CHRISTOPHER GILL’S COLUMN

Happy Belated Birthday Mr. President

Mr. France Albert Rene, former SPPF President, now retired, but still mentally running the show, celebrated another birthday at State House last week, apparently using public money to make it look like he was being benevolent to the older People of Seychelles. ….read more

EDITORIAL

The Big Issue Is HUMAN RIGHTS!

Last week’s issue of Le Nouveau Seychelles Weekly has generated the fiercest debate ever in the country on Human Rights. Many believe that certain individual(s) featured on the front page of this newspaper last week are known criminals and therefore deserved what they got at the hands of police officers. ….read more

The need for a public Capital Project Steering Community

An important part of national development within a nation is the transparency of the infrastructural development process. This is not the case here in Seychelles and is one that requires urgent, immediate and effective attention as part of the government’s public policy. ….........read more

STOP PRESS

Republic of Seychelles long-term rating outlook cut to negative – S&P ….read more

We gain More by Sticking To Our Principles

Dear Mr. Editor

Only three weeks ago, Wavel Ramkalawan, the leader of the SNP mentioned that “we gain more by sticking to our principles”! Where indeed are the man’s principles?? ….read more

President James Michel is not Father Christmas

Another week is upon us. Soon it will be Christmas. In only five weeks, the season ofgoodwill to all our neighbours, friends and enemies would have started. This year promises to be one of the worse ever Christmas in our history, economically. ….read more

Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire!

“B” Does Not Mean Above Average - Standard & Poor’s is a world reputed Financial House based in London. A few weeks ago a “B” - Negative downgrade for the Republic of Seychelles was issued, the SPPF use their propaganda machine to fool the Public into believing that this is a good rating to achieve. ….read more

He Who Laughs Last?

There is an English proverb that says “he who pays the piper calls the tune”. This therefore also applies to the organ grinder and the monkey. ….read more

Bernard Georges gets high score at SNP Convention!

The prolific SNP elected member of the National Assembly of Les Mamelles constituency scored the highest number of votes at the SNP convention on Sunday at the International Conference Centre for membership of the Executive Committee of the party. ….read more

Face-A-Face Shows SPPF Failures!

SBC program, “Face a Face”, aired last week with Madame Jacqueline Moustache-Belle presenting four guests to discuss not the “sea level rise” issues facing us but the “Rise in Cost of Living.” The rapid escalation in the cost of living is a consequence of SPPF devaluation policy. …. read more

CWS introduces first-ever Super Off-Peak rate

- fixed to mobile rates slashed by up to 60%! – ….read more

Application for publication

Dear Sir, Nice greetings from Ghana. Please, I am African single male looking for serious relationship leading to marriage. ….read more

How SPPF government grabs 75% of the wealth

Seychelles Breweries Ltd is one of the largest business concerns in Seychelles. As its name would suggest it makes beers. But it also makes soft drinks or sodas as the Americans would say. ….read more

Ramkalawan jumps into bed with SPPF?

SNP delegates and supporters alike were stunned and shell-shocked when Ramkalawan, in an unprecedented political manoeuvre, announced on Sunday at the SNP Convention at the International Conference Centre that he has decided to be more positive vis-a-vis the government henceforth. ….read more

Devaluation alone is not enough

We must go beyond devaluation to redress the economic imbalance Seychelles is undergoing today. Here is a better answer. ….read more

The Rising Sun Refuses To Rise To The Occasion

The daily newspaper published by Printec Holdings owned by Dr. V. Ramadoss is up and running. Usually when a new paper, and a daily paper at that is launched, the voices of the Free Press will all join in uniform acclamation for such a momentous occasion. ….read more