MArch 06 2015 I Vol. 3 I No.6

The best way to prepare ourselves to face

challenges is to be closer to the peopleJames Michel

S E Y C H E L L E S

SR10

(VWAR p.3)

‘partnership with gov-

ernment is the only way

forward’

Vibrant Anse Royaleyouth set the pace for

‘SA KI ANNAN LIZYE ME PA WAR’

(VWAR p.8)

(VWAR p.9)(See p.9)

P.2THE

PEOPLE 6 March 2015

Opinion

LePeP in la,L epep i i ankor la... e pou toultan la!

Under the major debt buyback agreement,

the country’s debt will be transferred to a

trust which will conserve the Seychelles’

ocean spaces. The Paris Club has also of-

fered an additional five percent debt forgive-

ness on the original amount.

The decision was taken in the French cap-

ital, Paris, on Wednesday February 25, 2015

and President James Michel broke the news

during his annual State of the Nation address

at the opening of the country’s National As-

sembly.

President Michel welcomed the agree-

ment of the Paris Club with Seychelles’ pro-

posal as a historic and decisive moment in

finding practical, market-based solutions to

tackle climate change and support the Blue

Economy.

“Our Blue Economy message is being re-

alised through innovation and concrete ac-

tion to reduce our vulnerability. Last

Wednesday, Seychelles once again created

history. Our proposal for a partial exchange

of our debt in return for financing action to

mitigate against climate change has been ac-

cepted by the Paris Club. This means that

about US $30 million of our debt will be

transferred in terms of a fund for the protec-

tion and development of our marine space –

our Blue Economy. In addition, our partners

are giving us a further 5% reduction in that

debt. Through this debt exchange, we shall

be better able to protect our oceans, create

opportunities for artisanal fishing, reduce

our foreign exchange payments, and keep

more money within our economy,” said the

President during the State-of-the-Nation Ad-

dress.

The President thanked all of Seychelles’

partners and creditors who made the agree-

ment possible, and who showed their confi-

dence in the country.

“I thank, in particular, France and Presi-

dent (Francois) Hollande, who expressed his

support for the cause of Seychelles when we

met in December last year. Once again Sey-

chelles has made history. Seychelles has

opened a door that other Small Island States

can enter and follow. And today, I renew my

commitment to seize every opportunity to

ensure that the voice of Seychelles is heard.

That the voice of Seychelles resonates. Al-

though we are small, we can make a real dif-

ference. A difference that brings the best

outcomes for Seychelles. And a difference

that offers examples in terms of sustainable

development, in terms of innovation, and in

terms of options for all small island states,”

added President Michel.

The unprecedented agreement means that

Seychelles will become only the third coun-

try to buy back its Paris Club claims at

below par through its market-based window,

and the first to do so with funds provided by

third parties. The agreed transaction will en-

able Seychelles to buy back over 90% of the

debt maturities falling due to the Paris Club

between 2015 and 2021 at a discount to face

value. This represents the highest rate of

creditor participation ever achieved in a mar-

ket-based debt buyback transaction involv-

ing Paris Club debt.

In a second phase of the operation being

pursued by the government, the debt to be

bought back from the Paris Club and South

Africa will be converted into new govern-

ment of Seychelles debt obligations to be is-

sued to the Seychelles Conservation and

Climate Adaptation Trust (SCCAT) – the

local trust created to fund and manage an

ambitious marine conservation and climate

adaptation initiative that seeks to ensure a

sustainable development of the Blue Econ-

omy on which the future well-being of the

Seychellois population depends.

The environmental initiative – which has

been designed in conjunction with The Na-

ture Conservancy, a US-based environmen-

tal NGO – is an integral part of the

government’s strategy to reduce the coun-

try’s overall levels of vulnerability and fur-

ther increase its resilience. As a single

operation, the agreed debt buyback and sub-

sequent debt-for-climate change adaptation

swap marks a world-first.

As a result, Seychelles’ fiscal and external

accounts will also benefit indirectly from the

operation through an effective lengthening

of debt maturities and a conversion of a por-

tion of debt currently denominated in foreign

currency, into debt denominated in local cur-

rency.

The new Finance, Trade and The Blue

Economy Minister Jean-Paul Adam, who

headed the Seychelles delegation, com-

mented: “We are delighted that the interna-

tional community has decided to back

Seychelles’ unprecedented efforts to increase

the resilience of its delicate but critical ma-

rine ecosystem in such a powerful way. Sey-

chelles is already recognised as a world

leader in climate change adaptation thinking,

and the deal we have been able to secure

from the Paris Club and South Africa will re-

lease an important environmental funding

package that will enable much-anticipated

environmental work aimed at transforming

oceanic spaces into development spaces to

get underway. We are grateful to our Paris

Club creditors and South Africa for their

support, and believe their participation in

this historic deal will enable us to continue

charting new waters, opening up a new

chapter in the strong Seychelles story along

the way.”

He said the Seychelles example can spur

new momentum towards real action on cli-

mate change at the Paris COP later this year.

Minister Adam was accompanied during

the negotiations by Pierre Laporte, former

Minister for Finance, Trade and Investment

in his capacity as an advisor, having led the

negotiations with the Paris Club prior to this

concluding round; Brian Charlette, director

for Public Debt at the Ministry of Finance;

Ambassador Bernard Shamlaye, and the

government’s financial advisors, Sebastian

on a five-year IMF-backed economic reform

programme in October 2008.

As part of the debt restructuring pro-

gramme which followed Seychelles con-

cluded and signed several agreements with

Paris club members which make provision

for the country to start repaying its debt in

January 2014.

The Seychelles government has pledged

to bring the country‘s public debt to 50 per-

cent of GDP by 2018.

The major debt buyback project was de-

signed in conjunction with US-based envi-

ronmental debt swap NGO, The Nature

Conservancy (TNC), which has been hold-

ing consultations with the Seychelles gov-

ernment and local stakeholders for several

years.

The agreement will eventually pave the

way for the creation of one of the Indian

Ocean’s largest marine reserves – up to 15

percent of Seychelles’ territorial waters

could in the coming years be demarcated as

no-take ‘replenishment zones’ to protect nat-

ural tuna feeding grounds.

Under the agreement, Seychelles will be

able to buy back over 90 percent of debt ma-

turities owing to the Paris Club over the next

six years at a discounted rate – the highest

rate of creditor participation ever achieved

in a market-based debt Paris Club buyback

transaction, according to the statement.

The Seychelles government will set up the

locally-managed Seychelles Conservation

and Climate Adaptation Trust (SCCAT),

which will purchase and restructure the debt,

manage the endowment and enforce the

terms of the debt forgiveness agreement.

After 20 years, the endowment is expected

to be fully capitalised and will pay out addi-

tional funds each year to sustainably fund

continued marine conservation and climate

adaptation activities.

“This deal demonstrates the tremendous

potential for impact investing to protect na-

ture,” said Mark Tercek, president and chief

executive at The Nature Conservancy in a

press statement. “Through NatureVest, we

are excited to bring together the Paris Club

creditors and the Seychelles government to

unlock a significant source of capital for ma-

rine conservation efforts that will help ad-

dress climate change.”

According to the statement, NatureVest is

a mechanism launched by the organisation

to ‘change the way we invest in nature.’

Meanwhile, Minister Adam visited the Or-

ganisation for Economic Co-operation and

Development (OECD) while in Paris to of-

ficially make Seychelles the 85th signatory

of the organisation’s Multilateral Convention

on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax

Matters.According to a press statement from the

OECD, the convention allows for adminis-trative assistance between jurisdictions in taxmatters, including the exchange of informa-tion, both automatic and upon request.

In November 2013, Seychelles signed itsintent to become a party to the conventionbut could only accede once its domestic leg-islation had been accordingly amended inline with the convention.

The amended legislation now allows theSeychelles’ Revenue Commission to requestinformation from other tax authorities andseek assistance in collecting outstanding taxdebts on a reciprocal basis g

SeychelleS SignS landmark debt

buyback deal with PariS club

The PeOPLe: MSye gILL, PReZIdAN

JAMeS MIcheL IN PROuv Avek

LePeP SeSeLWA kI I PA ZIS eN bON

dIRIZAN, Me eN POLITISyeN kOSTO.

kI fASON Ou’N vWAR SA dAN SON

SONA?

msye Gill: En keksoz ki tre enportan

avek karakteristik lidership Prezidan James

Michel se ki ler tou dimoun i krwar napa

narnyen ankor pour fer e anonse, pour sanze,

pour anbelir, Prezidan Michel i prouv zot

mal, akoz i touzour pe analize, touzour pe

rod posibilite pour kree loportinite e par

laswit demontre en o nivo kreativite dan

lafason ki i desarz son bann responsabilite

koman Prezidan pei e sef gouvernman. Filo-

zofi ziz mwan par mon aksyon i vizib, i

manifestasyon en stil lidership tre partikilye,

donnen sirkonstans Sesel.

I manifestasyon en stil ki inonde avek

aksyon, travay dir, en perseverans ki fikse

ver lakonplisman pozitiv bann rev, bann

laspirasyon en zenn nasyon ki anvi fer en

perse avek ekselans dan sa lemonn sitan

boulverse e konpleks.

Ler en lider i reisir avek gran sikse, trans-

form dezespwar son bann adverser politik,

transform dezespwar dan sak endividi, trans-

form dezespwar dan sak kominote, trans-

form dezespwar en pep, en nasyon, dan

loportinite, napa grander defi ki i pa pou

kapab asimile e donn en repons ki donn

lespwar ver en lavenir pli prosper, se egzak-

teman sa, ki Prezidan Michel in fer dan son

diskour Leta Lanasyon Seselwa.

The PeOPLe: I Pe dIR Avek LePeP

kI SI PA NOu, SI PA LI, LekeL?

APReZAN NOu deMANN Ou, SI PA

JAMeS MIcheL, SI PA PARTI LePeP,

LekeL?

msye Gill:

Rezon akoz mon

pou ankouraz tou

Seselwa pour vot

James Michel

avek son kandida

Vis Prezidan i

byen senp. Kot

Sesel i’n arive

avek son devlop-

man, nou absoli-

man bezwen, pa

nenport ki di-

moun, nou

bezwen lider avek

savwar fer!

Prezidan James

Michel ek son

‘’running mate’’, i

annan dan zot sa

savwar fer! I’n

ankre dan zot stil

lidership en kon-

binezon bann rar

eleman ki defini e

prozekte en endi-

vidi konman en

bon lider, pa pour

diriz en lekip

foutbol, pa pour

diriz en tim bann

vagabon, pa pour

diriz en tim bann

swadizan poli-

tisyen, ki pe tra-

vers en gran

lafore, me ki

kanmi pour dir

zot parmi pye

dibwa ek feyaz, non, nou pe koz lo lider

pour diriz en Pei!

