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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Cruise ships boost tourism in the Vanilla Islands 25 March 2024: Former Seychelles tourism minister Alain St.Ange has been promoting the merits of the Vanilla Islands.Now an independent......
Seeing the wonders of the sea through a glass-bottom boat 13 November 2018: By John Lablache Seychelles’ tiny capital, Victoria, is sheltered from the Indian Ocean by a string of island......
An official welcome to mark Air France’s return to Seychelles since May 5 08 June 2018: ...e international airport, shortly after 7am.The Minister for Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine, Didier Dogley, Pr......
Tourism Minister checks out the challenges facing small hotels in Seychelles 08 June 2018: Didier Dogley, the new Minister for Tourism, believes in doing his own research. He visited eight small hotels in South ......
Our Creole culture will enrich the tourism experience, says new Minister 09 May 2018: The new Tourism Minister for Seychelles, Didier Dogley, wasted no time in spelling out how he would improve the industry......
Air Seychelles under fire as it cuts staff by quarter 16 April 2018: ...to be cut by a quarter as the airline tries to make savings.Tourism Minister Maurice Loustau-Lalanne came under fire fro......
Seychelles award for best travel destination is of 'huge significance' 16 March 2018: ...azine LUX.Sherin Francis, Chief Executive of the Seychelles Tourism Board (STB), said: “This award reinforces our ......
Seychelles links up with British Airways to boost tourism 27 November 2017: ...to be boosted with a special link-up between the Seychelles Tourism Board and British Airways.The two signed up to a two......
Extra flights will boost tourism in Seychelles... and BA is back 14 October 2017: Tourism in Seychelles will be given a welcome boost with two airlines – British Airways and Air France – ope......
Tourism officers in global showcase for Seychelles growing industry 29 November 2016: Seychelles tourism officers turned out in force for one of the biggest showcases in the globe, the World Travel Market (......
Turkey opens up new air route to Seychelles 07 June 2016: The airline named best in Europe is to fly three times a week to Seychelles from October. Turkish Airlines, a four-st......
Seychelles and South Africa link up to promote tourism 07 June 2016: Tourism chiefs in Seychelles and South Africa have agreed to work closer together. They signed a memorandum of ......
Honeymoon couple win dream holiday... and hope for a future family 07 June 2016: ...The video competition which was organised by the Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) under the theme My Seychelles Experience......
Air Seychelles 'committed to being best' in Indian Ocean 03 May 2016: ...nd by doing so, it is making a valuable contribution to our tourism-based economy.”...
Time to take a deep breath... and smile with pride 03 May 2016: People living in Seychelles are breathing the best air in the world. The archipelago topped the list of 180 countries......
Queen Victoria reigns at Mahe Quay 03 May 2016: Records just keep getting broken at Port Victoria. The 298m long Queen Victoria has now become the longest cruise shi......
Giants of the sea boost Seychelles tourism industry 31 March 2016: ...06 visitors when the cruise ship season ends in September. Tourism and Culture Minister Alain St Ange was invited onboa......
South Africa consulate opens up new opportunities 31 March 2016: ...,” she added, citing the Blue Economy, investment and tourism as opportunities for “a new level of bilateral......
Qatar Airways flies back to Seychelles 31 March 2016: ...ons”. The announcement was made at the international tourism trade fair, ITB in Berlin where Seychelles Tourism M......
It just gets bigger and better at Port Victoria 25 February 2016: She may be the longest ship to berth in Seychelles, but the visit of the 261-metre Sun Princess was significantly more......
Tourism boost as more people visit Seychelles 25 February 2016: ...th in the last five years. The news is encouraging for the tourism industry as 2015 saw a record 278,853 visitors, up 1......
Travel show promotion is a “great success” for Seychelles 25 February 2016: A joint effort by the Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) and a British travel firm at one of the biggest holiday shows in ......
Creole celebrations go on despite the rain 05 November 2015: ...ure has become an important asset in the development of our tourism industry and our campaign to promote Seychelles.&rdq......
Tourism workers praised for their 'sacrifices' as the industry continues to grow 08 October 2015: Workers in Seychelles tourism industry have been praised for their efforts. A special mass was held at the Cathedral ......
More boats for Eden Marina as demand increases for life on the ocean waves 03 March 2015: Eden Marina on Eden Island, the home by the sea for the well-to-do on Mahe, and already regarded as the largest of its......
Visitors return to Aldabra, land of the giant tortoise 03 March 2015: ...n partners. Silhouette Cruises aims to introduce a new eco-tourism concept for divers and visitors studying nature. Th......
Memories of the early days of eco tourism revived with cruise ship 02 March 2015: Memories of the pioneering past of eco tourism will be revived later this year when a luxury cruise ship docks in Seyc......
Chinese tourists eye Seychelles as ideal holiday destination 02 March 2015: ...upport because of its potential value to Air Seychelles and tourism within the Seychelles.” Sherin Naiken, chief ......
Eden Island, the amazing project on land reclaimed from the sea 10 February 2015: Any visitor to Seychelles cannot miss it. The impressive luxury residential development is on the east coast of the ma......
A fond farewell to the Pirates Arms as the developers get set to move in 17 October 2014: By John Lablache. The “Pirates Arms” one of Victoria’s oldest landmarks is set to make way for the ......
We were married in the most beautiful place in the world 21 August 2014: Lorraine Kowalewska and Marek Kowalewski, who live in Guildford, Surrey, decided to get married in the Seychelles. It wa......
More UK visitors travel to Seychelles 19 August 2014: Seychelles continues to be the destination of choice for holidaymakers from the UK and Ireland in spite of increasing co......

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