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DNA tests inconclusive

Bel Ombre skull

Forensics experts in Mauritius say essential parts for identification are missing.

Bone of contention: The families who lost a loved one years ago, will be crushed by this development.

Where is the lower jaw?

Forensic tests on the skull found in Bel Ombre at the beginning of the month are said to be inconclusive. This is what official sources in Mau-

ritius told this newspaper yes-terday afternoon after they ex-amined the skull. The DNA tests on the skull were supposed to take place yesterday but forensic

experts in Mauritius claim that parts which are essential for the identification are missing. They have asked the Seychelles police to come back with the rest of the skull.

Information received so far confirms that Assistant Commis-sioner of Police (ACP) Reginald Elizabeth arrived in Mauritius in possession of the skull, the sam-ples from the three families who have requested that their DNA samples be tested against it as well as bullet casings. The skull was taken to the laboratory on Monday. The bullet casings were also sent to the ballistics depart-ment on the same day. Results are still being awaited.

The police in Seychelles gave no indication of whether they had recovered the lower jaw - which is presumably what is missing - found by workers on a construc-tion site in Bel Ombre before be-ing re-interred. It now seems that the jaw will be vital in identifying the person the skull belonged to.

Sources tell this newspaper that the laboratory in Mauritius has been asked to determine con-clusively the sex, the age and the race of the skull. It has also been tasked with determining whether it matches any of the DNA sam-ples which have been provided. The Mauritian authorities have also been asked to determine whether the skull presents signs of injuries and it is yet to be de-termined if this can be done with an incomplete skull.

The police confirmed on Sat-urday May 16 that they had re-covered the skull after it had been re-interred by workers on a construction site. A few days later, the Commissioner of Po-lice told TODAY that three bul-let casings had been recovered on the site but this information was corrected by ACP Elizabeth last Friday during a press con-ference when he said that five bullet casings had actually been retrieved.

But no information relating to the lower jaw was given and it is not known whether it was recovered and, if so, whether it was sent to Mauritius along with the skull. As a result, fo-rensic sources in Mauritius are saying that nothing more can be done as long as the missing

parts are sent to the laboratory. This development will crush the three families that have come forward following the discovery of the skull in the hope that DNA testing could establish whether the skull belonged to one of their lost relatives. Samples have been taken from the relatives by the po-lice for tests.

The discovery of the skull and the polices subsequent handling of the case has also raised the ques-tion of whether all procedures have been followed in a case such as this one. In a Letter to the Editor this newspaper published earlier this week, a reader asked whether a court order for an enquiry had been issued by a judge for the pur-pose of taking the skull abroad for forensic examinations.

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He further observed that a missing person file should have been opened and a court order sought by the po-

lice for the removal of the ev-idence from the country for forensic investigations. More importantly, he asked, what independent measures have

been put in place to protect the authenticity of the skull itself and to ensure that the families DNA are not tam-pered with on its way over-

seas?There has been no reaction

from the authorities follow-ing the publication of those very valid points.

Nicholes take on

Corruption? What corruption?By N.Tirant

Psychologists and religious leaders agree on the view that admission of a problem or a sin is half way to its resolution. Having admitted to sinning, absolution will wipe the slate clean and allow us to start afresh with a new state of mind determined never to sin again. The same argument could apply to kicking an addiction to alcohol or drugs. A new start is always a great place to be.

Thats why the presidents recent dismissal of corruption in the country as only a perception didnt fail to raise many eyebrows all around.

Of course weve not heard of anyone being charged and convicted for active corruption in recent years. There are certainly few, if any, convicts at Montagne Pose serving time for active corruption. There are probably no case dockets covering acts of corruption lying on the prosecutors desks as I write. But does that mean that there is no corruption at all in the coun-try? Can we really deduce that in the absence of proof, corruption lies only in the warped eye of the beholder; that its only a perception?

If that is the current conventional wisdom, then one is almost tempted to ask when did it all go away? Was it simply a law forcing a paper declara-tion that did away with what everyone had already agreed was a reality just a short decade ago?

Seychelles signed the UN Convention against Corruption in February 2004. Five months later in July 2004 an ethics working group was set up to develop a mechanism by which public servants would declare their assets and interests and bring our country in line with the UN convention and our other international commitments like the African Union Conven-tion on Preventing and Combating Corruption.