En pei kot ou koman Prezidan ou asim pli

o responsabilite pour determin lavenir sak

endividi dan lasosyete. I en gro defi!

Mon’n fer bokou resers e analiz karakter-

istik tou bann endividi ki a latet tou Parti

Politik isi Sesel, e i avek bokou regre, ki

mon pa’n vwar enn (dan lopozisyon) avek

sa kalite konbinezon bann eleman ki defini

en bon lider, ki kapab ganny konfye avek

msye Gill: I annan en keksoz dan

Sesel e avek Sesel ki pou pran ankor bokou

letan pour lemonn konpran.

Dan mon panse, mon’n touzour krwar ki

nou en pei eksepsyonnel, en pei ekstra-

ordiner, ki vreman diferan avek tou lezot pei

dan lemonn. Pour sa, i annan serten karak-

teristik, serten fenomenn ki ziska ozordi,

malgre tou zefor, zonm pa ankor kapab donn

repons, oubyen, en leksplikasyon, lo akoz

Sesel i koumsa. I annan i dir nou en pei

beni, wi, me mon osi krwar i plis ki sa, mon

krwar i egziste en lafors tre pwisan ki azir

konman gardyen Sesel!

Se sa ki fer nou en pei eksepsyonnel e ek-

straordiner. Alor, isi nou pa pe koz en pei

avek en gran kapasite siyantifik e devlop-

man teknolozi, me sa ki nou annan dan lid-

ership Parti LEPEP, se en determinasyon, en

kapasite pour fer bann zizman ki adres bann

defi e asire ki Sesel i reste sa mervey ki en

lanvi bokou dimoun, divers nasyonalite dan

lemonn.

Napa liderz avek sa kapasite dan okenn

lezot Parti Politik isi Sesel ozordi, alor, i en-

portan nou fer lazistis anver Parti LEPEP ler

nou dir, si pa PARTI LEPEP, lekel, e sa Parti,

i egziste atraver son bann dirizan, manm,

siporter ki enn parmi plizyer fakter endis-

pansab ki ede kree sa stabilite, sa larmoni ki

Sesel i absoliman bezwen.

Parti LEPEP i reste en lafors ki pour ankor

plizyer lannen, menm syek, pou reste sa

lafors politik ki’n fini ganny apele pour gid

desten Sesel, pour gid desten Seselwa!

The PeOPLe: AkOZ kI Ou POu ANk-

OuRAZ LePeP POuR vOT JAMeS

MIcheL ek SON RuNNINg MATe,

dANNy fAuRe dAN PROSeN

eLekSyON NONPA OkeNN kANdIdA

LOPOZISyON?

sa latas nob, pour diriz desten Sesel e

Seselwa!

Senserman, tou bann Parti dan

lopozisyon, i annan en gro latas devan zot,

zot latas se rod en bon lider ki kapab defini

e etabli en sans direksyon kler o’nivo zot

Parti Politik. I pa pou fasil, me mon panse si

zot persevere zot ava trouve en bon lider ki

kapab, konpetan e kosto, parey sa ki Parti

LEPEP i annan! Ler sa moman i’n arive, zot

ava vreman kapab ganny sipor lepep.

The PeOPLe: SNP Pe fANN eN

RIMeR dAN ZOT ZOuRNAL kI dAN

PARTI LePeP, Pe ANNAN de gROuP.

ZOT Pe SeRvI bANN ekS-MINIS e

ZOfISye gOuveRNMAN. kI Ou

MeSAZ kONMAN eN MANM egZekI-

TIf kOMITe SANTRAL POuR SA

bANN fOuTeR deZORd kI Pe fANN

SA bANN RIMeR, e egALMAN kI Ou

MeSAZ POuR NOu bANN SIPORTeR,

MANM, e MILITAN SOLId NOu

PARTI?

msye Gill: Taktik e pratik propagann

politik ‘’divide and rule’’ i en zouti ki tou

Parti politik ki dan lopozisyon i servi par-

tou dan lemonn.

Nou konnen ki pa dan tou pei ki sa kalite

propagann i’n reisir, me nou osi konnen ki

propagann legzistans divizyon dan Parti

LEPEP i en vye zouti politik ki depi ler

milti-parti i’n re-aparet isi Sesel, sa kalite

propagann pe ganny pli servi avek bi pour

kree tansyon, kree dout, kree konfizyon

parmi popilasyon Seselwa.

Alor, eski annan lopinyon diferan avek ou

madanm, msye, oubyen, ‘’girlfriend’’;

boyfriend, oubyen, enn ou koleg, swa dan

politik oubyen dan travay toulezour i eki-

valan legzistans divizyon. Mon pa krwar

annan lopinyon diferan i annan menm valer

avek divizyon.

Byensir, nou pa bezwen anbet nou lekor,

akoz, i byen kapab ki ler ou kontinyelman

mentenir en lopinyon e pa pare pour sede,

posibilite kree premiz pour fer devlope san-

timan divizyon i touzour la. Laverite, se ki

lemonn parey i ete ozordi, i difisil apresye

legzistans en sitiasyon kot partou kot ou

pase, partou kot ou ete, tou dimoun i annan

menm lopinyon lo tou size!

Dan Parti LEPEP, sa ki egziste, donnen

grander nou Parti, ou vwar dimoun avek en

kantite lide, avek en kantite lide lo mannyer

fer, oubyen, lo ki fodre fer, serten i tante

pour dir ki se mon lide ki pli bon, lo kiman-

nyer pour fer keksoz avanse dan nou pei,

oubyen, menm dan nou Parti.

Mwan, sa ki mon osi konnen, lo sa ki

egziste dan nou Parti, se en lider i pare pour

ekout tou sa bann diferan lide ki sizere lo ki-

mannyer zot ti ava swete vwar keksoz ganny

fer, swa dan Parti, oubyen, dan gouvern-

man.

Finalman, sa ki nou demokrasi entern dan

Parti i dir se ki ler ou en manm lo komite

Santral ou bezwen pare, pa zis konpran, me

aksepte, se ki lavwa mazorite ki ganny ak-

septe, e non pa lavwa en endividi.

Me sa ki fondamantal, se ki koman en en-

dividi ou ganny donnen en loportinite pour

fer tande ou lopinyon. Anfen, si napa okenn

mazorite lo bann diferan lide, nou annan en

dimoun, ki nou’n fer li konfyans, e li sa di-

moun i napa swa, i oblize pran desizyon

pour fer keksoz bouze.

Kontan, oubyen, pa kontan, ler ou lider i’n

pran desizyon, dan nou sistenm demokrasi

entern dan Parti, ou napa drwa pour dir sa pa

mon lide, alor, mon pa pou egzekite, sa pa

mars koumsa sa, i tou le kontrer, si ou’n

dakor pour reste konman en manm komite

santral, ou annan en lobligasyon absoli, pour

partisip dan egzekisyon desizyon ki’n ganny

pran.

Seselwa, i’n vin en nasyon byen edike, e

en gran mazorite nou manm, siporter nou

Parti, i parmi sa pep edike. Dan sa staz kot

nou’n reisir anmenn nasyon Seselwa, napa

ankor personn ki pou anbet seselwa.

Dan Parti LEPEP, nou fyer avek tou nou

bann lakonplisman. Nou tou nou bezwen

reste ini e ralye deryer lidership Parti

LEPEP, e ansanm annou kontinyen bataye,

pour ranport en lot gran viktwar dan prosen

eleksyon g

The President of the Republic, James Michel, in his State of the

Nation Address last Thursday said that the people is building a mod-

ern, dynamic, visionary small nation in this corner of the world and

everybody, Seychellois and foreign need to be proud of Seychelles.

He also called on Seychellois in the private sector to continue to

launch in initiatives and partner with government to ensure more

progress.

Mr. Dugasse who retired as a minister in 2011, has now become

the first full-time Chief Executive Officer of the Societé Seychel-

loise d’Investissements, the SSI. Established in 2008, the SSI

holds shares on behalf of Government in commercial enterprises,

which are either wholly or partly owned by Government.

It advises the enterprises on strategic development, and serves as

an investment vehicle for Government. SSI has a board of six Di-

rectors appointed by the President, and which is presently chaired

by Ms Veronique Laporte.

Mr. Dugasse who was the Minister for National Development in

2008, knows that the economy of Seychelles has increased its pace

since the launch of the reform during the same year, with growth

in all sectors. The economy is doing better and in line with Gov-

ernment’s drive for more public and private partnership the role of

the SSI is expected to grow.

The new CEO is an accountant by training and he began work-

ing in the Treasury Department of the Ministry of Finance in

1979. From 1981 to 1985 he served as Financial Controller of the

Ministry of Education.

He worked as General Manager in Finance and Administration

Section of Air Seychelles from 1989 to 1993. He was first appointed

Minister in July 1993, in the first government of the Third Republic.

After 18 years of service as a Minister and 32 years in the public

service, he retired to join the private sector in 2011 g

Mr. Jacquelin Dugasse has accepted to

come back to give a hand in helping

government rise to the challenges of the

‘New Seychelles’.

n Le SeycheLLOIS hebdOFriday 27th Feb 2015

‘TAkINg cARe Of OuR eLdeRLy by WAveL

RAMkALAWAN’

‘Mon bann zanmi’ dan son zefor dezespere pour

ganny ‘vote of our elderly’ i dir nou ki “Earlier this

month the SNP made a clear announcement on its

plan to increase the social security pension to R5000

should it win the next presidential election …..I have

always believed that pensioners should receive all

the respect for their contribution in nation building.

Unfortunately, here in Seychelles not enough is

being done….they need to know where they stand, in-

stead of the present situation whereby they are like

beggars waiting every year to see whether they will

get an increment on their social security….

Honour the elderly in our community and our land

will be truly blessed…” Well said ‘mon bann zanmi’,

but who doesn’t believe that pension-

ers should receive all the respect for

their contribution in nation build-

ing???

I san dout sa gouvernman in power that restored the

sense of pride and dignity to our elderly! Me ‘mon bann

zanmi’ eski ou realize ki social security benefits dan

bokou ka i desot SR5000/- ??? I fasil ‘mon bann zanmi’

pour fer fo promes lavanvey en eleksyon akoz nou kon-

nen ki ‘nou pa pou win the next presidential election’ e

par konsekan nou pa pou bezwen respekte okennn sa

bann fo promes!

And by the way ‘mon bann zanmi’, the 5th command-

ment “Honour your father and mother….” i osi enplike

ki nou onor memwar nou paran ‘the elderly’.

