CHRISTOPHER GILL’S COLUMN

Figuring Out The Wheel Thing

Figuring out the Wheel in the old days, before cars, electricity, carriages, and fork lifts existed, even before we had religion and political parties, way back then, when a few cavemen sat around a square stone and looked at it ….read more

EDITORIAL

Heads of Commonwealth meet

This past week, Queen Elizabeth II met with heads of the Commonwealth States in Kampala, Uganda. In the meeting, the Commonwealth suspended Pakistan again for misbehaving and mistreating of its citizens and not taking steps to ensure true democracy takes root in Pakistan. ….read more

Michel’s and Adam’s oil boost for Seychelles

Tales of imminent oil finds are decades old. The week before last, President Michel and SEPEC’s chairman Guy Adam used an inspection of fuel storage facilities to once again trumpet the claim that important oil finds is just around the corner. ….read more

Let’s Take Back Our Country

A candid promise by a concerned citizen aspiring to 2011 presidential elections (Part1)

Lepep Seselwa, bonswar! I come before you today to present to you my manifesto on how I plan to change the course and destiny of our country – ‘Nou pti pei Sesel’. ….read more

The frenzy of hotel building

Seychelles is heading for a record number of tourist arrivals for the third consecutive year, with a 14% increase over 2006. After almost ten years of stagnation, tourism appears to be booming. ….read more

The week in review … what a week it has been

We thank you Mr. Michel (President) for creating a new Drug Unit to tackle the problems in our Country. I just wonder what took you so long? ….read more

Dredging For Money

The Government has appointed Mr. Patrick Lablache to do the consulting work for Government of Seychelles when the dredger comes to Seychelles again next year. The President cites Mr. Lablache’s expertise in dredging as the reason why he has been appointed to this job. ….read more

Rare owl to be transferred from Conception

There are plans to transfer a fair share of Conception Island’s population of ‘zwazo linet’ (white owl) to North and other islands where there are no rodents. The rare small white owl was found on Conception, a barren island off Port Glaud some years ago. ….....read more

Sadly, the situation at the Mt.Posee prison has deteriorated even further, to a level beyond control. We have been given more details of the recent abuses taking place as well as evidence in the form of one of the weapons used to beat up the victim ….read more

James Michel’s “Act of Contrition”

As he finally feels the tightening of the noose (that Albert Rene ceremoniously laid around his neck on the lawns of State House one bright afternoon), James Michel is preparing to repent for the shortcomings and failings of the communist experimentation of more than 30 years. ….read more

World AIDS Day – 1^st December 2007

To mark the International Aids Day this year, the Roman Catholic Church in Seychelles – Youth Alive Movement – with the collaboration of the Ministry of Health, other Organisations and NGOs, is organising a one day activity on Saturday 1st December at the Ste Claire premises in Victoria. ….read more

Two artificial islands for Baie Ste Anne

A dredger expected here soon to extend the man-made Ile Aurore off Anse Etoile, is expected to build two islands at Baie Ste Anne, Praslin. ….read more

Respect to Annette Georges:

THANK YOU ANNETTE GEORGES!

Annette Georges, the Evita of Seychelles politics, bowed out gracefully from the party she helped found some 15 years ago on Sunday at the SNP Convention at the International Conference Centre. ….read more

The tourism industry on Praslin under the microscope

Last Saturday, 24th November, 2007, Le Nouveau Seychelles Weekly paid a working visit to Praslin to investigate several complaints this office had received recently from locals and visitors alike. ….read more

More competition for inter-island ferries

Cat Coco and Cat Rose There will be increased competition for inter-island ferries on both the Mahe-Praslin and Praslin–La Digue routes, when a new operator starts business early next year. The new operator is Alain Adrienne, owner of the two landing crafts “ Praslin Dolphin “ and “ Praslin Wave”. ….read more

Retrospection into SPPF promises and performances of the past!

Over twelve years ago the following articles appeared on the front page of the Seychelles Nation - Wednesday 5th July, 1995, exactly twelve years, four months and twenty days ago. The article dealt primarily with two main issues which are still with us twelve years later; black market and the price of fuel. ….read more