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n Panama papers: “Seychelles is not a tax haven”
Bobby Brantley
(page 2)
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Politics
Third time lucky
After three proposals and two rejections from the Electoral Commission, the united opposition has finally
been registered as ‘Linyon Demokratik Seselwa’.
P. Athanase
T
he united opposition’s
attempt to register as
‘Linyon Sanzman’ last
month was dealt a major blow
after it was revealed that another political party had swooped
in and registered the name.
The party came up with another name last week, ‘Linyon
2015’, which was again rejected
as according to Party Leader,
Roger Mancienne, the Electoral Commission stated it was
too close to ‘Linyon Sanzman’,
a political party registered by
Martin Aglae and which was
approved on Tuesday.
n Basketball: AB Boys
start basketball league
(page 4)
with win
n Finance: Central
Bank of Seychelles earned
more than SCR20millon
(page 10)
profit in 2015
n Pop corner: Batman
v Superman: Dawn of
(page 11)
Justice
The office bearers are party leader Roger Mancienne (middle), treasurer Roy Fonseka (left) and secretary general Clifford Andre (right)
Continued on page 3
HIV/AIDS Harm Reduction
47% of new
HIV cases are
drug users
S. Marivel
The correlation between drug users and new
HIV cases is obvious, yet a needle exchange
program is yet to be implemented. Meanwhile,
the ministry of Health hosted a secretive needle
exchange trial in 2015. With delegates from
Kenya advocating new ways for Seychelles to be
more active in its harm reduction strategies, will
it be enough for a wake up call?
Read more on page 2
Peter Kamau, a specialist from Kenya, advocates a needle exchange program and other harm
reduction programs over rehab centres because he says it "respects human rights".
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Panama papers
“Seychelles is not a tax haven”
Bobby Brantley
The chief executive officer (CEO) of Seychelles security exchange Trop-X, Bobby Brantley says he
has absolutely no doubt that the robust financial laws of the country makes it difficult for anyone to
use the country through offshore companies as a tax haven.
R. Vidot
Nichole’s take on …
Making ‘our health our
collective responsibility’
N. Tirant
As we take stock of obesity in our nation and explore ways to deal
with diabetes as the latest ‘pandemic’, our health professionals
gathered for prayer and guidance at the Good Shepherd Church
on the occasion of World Health Day earlier this week. The health
minister’s notable absence from the religious reflection was probably on account of business with the removal van as her office
moved back into the old premises somewhere in the 92-year old
Seychelles Hospital.
But giving credit where it’s due, we must recognize that the lady
has been endeavouring to warn us of the need to make our health
our responsibility and change the bad ways that are making us one
of the fattest nations in Africa.
It was in February 2014 that Minister Mitcy Larue launched a
campaign under the elaborate theme ‘Health of our Nation: My
health, my responsibility’ aimed at getting us to be more responsible for our own health as we reconnected with our values in search
of a social renaissance.
In fact, she made it clear back then that hers was much more
than a campaign.
“It is a movement and a culture that touches everyone and places
the highest value on good health for all,” she said, in her launch
speech at the hospital’s prestigious Sheik Khalifa-gifted diagnostic
section to a dignified floor of several government ministers, parliamentarians, ambassadors, top government officials and health
ministry staff.
The campaign, Minister Larue pledged, would be a “celebration
of our achievements as a nation in building a health system that
provides appropriate health care to all our citizens,” and a “recognition of the collective efforts of our citizens and the many organisations in the pursuit of better health for all.”
She promised that it would provide us with “sober reflection on
the many challenges that confront us, the inadequate performance
of many parts of our health services, and the growing burden of
diseases, which result from the poor choices that too many Seychellois make.”
But whilst the minister called on all Seychellois “to join together
for health,” inviting us to take responsibility for making good decisions in our life style that will bring positive effects to our health,
the hard facts of life since then show that we’ve certainly not put
enough effort into the task.
With some 74 percent of our adult female population and 64
percent of our males classified as overweight and 43 percent of
the women and 21 percent of the men classified as obese, we have
earned ourselves an ignoble title of being the fattest nation in Africa; and with it, a Damocles sword hanging over our already overstressed health sector for years to come.
All the more reason for the ministry and the population at large
to shift into higher gear if we are serious about placing greater value on our own health and taking full responsibility for it on that
journey towards a healthier nation.
Although the health minister swore back then that she would
ensure the public health services became “more responsive, more
effective and more efficient,” the fact is that, two years into the
campaign, there is still no clear cut programme of how she and the
nation will engage in their collective efforts to take greater care for
our health.
“We will endeavour to promote and practice accountability at all
levels: from the health worker empowering her client to the leadership demonstrating that the nation's resources allocated to health
are utilised wisely and effectively,” the minister pledged, only to
find herself embroiled in a scandal over the million-rupee offices
and severely criticized for her failure in preventing shortages and
the lack of so many essentials in our health service. If indeed the
health of the nation is to be guaranteed by the good health of her
ministry, the minister’s responsibility must be fully engaged and
she must, before she leaves the stage, show us all where we all went
wrong.
Errata
In our front page article ‘Much ado about Wavel’, TODAY wrote that
Martin Aglae, Leader of the newly registered political party ‘Linyon
Sanzman’, was also associated with Seselwa United Party (SUP). SUP
has informed us that Mr Aglae was never involved with the party.
TODAY apologizes for this erroneous remark.
T
he chief executive officer
of Trop-X was adamant
about it: it is quite difficult for offshore companies
to use the country through offshore companies to dodge taxes.
Mr Brantley was speaking to
TODAY following revelations
made in the Panama papers –
the leaked documents from a
Panamanian law firm, Mossack
Fonseca disclosed by a German
newspaper late last week. Seychelles, along with some other
small countries were named as
favourite places billionaires use
as tax havens.
However, Mr Brantley said that
"by the very definition of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
of what is a tax haven, Seychelles
is certainly not one.” He added
that there were four main criteria
that must be present in a country to be a tax haven and “at least
two do not apply to Seychelles in
all cases, and depending on the
types of structures and applications, there are cases where all
four are not applicable.”
Bobby Brantley, CEO of Trop-X.
Regarding the accusations by
the Panama papers that Mossack Fonseca might have helped
clients to launder dirty money in
offshore companies, Mr Brantley
said the risk exists. But he said it
was important to note that this is
bound to happen anywhere. “But
to launder money you have to
move assets and assets aren’t coming through banks in Seychelles.
There are very low risks in terms
of money laundering. The banks
have to know all the beneficiaries.
They’re very strict about any kind
of sizable transactions coming in
or going out of a bank account,”
he said. Mr Brantley reckoned
that ‘Seychelles would be a terrible
place for international criminals
to launder money.”
47% of new HIV cases are drug users
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Discussions were heated during
the one day workshop on HIV
and AIDS Harm Reduction for
members of various local organizations.
Set up by the HIV and AIDS
Support Organization (HASO)
in collaboration with the National AIDS Council and the
Kenya AIDS NGO Consortium
(KANCO), discussions mainly
surrounded the fact that drug
use and new HIV infections are
directly correlated.
According to recent surveys
conducted by the ministry of
Health, up to 47% of new HIV
infections each year are from
people who inject drugs. This is
an important number, not only
in terms of new HIV cases, but in
the number of drug users injecting. It was also highlighted by
Doctor Louine Morel of the ministry of Health, that their study
only charted people who inject
drugs, but there are various other ways, which are prevalent in
Seychelles, for drug use. Those
numbers are there, but there is
no conclusive way to chart its
magnitude at the moment.
In 2013 Seychelles broke
the record with 123 new cases
of HIV infections. The dominant age of people infected are
mainly ages 25-29 and 30-34;
a dominantly young portion of
the population. It was also noted
that there are more and more
elderly people living with HIV
and AIDS because as technology
develops to help these people
live longer, through anti retroviral drugs and methadone, people
who were infected when younger
are now growing older – and
could possibly infect new people
if proper measures are not taken.
Among the key speakers was
KANCO’s Deputy Executive Director Peter Kamau, who came
down from Kenya to advocate
further communication between
the local government and the
civil society on ways to create
different strategies on harm reduction, something he feels is
lacking in the country at the moment.
He was very vocal about the
need for Seychelles to create an
enabling environment for positive change to occur, stating that
if the stigma against drug users
persists, change can only go so
far.
“You must recognize the need
for a holistic approach. I commend the government for its
ongoing efforts, however it is not
enough and there is poor information out there for people”, he
commented during the open discussions.
He added, “I haven’t heard any
of you saying you are here representing someone who is a drug
user.” His comment was met with
an uncomfortable silence. “Then
why are we having this meeting
in the first place?” he said.
“The more I listen to government presentations, the more I
realize there is a lack of information and action”, he concluded.
The secretive needle exchange
trial
Dr Morel also divulged, during the workshop, that despite
the government’s reservations
on the effectiveness of a needle
exchange program, they hosted
a test run in 2015 with 200 drug
users to see how a needle exchange program would fare on
Mahé.
The trial had originally been
prepared to accommodate over
2,000 patients, but a mere 200
participated, possibly because
of a lack of information on the
program, or due to the fear of being known as frequent drug users and what consequences this
could bring.
This announcement was met
with much outrage from members of the civil society and even
others from within the same
ministry who were not aware of
the trial and were therefore left
out.
Hendrick Leon, a policeman
who is also a criminal psychologist, pointed out that this information should have been made
public to at least the groups concerned, such as police, in order
to avoid useless arrests of people
who were carrying clean needles
which they obtained from the
trail. He further stated, “How
do you expect us to sensitise our
team if this is the first time we
are hearing about it?”