Let dan ‘Today in Seychelles’ Saturday 28 Feb 2015

– Advice on inheritance laws and practices by Mrs

Lizanne Reddy (nee Ramkalawan) i senpleman ouver

nou lizye avek lespri ki ed nou konpran kimannyer

serten nou pe onor memwar nou paran….tou sa la!!!

n SeycheLLeS WeekLy 27 February 2015‘MWAN OSI MON kONTAN MON PeI’ par Diedre

En manm paran, zanmi e konesans ‘kouzen Lami’ co-

denamed Diedre i dir nou ki « Tenm Nasyonnal in lanse.

Piblisite ek propagann pe ganny fer. Serten i ganny

swazir pour mont lo televizyon e donn zot pwennvi. Bi

se pour re-edik Lepep me dan lanmour napa diversite ;

lanmour i reste touzour lanmour.

Lanmour napa baryer ou preferans. Dimoun ki

annan…. » Alor ‘Kouzen Lami Diedre’, partaz sa lan-

mour pour nou pei Sesel. Lavenir i dan nou lanmen, par-

taz mesaz nou Prezidan, James Michel dan SONA – ‘Let

us rededicate ourselves to the progress of our country

and the well-being of our people.’ Swiv sa zetwal

‘kouzen lami Diedre’, partaz rev en Nouvo Sesel e re-

nouvle ou langazman konman en patriyot dan travay

pour en meyer Lavenir!

n RefLekSyON LePeP

« Together we are building a modern, dynamic, vi-

sionary small nation…. A

model of peace, unity and

tolerance for the world.

How can we not be proud

of our accomplishments …

.Together – wherever we

may be- Let us rededicate ourselves to the progress of

our country and the wellbeing of our people….Our

dream is founded on our national unity….Our new

dream is inspired by love for our motherland. Together,

let us proudly proclaim: I LOVE SEYCHELLES! g

President James michel February 2015

“We the people shall rise up to the occasion in spite of

all the odds! We are not down and out … don’t dare make

that mistake!”

dOlOr c. ernestadOlOr c. ernesta

Lepep i Note, Lepep i kontinyen Note, nepli martir

bann demagozi politik!

Msye Simon Gill, i en manm Egzekitiv Komite Santral,

me osi enn bann politisyen byen zepise ki annan en

mesaz enportan pour tou Seselwa. Pour senplifye sa

mesaz, in dir ki nou bezwen en lider avek savwar fer. Msye

Gill in prepar en meni byen goute atraver sa intervyou avek

‘The People’.

Seychelles has reached a

major debt buyback

agreement worth US $30

million with the Paris Club

group of creditors and

South Africa.

NOTE

Espinosa and David Nagoski

from White Oak Advisory.

It is to be noted that in

2008, the country’s total

public debt stood at 151 per-

cent of GDP, with the exter-

nal public debt representing

almost 95 percent of GDP

(US $ 808 million). A large

part of Seychelles’ debt was

towards its Paris Club credi-

tors - an informal grouping

of twenty industrialised na-

tions, including France and

the United Kingdom - and 40

percent of that debt was in

arrears.

It was the default in debt

payments that prompted

President Michel to embark

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FORMER MINISTER

TAKES ON NEW ROLE

taktik POlitik

‘diVide and rule’

Pa POu marSe

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“All the scientific reports suggest that such

a project will affect the environment of the

place and naturally, as President of this

country, it is my duty and responsibility to

take the best decision in the interest of

the Seychellois people, and for the protec-

tion of our heritage. I have therefore de-

cided that there will be no such project at

Cap Ternay.”

Commenting on the good and bold de-

cision, to the national media later, Presi-

dent Michel said that it had nothing to do

with politics. President Michel stressed

that the decision was taken to call off the

project when the results of the Environ-

ment Impact Assessment (EIA) process,

as well as other scientific research and

evaluation were received.

President Michel noted that after all re-

search, the reports indicated that it would

adversely affect the environment and the

ecosystem of the place, especially the bay

where we have the most beautiful corals.

“If the results were to have been re-

ceived in two months’ time, they would

have been announced then,” he stressed.

“The decision I took after studying these

reports, was in the interest of Seychelles

and the Seychellois people and to protect

our environment for future generations. As

a responsible and civilised government,

we do not just impose our will and make

declarations...”

In an interview with “Today in Sey-

chelles” former President James Mancham

said that President Michel’s announcement

regarding the Cap Ternay hotel Project

demonstrated that he is sensitive to other

people’s viewpoints and sentiments.

“By so doing, he has abruptly taken the

wind out of the sails of those

who had alleged, he was all

on the side of the developer,”

Mr Mancham said.

The former President re-

marked that the decision was

whether to develop Cap Ter-

nay or not put on a collision

course the policy of eco-

nomic development and that

of conservation.

After the Cap Ternay proj-

ect was presented to the pub-

lic, there was opposition by

some people, who were gen-

uinely concerned by its loca-

tion on the Bay Ternay

marine park and the Morne

Seychellois national park.

Concerns were also raised

over the proposed dredging

of some cubic metres in the

marine park.

The promoters have now

agreed that they were un-

aware of the seriousness of

the situation and they would

not do anything that would

endanger or affect its leader-

ship role in the protection and manage-

ment of the environment. Inevitably, cer-

tain people have not shirked from playing

cheap politics with the Cap Ternay project.

Before they were dead against it, but for

political ends, with no concern for the en-

vironment.

Now that the project is off, they are

shouting that President Michel has bowed

down to political pressure- their pressure.

They include people like Wavel

Ramkalawan, who locked himself out of

the political area by boycotting the last

parliamentary election in 2011 and others

like Viral Dhanjee who could not collect

sufficient names to qualify as a candidate.

It is also interesting to note that some of

those vociferously opposing the Cap Ter-

nay project, are not principled enough to

put their hearts where their mouth is.

It is being alleged that a large estate in

the same area, called “Bonnetard Estate”

has been sold to Arab investors for several

millions of rupees. This is hypocrisy, typ-

ical of the opposition. Like it was with

Ramkalawan who enthusiastically voted

the Constitutional Emoluments act in 2007

and whole-heartedly pocketed a higher

salary, gratuities and pension, only to call

it unfair in 2014 to state that he and his

cronies donate 5% of the total to the SNP’s

coffers! g

the hyPOcriSy

OF the

OPPOSitiOn

‘Bonnetard

Estate’ soldcap Ternay project called off for environmental, not political reasons

President James Michel

made it clear in his State

of the Nation address last

Thursday.

The same AGM also re-elected Dolor

Ernesta as Vice-Chairman and elected

Herbert Hoareau as Treasurer.

Francis, 37, has told this newspaper that

his re-election means continuing the dia-

logue with Government that has been on-

going for the past two years.

“We are mandated by the business com-

munity to look for solutions and not to be

critical about everything.”

The PeOPLe: What exactly do you

mean by continuing the dialogue with

government?

mr Francis: I shall emphasise how

we maintain the dialogue by a meeting we

held on Praslin on Friday, the day follow-

ing the election. The gathering at the Bahai

Centre at Baie Ste Anne, was attended by

some 50 businessmen from Praslin, such

as hoteliers, guesthouse owners, restaura-

teurs, bakers and taxi drivers.

The Minister of Finance, Mr Jean-Paul

Adam was there with his team and so was

the Minister for Investment, Entrepreneur-

ship and Business Innovation, Mr Micheal

Benstrong. My objective was to bring pol-

icy makers to members to discuss and find

solutions together.

The businessmen spoke of issues, such

as high operating costs, inter-island trans-

portation.

Some of the issues, for which no imme-

diate solutions could be found will be

taken up by SCCI at the monthly Cross-

Ministerial meeting at which we have a

minimum of six ministers present.

The PeOPLe: how do you assess

your first mandate at the head of the

SccI and what are your priorities now

that you’ve been re-elected?

mr Francis : Over the last two

years, the SCCI has been both visible and

transparent. We have practiced an open

door policy, welcoming small, medium

and large business ventures.

We attend to members to help them find

solutions. We also attend to non-members

and welcome them to join the Chamber.

Our membership over the past two years

have trebled to over 400.

One priority now is to set up the Arbi-

tration Centre, to open another avenue for

dispute settlement.

This mediation will allow trade disputes

to be settled fairly quickly and effectively

instead of going through protracted and

costly cases in the Supreme Court. We

have been assured financial and other sup-

port from the European for this purpose.

We want to do our bit on that side.

This year, we also plan to start building

Chamber House. This is on a site on the

reclamation area not far from “Palais de

Justice”. The site was negotiated and ob-

tained during the tenure of Dr Vaithin-

sasamy Ramadoss as then head of SCCI.

Now, we must build on it.

The PeOPLe: Who shall be funding

chamber house?

mr Francis: That is planned as a

five-floor building complex. Five SCCI

members are willing to put up the funds.

Obviously most of the space will be rented

out. SCCI shall in return enjoy a whole

floor entirely rent free?

The PeOPLe : you are also planning

a big trade fair this year?

MR fRANcIS: Yes, the SCCI is plan-

ning a big trade expo this year, which will

coincide with FetAfrik in June. We have

been assured the participation of islands in

the region, notably Mauritius, Madagascar

and Reunion, along with Kenya, Tanzania

and Egypt. Oman is also considering its

participation.

At the same time, this will give Fet

Afrik a new elan and revamp the cultural

event.

Last year, SCCI organised the House

and Garden Hospitality Expo. This year’s

event promises to be a much bigger event.

The PeOPLe: The AgM at which

you were re-elected was rather tense.

There was opposition from a group,

headed by lawyer clifford Andre, which

had brought in their own list and pro-

gramme. Many people were seen slipping

several proxy votes into the ballot box?

mr Francis: I would like to state

that despite the party affiliations of the

vice-chairman and treasurer, the SCCI is

entirely non-partisan. We do not take into

consideration political affiliations of any

member. We have members and even

councillors from all political back-

grounds.

Our list consisted of only the candidates

for the three high-profile posts. That is the

Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Treasurer.

Beyond that, members could vote for any

other councillor as far as we are con-

cerned. There were a total of 35 candi-

dates, of which 12 were elected.

As for “proxy votes” the SCCI constitu-

tion allows any member unable to be pres-

ent for the AGM to authorise someone else

to vote for him/her. It is the constitutional

right to participate. He or she can give

somebody else the power to vote on his or

her behalf.

Actually, the “proxy vote” was based on

the recommendations and amendments for

the AGM from some of the same persons,

now opposing it.

The first SCCI Council meeting soon

will set up a special committee to re-assess

the SCCI constitution. We shall appoint

such lawyers as Joel Camille to make rec-

ommendations. The next AGM shall focus

on these recommendations as the next

election is not due then.

The PeOPLe: how do you assess

President Michel’s State of the Nation ad-

dress?

MR fRANcIS: I can say it was a very

good speech. It called for the private sector

to work in closer partnership with Govern-

ment. This partnership is the only way for-

ward.

