in 1972. " I believe Guy Pool is innocent " says Mrs. Geva Adam on the stand ... read more

Two trains from North and South Korea crossed the border for the first time in more than 50 years ---- Tony Blair made his 7th and probably final visit to Iraq before stepping down as PM ---- Uneasy calm in India’s northern city of Hyderabad after a bomb blast in a mosque ---- Romanians to vote in referendum on whether President Basescu will be ousted ---- Divers in Florida say they have found one of the richest undersea treasures ---- Microsoft bought internet ad company aQuantive for $6 billion ---- New Wembley to roll out red carpet before FA cup final between Chelsea and Man U ---- Taiwan to rename the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall as the Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall ----

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