It was pointed out through numerous comments that despite
the ministry gaining support
from the National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDEA), there is
still a great majority of police
officers who do not support the
needle exchange program. The
logic is always the same; if you
are handing out clean needles to
drug users, you are encouraging
drug use.
Naturally, a number of questions also came up with this
revelation. Dr Morel assured all
present that they were bound by
legal secrecy not to divulge this
information to media or other
organisations.
The delegates from Kenyan
group KANCO asked how many
syringes were handed out within
that one year trial. The answer
was 19 per person throughout
the entire year – a number too
small to make real change and
protect drug users from new HIV
infections.
Food for thought
It is important to note that
everything Mr. Kamau advised
as best practice for a needle exchange program and education
on other harm reduction strategies has already been pointed
out by various members of nongovernmental organizations in
the past – all to the deaf ears of
the ministry of Health.
Late last year during an International HIV conference
hosted at the Savoy Hotel in
Beau Vallon, the same arguments were brought up but
doors were shut because according to local Health officials, “the community [was]
not ready for a needle exchange
program.”
Popular activist Ronny Arnephy has previously fought
for harm reduction strategies
and explained that back then,
many doors were shut because
of general mindset. While he
is happy that this is changing,
he told TODAY that “more
communication between the
government and civil society
needs to happen. Otherwise
things will remain the same
and we can help them bridge
certain gaps.”
It is also ludicrous that a
needle exchange program is already in full force in Kenya and
not in Seychelles. Drug users
who are HIV positive can show
up to any clinic in Mombasa to
get screened and receive the
methadone treatment immediately, and return home. Meanwhile in Seychelles, patients
have to be admitted to a clinic
or detox center and stay for six
weeks before they can be treated with methadone.
It is yet to be observed
whether
recommendations
from a foreign organization
will be enough for ministries
and organizations to get together and work towards a full
force, active needle exchange
program, without forgetting
the education and sensitization which goes with it.
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Police Communiqué
Accident
According to a communiqué
sent by the Police’s public relations manager (PRM) Jean
Toussaint, a 29 year old inhabitant of Anse Aux Pins was admitted to the intensive care unit
(ICU) after he was hit by a car in
the same district on Wednesday
evening. The accident apparently took place around 9pm within
the vicinity of the VRM shop.
The man obtained several injuries to his head and the Police
have described his condition as
being “critical”.
The driver of the car, a 39 year
old man, also an inhabitant of
Anse Aux Pin, was tested and the
blood-level alcohol was found to
be above the level as prescribed
by Seychelles law. The driver has
been arrested whilst the case is
being investigated.
Car crash
The Police is also investigating an accident involving one
of its “Scorpion” jeeps yesterday morning around 8.30am.
The vehicle apparently left the
road and crashed into a vehi-
cle parked at Kannu’s shops in
Pointe Larue, yesterday morning. The driver of the parked vehicle was inside the shop at the
time of the incident.
The officer who was driving
and a passenger were taken to
hospital for medical attention.
According to the reports, the
Police officer was heading to
town when he lost control of
his vehicle as he was attempting to avoid colliding with a
car headed towards Anse Aux
Pins – that had suddenly left
its lane and entered in the officer’s lane.
Night Pastor
NGO plans recruitment
drive next month
Set up nearly a year ago, ‘Paster Lannwit’ (Night Pastor) says two of its
challenges are to attract volunteers and get sponsorship for its counseling
programmes.
P. Athanase
‘
Paster Lannwit’ (Night pastor), a non-governmental
organization which has been
carrying out nocturnal counseling programmes on the
streets of Victoria since May
last year will launch a recruitment drive next month to get
more volunteers to join. The
group, modelled on similar
approaches around the world,
provides support and assistance to those on the streets.
Speaking to TODAY, one of
the coordinators, Sister Alice
Vivien said the group has a pool
of 28 volunteers who go around
the streets between 10pm on
Saturdays and 2am on Sundays
and work with drug addicts, alcoholics, sex workers, the homeless and at times underaged children as young as twelve. Their
work is concentrated in certain
hotspots such as in the vicinity of
nightclubs and casinos as well as
Market Street.
Sister Alice said they come
across people in need of assistance on most of their outings.
However she said the number
of clients has reduced since last
year, “probably because there are
more police patrols and also because one of the hotspots, Pirates
Arms, has been demolished,” she
said.
Sister Alice said ‘Paster Lannwit’ would like to decentralize
its services as well as increase
the frequency of its outings to
three from Fridays to Sundays.
However she said getting people
to join as volunteers remains
a challenge. “We hope that
through the recruitment drive
next month, people will understand the importance of being a
volunteer and come forward to
help bring comfort and assistance to those in need”, she told
TODAY adding that there was
also a need to get more male
volunteers as presently there
are only four men out of 28
members. “We need a group of
eight volunteers to do our work,
among them, three will remain
at the base and pray while the
others go out and counsel people on the street. It has been
safe for us so far but a male colleague in the group will provide
that extra security for us”, she
added.
‘Paster Lannwit’ says volunteers from Christian-faith based
churches are welcome to join
but they will need to meet a
number of criteria. Irenie Fock-Tave explained that first of
all they should not be abusing
drugs and alcohol; they should
be compassionate, friendly and
respectful towards others “because we are not here to judge
or point fingers but rather assist those in need”. It should be
noted that the new recruits will
have to be endorsed by their
parish priests before they are
taken on board. They will then
follow a training programme to
learn first aid, how to approach
a person and also how to conduct counseling.
Other than attracting more
volunteers, ‘Paster Lannwit’ is
also seeking sponsorship which
it says will help fund the various
treatment programmes for those
in need. Mrs Fock-Tave said they
come across a lot of people who
want to change and are willing to
follow treatment but sometimes
“we are unable to cater for all of
them due to a lack of resources”,
she told TODAY.
The NGO says it welcomes any
donation and is calling on organisations to assist them in any way
they can. Yesterday the NGO
received a donation of vests,
gloves and masks that will be
used during their outings. The
safety equipment was sponsored
by Angelica Morel and Harry
Anacoura of Certa Cito Pty Ltd,
based at Providence. The printing of the vests was done by Ronny Adonis of ‘Print it’ company
whilst sewing of light reflective
strips on the caps was done by
‘Decor Enterprises’, both located
next to Certa Cito Pty Ltd.
The handing over of the equipment was held at the company’s
outlet.
‘Paster Lannwit’ will commemorate its first year anniversary next month and Sister Alice
said it has been a good year as
people have welcomed them and
now look forward to their presence on Saturday nights “as we
bring that little ray of light and
hope in their lives”, she said.
Anyone who is interested to
join ‘Paster Lannwit’ can contact
numbers 2815554 or 2815555.
Owner of Certa Cito, Harry Anacoura (far left) presenting the safety equipment to Gary
Johnstone of 'Paster Lannwit'.
Charity
Next Step gives a helping hand
A well-known charity-based organisation is taking the streets today and
tomorrow to help out the family that lost their house to a fire at Anse Boileau early Tuesday morning.
N. Baker
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ext Step, a popular local
humanitarian group is
organising a fund raising activity for the family whose
house burnt down earlier this
week. TODAY spoke to Sonny
Dogley who says that Next Step
usually steps up to help out when
people are distressed. "We are
especially thinking of the eight
children who have lost their
home" Mr. Dogley told TODAY.
They will be based at the Anse
Boileau Supermarket, which is
located next to where the Anse
Boileau fish market was. There
will be a donation box where
people can give any amount of
money they can afford and the
group will entertain the public with songs and give out balloons to children for free. They
will start the activity today from
10am to 5.30pm and tomorrow
from 10am to 2pm.
If people are unable to reach
the venue for the two days and
wish to make any type of donation for the cause, monetary or
otherwise, Sonny Dogley can be
contacted directly on 2541516.
Any kind of donation is welcome
as the family has lost virtually
everything they have.
Sonny D invites everyone to
participate actively to help the
family regain its footing.
Art
Seychelles Pension Fund supports
community-based project
Seychelles Pension fund (SPF) initiated a mural painting activity, at the exPirates Arms building, as part of their “10 for 10” campaign programme, in
collaboration with the Seychelles National Youth Council (SNYC).
D. Laurence
T
his interactive project
hosted by the SPF aimed
at highlighting the beauty
of Victoria following the erection
of the hoarding around the Pirates Arms Complex demolition
site on Independence Avenue.
Hence, it was also a great opportunity for the schoolchildren to
showcase their artistic talents.
Mr. Darell Bristol, Marketing Manager at SPF, seized the
opportunity to congratulate the
artists for a job well done. “I
would personally like to thank
the schoolchildren, local professional artists and all stakeholders alike for their time and effort
put into the materialisation of
this project” he said.
The mural painting activity
held on Saturday included the
participation of the Seychelles
National Youth Council (SNYC)
and professional artist from Seylar, under the patronage of the
National Arts Council (NAC) to
bring a colour to the hoarding.
The mural painting also involved
the participation of the SPF Staff
and it involved quite a stretch
of the road along the Ex-Pirates
Arms building.
Artists were encouraged to
illustrate themes relevant to
their organisational visions and
missions. Additionally, The art
work incorporates a variety of
techniques which includes sea
turtle paintings in their natural
habitat together with coconut
trees with a sunset background,
whilst bringing to the fore our
cultural, environment and social
values.
