SEYCHELLES REALITY

Flag of the Seychelles 1976     SFP welcomes the decision by the Seychelles ruling party PL to remove  Zom Lib from Public Domain,remove National Day June 18th from the  calendar of National festivities annually.SFP encourages the ruling  party to make June 18th a normal work day in the national calendar.  As well as June 5th.    SFP fully supports the recognition of June 29th as the Seychelles National Day of Independence .   In line with this, SFP calls for full unfettered, undelayed reinstatement of the Seychelles National Flag of Independence on June 29th 1976.   Implementation of this national truth will go a long way in fostering  National Unity Correct historical inaccuracies born out of an attempt  to cover up the coup and related transgressions after June 5 th 1977.    

  Seychelles President James Michel unveiled a statue to replace Zom Lib on  Independence Day June 29 th today. President Michel called the bronze statute a symbol of liberty, reciting the era of slavery, colonialism that led to Independence. Ironically the statute is designed by a sculpture name Tom Bowers, an Englishmen,cum fabrike citizen who has done numerous favors for  the communist party of Seychelles over the years.  Monument in North Korea.   Mr. Michel would have been more politically correct to have a Seychellois  artist sculpture do the honor of designing a statute of such important social consideration. Seychellois artist Steve Marie could have done this  job and bring with it Seychellois pride. Michel sought Independence, south Liberty according to his speech, but  fell short having his colonial master design his Independence Day statute. Mr. Michel, who advises you?

Sun-kissed beaches and crystal-clear seas are no longer enough to guarantee growth for the Seychelles’s economy. Gross domestic product declined the most in four years, dropping 2.9 percent in the first quarter compared with the previous three months, as European tourists stayed away and tuna catches dropped. That was the first contraction in a year. A slow recovery in Europe is curbing tourism in the Indian Ocean island, which relies on visitors’ spending on luxury hotels, restaurants and beer for more than two-thirds of foreign income. Tourism makes up a quarter of the economy and employs 25 percent of the workforce in the nation of 90,000 people. “Tourism is a huge driver of the economy, for jobs, for foreign exchange, for growth,” Thea Fourie, senior economist for sub-Saharan Africa at risk-analysis company IHS Global Insight, said by phone from Pretoria , South Africa. “Although the European Union’s growth is somewhat better, it is still far from strong.” Accommodation a...

By Rene Vollgraaff Jun 27, 2014 12:12 PM GMT The Seychelles economy contracted at the steepest pace in four years as the fishing industry and beverage and tobacco manufacturing slumped. Gross domestic product fell 2.9 percent on a quarterly basis compared with 4.6 percent expansion in the three months earlier, the country’s National Bureau of Statistics said in e-mailed statement today. It marks the economy’s first contraction in a year. Fishing shrank 17.9 percent, while manufacturing of beverages and tobacco fell 14.7 percent. Food production rose 12.8 percent. Economic growth in the Indian Ocean island nation of 90,000 people is forecast to rise to 3.7 percent in 2014 and 3.8 percent next year, from 3.5 percent in 2013, according to the International Monetary Fund. Tuna fishing and processing accounts for almost 5 percent of GDP, 7 percent of jobs, and about 35 percents of exports, according to the World Bank. The trade gap narrowed to 1.54 billion rupees ($125.7 mil...

Update at 0700GMT 26JUN14 Air Austral from 29AUG14 to 02OCT14 is temporary reducing Seychelles operation, as St. Denis de la Reunion – Mahe service being reduced from 2 to 1 weekly. Mondays service is cancelled during this period. UU421 RUN1920 – 2200SEZ 738 4 UU422 SEZ0955 – 1230RUN 738 5  http://airlineroute.net/2014/06/26/uu-sez-sep14/

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The military standoff between Russia and the Ukraine may have softened somewhat, but its effects are still rippling around the world. Tour companies in Seychelles, a popular destination for both Russians and Ukrainians say they’ve experienced a marked decline in the number of travellers coming from the region. The upsurge in geopolitical issues with economic ramifications are putting more pressure on countries like the Seychelles to diversify its tourism target markets. Tourism is the lifeblood of the Seychelles economy, accounting for 70% of GDP. Over 240 000 tourists visit the islands annually. Europe remains the country’s biggest market. "Without Europe we would be dead but when Europe went into economic difficulties we diversified very fast. (JC) Russia today is an important, very important market for Seychelles. they’ve not been affected with the crisis that is taking part but Ukraine was as important and there we’ve suffered," Seychelles Tourism Minist...