Coup victims have their plight broadcast online, but was President Ramkalawan listening?

27th March 2024

By Lewis BetsyIt was good to have a meeting of the TRNUC Victims’ Association broadcast globally online and hear what was said. Indeed, I hope President Ramkalawan took note.Association official... more...

Cruise ships boost tourism in the Vanilla Islands

25th March 2024

Former Seychelles tourism minister Alain St.Ange has been promoting the merits of the Vanilla Islands.Now an independent tourism consultant, he was speaking in Mayotte, which he visited during a lectu... more...

Farewell to my good friend Elvis Dias

14th March 2024

By Lewis BetsyThis is such a sad time as I have lost another dear friend, Elvis Dias.He died four days after his 66th birthday and with family and friends, I attended his funeral at Our Lady of the Vi... more...

By Lewis Betsy The scandal of what is happening with the Truth, Reconciliation and National Unity Commission is an outrageous insult to the people of Seychelles. In his State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Ramkalawan referred to the TRNUC, but he never offered anything serious or concrete concerning what would happen to the victims. I had previously warned that the Commission looked doomed to fail. Yet it must not fail. The Government must not let the victims down. The truth is that the TRNUC has become a joke for the LDS Government. They are playing politics with it and applying a delaying tactics strategy with the victims. The time has come to say enough is enough. My case number is No 2 and I am sure by now the Government must have had an idea where mine and all the many other cases were heading. It is not that difficult. We simply want justice and compensation for all the hurt we have suffered since 1977. Naturally, we need answers to achieve closure. In the meantime, we are forced to wait and trauma continues to impact families. Those that decided to stay in Seychelles have also suffered, but it was their choice not to bring their cases to the TRNUC. It appears there is a blame culture going on: We are not children of Seychelles now because we brought our cases to the TRNUC. However, the suffering goes on for all.. For some victims it is too late. They have died with no answers forthcoming. So I ask: Where are the lists and names of the perpetrators? Why is the President keeping the lists from us? Is he protecting someone? Of the few perpetrators who came to the TRNUC, only five or six of them publicly said sorry for what they had done. And that was it. I note that many other known perpetrators are out and about in town, mixing freely with the public. It has become a sick joke and we, the victims, are suffering. The fact is I believe the TRNUC has become such a shambles that no one wants to deal with it. The LDS have the power they want and are cynically running the country without a care in the world. They have no sense of responsibility or duty. The LDS government is trying to wash its hands when it comes to paying the victims – though I see that they managed to find the money to pay all the Commissioners. Yet who set up this scenario in the first place? It was Ramkalawan and former President Danny Faure. Timing is all, of course, and there are elections next year. We’ve got to watch it, or LDS might use the victims again to get another term in office. The more you think about the issue the more it makes you sick. How on Earth are we ever going to achieve unity in Seychelles when this situation persists?

The TRNUC is a complete shambles… it is an outrage that Ramkalawan must fix

11th March 2024

By Lewis BetsyThe scandal of what is happening with the Truth, Reconciliation and National Unity Commission is an outrageous insult to the people of Seychelles.In his State of the Nation Address (SONA... more...

Hope: Lewis Betsy meets President Danny Faure at State House on 16th March 2017 to discuss unity.

We must pursue the idea of unity, the future of Seychelles depends on it

11th March 2024

By Lewis BetsyI write this with a great sense of loss and despair. For decades now I have campaigned for my beloved Seychelles to achieve unity.It is now March 2024 and there is nothing like it in sig... more...

Will our President deliver us the unity Seychelles still desperately needs?

1st March 2024

By Lewis BetsyWe heard optimistic words about the future of Seychelles from President Wavel Ramkalawan in his State of the Nation Address for 2024, but will these hopes be fulfilled?He talked about th... more...

Expert: Alain St.Ange addresses the audience at the African-Asian Union ceremony

Former Minister Alain St.Ange on top awards panel for tourism

29th February 2024

Seychelles tourism expert Alain St.Ange was part of the awards panel that declared Sharm El-Sheikh the Tourism Capital City 2024.The former Tourism Minister for Seychelles who now heads his own touris... more...