The SPF’s “10 for 10” campaign revolves around ten
activities that the SPF will
run nationwide to mark
their tenth anniversary
ranging from environment,
health as well as launching
new and innovative ideas to
help more members join for
their retirement.
A piece of artwork illustrating a sea turtle painted in its natural
habitat.
Third time lucky
Continued from page 1
In a press release yesterday, Mr
Mancienne stated that ‘Linyon
Demokratik Seselwa’ is to be the
name of the registered political
party representing the opposition groups which united at the
second round of the Presidential
Election in December 2015.
He said the party was registered under that name by the
Electoral Commission.
Other than Roger Mancienne,
who is the Chairman and Party
Leader, the other members are
Clifford Andre as secretaryGeneral) and Roy Fonseka is the
Treasurer.
“By registering the party under a new name, we wish to tell
our supporters that we want to
move on and do the work of a
serious political organisation,
which is to fight for a better system of government for our country and the well-being of the
people of Seychelles”, wrote Mr
Mancienne.
He however added that they
will continue to condemn “the
deceitful and malicious appropriation of a name” that the opposition used repeatedly and
consistently since the Presidential Election and which has become publicly acknowledged as
their name.
“If another political party does
not even have the imagination to
think up a name for itself but has
to appropriate our name, then
it is indeed poor in mind and
does not deserve respect” further
added Mr Mancienne explaining
that ‘Linyon’ was an appropriate label for their party because
it is composed of a number of
groups which have come together in unity. “It is this unity that
is important because we need to
ensure a strong voice for the majority of the people of Seychelles”,
he concluded.
Initially the united opposition grouping had declared its
intention to fight for the name
‘Linyon Sanzman’ stating that
they will pursue every option to
object and prevent the misuse
of the name ‘Linyon Sanzman’
by anyone other than the opposition parties and groups which
adopted it at the second round of
the presidential election.
In an earlier statement Mr
Mancienne said the new political party will act as an umbrella
organisation for the existing
parties and groups within the
united opposition. He explained
that “the existing parties and
groups will continue to function
under their respective leaders,
but are reinforcing their cooperation under the new party
to present a common political
platform to contest the legislative election”.
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Basketball
AB Boys start basketball league with win
First division one matches tonight
A. Henriette
T
he basketball league
championship dribbled
off on Wednesday night
with new comer AB Boys beating PTL Brothers 75-68.
AB Boys from Anse Boileau
is mostly made up of young
newcomers in the sport and is
under the leadership of Drifters player, David Boniface. The
only veteran player in the team
is Charles Sauzier formerly with
Ex-Champs. As for PTL Brothers they were in difficulties even
before the match started as only
five players turned up. The team
is a pale shadow of the one that
gave other second division teams
major problems last year.
But PTL Brothers started
the match well as their players
were more experienced than
their opponents and they managed to stay out of foul trouble
throughout the match and at
the same time dominated the
first quarter and most of the
second one. They managed to
score 25 points by the end of the
first quarter compared to 16 for
AB Boys.
In the second quarter they
again started well but towards
the end they began to feel tired
as they did not have any substitute players as compared to a
full bench for their opponents.
And Coach Boniface used his
subs well, keeping the players
fresh. AB Boys began to steal
some balls and being young
players they were quick on fast
break and in the end caught up
with their opponent. The Anse
Boileau based team scored 22
points in that quarter and PTL
15 meaning by the end of the
first half the score was tied on
38 points apiece.
PTL Brothers’ level of play
kept going down in the third
quarter as tiredness crept in and
AB Boys buoyed by some very
vocal supporters continued to
apply pressure especially scoring
on fast breaks. At the end of that
quarter the score read 52-49.
And with veteran Sauzier
also helping the young players
to keep their calm on court and
scoring at times, AB Boys went
on to win the match 75-68 for
a well deserved victory in their
league debut. But Coach Boniface knows that his team met
a depleted PTL Brothers and
should expect tougher matches from other second division
teams during the championship.
Once again it is good to see a
young team springing up in Seychelles basketball.
Meanwhile tonight, there
will be two matches. This was
a recommendation that came
out during basketball annual
general meeting whereby members asked for two matches on
Fridays and not to schedule any
match on Sundays. So the first
two division one sides to be in
action will be newly promoted
Cascade Bullets against Drifters at 5pm followed by BAYA
against RC Dynamics at 7pm.
Then on Saturday morning
AB Boys (in black and yellow) claimed thier first league victory over a depleted PTL Brothers on Wednesday.
from 9am to 2pm, there will
be the 3x3 tournament for post
secondary schools and in the afternoon at 2pm in a second divi-
sion match Anse Etoile will play
against Mont Fleuri Ballers followed by a first division match
between curtain raiser champi-
ons PLS Hawks against Premium Cobras. At 5.30pm, in what
promises to be a mouth watering
match, Mont Fleuri Dawgz will
be playing against Beau Vallon
Heat - a repeat of the curtain
raiser semifinals in which Heat
won over Dawgz.
Judo
“I will bring back the glory days,”
promises new Chairman
A. Henriette
T
Judo is expected to get a new lease of life under the new elected
executive committee.
Monique Athanase is back as the head of the Judo Association
wo years after being ousted out in a
controversial manner, members of the
Judo Association voted to bring Monique Athanase back as head of the sport for
the next two years.
Miss Athanase received the majority votes
during Judo’s annual General meeting last
weekend and she has vowed to put order back
into the association and to bring back the
glory days. “It is like a normal process because
even if I was out of the association I was still in
contact with many members. They had been
asking me to put my name down for election.
I stepped aside so that the former committee
members could prove themselves but it seems
that the members were not satisfied with their
work and have decided to put me back in office with a new committee. So I am happy because I will work in the interest of the athletes
as they had been affected a lot during the past
two years,” she told TODAY Sports.
Miss Athanase feels that the new committee
is a solid one. The Vice-Chairman is Jimmy
Valentin, the new Secretary General is Paddy
King, and the treasurer is Harry Arnephy.
The new referees Director is Stephen Joubert
whilst the sport director is Terry Mothe. Brigitte Rose is in charge of media and communications. Maxime Payet heads the disciplinary committee and Calixt Cesar is the national
team head coach.
All members of the new committee are
from a judo club. It seems that the sport will
be going through a revival this year as some
new clubs have registered. There are currently
eight clubs which fall under the association
with four from Mahe and the other four from
Praslin.
Miss Athanase first served as judo chairman
from 2012 to 2014. She was removed from the
post in a controversial manner after being accused of running the executive committee in a
dictatorial manner. After that a long dispute
started culminating in two opposing camps:
Praslin and Mahe. She replaces Mervin Joubert who had been acting Chairman since
2014.
Under her chairmanship though judo won
the best federation of the year; best coach and
best athlete of the year. Dominic Dugasse even
qualified for the Olympic Games. “My aim is
to continue the work I was doing two years ago
and bring judo to new heights. I will be targeting the youths mostly as we have a good group
coming up and they need the necessary support so that they can replace the elite judokas
when they retire in a few years time. We have
good young athletes with good potentials but
they were not getting enough competitions. It
was always the same athletes who were being
exposed to international competitions all the
time,” explained Miss Athanase.
As for the calendar of competitions the new
committee will be using the ones drafted by
the old committee but will make some amendments to it.
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Police raid UEFA
headquarters in
Nyon over Panama
Papers link
U
EFA has confirmed that
Swiss police raided its
headquarters in Nyon in
relation to a contract leaked from
the Panamanian law firm Mossack
Fonseca.
Eleven million documents were
leaked over the past few days, and
it has been alleged that new FIFA
president Gianni Infantino signed
off on a contract with businessmen
Hugo and Mariano Jinkis, who
have both been accused of bribery.
It has been alleged that the
signature of Infantino, who was
a UEFA director at the time, is
on the 2006 contract, and the
46-year-old has been left “dismayed” by the link.
US prosecutors allege that Hugo
Jinkis and his son Mariano, while
running Cross Trading, bribed
South American football officials
to gain the TV rights to various
tournaments.
It is alleged that the pair went
on to sell the rights to Ecuadorian
TV broadcaster Teleamazonas for
three times the price.
Today, a statement from the
European governing body read:
“UEFA can confirm that today we
received a visit from the office of
the Swiss Federal Police acting under a warrant and requesting sight
of the contracts between UEFA
and Cross Trading/Teleamazonas.
“Naturally, UEFA is providing
the Federal Police with all relevant
documents in our possession and
will cooperate fully.”
There is no evidence implicating Infantino in any bribery, nor is
there any suggestion that Teleamazonas was complicit in any wrongdoing.
NBA roundup
Trail Blazers clinch playoff berth with win
A
l-Farouq Aminu scored 27
points as the Portland Trail
Blazers rolled to a big lead,
then held on for a 120-115 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder Wednesday night at the Moda
Center.
CJ McCollum added 26 points
and Allen Crabbe came off the bench
for 16 points for the Trail Blazers (4337), who clinched a playoff spot with
the victory.
Four Oklahoma City starters, including stars Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, sat out to get a rest.
Enes Kanter scored a career-high
33 points and grabbed 20 rebounds
for the Thunder (54-25), who have
secured the No. 3 playoff position
in the Western Conference. Dion
Waiters scored 25 points and Anthony Morrow contributed 19 for
OKC, which trailed by as many as 23
points in the second half.
Mavericks 88, Rockets 86
DALLAS -- J.J. Barea added another clutch performance to the best
stretch of his career and Dallas secured a crucial win over Houston at
American Airlines Center.