The President called on the private sec-

tor to partner with Government in housing

and commercial development.

We also welcome the commitment to re-

duce electricity and fuel costs. These two

components affect production. If their

costs are more reasonable, eventually, the

benefits can be passed on to the con-

sumers.

We also support schemes already set up

by the Government and hope to go even

further, to reduce energy costs, through

solar panels and other renewable energy.

That means we shall be less reliant on

PUC.

There is still a lot of scope for clean en-

ergy sources.

At the SCCI, we plan to continue with

our ongoing dialogue. Whenever we dis-

agree with Government, we do not hesitate

to say so and we point out that this is what

we recommend.

At the SCCI, we do not believe in crit-

icism, without suggesting anything bet-

ter g

SCCI

chairman

Marco

Francis

PartnerShiP with gOVern-

ment iS the Only way FOrwardMarco Francis, an offshore agent and chairman of the Seychelles-India Business As-

sociation was last Thursday re-elected for another two year term as Chairman of

the Seychelles Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI).

This is the second visit here by an Indian Head of Govern-

ment, since the late India Ghandi in 1981.

Relations between Seychelles and India have been growing

steadily over the past decade or so .

This has covered maritime surveillance, cultural exchanges

and financial assistance for a wide range of projects.

According to Indian High Commissioner Sanjay Panda,

Prime Minister Modi views such relations with Seychelles as

very special. Premier Modi is very hopeful that such ties will

be further deepened during his prime Ministership.

High Commssioner Panda noted that during the visit of Pres-

ident Pratibah Patil in 2012, it was announced that Seychelles

was to receive a $50 million credit line and a $25 million grant

from India.

The credit line is being disbursed by the Exim Bank of India

over a 5-year period to fund government -approved projects.

In 2014, the Seychelles India Day was held for the second

consecutive year and saw the participation of high profile stars

from Bollywood and celebrity chefs.

Seychelles residents also got acquainted with Indian craft,

food and other aspects of the subcontinent’s culture during the

three day fiesta.

India also attaches a lot of importance to the patrolling and

tapping of the Indian Ocean “which unifies” the two countries.

Last year saw the gifting of a second patrol boat “Constant” to the

Seychelles Coastguards.

This will join” Topaz” gifted in 2002 and other naval vessels to pa-

trol our seas against illegal fishing and poaching, drug smuggling and

Somalia-based piracy g

indian Premier nahindramOdi On wOrking ViSitThe Indian Prime Minister, Nahindra

Modi is expected in Seychelles late

Tuesday on a short working visit.

Je souhaiterais a l’occasion de cette com-

memoration, feliciter et saluer toutes les

femmes Seychelloises ou que vous soyez et

quelles que soient vos activités. Je voudrais

aussi vous remercier de votre courage et de

vos efforts de chaque instant dans la lutte

quotidienne pour l’amélioration de la vie de

vos familles.

The theme for 2015 International Women’s

Day is « Make it happen.” It is a time to re-

flect on progress made, to call for change and

celebrate acts of courage and determination

by ordinary women who have played an ex-

traordinary role in their families, communi-

ties and in the history of their countries.

Women in Seychelles have taken many steps

forward. Over the years, we have witnessed

the transformation in the educational

achievements of our women and their partic-

ipation in public life. More women are exer-

cising leadership in politics, public services

and business. Our young girls are excelling

in schools and making big plans for future

careers.

Nou gouvernman i kontinyen reste sansib

a legar sor bann madanm e bokou in ganny

fer pour bann madanm Seselwa. I reste kan-

menm ankor otan pour fer pour asire ki nou

bann madanm pa kontinyen vin bann viktim

vyolans domestik, ki zot kapab ganny en

travay pour zot anmenn plis prosperite pour

zot fanmiy e ki nou bann fiy pa vin bann tar-

get labi seksyel ek sibstans. Nou refleksyon

lo sa tenm sa lannen i devret fer nou pran

konsyans sa bann defi ki anpes bann madanm

Seselwa realiz tou zot potansyel.

Malgre tou komitman ki zot annan anver

zot fanmiy, la mazorite madanm i annan

plizyer dezir lo fason ki zot oule elve zot zan-

fan e ki zot tya kontan vini zot menm dan

lavi. A traver sa tenm nou selebrasyon sa lan-

nen, mon pou demann tou madanm pour esey

kree sa kondisyon favorab ki permet zot pour

fer bann swa pozitiv e responsab dan zot

lavi, pour zot e pour zot fanmiy. Sa tenm pa

devret zis en fraz me nou devret tradwir li an

aksyon.

Nou pe ganny demande pour «Fer li arive»

siport zot koleg madanm ler i annan en swa

difisil pour fer e osi ler i fer sikse dan son lavi

familial, sosyal ou profesyonel. Annou kree

sa lanvironnman kot nou viv tou sa bann bon

valer ki nou’n tande dan sa bann dernyen tan.

Annou fer letan pour konsilte, dyaloge e par-

taz lide ki a ed nou menm devlop nou per-

sonalite. Nou, bann madanm Seselwa, nou

kapab transform nou fanmiy, nou komite e sa

Sesel ki nou kontan dan plizyer fason.

Annou kontan nou lekor, nou fanmiy, nou

nasyon e nou pei Sesel.

Nous devons ainsi poursuivre nos efforts

sans relache pour faire realiser les reves et les

désirs de chaque femme Seychelloise. Je

vous remercie en souhaitant bonne fete a

toutes les femmes et jeunes filles seychel-

loises! g

Cette année encore, les Seychelles sont heureuse de se joindre a

la Communauté internationale qui celebre annuellement la

Journée internationale de la femme le 8 mars.

March 8, 2015 by Chairman

of the National Women’s

League of Parti Lepep

International Women’s day Message

The Leader of Government Business in the National Assembly, Ms. Marie-An-

toinette Rose, has emphasised that President James Michel was wise and correct

in taking bold decisions that removed Seychelles from the brink of insolvency and

placed it firmly on the road of economic recovery. Hon. Rose talked lengthily about

these decisions in her reaction, on Monday, to the State of the Nation Address which

the President delivered last week.

The bold decisions

The Leader of Government Business in the National Assembly declared that the

State of the Nation shows clearly that Seychelles has successfully embarked on the

road of progress after engaging in a reform programme in 2008. She reminded that

there were politicians at the time who took to the streets in an attempt to destabilise

the country after Parti Lepep had taken the decision to introduce economic re-

forms.

“History has proved that President James Michel was correct in his decision

to bring fundamental changes in our country, and that those politicians who were

just criticising had no notions how the reforms would benefit the country,” Hon.

Rose remarked. “This is what separates politicians who are capable and able to

lead from cowboy politicians who just shoot down everything that happens in our

country without proposing any concrete and solid alternatives.”

The outside world expects to negotiate with a reasonable leader, said Hon. Rose.

The President, through his travels, has demonstrated that all the efforts to negotiate

the country’s debts with the Paris Club have born fruits. He has proved once again

to his political opponents that those who thought that the world would

not support Seychelles were wrong.

Despite the challenges, President Michel decided to invest

in the provision of more land for development. His think-

ing was that economic growth depended on a growing

private sector and the only way to allow this growth was

to make available such resources as reclaimed land.

Hon. Rose remarked that the opposition of those days

was too short-sighted to realise the soundness of Pres-

ident Michel’s decisions.

The courageous decision to fight piracy (now

under control) in our waters; to establish the Univer-

sity of Seychelles (now set to welcome its first for-

eign students); the decision to keep the Seychelles

Trading Company as a measure to hold in check

prices of essential commodities – all these deci-

sions were opposed. History has proved that Pres-

ident Michel was right. Hon. Rose emphasised

that this was an indication that his political op-

ponents were in no way qualified to lead this

country because of their record of bad decisions.

A new approach to deal with problems

The Leader of Government Business in the

National Assembly said that the New Seychelles

needs a new approach to dealing with people.

“The only way to move forward is for us to talk,

to propose, to contribute, to accept criticism, to

become reasonable people.” She pointed out that

a lot has been achieved since the President set up

the High-Level Forum, which is made up of people from

diverse backgrounds and beliefs but who are ready to help

the President take the country to another level.

The people of this country have worked very hard, Hon.

Rose said. The results are evident, all because of Parti Lepep’s

efforts to give and maintain an adequate lifestyle to the Sey-

chellois people. But she pointed out that much still needs to

be done to solve problems that exist in healthcare, in edu-

cation and in public service delivery, to address people’s con-

cerns and to support the country.

The point the Hon. Rose wanted to make in her discourse

was that a change in government would not make all problems

disappear. There was no guarantee that suddenly the schools

would be full of qualified teachers, that the necessary quantity

of doctors would be available, that the social ills would evap-

orate, that everyone in the public sector would work diligently

and that everyone who needs assistance from the Seychelles

Protection Agency would get it. “There is no guarantee that

with a new administration all politicians will have clean hands,

there will be no corruption, there will be no mismanagement,

there will be no bad decisions,” she stressed g

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The House

President

Michel Made

the right

decisions

The achievements of Seychellois women were lauded in

the National Assembly this week. Mrs. Jeovana Charles

called them the staunch pillar behind all that this nation

has accomplished. The Honourable Member for Roche

Caïman dedicated the concluding remarks of her reaction

to President James Michel’s State of the Nation Address

to honouring the country’s women, mindful that women all

over the world will be celebrating International Women’s

Day on Sunday.

Hon. Charles said that the country owed

much to the women who have remained for

many years the pillar of the family and the

pillar of the struggle for a better society.

“Our Party, of which determined women

form the majority, salutes all Seychellois

women who have worked hard for Sey-

chelles and who continue to play a produc-

tive role in raising their families and creating

our nation.”

Women will once again give their votes to

President Michel in the next elections, and

they will do it for Seychelles, said the Hon.

Member with conviction. The Parti Lepep

Women’s Organisation will remain the force

and the voice of all Seychellois women in

moments of difficulty; it will continue to

strive for women’s rights at all levels “be-

cause our raison d’être as a political move-

ment is to ensure that the next generation of

Seychellois women does better, reaches

greater heights and that the struggle for

women’s rights continues”, Hon. Charles

concluded g

NATIONAL UNITY, STABILITY, SOCIAL HAR-

MONY, SOLIDARITY, CONTINUITY… THESE

ARE THE PILLARS OF OUR FUTURE

plis progre.

Kekfwa i mank mendev dan serten sekter. Parey kot

dyaliz i annan 24 pasyan dan bomaten, 2 a 3 ners pa

ase. Fodre plis akoz pasyan i rankontre problenm,

serten tansyon i desann letan pe espere. Nou osi

bezwen mendev kalifye pour travay dan ‘theatre’.

Lekipman i annan me mendev kalifye ki nou bezwen.

