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In this week’s Big Interview, Leader of the Opposition and priest, Hon. Wavel Ramkalawan shares with TODAY his candid views on the government response to COVID-19 and the pitfalls of a lack of consultation, whether the elections should be postponed, the country’s social and economic landscape and the necessity of reinventing ourselves for a post COVID-19 world. We speak to Hon. Ramkalawan about the priesthood and politics, leadership, the protection of children and the family unit in the country. Hon. Wavel Ramkalawan   Father, speak to us about your religious beginnings and ..read more

By N.Esparon Following the release of the report of the Commission of Inquiry into the search of Honourable Wavel Ramkalawan’s luggage at Seychelles’ International Airport on 8 February 2020, the legal counsel for the Seychelles Police Force, Frank Elizabeth addressed the media through a press conference on Friday, 17 April 2020. When Judge Fiona Robinson rendered the search conducted by ANB officers on Honourable Ramkalawan which occurred in February to be unlawful as the officers did not satisfy the test of reasonable grounds for suspicion before the search took place, it raised the quest ..read more

Abert René and Kamal Zarqani both paid R250,000 although in the same household The compensation payments for La Misere residents over pollution of their water supply keeps dragging on. Now, with the Covid-19 emergency, it is unclear if Government will be able to go ahead with the payments promised for this year and next. But the real shame is that the whole matter could have been settled if not for abuse and political manipulation. The list of payments made in 2011 reveals many such cases which amount to over R5 million rupees. What has become clear is that the scheme for payment of comp ..read more

Kakayonyont United Seychelles and Johan Loze(Known locally as Kakayonyont) attempt to blame Hon. Ahmed Afif for their failings which have resulted in sanctions by France and the EU. In the Assembly on the 26th of February Loze knowing he has immunity attempted a personal attack of fake news and lies. The lies are as follows: 1.      In an amendment to the IBC Act in Nov 2018, that section 390 was deleted by Hon Afif and LDS. Section 390 deals with filing of information and was NOT deleted as can be seen in the final amendment act that was assented by Danny Faure. 2.      That the clause ..read more

If there is one area in which the current government has failed miserably, it is in the campaign launched more than a decade ago to eliminate the use of pit latrines nationwide. Before we were ushered into the new millennium, government had vowed to rid the country of pit latrines and subsequently funds were allotted in the national budget on a yearly basis for the same. A yearly average of SR 500 000 was earmarked annually for the project and an army of the ruling party’s activists under the guise of District Administration staff trotted uphill to identify and eliminate the latrines as par ..read more

Danny Faure stated in a speech immediately after his inauguration in October 2016 that his presidency will be a start of a new chapter for Seychelles. However, evidence since shows that it was not a new chapter but just a continuation of a chapter that began on the 5th of June 1977. In his Presidential oath he solemnly swore to uphold the Constitution and the laws of Seychelles. At one of last weeks hearings at the Truth, Reconciliation and National Unity Commission (TRNUC), it was revealed by Hon. Larue that approximately 4 years ago Mr Brian Victor and his lawyer requested a meeting with D ..read more

Exposing the land grab reveals that certain documents are being kept out of the public records. Honorable Flory Larue was requested by the Truth, Reconciliation and National Unity Commission (TRNUC) to appear before them on the 6th of February 2020 to give evidence on the abuse of state land by those in power who gained financially. In an extensive presentation Hon. Larue provided facts and documents exposing the abuse. Many examples were cited including that of former President Albert Rene. It was revealed that Rene had as far back as 1971 secretly acquired 2 parcels at Sans Souci in the ..read more

MNA Simon Gill is accused of trying to intimidate a government insitution, the Industrial Estates Authority, and force his way onto a plot of state land even without the approval of the Authority. Mr. Gill is said to have been furious after the Authority refused to give him the plot at Perseverance for his business. Answering his request, the agency told him that the plot had already been allocated to another entrepreneur with due process and that that he would have to submit a tender application like everyone else to be considered for another plot. Dissatisfied with this decision of the ..read more

Sarah Rene sells off Emerald Holdings The widow of former President Albert René has sold off her share in Emerald Holdings, a company with major property assets on land leased from the state. Emerald Holdings Ltd is a private company that as of 2013 was 67% owned by Sarah Rene and 33% owned by Kim Sun Kan, locally know as Sunny Kan. Gregoire Payet was previously a shareholder but his involvement with the company was removed due to internal disagreements. Emerald Holdings got public attention in 2018 when Hon. Flory Larue tabled a motion in the National Assembly asking the Government to t ..read more