Dallas has won five in a row and
took a two-game lead over Southwest Division rival Houston going
into the last four games of the regular season. The Mavs and Rockets
are locked in a three-team race with
Utah for the final two Western Conference playoff spots. The victory
also allowed Dallas to split the fourgame season series with Houston.
The Rockets would have taken the
series and, more importantly, a playoff tiebreaker with a win.
Mavs Beat Rockets 88-86 to Keep Slim Lead Over Utah, Houston
Pistons 108, Magic 104
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Reggie Jackson scored 24 points and Detroit
moved a step closer to its first playoff appearance in seven seasons
by beating Orlando at the Amway
Center. The Pistons can clinch a
postseason berth with one more win
or a loss by the Chicago Bulls. They
clinched their first winning season
since 2007-08.
Jackson scored eight points in the
final three minutes to hold off a late
Magic rally. Kentavious CaldwellPope finished with 18 points for
the Pistons. Andre Drummond
had 13 points and a game-high 16
rebounds, and Reggie Bullock and
Tobias Harris each scored 13 points
for Detroit.
Celtics 104, Pelicans 97
BOSTON -- Boston took another
step forward in their fight for homecourt advantage in the playoffs.
However, they almost lost to a decimated New Orleans team despite
leading by 14 points late in the third
quarter.
Avery Bradley hit a jumper to
snap a 93-93 tie, and Isaiah Thomas scored 32 points as the Celtics
fought off the pesky Pelicans 104-97.
The win moved the Celtics (4632) into a virtual tie with the idle Atlanta Hawks (46-32) for third place
in the Eastern Conference. The Heat
(45-32) are a half-game back in fifth,
and the Charlotte Hornets (45-33)
are a half-game behind Miami in
sixth.
Wizards 121, Nets 103
WASHINGTON -- Bradley Beal
scored 25 points as Washington
earned a needed win without John
Wall, downing Brooklyn.
Ramon Sessions had 18 points
and a season-high 13 assists for the
Wizards, who outscored the struggling Nets 67-51 in the second half
and led by as many as 28 points.
Wall, who played in all of Washington’s previous games this season, was
ruled out before tipoff with a sore
right knee. The three-time All-Star
ranks third in the NBA with 10.2 assists per game and leads Washington
in scoring.
The victory kept Washington alive
in the Eastern Conference playoff
race, but the chances of landing a
Portland Trail Blazers forward Al-Farouq Aminu (8), lays one in against the Oklahoma City Thunder
at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon.
third straight playoff berth are low.
The 10th-place Wizards remain 3
1/2 games back of the Pistons for the
eighth and final slot with four games
remaining. Detroit won 108-104
over the Orlando Magic Wednesday.
Washington hosts Detroit Friday.
Pacers 123, Cavaliers 109
INDIANAPOLIS -- Paul George
scored 29 points, and Indiana took
full advantage of Cleveland’s decision to rest LeBron James in a victory over the Cavaliers.
C.J. Miles added 21 points for
Indiana, which remains in the No.
7 slot in the Eastern Conference
playoff chase. The Pacers are onehalf game ahead of the Detroit
Pistons, who defeated the Orlando
Magic 108-104 Wednesday night.
Solomon Hill and Ian Mahinmi each added 15 for the Pacers,
and Monta Ellis added 13 points
and eight assists in Indiana’s third
consecutive victory. The Pacers
finished 16-for-31 from 3-point
range.
Hornets 111, Knicks 97
NEW YORK -- Kemba Walker
poured in 34 points to lead Charlotte to a win over New York at
Madison Square Garden.
Walker now has 13 games with
30 or more points this season, the
third-highest total in the Eastern
Conference. He was 11 of 18 from
the floor, making a career-best seven 3-pointers on 10 attempts.
Al Jefferson came off the Charlotte bench to score 24 points in 28
minutes. He had 14 points in the
fourth quarter.
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Friday 8 April, 2016
Champions League Round-up
Wolfsburg upset Real 2-0; PSG and Manchester City share four goals
W
Real’s six-game winning streak was ended as Wolfsburg picked up their first win in four games since beating Gent in the last 16 of the tournament.
olfsburg stunned Real
Madrid for a 2-0 first-leg
victory in the Champions
League quarter-finals, while Paris
Saint-Germain and Manchester
City finished 2-2 on Wednesday.
A Ricardo Rodriguez penalty and
Maximilian Arnold goal from close
range gave Bundesliga side Wolfsburg - in the quarter-finals for the
first time - first-half goals against
10-time European champions Real.
In Paris, Kevin de Bruyne opened
the scoring for City, who then went
behind to goals from Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Adrien Rabiot before
Fernandinho equalized.
Real, aiming for a sixth successive semi-final place, were left emp-
ty-handed in Wolfsburg, who were
full value for their two-goal victory.
Dieter Hecking’s side were tactically well set-up and after a cautious
start often hit Real on the break,
with a number of chances throughout the game to add to their tally.
However the home side could
consider themselves fortuitous
with a penalty award when Andre
Schuerrle went down under close
attention from Casmeiro, the Germany midfielder appearing to have
caught his own heel.
It made no difference to Rodriquez who sent Keylor Navas in goal
the wrong way with his 18th-minute
spot kick to the left, a first goal conceded by Navas in the competition
after 738 minutes.
The second came seven minutes
later when Julian Draxler cut inside from the left and found Bruno
Henrique on the right of the penalty area, whose cross was turned in
from close range by Arnold.
Real, who had been unbeaten
along with Barcelona in the competition this season, upped the pressure late on but Wolfsburg dealt
reasonably comfortably with the
uninspiring visitors to give themselves a real chance of reaching the
last four in the return leg next week.
“We know what is awaiting us.
They will throw everything at us, we
have to be ready for it,” Hecking told
Germany’s ZDF television.
Ricardo Rodriguez opened the scoring for Wolfsburg from the penalty spot after Casemiro had fouled
Andre Schurrle.
In Paris, City keeper Joe Hart
saved an Ibrahimovic penalty in the
14th minute, diving at full stretch to
his right.
However Hart was partially at
fault in the build-up the penalty after a poor punch out, the ball then
returned across goal before David
Luiz was brought down by Bacary
Sagna.
Ibrahimovic ballooned the ball
over the over the bar when through
on goal before City punished a slack
pass in midfield by Blaise Matuidi
in the 38th minute, with Fernandinho racing through to slip the ball
to De Bruyne who drove firmly past
Kevin Trapp in goal.
City then gifted the French cham-
pions an equalizer three minutes
later when Hart needlessly played
a short goal-kick to Fernando, who
was under pressure from Ibrahimovic on the edge of the box. Fernando’s attempt to pass the ball out
of danger then deflected in off Ibrahimovic into an empty goal.
“It was a terrible first goal to concede, I gave Fernando the ball and
he thought there was an option to
pass it, the big man (Ibrahimovic)
put his size 15s through it and the
ball went in,” Hart said.
PSG got in front just before the
hour when Hart parried Edinson
Cavani’s header from a corner and
Rabiot finished unmarked in front
of goal.
The home side almost immediately scored a third when an Ibrahimovic header came back from the
bar.
City then levelled in the 73rd
minute when PSG’s Serge Aurier
and Thiago Silva failed to deal with
a Sagna cross and Fernandinho’s
shot deflected off Silva into goal.
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini said: “The quarter-final continues to be open, we
must now play 90 minutes in Manchester but this is a good result for
us.”
In Tuesday’s first-leg matches,
Barcelona defeated Atletico Madrid
2-1, while Bayern Munich were 1-0
winners over Benfica.
De Bruyne celebrates in front of the buoyant travelling support as Sergio Aguero (second left) and teammates follow to congratulate him.
Friday 8 April, 2016
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Air travel
Madagascar bound passengers lament regular delays
Regular delays of Air Seychelles’ flights to Madagascar causes anguish amongst people flying there regularly
G. Jean
P
assengers travelling on Air
Seychelles’ route to Madagascar have spoken out
about regular delays experienced
on the flights to Madagascar
three times weekly.
This week’s flight on Wednesday morning was equally delayed
like so many others before it,
causing a few passengers to vent
out their frustration at the airline.
One passenger was particularly
frustrated with the treatment
they received after their flight
was delayed, that he called this
newspaper to share his ordeal.
In talking, TODAY came to
the realization that the delayed
flight was a regular occurrence
and thought it would inquire as
to why.
Another phone call was placed
to that effect and a source within
Air Seychelles confirmed to our
journalist that flights to Madagascar are frequently delayed,
noting that it is because an older
aircraft is used on the route.
In the case of Wednesday’s
flight, it was delayed because of a
feared engineering malfunction,
it added.
It also explained that contrary
to popular belief, not all of the
old aircrafts have been replaced
with new ones following the
merger between Air Seychelles
and Etihad.
TODAY contacted Air Seychelles in a bid to confirm what
was said, but by the time of going to press, the airline had not
responded to the query.
The person contacted said she
was not in a position to make a
statement, noting that all persons eligible to do so was unavailable.
Air Seychelles travels to Madagascar at least three times a
week, on Wednesday, Friday and
Sunday.
The passenger who placed
the initial call to TODAY on
Wednesday was more or less
complaining about the airline’s
failure to take care of them after
their flight was delayed.
He criticized the airline over
what he claimed was a paltry
meal voucher from which pas-
Air Seychelles travels to Madagascar at least three times a week.
sengers could not secure a full
meal.
“We had to top off the voucher
from our own pockets to enjoy
both a drink and a bite to eat”, he
stated.