Me an zeneral nou vwar ki gouvernman pe depanse

menm avek pasyan Seselwa e son bi se amelyore kot

i annan en nesesite.”

SONA

Msye Edmond i dir ki Prezidan merit fer desann

taks ankor en pe. E i kontan lafason gouvernman pe

al amelyor sistenm pansyon. An gro in dir ki ladres lo

Leta Lanasyon ti enn ki bon. Prezidan in donn Seselwa

lespwar ki lavenir pour pli meyer ankor.

Eleksyon

“Mon lans en lapel pour demann tou Seselwa pour

fer zot nide byen letan pour al vote. Donn Msye

Michel sa vot, in byen konmanse, ou’n konn ou papa

me ou pa konn ou boper. Les li kontinyen, les li ame-

lyor plis. I tou pour zenn. Zot merit vot pour li kon-

tinyen donn zot loportinite.

An zeneral, lavi dan Sesel pe amelyore. Ou santi sa

ameliorasyon. Ou war sa progre.” g

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ConversationConversation

« sa Ki

annan

liZYe Me

Pa War »

«Dan nou pei i annan tro bokou sen ipokrit ki pe dir nou larg sa lezo pour nou tay deryer en kopo lavyan ki nou pa arive atrape. Ki toultan zot war

fernwanr zanmen lizour. Get byen sa bann ki pe kriy lasasen, zot byen kanmoufle zot, zot eze zot. Annou konpran ki sa bann zans pa oule en

zour nou zouir nou lavi parey zot. Zot anvi war nou lafen, swaf e osi touni. Zot pe promet nou lesyel demen me nou pou rekolte lanfer avek zot. Mon

demann mon bann kositwayen pour les sa bann zans ater. Nou pou fer sir ki nou Parti i kontinnyen ranport laviktwar akoz nou kontan nou Sesel!!!

» …OGILVY DELCY

The People: Msye Delcy, dan ou prop fason

ou en dimoun koni, atraver bann responsabilite

ki ou’n annan okour ou lavi profesyonnel. Par

egzanp, ou’n deza en manm lasanble, e osi lo

konsey distrik. Rakont nou sa morso ou karyer.

Msye Ogilvy Delcy: Avan tou, mon en di-

moun ki’n ne e grandi Mont Fleuri. Mon ti al

reste St. Louis apre mon maryaz en 1978. En

1981 mon ti ganny demande par Tyermenn

Brans SPPF St. Louis sa letan pour pran par dan

eleksyon komite egzekitif brans konman

sekreter. Depi sa mon’n servi konman sekreter

brans ziska 1983 lannen ki mon ti debout pour

eleksyon lasanble popiler pour distrik St. Louis.

Pandan sa letan, mon ti osi pran responsabilite

pour ledikasyon politik lo komite brans.

Manm lasanble popiler ti en pozisyon onorer

me ti annan serten privilez malgre mon ti osi an-

ploye dan Laviasyon Sivil dan kapasite en

Zofisye Lenformasyon Eronotik. Mon sel lapey

ki mon ti gannyen e ladan mon ti bezwen parfwa

servi pour fer aktivite dan brans. Sa letan ler

bann proze delwa i sorti sa manm lasanble ti

bezwen diskite lo komite egzekitif brans kot ou

ti ganny manda lo ki mannyer ou pou vote dan

lasanble popiler. Krwar mwan ki si ou pa ti fer

dapre manda komite ou ti bezwen al defann ou

pozisyon devan ou komite ki ti sa letan kapab

pran aksyon kont ou.

Sa letan ti en lobligasyon pour ou konn ou dis-

trik e mon ankor krwar ki mon ti konn St. Louis

par ker. Malgre mon pa ti ganny peye mon ti

santi mwan anba en bezwen pour fer sir ki

pwennvi mon distrik ti ganny pase.

Par kont, mon dezyenm manda mon ti

reprezant bann zil pros e pran lenstriksyon di-

rekteman kot Parti.

En 1991 ler lalwa ti sanze e konsey distrik ti

ganny entrodwir mon ti debout konman en kon-

seye e sa ziska 1993 ler premye eleksyon milti-

parti ti fer.

The People: Elabor plis lo ou travay dan dis-

trik St. Louis.

Msye Delcy: Ler mon ti ariv St. Louis en kek-

soz ki ti mark mwan sete ki lamazorite fanmiy ti

pe reste dan bann vye lakaz ki ti pe lwe par pyes

par fanmiy. E krwar mwan dan serten ti kapab

annan ziska douz a kenz dimoun dan sa sel

lasanm. Bokou lakaz i’n ganny batir dan mon

letan. Parey proze bann flat Revolution Avenue,

Dan koko, Geers Flats, Belonie Housing Estate,

Harrison Flats, eks. En kantite fanmiy ti ganny

sans aste kot zot ti reste apre negosyasyon ouswa

anba lalwa drwa lokater ti vin anfors en 1981.

Pli gran defi sete ler gouvernman ti pas later

St. Louis avek lanmisyon Advantis e bann di-

moun Semen Serret ti napa landrwa pase pour

al laboutik. Ti bezwen en bon pe negosyasyon

avek lanmisyon advantis pour ki sa peron akote

zot legliz ti ganny konstrir.

The People : Ou pe kontinny en karyer poli-

tik.

Msye Delcy: Apre 38an konman en fonksy-

onner piblik mon ti pran mon retret volonter en

2008 a laz 55an e en laport ti ouver dan Sekre-

taryat Parti pour en Direkter Zafer Piblik ki mon

ti aksepte pour pran. Ozordi, mon pe fer pa zis

zafer piblik me zesyon propriyete e osi fer asis-

tan personnel pour Sef Egzekitif dan Sekretaryat

Parti. Wi, mon war en kantite dimoun dan sa

pozisyon zafer piblik sirtou bann ki ekri Per Fon-

dater Parti pour rod en lasistans kelkonk. Otan

ki mon kapab mon ed zot sirtou avek konsey e

diriz zot kot bann lazans pour rezourd zot prob-

lenm. I vre ki mon pa pou kapab fer kontan tou

sa ki vin kot mwan me mon krwar ki mon’n ede

soulaz zot otan ki mon kapasite i permet.

The People: Koz lo ou responsabilite dan

bann lorganizasyon legal parey Tribinal Drwa

Lokater, Rent Board e Juvenile Court

Msye Delcy: Mon ti ganny apwente pour pre-

mye fwa lo Rent Board an 1983 kot mon ti fer

katran e apre mon ti ganny reapwente an 1997

ziska konmela. An 1989 ziska ki lalwa ti ganny

‘repeal’ mon ti en manm lo Tribinal Drwa

Lokater e 2001 mon ti ganny apwente lo ‘Juve-

nile Court.’

Konman en manm lo Tribinal Drwa Lokater,

mon’n ekout en kantite laplikasyon e mon krwar

ki dan en bon pe ka zizman ki’n pase ti byen e

en bon pe dimoun ozordi pe zouir propriyete ki

zot in akeyir atraver sa lalwa.

Kant a Rent Board i pa zis en landrwa kot i tir

dimoun dan lakaz. Sa lalwa i date en bon pe lan-

nen pase. En propriyeter ouswa en lokater i

kapab fer son laplikasyon devan Board pour de-

mande ki en lokater i sorti dan son lakaz akoz i

pa oule pey lwaye, lakaz i tro vye e i demann de-

molir pour rekonstrir, i oule ogmant lwaye, eks.

Pareyman, en lokater i kapab fer son laplikasyon

pour reviz lwaye, demann reparasyon, eks. Sa i

aplik pour landrwa komersyal parey rezidansyel.

En kantite dimoun i ankor krwar ki Rent Board

i la pour tir dimoun. Sa i pa vre, dimoun i ganny

tou sans pour defann zot devan Board. Kot i

posib Board i konsey sa de parti pour ganny en

laranzman mityel me kot sa pa kapab ganny fer

Board i ekout kes e rann en zizman dapre levi-

dans ki’n ganny donnen anba serman.

En dimoun i batir en lakaz pour li lwe konman

en lenvestisman pour son vye zour ouswa pour

li viv son lavi toulezour. Me ler lokater pa pe

pey lwaye sa dimoun i pe perdi pandan ki lakaz

pe deteryore. Se la ki i met son ka devan Rent

Board.

En propriyeter pa kapab fer monte lokasyon

kimannyer i anvi san ki i annan en konsantman

mityel. Pareyman, en lokater pa kapab aret peye

ouswa redwir son lokasyon san en desizyon

Board. Sa propriyeter i anba lobligasyon pour

gard son lakaz dan en bon leta pour li lwe me osi

i lobligasyon sa lokater pour mentenir sa lakaz

ki i pe lwe dan en bon leta.

I vre ki parfwa Board napa lot altenativ me

pour demann sa lokater pour kit sa landrwa me

i donn li ase dele letan pour rod en lot landrwa.

Ler en dimoun pa pey son lakaz i pa ekspekte

pour li reste lanmenm.

En lokater i kapab fer laplikasyon pour de-

mann Board pour redwir lokasyon ouswa obliz

propriyeter pour fer serten reparasyon lo son

lakaz. Dan sa bann ka Board i kapab fer vizit

pour evalye bezwen e apre pran en desizyon.

Dan ka kot propriyeter pa oule pran respons-

abilite pour repare Board i kapab donn per-

misyon sa lokater pour fer sa reparasyon e kou

ki in fer a ganny aziste lo son lokasyon e Board

ki dir pour konbyen letan.

Pa pey lakaz i en problenm isi. I pa vedir ki

sa lokater pa kapab peye me i pa anvi peye. Sa

i aplik pour lakaz prive parey lakaz gouvernman.

Petet Rent Board pa ti pou neseser si nou tou nou

ti pran nou responsabilite ler nou antre dan en

lakaz.

Mon bezwen fer kler ki si okenn kote pa kon-

tan avek zizman ki Rent Board i pran, zot annan

14 zour pour fer laplikasyon devan gran lakour

pour fer rapel kont sa zizman.

Board i konsyan prensip gouverman ki tou

fanmiy i devret anba en twa e governman in fer

otan lakaz anba diferan term, pour lwe e osi pour

vann avek lokater plitar. Mon mazin mon paran

ki ti dir mwan ki twa ki ou dormi anba la ou

bezwen peye avan ou fer vant kontan.

Prezidan Michel dan son dernyen ladres leta

lanasyon, ti eksplike byen sa nesesite pour nou

pran nou responsabilite pour pey nou lakasyon

ek lòn ki nou’n pran pour ki nou frer i a kapab

benefisye zot osi.

The People: Ou bann kontribisyon volonter.

