Seychelles Weekly

The tourism industry on Praslin is in turmoil after it turns out that for the last twenty years, all the converted pick-up trucks which the hotels were using to transport their staff to and from work are illegal according to the Licensing Authority. Now, it seems they have to desist from carrying hotel staff they have not been licensed to do so by the Licensing Authority. ... read more

The Chairman of Air Seychelles, Captain David Savy, is not it seems contented in publicly expressing and being seen to be associated with the ruling party, the SPPF, but has resorted to dragging Air Seychelles into his personal politics.... read more

Sir, I wish to refer to the article on the new Minister of Education by fellow classmate, Mr. Paul Chow (Sept. 08, 2006). It appears that the writer has confused the profile of Mr. Sham Laye with someone else, most likely me.... read more

On Friday 8th September a strange thing happened at Central police station. On duty at the Inquiry Desk were two police women and a policeman. A young man who appeared slightly tipsy walked into the police station to lodge a complaint.... read more

This opinion piece is in response to a letter we published calling for the ban on camouflaged clothing and other items. We publish the writer’s contribution, as we understand that a considerable amount of time went into its research and write up. ... read more

Award of SR71,000 to Construction Worker

The Supremem Court, presided over by Justice Karunakaran has awardes SR71,000 damages with 4% interest and costs to a young man against a well known construction company. The young man fell down a slippery roof and suffered extensive injuries as a result.... read more

Pope Benedict XVI said he was deeply sorry Muslims were offended by his use of medieval quotation on Islam and violence --- A global day of action is held calling for peace in Darfur --- Swedish Center-Right Opposition ousts Social Democrats and wows to reform Welfare State --- Zimbabwe union chiefs tell of rampant police beatings --- The rape of our country revealed in stark detail --- Air Seychelles presents a false version of history in its in-flight magazine --- Praslin's tourism industry undermined by licensing authority ---

This topic cannot be debated upon unless we take a good look at the political history of our country, especially at the role played and or contribution brought into our democracy since independence by the said political party(s) which at one stage of its political existence found itself in opposition. The first major political party to have played that role in Seychelles politics is non-other than the SPPF formerly known as the infamous SPUP.... read more

If the President of the Republic and the cabinet of Ministers were expecting the newly opened super market, Supasave, to be a new dawn in retail shopping then there must be an awful lot of disappointed, albeit still powerful, people in the country today. A quick look around the shop will show what it is I want to convey to the readers...... read more

.Several corporate employees have complained to this paper about current company practices. These employees argue that the “agreed grading” had not been followed in many cases... read more

When he came to power after organising a coup d'état which overthrew the legal independence constitution in June 1977, former President Albert Rene published a document called “SPPF Policy Statement Onward to Socialism”. In it he claimed that “In accordance with the overriding aims of the (Seychelles People's Progressive) Front, the tourist industry must result in economic benefits to all and not simply to those who have sought to capitalise on the natural beauty of the country”.. read more