“Most of us had arrived at the
airport at 7am, as per the request
of the airline to check in some
three hours before departure to
avoid delays”, he recounted.
“This means some of us had
nothing to eat thinking we would
benefit from an in flight meal
soon after we take off.”
He said that unfortunately, af-
ter boarding the plane, all passengers were asked to disembark
due to malfunction with the
plane which needed immediate
attention.
They were told the airline
would cater for a meal for them
as they wait to find out the fate
of the flight.
“The delay was not of our doing. It was that of the airline,
and it was right to acknowledge
it had a responsibility towards
the passengers for causing the
inconvenience”, he observed.
“They should be doing their
utmost in this instance to ensure passengers were coping
and being taken care of ”, he
said, adding “but instead they
aggravated the situation in providing the paltry sum for a meal
voucher.”
He detailed that the voucher
amounted to SCR85 and that
most of the items on sale at the
Airport Cafeteria amounted to
half or more of the total.
“It was a situation where you
had to make a choice between
getting something to eat, or
getting something to drink.
We could not have both,” he explained.
“People were obviously annoyed and confronted the
members of staff, but we were
told they were not in a position
to assist us further”.
Friday 8 April, 2016
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Friday 8 April, 2016
OUT & ABOUT
Deepam Cinema
This week’s feature is
“Batman v/s Superman:
Dawn of Justice”
Directed by Zack Snyder the film is a followup to 2013’s Man of
Steel. Fearing that the
actions of Superman
are left unchecked, Batman takes on the Man
of Steel, while the world
wrestles with what kind
of a hero it really needs.
It’s been nearly two years
since Superman’s (Henry
Cavill) colossal battle
with Zod (Michael Shan-
non) devastated the city
of Metropolis. The loss
of life and collateral
damage left many feeling angry and helpless,
including crime-fighting
billionaire Bruce Wayne
(Ben Affleck). Convinced
that Superman is now a
threat to humanity, Batman embarks on a personal vendetta to end
his reign on Earth, while
the conniving Lex Luthor (Jesse Eisenberg)
launches his own crusade against the Man of
Steel. Catch it this Friday
on the big screen at Deepam Paradiso on Praslin.
Call them on 432 2585 to
book your seat early or
you can contact them via
their Facebook page at
www.facebook.com/DeepamCinema.
any three kinds of tapas
and get a glass of complimentary Spanish wine.
Call us on 4392000.
Hotels
Travel
Explore with more than
35% off with Emirates.
Enjoy special fares in
economy and business
class. Book by 11 April
for great fares to select
destinations.
Limited
availability, so book now.
Savoy
Enjoy a selection of
great Spanish Tapas at
the Pescado Seafood
restaurant every day
12:30pm to 4pm. Order
Events
Seychelles
Sports
Fishing Club (SSFC)
Come be a part of the
SSFC’s National Troll-
Restaurants
Coral Asia
New Sushi menu now
available. Call 2618236
for a reservation.
ing and Bottom Fishing
Tournament from 15 to
17 April. A meeting for
skippers is scheduled
for Thursday at 4:30pm
at the Yacht Club. Competition starts at noon
on 15 April at Marine
Charter, ending Sunday
17 April at 2pm at the
same place. Deadline for
registration is 14 April at
6pm. Contact Tarak Patel on 2522106 for more
details.
Mangouya
Fashion show by Mangouya at Gravity Bar.
Cultural dress on dis-
play by Ms Paquerette.
In-house beverage promotions, creole themed
dinner plus other entertainments this Friday at
the Avani hotel, Barbarons.
Health
Dr. Murthy’s Medical
& Gastro Clinic
Visit our general surgeon, urologist, gynecologist and ENT surgeon
for any of our surgical
services. Call the clinic
on 4224290
Shopping
Your Look
Where luxury and affordability meet under
one roof. Open now at Le
Chantier Mall. Call us on
2744425, Fashion matters.
Smart & Secure Solutions
Protect your homes,
businesses and other assets. Visit us at Smart &
Secure Solutions and buy
the best accessories to
secure your possessions.
Surveillance Simplified.
Be smart and secure,
call on us at Providence
complex, ground floor
Shop A3, or call us on
2711269.
Cars
Isuzu
The Isuzu KB Extended
cab is now available in
stock from SCR499 000
onwards. Call 4389444
to book a test drive.
on Mahé and Praslin for
more information.
mojito. Visit us at eastindiesco.com
La Cave a Vin
Special promotion on
Baileys at La Cave a Vin.
But a 1 litre bottle for only
SCR425, and get a free JP
Cheney bag. Visit us at
Premier Building, Victoria.
Port O’Vino
But the Dulzino sweet
red wine, for only SCR69.
Visit us at Providecne or
Call us on 4374375.
East Indies
Now available in shops
near you, Havana Club,
reserve only for the best
Premium Tyres
Haida - buy the best
quality tyres. Visit us
at Providence or call on
4373868.
Casinos
Amusement Centre
The Blasting Barrels
promotion now ongoing at Amusement Centre until 28 May. First
prize SCR50 000, plus
other cash prizes. Every
Jackpot winner above
SCR1000 wins a ticket
to be entered in a draw.
Entertainment at its
best, visit us at Oceangate House from Monday
to Sunday from 10am to
2am.
Special offers
Furniture Cave
Trading in quality solid wood furniture. Teak
Wood dining set for 4, 6
and 8 people now available. Simple, solid and
durable. Visit us at Grosvenor House at Pointe
Larue or call 2619535
Hardware
Seychelles
from
A-Z
Visit us at Venner
Warehouse behind ISPC
Seychelles on ex SIBA
premises on Bois de
Rose and buy a range of
baskets available in our
new stocks. Call us on
4344900
Seychelles Commercial Bank
Register to receive SMS
alerts keeping track of
your money. Register
now and get the SMS
alerts for free until the
end of the month. Call
at any of our branches
Dynamics
Wholesale promo at
Dyamics. Huge savings
on selected wines and
spirits. Visit us this Friday at our Providence
Warehouse or telephone
4416252
Diageo
Zacapa. Be old fashioned, buy a world class
brand from our Diageo
reserve.
KDJ
Watch out for this lottery on a television
screen near you. Our
next draw is on Tuesday
12 April. Get yours and
stand a chance of winning the SCR145 000 super lotto jackpot.
Friday 8 April, 2016
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World Health Workers Week
Finance
Commemorating health workers efforts
across the globe
Central Bank of Seychelles earned more
than SCR20millon profit in 2015
April 4 to 8 2016 is the World Health Workers Week, it is a time to celebrate the hard
work of health workers in the world.
N. Baker
G. Jean
T
A
s part of its strategy
on human resources
for health, the World
Health Organisation (WHO)
is prioritising the well-being,
safety and sanctity of health
care workers around the world.
WHO also takes a strong position on their protection from
illness, violent attacks or any
other threats.
With the outbreaks of various diseases in developing
countries especially, since the
health workers are usually the
first ones on scene, they are always at the greatest risk. Often
many of them work in very dangerous conditions such as war
zones and do not have access to
proper equipment but still they
persevere. They are also often
the subject of harsh criticisms
by the public as is frequently
the case in Seychelles.
The World Health Worker
Week is an opportunity to mobilise communities, partners
and policy makers in support
of health workers in all communities around the world.
The event was named as a way
to commemorate the work they
are doing, raise awareness of
the challenges they face every
The banks’ regulator moves to become more transparent by releasing figures relating to
its financial performance in 2015 to the media.
Tweets as part of the campaign to increae recognition of health workers
efforts.
day and to try to fill the gaps in
the health workforce by calling
on concerned parties to ensure
they are offered proper training, supplies and support.
The Global Health Workforce
Alliance (GHWA or the Alliance) is a partner of the WHO
which works to ensure that
there are enough health workers in the world. It is a partnership of national governments,
civil society, international
agencies, finance institutions,
researchers, educators and
professional associations dedicated to identifying, implementing and advocating for
solutions.
In a bid to increase appreciation of the work being done
by these workers a campaign
has been launched on Twitter
where short videos have been
published on the World Health
Worker Week page to explain
why health workers count and
articles on the work being
done by health workers in difficult conditions. Read more
at #HealthWorkersCount or
#WHWWeek on Twitter.
Tumblr is also being used
to spread the message and on
there you can read articles
and interviews on the #WHWWeek: Health workers speak
page.
he Central Bank of Seychelles (CBS) has said it
recorded a profit of SCR
20.5 million last year, in comparison to SCR1.3 million earned
the previous year.
Governor Caroline Abel told
members of the media the overwhelming difference is a common occurrence for the bank,
especially since it is putting away
money in reserve.
She said other factors, for example tightening up liquidity to
ensure continued stability in the
financial sector, also impacted its
operation considerably in 2014
as opposed to last year when the
rupee gained on the dollar allowing CBS to loosen its monetary
policy in the latter stages of the
year.
Despite the constraints, CBS
was able to put away US$86 million last year she said, bringing
the country’s reserve to US$536
million at the end of the 2015 fiscal year, from US$464 million
the year before.
Generally speaking the bank
and the financial sector over
performed last year Miss Abel
explained noting that a profit for
CBS gives confidence to stakeholders in the sector.
She was speaking while presenting CBS’ annual financial
report to members of the local
media in a special presentation
at CBS’ premises.
She said the presentation was
meant to open up the bank to the
scrutiny of the public so that its
dealings are perceived to be more
transparent in the future.
