Seychelles Weekly

After spending over 40 years in the United Kingdom, one bystander who had returned to his homeland just five years before, was observing the crowd as it gathered outside the National Assembly on Tuesday this week. When the riot police ordered the crowd to disperse he was caught in the middle. .. read more

The Seychelles National Party (SNP) deplores the heavy-handed action of the government against its leadership and members on 3 October 2006 which resulted in the hospitalisation with head injuries of its leader, Wavel Ramkalawan, who is also the country’s Leader of the Opposition, and executive committee member Jean-Francois Ferrari, and arrest and detention in police custody of its secretary-general, Roger Mancienne. ... read more

A contingent of over 30 riot police used batons, tear gas and rubber bullets to break up a crowd of 20 opposition sympathisers, in danger of growing 60-strong, gathered in a peaceful but unauthorised demonstration outside the National Assembly building on Tuesday this week. ... read more

SNP PARTY COMMUNIQUE ON EVENTS OF 3 OCTOBER 2006 CONCERNING THE RIGHT TO ESTABLISH A PRIVATE RADIO STATION

The Supreme Court presided over by Justice Bernardin Renaud has ordered a Construction Company to pay damages to a family who claimed that the company has polluted their water source by building a septic tank in a river from which the Plaintiffs drew and used water for domestic consumption. ... read more

This week Herminie was seen gloating on SBC TV and heaping self praise upon himself for his research which he claims has revealed that Mauritius, South Africa and the United Kingdom have passed laws which prohibit the setting up of private radio station to people and companies who are “affiliated” to a political party or religious groupings. ... read more

This challenge is to Minister Dugasse and the SPPF regime in general. It appears that whenever the SPPF regime wants to justify an action which gives them more control to suppress or reject a proposal from the opposition, they use the examples from the so called “countries which are models of democracy in the region and the rest of the world”. They will usually give examples from England,

Mauritius

, South Africa etc... read more

Hey Minister, let’s use England as the Yardstick for reference to all our actions in Government, what do you say?

While the Government controlled media has refused to comment on the issue of the amendment of the broadcasting bill, people concerned by this development have been asking questions especially at a time when the leader of the country addressed the community of French Speaking countries promoting the advance of technology in Seychelles ... read more

Para-military unit in Seychelles attacked opposition leaders --- S. Korea hails UN stance on North Korea impending nuclear test --- Bishop Tutu warned of 'powder keg of poverty' in S. Africa --- Tony Blair and Condoleeza Rice to discuss Iran sanctions --- Demostrators protest in London against closure of Burberry factory ---

This is the first and last advice this column is going to offer the new Minister of Education in his endeavour to re-establish respect for and normality in the teaching profession in Seychelles. The new strategy aimed at marketing the teaching profession in a manner that will draw more people to take up teaching while at the same time retain the services of those already in the profession, is by all accounts a welcome move... read more

AN EYE WITNESS ACCOUNT OF THE EXCESSIVE USE OF FORCE OUTSIDE THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BUILDING