Msye Delcy: Depi ki mon ti zwenn Parti en

1981 konman Sekreter Brans, mon’n fer li dan

kad volonter. Parey mon’n dir avan lasanble

popiler pa ti peye. Mon’n ’Shop Steward’ dan

landrwa travay e osi prezid en komite linyon

pour erport. Sa komite i rezwenn tou bann ‘Shop

Steward’ dan en landrwa travay. Mon bann letan

dan Tribinal Drwa Lokater, ensideswit in form

par bann travay volonter. Mon n osi travay kon-

man en manm dan Militia e ansarz en seksyon e

krwar mwan mon ti fyer sa letan.

La konmela mon pe servi konman sekreter

lorganizasyon Veteran dan mon distrik Roche

Caiman e mon ti osi servi lo Konsey Kominoter

pour sa Distrik.

The People: Prezidan Michel pe al rod

ankor en manda senkan. Ki ou pwennvi ?

Msye Delcy: Mon krwar ki Prezidan Michel

i swa ki tou Seselwa i annan ozordi pour fer

monte Sesel dan sa letap nou krwasans sosyal e

ekonomik. Parey in ganny dir deza i ‘the right

man in the right place at the right time’. Person-

elman mon n fer mon analiz e mon pa war en lot

zonm pour diriz nou pei.

Parey tou nasyon nou osi nou annan nou di-

fikilte, nou defi me ansanm nou kapab sirmont

zot. Parti Lepep i en Parti sanzman, i sanze, i

adapte e i kontinnyen dan son demars pour elev

stati son pep ek son pei. Nou pou kontinnyen

fer li e nou pou fer li. Prezidan Michel i nou

zonm pour demen. Seselwa annou tou ansanm

fer nou analiz profon e nou a war ki si pa James

Alix Michel, lekel?

Mon osi parfwa mon pa kontan serten de-

sizyon ki ganny pran ler i aftekte mon lentere

personnel me mon pran kont Sesel i pa zis mon

tousel. Sa lefe imedya i normal me nou tou nou

bezwen vir nou lizye ver nou lavenir, nou zan-

fan, sa zenerasyon apre nou.

Parey Labib in ekrir ‘sa ki annan lizye me pa

war’. Annou pa fer parey sa bann dimoun,

annou ouver nou lizye pour nou gete e war byen

devlopman ki arive pandan sa bann lannen kot

nou Parti in opouvwar, pa les sa ki sorti deor

pour vin dir nou kimannyer nou’n devlope.

Dan nou pei i annan tro bokou sen ipokrit ki

pe dir nou larg sa lezo pour nou tay deryer en

kopo lavyann ki nou pa arive atrape. Ki toultan

zot war fernwanr zanmen lizour. Get byen sa

bann ki pe kriy lasasen, zot byen kanmoufle zot,

zot eze zot. Annou konpran ki sa bann zans pa

oule en zour nou zwir nou lavi parey zot. Zot

anvi war nou lafen, swaf e osi touni. Zot pe

promet nou lesyel demen me nou pou rekolte

lanfer avek zot. Mon demann mon bann kosit-

wayen pour les sa bann zans ater. Nou pou fer

sir ki nou Parti i kontinnyen ranport laviktwar

akoz nou kontan nou Sesel!!!

The People: Sesel pe pas atraver en trans-

formation dan son devlopman. Konmant lo

progre ki Sesel pe fer dan diferan sekter son

lekonomi.

Msye Delcy: 50an pase mon ti ankor pe lekol

me mon ti osi bezwen travay pour mwan ed mon

fanmiy pour viv. Ler mon ti dan sa letan P5 mon

ti pe fer 2 roupi 50 omwan. 2an apre mon ti fer

10roupi omwan. Mon ti pe fer zardinaz, koup

kanpes, fer konmisyon monte desann anvil avek

sak lour pour lakour kot mon ti pe travay. San-

menm larzan ki mon ti pey lekol Modern 10

roupi par term. Rezon mon ti oblize travay sete

pour ed mon fanmiy viv. Ozordi napa zanfan

laz lekol pe fer korve pour li viv. I ganny

ledikasyon gratwit depi lakres ziska S4 ki oblig-

atwar e S5 ki opsyonel. Si i byen fer son legzan-

men i ganny pos-segonder pour ankor dezan.

Ler i ariv pos-segonder i ganny en ‘allowance’.

Ki pli bon ki sa ? Lekol diskriminatwar par-

wasyal nepli, lontan plis souvan ler ou kit 6enm

ou al rod en metye. Ganny sa kler en metye pa

ti en karyer. 50an pase ou ti kit lekol laz 11an a

12 an e al travay boy ozordi ou kapab kontin-

nyen lekol ziska menm ganny en doktora lin-

iversiter si ou annan kapasite. Personn pa fors

ou pour arete aprann.

Travay i annan pou tou dimoun ki anvi travay MONT BUXTON SA !!!

Ler nou koz MBU nou pe senpleman eksprim linite ki egziste dan distrik Mont Buxton.

Pe enport ou kouler politik, ou krwayans relizye, nou tou dan distrik Mont Buxton

nou zabitan sa distrik en anmenmtan nou tou nou sitwayen Sesel ki nou kontan.

Se sa linite ki lakle nou sikse e fer nou kapab

reisi organiz nou dan plizyer keksoz ki nou fer.

Pour komans lannen 2015 Mont Buxton ti or-

ganiz en Bal Kreol lizour Dimans le 25 Zanvye

ki ti anmenn ansanm en gran lafoul sorti dan

diferan kwen sa distrik. Telman ti en sikse ki

bann zabitan pe demann fer pli souvan.

Wi, Mont Buxton pou fer ankor pandan lan-

nen.

Me Dimans le 22 Fevriye keksoz ti diferan

ler en group 60 zabitan, laplipar bann dimoun

aze dan distrik ti anbark dan trwa voyaz bato

pour al pas en apremidi lo Ste Anne.

Byen eksite , serten ti al laba pour premye

fwa, lezot pour war sanzman ki narive depi

plizyer lannen ki zot pankor pas laba. Ou tya

war zot pe pase dan Club Car koman touris e pe

demann pour tir zot portre, me pa tou ki ti sanse

akoz sa mwayen transpor ti pe monte desann

pour fer sir zot ariv ansanm lo sa zoli lans.

Apre ki zot ti’n byen ganny resevwar par

bann o zofisye Ste Anne Resorts & Spa letan zot

ti debarke lasose, zot ti osi byen ganny resevwar

par bann travayer lo lans kot zot ti byen ganny

servi rafresisman e pas en apremidi fantastik

avek zot Tyermenn Veteran Msye Donald Ce-

lestine, Vis Tyermenn Msye Jim Valentin e

manm Komite Veteran Distrik. Plitar dan

lapremidi zot ti al vizit Ros Torti e lezot landrwa

enteresan Ste Anne, ziska 5 er ler zot ti pran bato

pour retourn Mahe.

Lotorite Distrik Mont Buxton i remersye

senserman Direksyon Ste Anne Resorts & Spa

pour permet sa group zabitan Mont Buxton pas

en letan agreab e pour lakey ki zot ti’n rezerve

pour nou zabitan. g

oU Konn oUPaPa, oU Pa

Konn oUBoPer

Msye Gerald Edmond, en zabitan Plaisance, en zanfan

Parti Lepep, ki’n konmans byen zenn dan SPUP, i

donn son pwennvi lo progre ki i war dan Sesel. I konsey

zenn pour vot pour sa dimoun ki donn zot loportinite.

Pase ek Parti

Msye Edmond ti konmans ek Parti depi zenn ek son

paran. Malgre en zenn az, Msye Edmond in partisp dan

lalit, e i rapel tre byen kan lafors etranze ti vin Sesel sa

letan pour fer taye bann militan SPUP. Sa ki ti kasyet

anba pon, sa ki ti ganny arete e ganny met dan kaso.

Msye Edmond i rapel son leksperyans, e kan Msye

René sa lepok ki ti en avoka ti bezwen vin tir zot dan

kaso.

I rapel miting SPUP ki ti ganny fer anba langar kot

son paran. Malgre ti annan de group politik, enn ti

annan, Msye Edmond i dir ki zot pa’n ganny enflianse

e reste ek SPUP ziska ki Sesel ti libere.

SPPF in formen, apre in vin Parti Lepep, in ladan

menm ziska la. Difikilte Seselwa in rankontre bokou,

me konviksyon bann militan parey Msye Edmond in

toultan reste solid.

Difikilte lepase

“Mon paran ti mizer, napa manze pour donn nou

parey zot tya ava anvi. Mon papa ti sonny koson e i ti

kontan kwi friyapen, en ler nou monte sorti lekol, mon

papa ki ti osi tranp kazye ti anmenn enn de pti pwason

pour nou manze.

Friyapen ki ti ganny bwi pour koson, letan nou sorti

lekol nou lafen, nou manze. Me apre mon papa ti’n

konpran nou, olye bwi avek delo sal, i bwi ek delo

prop. Nou ti ankor manrmay, letan nou fini manz sa

bout friyapen nou bwar en pe delo pour retourn lekol.

3er en ler nou ti bwar dite kler. Nou ti dormi ater lo nat

ti napa matla. Nou ti kwi manze lo foye. Sa selman

serten nou mizer,” Msye Edmond i dir.

I azoute ki sa lamizer ki li ek son fanmiy in pas ladan

ti tap li e ozordi i kontan war lafason pei in sanze. I

kontan war sans ki son bann zanfan in gannyen e zot

in byen profit tou sa bann loportinite. “Nou bezwen

tenir lanmenm kot nou ete e pa les nou retourn ann

aryer,”Msye Edmond i konseye.

Devlopman konmela i enkrwayab

Msye Edmond i dir ki Sesel in devlop sitan bokou

ki Seselwa ki voyaz lontan andeor Sesel letan zot re-

tournen zot war en sanzman enkrwayab.

“Landrwa kot zot in pase, zot pa rekonnet. Pe annan

devlopman partou. Nou war bokou batiman e maga-

zen. Keksoz i annan en kantite dan pei, e ou annan swa

pour aste sa ki oule,” Msye Edmond i dir, e fer remarke,

ki en ler dimoun pou aret voyaze akoz tou keksoz pe

annan dan Sesel. Zot a voyaz zis pour vizite, olye pour

al aste parey avan.

I fer remarke ki gouvernman i kontinyen met di-

moun o sant devlopman- ki swa lazenes, e vyeyar. I pa

kit personn ater.

Lasante

“I annan serten defi dan lasante me en kantite in

amelyore parey an term lekipman e fasilite. Nou

bezwen kapab konpran nou bann defi pour ed nou fer

Vibrant Anse

Royale youth set

the pace for 2015

G ive young people opportunity to express theirviews and show their worth, and they will seize the

moment without hesitating. Allow them to showcasetheir talents, and the results will amaze more than one.This was evident on Saturday 28th February 2015when a vibrant group of youths of Anse Royale gath-ered to discuss the way forward for their district forthis year in an activity organised by Lazenes Lepep andthe District Youth Committee of Anse Royale.