Asked then why CBS recently
decided to tighten up monetary
policy if the financial sector over
performed last year, she said
tightening up the financial sector is in a sort taking measures to
ensure inflation does not become
excessive.
Inflation stood at 3.2 percent
last year she revealed, but despite
it being on the low side throughout the whole of last year, Miss
Abel said measures are taken by
the bank whenever the acceptable ceiling of 5 percent is threatened.
She said recent developments
to award a thirteenth month salary, and exemption on tax for a
sector of the workforce, as announced by the government, has
caused an important increase in
the number of rupees in circulation, which could drive up prices.
“A trend is already showing
that more foreign exchange has
been purchased from banks during the first quarter of the year,
signaling not only an increase in
purchase power, but also a rise in
prices and eventually that money
may leave the country”, stressed
the governor.
She said the stability of the rupee and the financial sector overwrites monetary policies which
may weaken the rupee and cause
inflation to rise.
“Inflation level stands at 3.6
percent for the first quarter of
2016, and all indication is that
the prices of goods will continue
to go up in the coming months,
explained Miss Abel, who was responding to questions as to why
fiscal policies have been tightened
up yet again.
Other important figures released
by the bank at the presentation
pertained to economic growth
which stood at 4.3 percent during
2015, coming down from 6.2 percent the previous year.
The IT section recorded the most
growth, expanding by 94 percent
last year, journalists learned.
The external debt of the country
stood at $894 million, or 60 percent of its Gross Domestic Product
(GDP).
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Pop corner
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
The first live-action film to feature both Batman and Superman.
N. Baker
T
he film was announced
in 2013 at the San Diego
Comic-Con International
and premiered at the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City on
March 19 2016. With a cast with
the likes of Ben Affleck (Bruce
Wayne, Batman), Henry Cavill
(Superman), Laurence Fishburne
(Perry White) and Amy Adams
(Lois Lane) among others, you
know it must be more than an
average piece of work. And with
The movie promises lots of action.
a title like Batman v Superman:
Dawn of Justice, it is pretty clear
that the movie is an epic one
which promises long sessions of
goose-bump inducing fights.
Two years after Superman’s
battle against Zod, Bruce Wayne
is still feeling bitter and helpless
because of the amount of collateral damage and lives lost in
Metropolis. With the conviction
that Superman is now a danger
to mankind, Batman embarks
on a personal vendetta to get rid
of him while Lex Luthor (Jesse
Eisenberg), obsessed with defeating Superman, starts his own war
against this god-like superhero.
The official synopsis goes like
this “ Fearing the actions of a godlike super hero left unchecked,
Gotham City’s own formidable,
forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modernday savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really
Food
How to encourage your children to eat pulses
2016 has been declared the International Year of Pulses by the United Nations. The Food
and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) will be the party responsible for implementing the
year’s objectives. One of their aims is to create opportunities to encourage connections
throughout the food chain that would better use pulse-based proteins.
N. Baker
T
he health benefits of
pulses are worth the effort of trying to include
them in the daily diet. Some of
those benefits include the ability
to reduce bad cholesterol; they
have several vitamins and minerals (B vitamins, iron, potassium,
magnesium, zinc, folate, thiamin
and niacin; they are rich sources
of fibre, complex carbohydrates
and protein; and they also have a
low glycemic index which means
they do not cause a fast rise in
blood sugar after eating. Some
studies also show that eating
pulses is a good way to manage
blood sugar levels, something
which is particularly important
for people with diabetes.
However, people do not like to
consume pulses, and as many
parents can testify, the battle is
greater with children. This is
why FAO has researched some
tips to help parents with this
task.
Pulses are versatile ingredients,
they can be used as a main meal;
lentils with sausages that Seychellois love or a side dish next to
a nice and spicy grilled fish. But
trying to convince a toddler to
eat lentils or other types of pulses
is sometimes quite the arduous
task. Here are a few tips to help
you ease your children into the
habit.
Start with the familiar
Almost everyone likes a good
burger, and nowadays there are
all sorts of burger patties from
pork to fish to chicken. You
they helped to create. Take your
kids with you to the shop when
you go shopping for the pulses
and let them choose the pulses
they want to eat. When you’re
making the veggie patties for example, let the kids help you mix
and shape the patties.
It is important to incorporate
pulses in our diet.
can also make them out of vegetables! To encourage children
to eat pulses you could try making burger patties out of lentils
or beans or a mixture of the two.
Just substitute the meat for the
pulses. Think of how many people like “gato piman”, and it is
made out of lentils.
Eliminate mushiness
Sometimes children are put off
by texture of foods, they don’t
like their beans to be too mushy
for example. Get rid of this feeling of mushiness by using dried
beans instead of canned ones,
the texture is more pleasant.
Just make sure to soak the dried
beans overnight before cooking.
Involve the kids in the preparations
Getting children involved in the
cooking process can make them
excited about trying the dishes
Make the dish look pretty
Beans, peas and lentils are easy
to arrange on a plate to create
different designs. Shape your
beans into happy faces or your
lentils into shooting stars, or let
the children design their own
plate of pulses.
Mix into your favourite soups
and sauces
Cooked lentils, beans and peas
can easily be pureed and stirred
into soups, stews and even sauces. They not only add depth and
flavour, but also help thicken
your soups and stews to make
them heartier and richer in nutrients.
Save room for dessert
Yes, you can use pulses in desserts! Although it is not customary in Seychelles cuisine you can
easily add beans for example into
your own desserts. Cooked black
beans can replace eggs in many
chocolate cake and brownie recipes, or lentils in carrot cakesand the kids will never know the
difference! If you would like to
incorporate pulses in your cooking in a variety of ways from now
on try visiting www.pulse.ab.ca
for some delicious recipes.
needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another,
a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger
than it’s ever known before.” That
should be enough to send you
running to the cinema.
If you are looking for an action
packed evening don’t forget to
book your seat at Deepam Cinema, Pension Complex on Praslin,
very early as the tickets for this
much awaited movie might be
very quickly sold out.
Man Vs God
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Friday 8 April, 2016
Lifeline
‘Harry Potter’ chair sold
for almost $400,000 at
auction
Celebrity Profile
Jodie Foster (1962–)
Jodie Foster is an award-winning American actress best
known for her roles in the films Taxi Driver, The Accused
and The Silence of the Lambs.
Source: Biography.com
A chair that author JK Rowling sat on while writing the first
two Harry Potter books has sold
at a New York auction for nearly
$400,000 (£283,000).
The 1930s piece was one of
four mismatched chairs that the
British author picked up for free
in Edinburgh, Scotland, before
she rose to fame.
Ms Rowling originally auctioned the chair to benefit her
charity in 2002.
She hand-painted the chair,
which auctioneer James Gannon said made the piece so valuable. It features the phrases: “O,
you may not find me pretty but
don’t judge on what you see” and
“I wrote Harry Pottery while sitting on this chair”.
Janet Jackson delays tour
again to ‘plan family’
Pop star Janet Jackson has announced she is planning to become a mother, and postponed
all upcoming tour dates.
The announcement comes a
month after she scrapped concerts in the UK and Europe, and
affects 55 further concerts in the
US and Canada this summer.
Speaking in a Twitter video,
the 49-year-old told her fans:
“My husband and I are planning
our family - so I’m going to have
to delay the tour.
“Please, if you can, try and understand that it’s important that
I do this now. “I have to rest up
[on] doctor’s orders. I will continue the tour as soon as I possibly can.”
Early Career and Education
Jodie Foster was born Alicia Christian Foster (she was later nicknamed
“Jodie”) in Los Angeles, California,
on November 19, 1962. The daughter of Evelyn “Brandy” Ella and Lucius Fisher Foster III, Foster is the
youngest of four children. The future
Academy Award winner began her
acting career at the tender age of 3,
with a role as the Coppertone Girl in
a television commercial for the iconic
brand of suntan lotion.
A precocious and bright child from
the start, Foster began talking at
nine months and had taught herself
to read by the time she was 3 years
old. Despite never having taken an
acting class, she dove headlong into
show business in 1968 with her first
television show, Mayberry R.F.D.
From there, she would continue on
to a busy career as a child actress,
with Brandy Foster always by her
side, playing the dual role of manager and mother. “My mom managed
me when I was young,” Foster later
recalled. “I still treasure her impact.
She was very strong, self-educated,
but wasn’t pushy. She’d stay in the
trailer and read magazines while I
worked.”
Foster’s first foray onto the big
screen came with roles in the Disney movies Napoleon and Samantha
(1972) and One Little Indian (1973).
All the while, Foster was studying at
the private prep school Lycée Français de Los Angeles, juggling a chal-
lenging course load and becoming
fluent in French.
Foster’s unforgettable and controversial breakout film role came when
she was only 12 years old. Taxi Driver
(1976), an iconic and dark Martin
Scorsese picture set in the gritty
underbelly of 1970s-era New York,
saw Foster playing a child prostitute
who becomes the obsession of the
title character, played by Robert De
Niro. Taxi Driver garnered Foster
an Oscar nomination, establishing
her as a teenage star and leading to
roles in popular films like Freaky Friday (1976) and Foxes (1980), further
cementing her place as Hollywood’s
next darling.
But Foster was uncomfortable with
her growing fame. In search of anonymity and an ordinary collegiate
experience, she enrolled in Yale University after graduating high school.
The famous Ivy League rigor didn’t
seem to intimidate the young actress,
as she immediately enrolled in upper
level French courses. “I chose Yale
basically for writing and literature,”
she says. “Of course, you can’t be
sure—you get your first D and could
decide to be a chemistry major.”
