The Voice of Reason: Is RAMKALAWAN Another Doctor Faustus?
Like the tragic figure in Christopher Marlowe’s novel, the aptly named Doctor Faustus, who sold his soul to the devil for knowledge and power, all signs are that Ramkalawan has sold his soul to the SPPF. ….read more
Weekly reacts following end of agreement with Regar Printing.
The editor of Le Nouveau Seychelles Weekly, Ralph Volcere, has given the newspaper’s reaction following Regar Printing’s decision to stop printing Weekly. ....read more
Ralph Volcere Silenced?
Le Nouveau Seychelles Weekly may well have made its last appearance on our news stands last week as yet another publishing house has been forced to stop printing it. ….read more
Taiwan's Independence
China's arguments against Taiwanese self-determination are not particularly legal or ethical. They boil down to the fact that Beijing has over a billion people, a huge economy, and over 900 missiles pointing at the nearby island. ….read more
Prices are up by more than 30%
The People newspaper, the mouthpiece of the ruling party, SPPF, in a front page article this week put the increases in prices as 11%. This is very far from the realities in the shops today. ….read more
The wisdom of the SNP leader Honourable Ramkalawan
We will stick to the last two years during the course of this exercise in evaluating the wisdom of the man who is dying to be our “Dear Leader”, the presidency is or was his ultimate goal, but, it seems that he has now given up all hope and has opted for the next best thing. ….read more
Welcome to Grace Barbe and her band
Grace Barbe, formerly lead singer with popular WA reggae band, Raggabeats, has assembled a talented cast of musicians ….read more
Chrsitopher Gill's Column
May Not Agree With What You Say
The recent refusal of Regar Printing not to print the Seychelles Weekly, has dealt our ailing, infant democracy a major blow. ….read more
A lesson for Seychelles from Zimbabwe
With inflation reported at close to 15,000%, a quarter of the population in need of food aid and a currency so worthless even the government charges for services in foreign currency, no sitting leader should win an election. Unless, of course, he is Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe. ….........read more
Mugabe Government Admits Zimbabwe White Farmers Were Wronged
Zimbabwe's lands and security minister Didymus Mutasa has admitted in a court in Europe that the government wrongfully seized white farms which belonged to Dutch citizens who considered Zimbabwe their home. ….read more
The Mo Ibrahim prize: Robbing Peter to pay Paul
Mo Ibrahim’s prize for a retired African president which was awarded to Joachim Chissano of Mozambique was in my view an insult to the African people. ….read more