It was an energetic gathering of approxi-

mately 70 people that reviewed the work done

by the district last year and exchanged ideas

to pave the way for the work to be done in

2015. Addressing the youths present, Hon.

Dereck Samson encouraged them to dedicate

their time and energy on the numerous posi-

tive elements our country has to offer and to

be mindful of negative influences. This way,

he said, they will be able to enjoy the fruits of

their hard work. The chairperson of Lazenes

Lepep, Rama Lesperance, echoed the words

of Hon. Samson, encouraging his peers to use

the power of their voice constructively to

make their district move forward. Citing the

numerous examples given by President James

Michel in his State of the Nation Address, Mr.

Lesperance pointed out that opportunities

abound and that the youths should make good

use of them.

The young people present addressed the

quality as well as quantity of activities organ-

ised in the district. Whilst they were recog-

nised that effort has been done in the past, they

called for the organisation of more youth-

friendly activities that will develop their latent

skills, strengthen their generation against neg-

ative peer pressure and help them elevate the

already good status of Anse Royale. Those

types of activities, they said, attract the youths’

attention, keep them away from social ills and

engage them in the life of their community.

The event was also a time for ‘Congratula-

tions and Celebration’. The organising com-

mittee congratulated the achievements of the

S5 leavers of their district and presented them

with a certificate of recognition. They also ex-

pressed their appreciation and gratitude for the

youths who have participated actively in the

life of the district. The committee assured the

young people of the continuous support of

Parti Lepep. With this promising start, it can

only be expected that the youths of Anse

Royale will continue to shine in 2015 g (Kont..lo p10)

P.10THE

PEOPLE 6 March 2015 P.11THE

PEOPLE 6 March 2015

ConversationCulture

zis swazir. Napa en travay ki rezerve pour en

serten group dimoun. Dokter, avoka, ekonomis,

kontab, arsitek, kaptenn avyon ouswa bato, en-

zenyer, ou nommen Seselwa ordiner i fer ozordi

akoz sistenm ledikasyon i’n permet li. I vre nou

pou toultan bezwen labourer, mason, sarpantye,

eks. Travay i nou swa nou bezwen swazir. De-

vlopman dan konstriksyon Sesel in al sitan vit ki

napa ase zouvriye, nou bezwen enport mendev.

Deplizanpli mon remarke ki en kantite nou zenn

i ganny lantrennman dan lagrikiltir, maritim,

mason, sarpantye, mekanisyen, zot sorti avek

bon rezilta me zot dir ou pa sa ki mon anvi fer.

Mon pe al rod en plas drayver ouswa sekirite

kantmenm porter lo erport.

Toultan i annan sa kalite latitid nou pou kon-

tinnyen annan etranze pour travay sirtou pour fer

lakaz pour nou reste. Nou pa devret pe kriye ler

nou war travayer etranze Sesel.

En kantite Seselwa ordiner ozordi i annan pti

‘guesthouse’ zere par manm dan menm fanmiy.

Pti biznes enpe partou kot ou gete. Nou sel prob-

lenm se ki nou tou nou le fer menm biznes e en-

port materyo dan menm landrwa. Swa pour aste

i limite lo kalite. Seselwa i voyaz byen pour

vakans an fanmiy ou pour biznes. Eski sa i vedir

ki lekonomi pa bon? Napa Seselwa ki pe mor

lafen akoz napa travay e i pa pe ganny en saler.

Proteksyon sosyal i ede dan ka vilnerabilite, dan

vre ka bezwen.

Nou frer pa bezwen esper tenk Angle, kon-

mela SEYPEC i deza annan senk e se nou frer

ek ser Seselwa ki pe travay lo la. Lantrennman

i konmans isi menm kot lekol maritim avan bann

zenn i al spesyalize. Wi, i pou pran detrwa lan-

nen avan sa bann tenk i ganny mannye antyer-

man par Seselwa me nou pe arive.

Mon al dan ennde pei me mon pa pou sanz

Sesel. Partou kot ou ale ozordi ou war problenm

ekonomik, sosyal. Annou pa rod problenm kot

problenm pa rod nou. Lontan nou’n aret mars

lanmen lo latet pa konnen kot pour ganny en

bouse manze, enpe delo, sa Parti i’n fer nou

delire, i’n fer nou viv byen dan lakaz konvenab

e konfortab ki menm Eropeen i zalou.

The People: Okenn konsey ?

Msye Delcy: Ler Msye France Albert René ti

lans sa Parti senkantan pase ti baze lo bann bon

prensip pour byennet tou Seselwa san pran kont

son kouler, ras, relizyon ou menm ledikasyon.

Ozordi Prezidan Michel pe kontinyen swiv sa

bann menm prensip. I pe travay pour tou

seselwa.

Pour nou ki dan sa Parti annou fer sir ki sa ki’n

akonpli ziska ozordi nou pa les ale. Fodre pa

nou les zot sape akoz nou pe ganny bann ti kon-

nyen. Sa i normal dan okenn devlopman. Sa

gouvernman pe fer sir nou sirmont bann defi ki

sa monn i fer fas avek. Annou tenir for pour nou

prensip i pou anmenn nou lwen avek plis pros-

perite.

Napa botan san movetan. Nou’n sirmont

bokou difikilte ki’n ganny met dan nou semen.

Annou arete ekout fo profet ki oule fer nou aras

dipen dan labous nou zanfan. Met zot ater dan

sa bann eleksyon ki nou pe al antre ladan.

En dernyen keksoz ki mon ti a kontan pas

avek nou tou ki pe travay pou byennet nou pei e

ki annan nou pei aker, parfwa nou bezwen ekout

sa ki nou pa anvi tande, kontinyen reste a lekout

nou dimoun pourki zot lekspektasyon a kon-

tinyen war solisyon.

An 1976 ler nou ti ganny lendepandans nou

ti preski 20an an aryer vizavi lemonn, ozordi nou

egal e dan serten sekter nou pe depase. Nou pa

kapab retourn an aryer. Nou bezwen fer sir ki

nou gard Prezidan Michel pour kontinyen diriz

nou pei pour en prosen manda g

(Kont.. p8)

« sa Ki annan liZYe

Me Pa War »

Airtel music awardsFinalists for the third edition of Seychelles Music Awards known since last year as the Airtel Music Awards have been named, in all seven cate-

gories. The selection of artists some well-known to the publics, whilst others relatively new ones are contenders having been nominated by their

producers or members of the public to partake in this competition.

The seven categories include: Best Male

and Female Recording Artists of the Year,

Best New Male and Female Recording Artist

of the Year, Best Group/Duet / collaboration

of the Year, Best Song Recording of the Year

and Best Traditional, and Seymas award.

Mr. Terry Carolla, representing Telly’s

Agency, who is the main organiser for the

event says “The main criteria to qualify for

this year’s edition was that artists must have

released their work between 1stJan 2014 and

31st December 2014, and that their produc-

tions are original pieces of work”

The main aim of such an event is to show

recognition and appreciation for new and

original artistic creation, which will bring

about development in the country’s musical

industry. Each year new artists features in the

award ceremony, where new talents are dis-

covered and rewarded. This has been very en-

couraging for artists and their producers.

Well known artist Jean-Marc Volcy who

has just released an album at the beginning of

the year, has been nominated in four cate-

gories which includes: Best song of the year

(DYELELO) Best collaboration with Jany for

the song Roul Ponm Damour, Best Traditional

for his album En Leokri, which is also the

bestselling album in Seychelles at the mo-

ment, and he also features in the best male

artist category.

“It’s a great feeling to see my name in all

those different categories, it shows that people

out there are really appreciating the contribu-

tion I am making in the music arena, my latest

album has taken Seychelles by storm, and it’s

a great feeling really, to see that they are en-

joying it and think that I should be rewarded

for what I have produced” says Jean-Marc

Volcy.

Another artist with four nominations is fe-

male artist, Sandra, who won no less than

three awards in the first edition of such a com-

petition. This time she has been nominated for

Best female, Best song, Best traditional and

best group collaboration with Jahkim for the

song ‘Mon pa en Sen’

Whilst there has been no finalist in the new

male artist category, we are seeing some new

female artists featuring in several categories

such as Lana and Ashley Barallon (Best fe-

male and New female). Lana has a third nom-

ination for her song butterfly which was one

of last year’s best hit. Tania is another artist

worth mentioning as her name came up for

Best female, and best song with ‘Lanmour en-

posib’.

“The new addition this year is the Seymas

awards, where the members of the Seychelles

Music Association have decided to award one

artist who has been playing music since the

day he was born, so to say, it’ a great initiative,

and we are very grateful for such a brilliant

contribution, the artists will be very happy”

says Mr Carolla. Those nominated for this cat-

egory are: Marcel Crea, Bruce Freminot, John

Vital, Brian Matombe and Pat Prosper.

The next step in this competition is public

voting, whereby everyone will have the

chance to select their best artist by voting

through SMS. This will be happening in the

forthcoming weeks, prior to the big event

FINALISTS

Best New Artist Female/Male

1) Lana

2) Ashley Barallon

Best Group/Duet/Collaboration

1) Roul ponm damour (Jean Marc Volcy & Jany)

2) Koz mon fanm (Regi & Cus Mun)

3) Mon pa en sen (Sandra & Jahkim)

4) Nenport kwa pou mon (Chico & Jahkim)

5) Spirit of Madiba (El Manager ft Angelika & B.Manyula)

6) Travay for (Marathon & Xtra)

Best Traditional

1) Norville Ernesta (Album Mon dernyen Fon) – Aya Tanbi

2) Jean-Marc Volcy (Album En Leokri) -

3) Bat sa lapo (Sandra)

4) Mouggai Blues (Felix Lawen)

5) Nou bezwen nou Sega (Smash Kid)

SeyMas Awards

1) Marcel Crea.

2) Bruce Freminot

3) John Vital

4) Brian Matombe.

5) Pat Prosper.

Best Song of the Year

1) Dyelelo (Jean Marc Volcy)

2) Million Butterfly (Lana)

3) Ziska Leternite (Sandra)

4) Anbras mon (Chico)

5) Spirit of Madiba (El Manager ft Angelika & B.Manyula)

6) Lanmour Enposib (Tania)

Best Female Artist

1) Lana

2) Ashley Barallon

3) Sandra

4) Tania

5) Vanessa Juliette

Best Male Artist

1) Jean-Marc Volcy

2) Norville Ernesta

3) Chicco Martino

4) Smash Kid

5) Marathon

6) Travis

which will take place on the 28th March. The

public is being urged to participate so as to en-

courage their favorite artists.