In 1981, a disturbed man named
John Hinckley Jr. shattered the
young actress’s dream of a quiet
college life when he attempted to
assassinate U.S. President Ronald
Reagan, saying he did it in order to
impress her. While she attended college, Hinckley became obsessed with
TODAY in History
April 8th is the 98th day of the year
563 B.C.: Buddhists
celebrate birth of
Gautama Buddha
2013: Margaret
Thatcher dies
Acclaimed Actress and Director
After graduating from Yale, Foster
made the transition from child star
to mature actress, appearing in a
series of mostly unremarkable pictures through the mid-1980s. Her
next widely acclaimed role came in
another intense and gritty picture,
when she played rape survivor Sarah Tobias in The Accused (1988).
For this performance she won both
an Academy Award and Golden
Globe for Best Actress, establishing
her as one of Hollywood’s most esteemed serious actresses.
Foster made a strong impression
again in 1991 with her performance
as FBI agent Clarice Starling in
blockbuster hit The Silence of the
Lambs (1991), in which Foster’s
character goes head to head with the
unforgettable psychopath Hannibal
Later Career
Foster has been very selective
about her projects in recent years.
She reunited with her Maverick
colleague Mel Gibson in the offbeat drama The Beaver (2011). For
the film, Foster served as its director and as Gibson’s co-star. She also
worked with Roman Polanski on his
dramatic comedy Carnage (2011)
around this time. Foster and John C.
Reilly play a New York City couple
who become involved in a dispute
with another couple (Kate Winslet
and Christoph Waltz) in the film.
In recent years, Foster has continued to pursue filmmaking. She stars
opposite Matt Damon in the sci-fi
film Elysium (2013). Around the
same time, she began working on a
new directing project: Money Monster (2013), a film about a television star who becomes a Wall Street
guru through insider tips.
Cecil B. DeMille Award
In January 2013, Foster received
the Cecil B. DeMille Award, an
honorary Golden Globe Award that
is annually awarded to a performer
for “outstanding contributions to
the world of entertainment” by the
Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The famously private actress
and director took time in her acceptance speech to thank her former partner, Cydney Bernard. She
described Bernard as “one of the
deepest loves of my life ... my heroic
co-parent, my ex-partner in love
but righteous soul sister in life, my
confessor, ski buddy, consigliere,
most beloved BFF of 20 years.” The
speech marked the first time that
Foster had publicly talked about
being a lesbian. She also acknowledged that she and Bernard had
been raising two sons together. “I
am so proud of our modern family,”
she said in her speech. “Our amazing sons, Charlie and Kit, who are
my reason to breathe and to evolve,
my blood and soul.”
Personal Life
In April 2014, Foster married
her girlfriend Alexandra Hedison,
an American photographer and
actress, in a private weekend ceremony. The couple began dating in
October 2013. Hedison previously
dated Ellen DeGeneres for three
years before splitting in 2004.
Music
Merle Haggard, an American
country music legend, dead at 79
American country music legend Merle Haggard has died of pneumonia on his 79th
birthday, his manager confirmed.
Source: BBC.com
e is credited with helping to define the “Bakersfield sound”, country music with a distinctive
twang and lack of sophisticated
production.
Haggard wrote songs, sang
and played fiddle and guitar,
usually singing about American
pride and outlaws.
He was a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame with
dozens of albums and top hits.
The singer, who battled lung
cancer in 2008, had recently
cancelled April tour dates due
to illness and said he hoped to
be back on the road in May.
Rolling Stone magazine has
described him as “the backbone
of one of the greatest repertoires of an all American music,
plain-spoken songs populated
by the kinds of working people
Haggard grew up with: farmers, hobos, convicts, widows,
musicians and drunks”. His
top hits include Mama Tried,
The Fugitive, If We Make It
Through December and Okie
from Muskogee.
He was born in California in
1937, living in a converted boxcar with his family and quitting school at a young age to
hop freight trains across the
south western part of the US.
He spent three years in prison
for breaking into a cafe while
drunk, Rolling Stone notes.
Then-governor of California,
H
Beyonce sues over
‘Feyonce’ label
Singer Beyonce is suing a US
company to stop it from selling
merchandise branded “Feyonce”.
Texas firm Feyonce Inc sells
clothing, and other items such
as mugs with the label, on its
website.
The pop star claims the label
is too near to her own trademarked name and confuses customers and fans and damages
her reputation.
The singer also claims in
court papers filed in Manhattan
that the company has ignored
her requests to stop. Beyonce’s
complaint accuses the San Antonio company, and three individuals, of “brazenly” selling the
Feyonce-labelled merchandise.
Legal papers accuse the firm
of “trademark infringement,
unfair competition, trademark
dilution, among a score of other
statutory and common law violations”.
Foster, writing her love letters and
calling her on the phone. She eventually testified during Hinckley’s
trial and admitted to being badly
shaken by the experience. Nevertheless, Foster returned to work shortly
after the incident, starring in Svengali alongside Peter O’Toole, finding
in acting a release from the intense
and unwanted scrutiny Hinckley’s
actions had drawn her way.
Lechter, played by Anthony Hopkins. For this role, Foster collected
her second Academy Award and
Golden Globe.
Firmly established as one of Hollywood’s biggest stars and enjoying the professional and financial
freedom to follow a different path,
Foster turned to directing. When
asked about the differences between
acting and directing, she said, “Well,
you have control, but you also have
175 people involved. Acting, for me,
is exhausting. I’m always so energized by directing. It’s more intense
to direct. I can pop in and express
myself, then pop out again. It’s a
huge passion for me.” Her featurefilm directorial debut, Little Man
Tate (1991), won widespread plaudits from critics.
Between her occasional directorial
projects, Foster continued to act in
hit movies such as Maverick (1994),
Contact (1997) and the box office
smash Panic Room (2002).
Foster’s choice of scripts spans
from blockbuster to indie and foreign. In The Dangerous Lives of
Altar Boys (2002), she played a
nun, Sister Assumpta, while also
producing the film. After taking a
small part in a French film, The Very
Long Engagement (2004), Foster
returned to big-budget Hollywood
fare with Flightplan in 2005.
On this day, Buddhists celebrate the commemoration
of the birth of Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism,
thought to have lived in India
from 563 B.C. to 483 B.C. Actually, the Buddhist tradition
that celebrates his birthday on
April 8 originally placed his
birth in the 11th century B.C.,
and it was not until the modern
era that scholars determined
that he was more likely born
in the sixth century B.C., and
possibly in May rather than
April. For the rest of his life,
the Buddha taught and gathered disciples to his sangha, or
community of monks. He died
at age 80, telling his monks to
continue working for their spiritual liberation by following his
teachings. Buddhism eventually spread from India to Central and Southeast Asia, China,
Korea, Japan, and, in the 20th
century, to the West. Today,
there are an estimated 350 million people in 100 nations who
adhere to Buddhist beliefs and
practices.
On this day in 2013, Margaret Thatcher, the first--and so
far only--female prime minister of the United Kingdom,
dies in London at age 87 from
a stroke. Serving from 1979
to 1990, Thatcher was the
longest-serving British prime
minister of the 20th century.
She curbed the power of Britain’s labor unions, privatized
state-owned industries, led her
nation to victory in the Falklands War and as a close ally of
U.S. President Ronald Reagan
played a pivotal role in ending the Cold War. A polarizing
figure, Thatcher, nicknamed
the Iron Lady, was credited by
her admirers with championing free-market, conservative
policies that revitalized the
British economy, while critics charged these initiatives
hurt the nation’s lower classes.
After Thatcher died in April
2013, more than 2,000 guests
from around the world attended her funeral at London’s St.
Paul’s Cathedral, which in 1965
was the site of Prime Minister
Winston Churchill’s funeral.
The country music star was battling pneumonia.
Ronald Reagan, expunged his
criminal record in 1972.
Haggard’s former publicist
Jim Della Croce told the BBC
that the singer was as influential as the Beatles in country
music.
“He was the bottom line in
country music and the gold
standard to which every country artist measured himself,” he
said. “He was a nice guy with a
great sense of humour. He was
a very literate man.”
Musicians gave their tributes
to Haggard on Twitter shortly following the news of his
death.
Country musician Luke Bryan tweeted that “a true hero
was lost”.
“Literally just fell to the
floor. Can’t believe we lost
the hag. RIP Merle Haggard,”
tweeted country musician Dierks Bentley.
Friday 8 April, 2016
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Lanatir
Senk plant andemik Sesel
En plant i andemik ler i ganny trouve dan en sel lokasyon, tel ki en zil, en pei ou en lot
landrwa defini. Sesel i annan apepre 850 lespes plant ki fleri, ladan 250 i endizenn e sa
i enkli 75 ki andemik. Tou lezot plant Sesel in ganny entrodwir e laplipar zot i anvaisan
e zot met bokou lespes andemik an danze. Annou dekouver en pti pe plis lo senk plant
andemik Sesel.
N. Baker
Fri Bwa mediz.
Bwa rouz
Son non laten i Dillenia
ferruginea. I en plant ki ase
popiler, e ou kapab trouv li
dan bann lafore ki lo bann
montanny ki ase o, selman
lo bann zil Mae, Pralen, Sil-
wet e Kiryez. Sa pye dibwa i
kapab ariv ziska 20met oter.
Erezman, son legzistans lo
plizyer zil i ede pou anpes
li vin tro rar, alors pour le
moman I pa ganny rekonnet
koman en lespes ki an danze
Fler bilenbi maron.
