The country’s main trade-union body, the Seychelles Federation of Workers’ Union (SFWU), which played a key role in putting up the calendar of events to commemorate this year’s May Day has said that the wide range of activities reflect the diversified nature of the world of work. The secretary general of SFWU, Mr. Antoine Robinson, explained that they have come up with the host of activities and spread it over a 10-day period so as “to make May Day 2008 memorable.” Activities to mark Labour Day kicks off tomorrow night with a workers’ candlelight procession at St Jospeh Church, Anse Royale. St Joseph , a carpenter and step father of Jesus Christ who is the founder of the Christian faith, is the patron saint of workers. Then from April 28 to May 4, SBC Radio (AM) wil every morning at 6.15 am run a special programme named Morning Talk, on topics related to Labour Day. Over the same period an information desk will be opened from 8am to 4 pm at Independence House to provide relevant information. In the evening April 29 SBC television will air a forum and run tv spots after the news bulletin. The activities will gather momentum on April 30 with the launching of a conference to be held at the conference room of the Seychelles Trading Centre. The following day being May 1, May Day, there will be a host of activities which will take place at Anse Royale, being the parish of St Joseph. Besides a “Gran Rasanbleman to be held in the church yard where the Prasih newsletter will also be launched there will also be a Fancy-Trade Fair held on the Anse Royale beach and at the district’s leisure park. SBC radio will also air dedication to workers. The highlights of May Day 2008 will however take place in the afternoon as alongside spiritual animation at the Anse Royale campus there will be Happy Hours at the district’s community centre. Activities will continue on May 2 with film shows at Anse Royale Polytechnic and night fair and disco at the Anse Royale community centre. On May 3 a Trade Fair to be organized by SEnPA will take place at the Anse Royale Leisure Park while at the community centre nearby there will be entertainment and disco in the evening. On the last day, April 4, there will be mass at St Joseph Church with an eco healing marathon held in the afternoon. The draw of the May Day lottery to be followed by a happy hours with ‘moutia’ will draw a curtain over the activities for May Day 2008. SFWU and its partners are calling on all workers to participate massively in these activities as they are intended to celebrate the achievements of workers and pay tribute to their hard work
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Talking to The People yesterday morning the aunt of Guyto, Julita Nourrice, said that the ship’s local representative, Hunt Deltel company, is their only source of news regarding this sad event. She said that the family of Guyto thinks that he should be able to handle things quite well as he is brave. However, Julita added, their only apprehension is that he is hot-tempered which is not the best character trait in such circumstances. 35 year old Guyto, whose mother has settled in USA lives with his auntie Julita and uncle Robert Nourrice at Anse Royale. Guyto who has no child ren regards Julita as his big sister as he has been staying with her for many years. He has been at sea for fifteen years and boarded Playa de Bakio four years ago. The operations manager of Hunt Deltel told this newspaper that the only news they are receiving regarding the hijacking of Playa de Bakio and holding hostage of its crew members is through the ship’s owners in Spain and the media. The ship which was stormed by Somali gun men in the Red Sea on Sunday has been fishing in Seychelles’ waters for the last 28 years and it is the first time such an incident happens to it. It called ten times in the Port of Victoria. Playa de Bakio has 36 crew members of which 13 are Spanish and the other 13, including Guyto Nourrice, are Africans. The Spanish government held a crisis meeting on Monday to discuss the situation regarding the tuna fishing vessel and it later set up a ‘follow up unit’ which reports directly to the Spanish Chief of Staff who has established contacts with NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) as well as other European countries, like USA, UK and France, which has military presence in the region. According to the Spanish national radio, RNE, Spanish warship Mendez Nunez has been trying to approach the Playa de Bakio to establish contact with the Somali hijackers. However, the Spanish warship, which was carrying out some joint military exercise with the British navy when alerted, was expected to take between 24 to 36 hours before it could reach the tuna fishing vessel. It is not known what the Spanish warship will do now that it has been confirmed that the crew members of Playa de Biako have been taken on land in Somalia. The captain of the vessel, Amadeo Alvarez, told his wife by telephone that the 36 crew members have been taken on land, His wife later passed on this information to the RNE radio station. The sea area around Somalia is seen as among the most risky for ships. A Seychellois sailor recalled that six months ago when the ship he was working on sailed through the area. “It was at night and the captain ordered us to put all the lights out,” he told The People |
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Referring to this source Reuters Life, says Seychelles is ranked at No: 7. The list of top ten botanical garden is compiled especially for travelers with little interest in beaches, golf or spas but have a passion for horticulture. The magazine has described the Seychelles’ national tree, the coco de mer, as the highlight of the 15-acre, 107-year-old National Botanical Gardens. It is surrounded by cabbage palms, walking palms, and Latanier Hauban palms and an endless assortment of tropical flowers. But however impressive the plants, they are rivaled by their backdrop — a range of jungle-smothered mountains. Elizabeth Scholtz, director emeritus of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, said there’s been a huge increase in garden travel. At No: 1 is the Brooklyn Botanic Garden in New York followed by Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden in South Africa |
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