CHRISTOPHER GILL’S COLUMNI was in a deep sleep and my mind had been taken away to rest in a great slumber. Then the flower pots came one by one ….read more
THE annual rate of inflation was officially 7.3% in January. Yes and no, says the National Statistics Bureau (NSB) which released the latest figures. ….read more
On the 5th March 2008, Judge Perera dismissed a motion brought by Mr. Bernard Georges, lawyer for Ailee Development. Ailee development is the company which owns the Plantation Club Hotel. ….read more
Press Release
Prezidan Michel i deplor labi seksyel kont zanfan ….read more
The first edition of the newly launched electronic newsletter, E-News, by the Seychelles Hospitality & Tourism Association (SHTA) ….read more
The Rotary Club of Victoria Is Inviting Your Company to Become a Major Sponsor
RCV will be hosting its annual fishing tournament on Friday 11th and Saturday 12th April 2008, with the prize-giving BBQ to be held on Sunday 13th April ….read more
I am writing to express my deep concern about the article “Do as I Say, Not as I Do”. ….read more
SCCI responds to accusations of responsibility for shortage of essential commodities ….read more
IT WAS really shocking to hear on the news recently that there have been several cases of sexual abuse on children from ages 4 to 10 years old in just February only. ….read more
QUIETLY gone, apparently unnoticed by most people, was the Finance Principal Secretary for Finance, Ms Lekha Nair, who was last year replaced by Ahmed Afif as part of President Michel's latest reshuffle. ….read more
The number of travel agencies in Victoria keeps increases. The newest to open its doors is “Vision Voyages" on the upper floor of Sound & Vision House, at Francis Rachel Street. ….read more
The number of transit passengers have more than doubled compared to the first two months last year. ….read more
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SEYCHELLES woke up to a startling shock last week when it was widely reported in the national media that there is a paedophile in our midst. A 34 year old man was alleged to have sexually assaulted several children between the ages of 6 to 12 in several places around Victoria. …......read more
AMONGST all our bad habits and vices, gambling is one that has in the past decade or two wrapped its dark tentacles (SPPF Octopus) around many of our fellow Seychellois. The amusement arcade should probably be more appropriately named the arcade of empty purses and broken homes. ….read more
A look back at the gospel according to Danny Faure in presenting Budget 2007“TOTAL dividends amounting to R188 million have been received from parastatal organisations that have exceeded expectations. ….read more
DESPITE the fact that our government itself has reneged on our national currency, it appears that the average citizen cannot have enough of it. The face value of notes and coins (currency) issued by the Central Bank has risen from R 130m at the end of 1992 to R382m at the end of November 2002, to over R450 million at December 31, 2007. ….read more
IT MAY come as a surprise to those used to reading about the apparently benign political climate in Seychelles to learn that not many years ago hundreds of property (real estate) owners had their land and houses summarily removed from them by essentially the same government currently in power. ….read more
MUCH has been said about the hundreds of luxury villas going up on the slopes of our granitic islands, which have now spread to the Amirantes. ….read more
THE CHAIRMAN of the Constitutional Appointment Authority has stated that the Authority shall not rush to appoint a new Chief Justice in haste. He said that they will continue to deliberate and will name its appointment when the time is right. ….read more
… according to Alan Greenspan's yardstick the economy of Seychelles is unsound because our currency is not “recognised and honoured as legal tender”. In fact even our government no longer recognises nor does it honour our currency as legal tender. ….read more
Despite the bond, barely half the graduates return. Some of them spend months waiting for a job in Seychelles, a small island state in dire need of qualified manpower. Some just sit around for months waiting for “security clearance". ….read more
Dear Reader
Le Nouveau Seychelles Weekly has been providing a free online service for the last two years. Our policy has always been to make the paper available for free to online readers. Unfortunately our situation has changed drastically in the last year. We cannot find a printing house willing to print our newspaper in Seychelles. We are now printing the paper in Mauritius and there is a foreign exchange element attached to this state of affair. We are therefore making an appeal to all our readers overseas for a minimum contribution of $20.00 USD (twenty American dollars) only, for an entire twelve months subscription. The contribution is totally voluntary. If you feel that you can make a bigger donation we will be willing to accept gratefully (just increase in the quantity field so that the amount will increase accordingly). However, if you feel that you are unable to make any contribution, we understand and you can still carry-on enjoying the paper with our full blessing.
Your contribution will go a long way in keeping free speech and the freedom of the press alive in our beloved little country. Your donation will go towards paying for the printing and transportation costs of the paper to Seychelles, any surplus will be put aside to finance our own printing machine. We thank you for your kind consideration and hope that you enjoy the Weekly during 2008. Below are the details of how to make payments, should you require a receipt for your donation, please contact the Editor on editorlnsw60@gmail.com .
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Thank you all for your contribution and keeping democracy and freedom of the press alive in Seychelles!
Le NouveauSeychelles Weekly wishes you success and happiness during 2008!
Ralph Volcere Editor Le Nouveau Seychelles Weekly
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