Mr. Carolla takes this opportunity to thank

all those who have made this award possible,

and wishes the best of luck to all artists, and

also adds these few words of advice:

“Be creative and be original. Write good,

meaningful, and original lyrics. This is so im-

portant because a song is first of all about

what you say to the listener in a positive way.

Compose your own original melody and say

NO to copying or stealing the works of other

artists, otherwise you will not be able to ad-

vance in the music industry. Always respect

your fellow artists and their artistic creations”

This Award has also been created to encour-

age musical artists as well as producers to set

the professional standard for artists and music

in the Seychelles music industry, so we can

better compete in the regional as well as in-

ternational music markets g

Competitions among

districts and schoolsPeople with talents, even in sports can be found all over the country and it is a matter

of organising events to get them out into the open. NSC is working towards this ob-

jective, targetting the schools.

To name two disciplines; competitions be-

tween secondary schools in volleyball and bas-

ketball will ensure there are always young

players replacing those who are retiring.

It is part of government’s plan, through the

NSC, to set up sports regional centres and school

sports regional centres in the country, as part of

Seychelles’ strategic plan for sports develop-

ment.

Anse Royale has been carrying out a pilot

project since last year, organising competitions

according to the centre’s plan, to see the strength

and weaknesses of such a plan but it is said to be

advancing well.

As mentioned before in a previous article in

this newspaper, a centre will comprise of four to

five districts and a secondary school will be at-

tached to each one of a total of nine regions ex-

pected to be set up across the country.

The Anse Royale regional centre comprises of

the district itself, plus Au Cap, Baie Lazare and

Takamaka. The district’s secondary school is at-

tached to the centre.

“The centre’s sports committee is already in

place and its calendar of activities for the whole

year is ready too,” explained the co-ordinator

overseeing the setting up of the centres, Terrence

Barbe.

Concerning the schools attached to the re-

gional sports centre, the aim is to get them to pro-

duce talents for two disciplines in particular:

basketball and volleyball.

‘What we want to see is continuity and par-

ticipation of more youths in basketball and vol-

leyball competitions. Personally, I have worked

in schools for many years and I have achieved

much too but when I look at the situation of bas-

ketball and volleyball in schools I am disap-

pointed. We have to make sure that in future we

have young players joining the national teams

and replacing those who are retiring. If we are

spending money we have to do it well,” Barbe

explained.

How will the Schools Sports Centres run?

Each centre will have eight teams: under 16

and under 18 boys and girls for both volleyball

and basketball. They will play home and away

in inter-region competitions. For example, the

boys and girls of say Anse Boileau will be look-

ing forward to travelling to Praslin to play against

the centre’s team there. Or La Digue will know

that they will be travelling to Mahe for their

matches.

“It will be some sort of incentive for them and

the ones who want to play volleyball or basket-

ball throughout the year will be able to do so. It

will not be the same as when federations organise

one-day competition. The players come and

enjoy themselves and then they forget about it.

On the other hand, in the home-and-away com-

petitions they will have to be serious,” Barbe

stressed.

“We will also definitely include private

schools in the centres because we do not want to

leave anyone with potential outside of the pro-

gramme. The Praslin Vijay School will be

grouped together with the island’s secondary

school.”

Competitions in the schools sports pro-

gramme of the centres are expected to start at the

end of May and are expected to be intensed.

“We will provide the school teams with qual-

ified coaches who will be able to monitor the

players. Further, we want to link the schools re-

gional sports to the community where we will

welcome parents to come and play the roles of

managers, administrators and medical assis-

tants.”

Next year the co-ordinators are planning to in-

clude handball in the programme of activities.

NSC plans to have other services attached to

this youth sports development programme.

“We have our own medical centres plus other

health centres that will be helping out. Each term

several tests will be carried out on the children,

such as body mass index (BMI), or the heart rate.

If we detect any small irregularity, say in the

heart beat, we will contact the parents to take the

child to see a doctor. In this way we can detect

any irregularity early.”

There are also other specific tests, such as

arms span. We can then compare the various

tests. If the tests were carried out for the first time

when the players were under 16, they are done

again when the players join the under 18 group.

At the same time we are preparing these players

for when they join under-21 squads of the feder-

ations.”

The government, through the NSC, will be in-

vesting quite a sum of money in particularly the

schools competitions. It will be providing bus

passes and paying boat fares for the teams mov-

ing in between the three main islands.

“We are planning to have fifteen players in

each team, to make amend for drop out or injury.

So we will have sixty in volleyball and basket-

ball, making a total of 120. Multiply the sum by

the nine centres. The Youth Development of

NSC will bare the cost.”

Earlier, the article mentioned the districts and

schools making up the Anse Royale sports re-

gional centre. Another example is the Anse

Boileau centre, which will comprise of the dis-

trict itself plus La Misere, Port Glaud and Grand

Anse. Anse Boileau secondary school will be at-

tached to the centre.

There might be the necessity to merge two

schools into one centre, for

example Mont Fleuri falls to-

gether with Plaisance and

English River with Belonie,

making up Victoria One and

Victoria Two.

As for the districts, the ones

making up the centres com-

pete amongst themselves be-

fore there is a selection and

they will compete against

other centres in the country.

“We know that districts can

be lively and that when they

regroup people are active and

are not loitering by the road or

involved in anti-social activi-

ties. In this programme if it happens that there

are not activities at district level then for sure

there will be at regional level.”

“We did have such sports activities in the past

and good sportsmen and women, who had been

staying in their little corner, come out during such

events.”

“Apart from districts around town, Grand

Anse Mahe is one of the districts outside Victoria

which had produced good footballers. They were

first spotted during mass sports activities.”

An assistant coordinator, who will liaise with

the federations, will work with each regional

centre and school attached to it.

The NSC will be looking for people who have

knowledge of their sports disciplines and who

have done well too but they must have the ped-

agogical baggage. They must also be able to or-

ganise.

This is because there will be three regional

competitions per year.

Federations, such as basketball, are training

their junior officials so the activities under the re-

gional porgrammes will give them the chance to

put into practice what they have learnt.

Also to complement the programme, the NSC

will organise, during every school holidays,

workshop for coaches to analyse the effective-

ness of the plan.

It will also organise talks and seminars in the

different centres on various health issues, such

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Patron keeps update on youth

development in footballYouth are generally regarded as an agent for change and development because they have

tremendous strengths, ideas and energies to contribute. But these assets must be chan-

nelled towards constructive engagement at the household, community, and national levels

if youth are to catalyse positive changes for themselves and their communities.

It is the reason why the Patron of the Sey-

chelles Football Federation (SFF), President

James Michel regularly meets with the Chair-

man Mr. Elvis Chetty to get an update of the

development taking place, targetting the youth.

Both the President and Mr. Chetty are aware of

the power of sports to promote social cohesion

and engage youth in development issues.

The President has commended the Federa-

tion for its remarkable job in organising youth

football academies around the country where

800-1200 young people are taking part in 12

academies, where they train three times a week.

“The Government fully supports the SFF ini-

tiative to develop young sporting talent. It is an

important sports programme that contributes to

the social wellbeing of the community by giv-

ing young people skills in the sport, good exer-

cise, and discipline as well as keeping them

away from negative social influences,” said the

President.

They also discussed the SFF’s progress in the

organisation of the upcoming CAF Beach Soc-

cer Championships, to be hosted in Seychelles

in April this year. The development of SFF’s

cooperation with FIFA (Fédération Interna-

tionale de Football Association) and SFF’s

plans for developing infrastructure together

with the private sector, for football fields in

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P.12THE

PEOPLE 6 March 2015

Opinion

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SHE HAS THE BIGGEST NUTI am here on a

two weeks vaca-

tion with some

friends. I have

visited quite a

few islands ;

Praslin, La

Digue, Ile aux

Cerf, Ile Ronde,

Ile Longue. We

even had a pic-

nic on one of the

islands and it

was very nice.

Seychelles is

amazing, it is my

second visit here

and my first was

around January

last year. I’m

from Madagas-

car g

Seychelles is a blessed

country; we have the

beauty of nature and no

other country in the world

could compare. We look

around the world and see

so much happening but we

are still rejoicing peace. I

believe it’s the mentality of

our people and we wish

nothing bad to come our

way. We hope that this con-

tinue for generations to

come. It has been so long

since our last visit to Mahe

and now we have decided

to make this trip from La

Digue. After all it is our

land, our paradise! g

It is my second visit to Sey-

chelles but this time my work col-

league has come along for the

first time. It was a dream of hers

to visit this beautiful group of is-

lands as she has heard a lot

about this paradise from me. I

also wanted a summer for back

home it is very cold. I wanted to

once more see the nature, won-

derful beaches, to swim in the

sea and eat the local fruits. My

friend wanted to meet the people

and see this paradise that I had

talked about so much. Seychelles

is a tropical country and it was

just amazing to see the biggest

nut in the world. We are from

Germany g

I am from Mauritius and my girlfriend is from Ukraine. It

is our first holiday here. Seychelles is a wonderful place for

the honeymooners. It is the ideal place to meet someone. It

has beautiful people and they are very relaxed. It offers the

great chance to see unique beauty, such as the coco de mer

and the other endemic flora and fauna g

I aime Sesel

ciety. Movement is our DNA and there is

no escaping this fundamental truth. Sey-

chelles is a country on the move because

movement is in its DNA. The national

theme “I love Seychelles” should be inter-

preted by all Seychellois to mean ac-

knowledging the existence of this DNA

and contributing to the forward march of

the country g

Our collective DNAAcountry, like an individual, has a DNA that not only gives it its identity but also

shapes its vision of reality constraining it in the way it reacts to events and

thereby charting its history path.

that they dreamed of and their previous land

could not afford them.

Hence, Seychelles is born out of the

dream of our forefathers for a better life and

all these movements, whether propelled by

natural or human history, is propelled by

this constant search for opportunities of a

better life. This constant search constitutes

the movement, the forward march of our so-

Seychelles’ DNA is encrypted in the

soul of each Seychellois guiding them like

an “invisible hand” in forging the destiny

of our nation.

To discern our collective DNA we need

to ‘dissect’ the events that have occurred

in both our natural and human history, by

interrogating them. The pattern that

emerge at the end this process is what con-

stitutes our collective DNA.

The thing that strikes one when contem-

plating the natural and human history of

Seychelles is the persistence recurrence of

the notion of movement. The land that we

have occupied was shaped by movement

as it detached itself from the landmass

known as Gondwanaland then drifted over

the mass of water that became the Indian

Ocean before settling in the middle of it.

The same notion of movement reemerges

when trying to make sense of our human

history.

The settlement of the islands was made

through successive waves of immigration

of people from other parts of the world.

The slaves, colonisers and merchants

who made Seychelles their new home

saw here the opportunities for a better life

n A country on the move