CHRISTOPHER GILL’S COLUMNIn spite of SPPF, Happy New Year People of Seychelles! We are back! The SPPF have set the stage for 2008 to be a very difficult year for the People of Seychelles. ….read more
Over the past week Mr. Patrick Ve,l the director of SMB, very bravely announced that his organization is about to revise the price of commodities that they sell. ….read more
The following are taken as is from a web blog: WAVEL, SELLING OUT TO SPPF? ….read more
Unfortunately, we have to report another robbery at Cote d’Or, which took place last week ….read more
Justice was set to move at a crawling pace with the absence of three out of the five judges of the Supreme Court ….read more
The Nation of 7-1-08 had this article about the Public Utilities Corporation stepping up its advice to consumers on realistic and simple methods by which they can conserve water and electricity and therefore save on their bills. ….read more
During a Presidential address last year, Mr. James Alix Michel stated that SPPF government will be setting up a new program for all teachers. ….read more
Dear Sir, There is a study that has been done in several countries whereby it has confirmed that there is direct correlation between a population’s drug abuse patterns and the economic difficulties that they are facing. ….read more
President James Alix Michel (JAM) launched his vision to mask the mess (communist policies) that he has helped perpetrate on our beloved country (Pou Lanmour Sesel!). ….read more
PUC have recently announced price increases in providing treated water in the Seychelles. In this regard, we now need to ask how much value are we the over-taxed public receiving for our money? ….read more
The case of four women suspected of organizing a prostitution racket for the benefit of Arab sheiks has reached Klaipeda’s district court in Vilnius. ….read more
Seychelles is looking at ways to protect sharks for eco-tourism. ….read more
Seychelles Tourism Board has teamed up with CNN International to launch its first pan-European integrated campaign in a bid to promote its group of islands as a leading holiday destination. ….read more
In our last issue for 2007 Le Nouveau Seychelles Weekly we declared 2008 as the Human Rights Year. We made an appeal to President Michel personally to hear our call and to join with us in making 2008 the year that this fundamental right enshrined in the Constitution of the Third Republic is finally respected and protected throughout the fabric of society. ….read more
Maldivian Company Takes Over FeliciteThe Maldivian company, “Per Aquum,” has taken over the management of Felicite, the largest of the cluster of islands around La Digue and once favourite haunt of former President Albert Rene. ….read more
State House Security Unit at it again!These people just cannot stay out of trouble, now they want to kill popular Regar journalist Davidson Barra. ….read more
Prices are up in the shops by more than 100%The People newspaper, the mouthpiece of the ruling party, SPPF, in a front page article in an end of the year (2007) issue puts the increases in prices generally as 11%. This is very far from the realities in the shops today. ….read more
Alphonse, Second Island Acquisition Of “Great Safari Plains”Alphonse Island, owned by the Islands Development Company (IDC) headed by Mr. Glenny Savy, has been leased to “Great Safari Plains”, a South African company. ….read more
The Rising Sun going after Dr. GovindenThe Rising Sun has turned an incident involving Dr. Govinden at the airport last year into their ‘cause celèbre’. Dr. Govinden is a respected member of the community who made a silly mistake; everyone is entitled to a mistake. ….read more
Taxi drivers forced out because they upset a MinisterThe Land Transport Division, in their efforts at improving traffic flow in Victoria, have had to move taxi operators from Independence Avenue adjacent to Liberty House to a new location in the Stadium Car Park. ….read more
And just after all parties in our parliament had unanimously supported the 2008 budget, PUC announced horrible increases in respect of electricity, water and sewerage, followed just few days later by Seychelles Petroleum Company with further increases of 72% for price of cooking gas. ….read more
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