Victims of the coup must stick together to get Ramkalawan to act

18th February 2025

By Lewis BetsyThe Truth, Reconciliation and National Unity process is concluded. The outcome is abundantly clear and endorsed by the final determinations of the process. There is however a daily sourc... more...

Contenders: Presidential candidate Alain St.Ange, right, with Vice-Presidential candidate Daniella Payet

I want to be President of Seychelles, says Alain St.Ange

14th February 2025

By Lewis Betsy With the Presidential elections not due for eight months, the political scene in Seychelles is already hotting up.Former Tourism Minister Alain St.Ange has announced his independen... more...

Giving evidence: Lewis Betsy at the TRNUC hearing in 2019. Picture courtesy of Today in Seychelles

What will it take for our President to help the victims of the brutal Rene regime get closure?

24th January 2025

By Lewis BetsyThe Truth, Reconciliation and National Unity Commission (TRNUC) completed its hearings in 2022. We are now in 2025, almost three years on, and nothing has happened.Why?The victims of the... more...

Let us have love, peace and unity this Christmas

23rd December 2024

By Lewis BetsyGreetings of the season to you all.So many things are said at this time of year that are meant to be joyful, but are just empty words. I too have a message this Christmas and I will get ... more...

Seychelles National Football team in 1970: Lewis Betsy is on the back row, fourth from right

We need to change the Seychelles Football Federation committee… they are ruining the game for us

2nd December 2024

By Lewis BetsySeychelles football is in a terrible state and it is time for a change.The election for a new committee of the Seychelles Football Federation is on the 7th December and I urge the repres... more...

We remember with pride the heroism and sacrifice of Gerard Hoarau

22nd November 2024

By Lewis BetsyThe anniversary of the murder of my friend the freedom fighter Gerard Hoarau will fall on 29th November. It is said that time can heal a hurt, but after 39 years I still feel a terr... more...

We pay our respects to the memory of my brave friend Gerard Hoarau

9th September 2024

By Lewis BetsyI hold very dear the memory of my close friend Gerard Hoarau, who was assassinated outside his London home in 1985.Gerard was a proud fighter for a democratic Seychelles and paid the ult... more...

Westminster Abbey National Day of Seychelles Evensong

National Day for Seychelles commemorated at Westminster Abbey

3rd July 2024

A Special Mass (Evensong) was held at Westminster Abbey to commemorate the National Day of Seychelles.I was privileged to be among the guests from the Seychellois Diaspora who were invited.It was an e... more...

Gabriella is Miss Regatta 2018

11th October 2018

The new Miss Regatta is Gabriella Gonthier from Beau Vallon. Gabriella, 20, took the title – and also won best creative wear – at a ceremony at Beau Vallon in which 14 contestants, above, took part.

Beverly Hoareau, 18, from Mont Fleuri was voted first princess while 23-year-old Alana Barallon from La Misère was crowned second princess. Gabriella received her crown from the outgoing Miss Regatta 2017, Jorestina Cafrine.

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