SEYCHELLES REALITY

 Where Is Seychelles When Cuba Needs Its Friends What is Patrick Herminie doing to support Cuba in the face of increasingly severe American sanctions? This is a question Seychellois should be asking openly. Cuba has stood alongside Seychelles for decades. It has sent doctors to strengthened our healthcare system, trained generation of Seychellois medical professionals, provided scholarships for Seychellois students to study medicine and supplied specialists to our hospitals. The Seychelles Government has repeatedly acknowledged the importance of this cooperation. President Herminie has praised the Cuban medical brigade and expressed support for stronger cooperation in health, education and other fields. Seychelles has also announced plans to open an embassy in Havana. Friendship is not only about ceremonies and warm words. When a country that has supported Seychelles for decades faces serious economic pressure, what practical solidarity is Seychelles prepared to offer? Will Se...

 Some principles are bigger than politics. Human dignity, freedom, equality and fundamental rights are not a bargaining chip. They are the foundations of a decent society. There are certain things in life that should never be compromised. A government that supports a genocidal regime is as criminal as the regime itself. An administration that prostitutes itself with a regime that murders thousands of civilian, women and children included a regime that engages in displacement of an entire population in order to steal their land is as criminal as the regime itself. No excuses can wash the blood from their hands.  Seychelles delegates remained seated when Netanyahu addressed the United Nations General Assembly. They were amongst the few countries that did not walk out. The excuse of staying neutral does not apply when there is blatant human rights violations, abuse and genocide.  However today we have learned that the government of Mauritius have refused landing rights to an...

People who publicly identify themselves with someone who spends his time on social media trolling, intimidating and promoting violence should seriously reflect on the message they are sending. Allegations that such individuals are rewarded and even welcomed into the company of the President of Seychelles are deeply concerning. Encouraging this kind of behaviour does nothing to benefit society. On the contrary, it fuels division, hostility and disrespect, dragging public discourse and the country reputation to an increasingly low level. Seychelles deservers better than the deliberate creation of division among its people The President clearly shows little respect for the dignity of his office. His behaviour and the company he chooses to keep project an attitude that is crude and unbecoming of a head of state. A President should unite and elevate the country, not contribute to division or lower the standards of public discourse. Seychelles deserves leadership that respects both the offic...