A sad farewell to our dear friend Helen Azolan

31st January 2024

By Lewis BetsyIt was with great sadness that my wife and I said a final farewell to our dear friend Helen Azolan.Helen, a much-loved mother of four, died aged 64, and Seychellois families and friends ... more...

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A spectacular evening to celebrate Seychelles Independence 10 July 2018: By Lewis Betsy It was a great evening full of fun... yes, Seychelles Life knows how to celebrate and our Independen......
42nd Seychelles Independence Party 08 June 2018: ...excited about the entertainment we are planning for you.Our events offer the Seychellois diaspora living in the UK and E......
Seychelles Commonwealth Big Lunch 16 March 2018: One of the main aims of Seychelles Life is to bring together the Seychellois diaspora in the UK, to bond as a community ......
Simply superb... the Seychelles Life independence party that generated happiness all round 05 July 2017: By Lewis Betsy What a great night we had celebrating the independence of Seychelles.A capacity crowd made sure that......
Why our Independence parties are so important to all Seychellois everywhere 05 July 2017: ...n London tonight. Many of you know each other from previous events and I hope the newcomers among us will enjoy what is ......
Have the time of your life at our fabulous independence party 15 June 2017: By Lewis Betsy It's time to get ready for our great annual party to celebrate the independence of Seychelles.We hav......
The party people who braved the weather to make get-together a success 29 November 2016: Revellers defied the wet and windy weather to enjoy a get-together in West London for the Seychellois and Mauritian comm......
An amazing night to remember as the 40th anniversary of independence is celebrated in London 06 July 2016: It was a big moment for Seychelles and an equally big party that everyone thoroughly enjoyed. The London celeb......
40 Years Independence Party 13 June 2016: The event will take place on Saturday July 2 2016 at the refurbished Sandson Palais now known as: Paradise Banqu......
The girls who want to be Miss Seychelles 31 March 2016: Twelve girls have stepped up to challenge for the crown of Miss Seychelles… Another World 2016. They met the o......
The Creole Party - Celebrating 39 years of Seychelles independence 04 June 2015: ...e you apply before 20th June. This, like all the community events we organise, is to bring together Seychellois Diaspor......
The girls who want to be Miss Seychelles 02 March 2015: Here are the 13 Seychellois women have taken on the challenge to contest the 2015 Miss Seychelles... Another World bea......
Independence Party success gives hope for the future of Seychelles 30 June 2014: More than 230 Seychellois from all parts of the United Kingdom joined together to celebrate Seychelles 38th Independence......
Join Seychelles Life for a fabulous Independence celebration party 28 June 2014: Seychelleslife.co.uk is aiming to hold a series of big events in the coming months. The first one will be to celebrate 3......

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Cruise ships boost tourism in the Vanilla Islands: 25th March 2024; Former Seychelles tourism minister Alain St.Ange has been promoting the merits of the Vanilla Islands.Now… more...
Farewell to my good friend Elvis Dias: 14th March 2024; By Lewis BetsyThis is such a sad time as I have lost another dear friend, Elvis Dias.He died four… more...
The TRNUC is a complete shambles… it is an outrage that Ramkalawan must fix: 11th March 2024; By Lewis BetsyThe scandal of what is happening with the Truth, Reconciliation and National Unity… more...
We must pursue the idea of unity, the future of Seychelles depends on it: 11th March 2024; By Lewis BetsyI write this with a great sense of loss and despair. For decades now I have campaigned… more...
Will our President deliver us the unity Seychelles still desperately needs?: 1st March 2024; By Lewis BetsyWe heard optimistic words about the future of Seychelles from President Wavel Ramkalawan… more...
Former Minister Alain St.Ange on top awards panel for tourism: 29th February 2024; Seychelles tourism expert Alain St.Ange was part of the awards panel that declared Sharm El-Sheikh… more...
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