Bwa rouz.
Ray of hope-Ibrid Balzamin sovaz.
disparisyon.
Bilenbi maron
Son non laten i Colea seychellarum. I en pti pye dibwa
ki ariv apepre 8-10 met oter,
son fler i sorti direkteman
lo son tron e son bann fri i
annan laform sosis e zot ase
epe. I annan trwa landrwa
kot ou kapab vwar sa plant
lo Mae, Pralen e Silwet. Menas prensipal pour sa plant
se lenvazyon bann plant ki
sorti aletranze e ki andomaz
son labita. An plis, lobzervasyon i montre ki son bann
plant adilt pe kontinyelman
diminyen alors sa plant I osi
lo lalis plant an danze disparisyon.
Kapisen
Son non Laten i Northea
hornei . Kapisen i en plant ki
ase komen e ki kapab ganny
trouve anler lo some bann
montanny lo zil Mae, Pralen,
Silwet, Kiryez e Felisite. Sa
pye dibwa i kapab ariv ziska
20met oter. I osi prezan dan
Park Nasyonal Morn Seselwa
e i annan proze rebwazman
ki pe ganny antreprann avek
sa plant. Son pli gran menas
se bann plant kin ganny entrodwir e ki pe kontinyelman
propaze.
Bwa mediz/jellyfish tree
Son non syan tif ik i Me dusag yn e oppositif ol ia . I e n n
ban n pye dibwa pl i ra r dan
l e mon n . T i an n a n l af re ye r
ki i tin f in i dispa re t, ziska
dan ban n l an n e n 1 9 7 0 kot
de tr wa pye ti gan ny de kouv e r, se pa n dan , sa l e spe s i
touza n a n v wa disparisyon .
Sa pl a n t I ka pa b ariv ziska 1 0me t ote r e son f e ya z
i e pe . Son l e kors i koul e r
gri f on se e i an a n bokou pti
f an n l o l a. I f l e ri ban n pti
f l e r bl a n e i ase dif isil pou
v wa r zot pa rmi son f e yaz.
Z is te man se son ba n n f l e r
ki’n f e r l i gan ny sa n on Bwa
me diz akoz zot re san bl e
“ Me dusa ” ki dan mitol ozi
Gre k; i ti e n ma dan m ki ti
an n a n se rpan l o son l ate t
ol ye se v e .
Belzamin Sovaz
Son non syantifik i Impatiens gordonii e i en plant
tre rar. I pous ater dan bann
lafore imid. Sa plant i parmi
bann ki an pli gran danze
disparisyon Sesel. Popilasyon sa plant ki Mae pe ganny
proteze dan park Nasyonal
Morn Seselwa e lo Silwet par
Nature Protection Trust of
Seychelles. Son pli gran menas se lapopilasyon zonm ki
kontinyen ogmante e detri
li par aksidan. Pour sey ogmant son popilasyon en versyon ibrid sa plant ti ganny
kree e vann ek dimoun ki ti
oule pour plant kot zot lakour; i apel “Ray of hope”.
Fri pye kapisen.
Friday 8 April, 2016
For long term rent two bedroom
apartment at Le Niol (new) with parking,
furnished. Serious persons call on
2753234 for viewing.
2 Warehouse Bays Available For Rent
Each 8.5 metres x 5 metres
Situated at Mont Fleurit (next to Printec
Press). Contact 4 676 000 For Viewing
The Islander Guest House on Praslin is
looking for a gardener preferably a male.
Interested candidate should provide a
reference. Please contact 4233224 to
fix for an interview.
15 Hp Mercury Boat motor. Tel: 2521533
Final Notice of Dissolution for Anzio
Enterprises Limited: IBC No. 122259
150 Sqm high volume warehouse at zone
20 providence in secure area available for
immediate rental. Call 2711100 for more
information and viewing.
Pursuant to Articles 92(6) of the IBC Act
we hereby confirm that effective the 5th
day of April, 2016 the winding-up and
dissolution process of Anzio Enterprises
Limited, a Seychelles International Business Company No. 122259, of F20, 1st
Floor, Eden Plaza, Eden Island, Seychelles
is completed having met all criteria set forth
under the Seychelles International Business Companies Act 1994, as amended.
Dated this 7th day of April, 2016
Wanted female singer to sing in a band in
any hotels. Anybody interested. Must be
reliable. Please contact the following
number 2580442
Low Wee Meng, Lea
1 Raffles Place #39-01
One Raffles Place Singapore 048616
Liquidator
Chevrolet utility pick up. Very good investment for small business. Year 2014. Sport
version 1800cc. Full option. A/C. Alloy
rims. Built in CD Player. Serious buyers
only call 2594175
Kia Rio, red in colour, in very good
condition. Mileage 38000km. Manual
transmission. Insured at 300k.
Asking price is 245K. Tel: 2511886
21 Jan – 19 Feb
Life should come easy to you
now but for some reason
you seem intent on finding
ways to make it hard. Don’t
tie yourself in knots when
you don’t have to. The new
moon urges you to go with
the flow – and with a smile
on your face.
23 July – 22 Aug
Try not to let a minor difference of opinion come
between you and someone
you love. It may seem to
you, or to them, that there
is no room for compromise
but there is always room
for compromise, especially
when the moon is new.
20 Feb – 20 March
Go out of your way to be
nice to people today, even
the ones who don’t deserve
it. By changing your attitude toward them, even if it
is only an act, you will help
them change too and, who
knows, you might one day
be genuine friends.
23 Aug – 23 Sept
Little things do sometimes
go wrong in life, so don’t
lose heart and don’t start
thinking that they will
never go right again. Bad
times are never so bad that
they cannot be improved.
And good times are always
around the next corner.
21 March – 20 April
Do something out of the
ordinary today, something
that marks you as a true
individual, not just another
clone. The last thing you
want is to be thought of as
the same as everyone else,
so go out of your way to
show that you are special.
24 Sept – 23 Oct
Cultivate an air of secrecy
about what you are doing.
It will intrigue those you live
and work with and make it
less likely that they will place
obstacles in your path. It’s
good to be open and honest
but sometimes you need to
keep something back.
21 April – 21 May
You don’t have to do as
other people say or live
the way they want you to
live. Today’s new moon
will help you break free
of the bonds that others
impose on you, as well as
the bonds you impose on
yourself.
24 Oct – 22 Nov
Fate, in its wisdom, has
decided that you need to
work more in an area that
does not come easy to you.
Don’t try to evade what
you are being asked to do.
Far from being a bad thing
it will open up new opportunities for you.
22 May – 21 June
If you want to get things
done over the next 24 hours
you will need to be crafty
– your middle name! You
don’t have to lie to those
you live and work with, but
you do have to keep your
true motives hidden. Your
future could depend on it.
23 Nov – 21 Dec
You need to be firm with
someone who has been telling you one thing but doing
another. Make sure they
know that, up until now,
you have been forgiving, but
that as from today you will
come down on them hard
if they step out of line.
2. What was the last item shown on British TV before WW2?
22 June – 22 July
Speak and act from the
heart. Don’t keep your feelings to yourself. It may not
come naturally to you to
open up but you can do it if
you try and you must try if
you are to win round the one
who means the most to you.
22 Dec – 20 Jan
Be wary of people who arrive bearing gifts for no good
reason. It could be they genuinely want to be nice but
it could also be they are up
to something. You may not
want to be suspicious but
you don’t want to lose out
either, do you?
8. In which country could you spend a Kwanza?
Down
1. Box
2. A Maori weapon
3. Highly excited
4. Tart spiciness
5. Contemptuous smiles
6. Due
7. Accomplished
8. God of love (Greek mythology)
9. Detector
10. Massed attacks
11. Alewife fish
12. Tantalize
13. A brief indulgence
21. Slow to learn
25. City in Nevada
26. Type of cheese
27. Festivity
28. Leave out
29. Inexact
30. Stratum
31. Utilizer
34. Backside
36. Cores
37. A river in central Europe
38. Dried hemp leaves
40. The front part of the lower leg
45. They come from chickens
48. Having a woven pattern
50. Secret or insurance, for example
51. A barren region of limestone
52. City in Nebraska
53. Hearsay
54. A red fluorescent dye
57. Slender woodwind instrument
58. Scarce
59. He built an ark
60. A river in Spain
61. Wet feed for pigs
62. Collections
Yesterday’s solution
Across
1. Arguments
6. Lyric poems
10. A cereal grass
14. Heathen
15. Was attired in
16. Flutter
17. Make amends
18. Knowing a secret (2 words)
19. One more than three
20. Toughness
22. Anglo-Saxon slave
23. Carpet
24. Elaborate
26. Self-centeredness
30. Entices
32. Darn!
33. Sheep sounds
35. 9 9 9 9
39. Also known as
41. Used to make whiskey
42. The female germ cell of a plant
43. An exact duplicate
44. Withered
46. Wanes
47. A beverage made from pressed
apples
49. Vapors
51. Monetary unit of Slovakia
54. Comes from a chicken
55. A river between China and
Russia
56. Sadness
63. Avatar of Vishnu
64. Loose sleeveless cloaks
65. Having high moral qualities
66. Fired a projectile
67. Spore-producing structures
68. Fortune telling card
69. Vetch
70. Avid
71. Stores
1. What is produced in a ginnery?
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•Every 3 x 3 sub-grid must include all digits 1 to 9 in any order
Fill the other empty cells with numbers between 1 and 9
A number should appear only once on each row, column and 3 x 3 region
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Friday 8 April, 2016
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