Back in 2004, the working group started work on a law that would determine who should declare their assets, what sort of assets should be declared and how wide the net would be cast. It was very important that we also determine who would be the holder of this declaration and who would have access to the information it contained. These discussions gave birth to the Public Officers Ethics Act of August 2008 which created an ethics commission and provided for a highly secretive declaration to be made by senior government officials including non-civil servants sitting on official boards. Sealed envelopes containing the top secret declarations would be hidden away in the vaults of the Central Bank covered under the veil of secrecy guaranteed in the law and could be opened only at the peril of anyone seeking to challenge the source of a public officers accumulated wealth. Hardly a good place to start checking for the fruit of acts of cor-ruption!

The anti-corruption lobby returned to the centre stage in December 2009 when the then vice-president led a national Say No to Corruption campaign with the countrys first ever commemoration of Anti-Corrup-tion Day. The first boss of the newly-created Public Officers Ethics Com-mission admitted then that corruption existed in Seychelles even if it was on a small scale as a result of tight rules, trade restrictions, bureaucracy, lax spending controls and inefficiency in the public service. She blamed corruption on the quality of remuneration of the civil service and the in-effectiveness of deterrents.

As the calendars of the national anti-corruption campaign ran out of dates, the subject once again took a back seat to reappear in February 2012, as the country stood at the summit of the mountain, from where the pres-ident pledged a New Seychelles spelling out what it would take to create that intelligent, united, harmonious and prosperous nation where there was zero tolerance for corruption, criminality and social delinquency. In his state of the nation address in February 2012, the president explained the restructured government that he would need to remain connected with the people whilst the public sector increased its efficiency, discipline and trans-parency as it provided a better service to the Seychellois.

In the list of what he needed to achieve this new dimension, he called for faithful, loyal and competent collaborators to assist in his task of working for the people who had elected him. He would not tolerate the creation of empires and, after accepting the position, the collaborators he appointed would have to set aside their personal interests and ambitions and not not use their positions to raise their status or for personal gain.

We will not tolerate corruption, in whatever form or from whatever origin, he said, adding that sometimes people wrongly believed that cor-ruption exists only in government. We will not make any distinctions between those who have let themselves be bought and those who have done the buying, he stressed, adding that they were both guilty and would be severely sanctioned.

Taking stock of corruption or the lack of it perceived or real today, citizens are left wondering at the many instances involving questionable land deals, naturalisation of foreigners, businesses created in the peoples name and strange tax-exemptions that need to be dispelled with much more than just a brush of a hand!

A 60 year-old resident of Port Glaud was admitted to hospital after being hit by a bus at the Victoria bus terminal. Her condition is described as stable. The police are requesting that anyone who can assist them with the case, come forward.

Three residents of Mont Buxton, aged 35, 41 and 45, were arrested on Tuesday for having stolen a signet ring and camera from a person on Ba-zaar Street last Sunday. They have been remanded to custody until June 2. The police were subsequently able to retrieve the camera.

On Wednesday, the police also arrested two suspects in a case involv-ing the theft of a 72 year-old ladys engagement and wedding rings and mobile phone at Pti Barbarons. According to the victim, the two suspects, who were masked and dressed in black, threatened her at knifepoint be-fore making off with her possessions. The police are requesting that any-one with any information pertaining to the case contact the CID.

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Gina Forte.

Neddy Micock.

Colin Forte.

Vivian Domingue.

Two muggings and an unfortunate accident

DNA tests inconclusive

NDEA requests assistance from Interpol

Neddy Micock and Vivian Domingue: re-member these two names. According to a statement issued by the National Drugs Enforcement Agency (NDEA), these two men are wanted in connection with the re-cord seizure of 36kgs of heroin in March. The con-signment, which arrived in the country on a com-mercial aircraft from the Middle East, was inter-cepted by the NDEA but Micock and Domingue have yet to be arrested, which is why the agency has requested Interpols assistance. It also wants Interpols help in track-ing down Colin and Gina Forte who are wanted in connection with the im-portation of a consign-ment of heroin in October 2014. They are believed to have fled the country. In particular, the NDEA has asked that the inter-national police organisa-tion issue a Blue Notice for these fugitives. The notice is issued to the po-lice internationally for the purpose of tracing and lo-cating wanted persons. In the event that the wanted persons are located the NDEA will be seeking their return to Seychelles, the agency stated.

Drug trafficking

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Staff members of the Procurement Oversight Unit.

Minister Benstrong enquiring about how tenders are usually processed.

An Indian farmer sits in his dried up land near Karnataka.

Road markings appear distorted as the asphalt starts to melt due to the high temperature in New Delhi, India.

Young Entrepreneurs to benefit from new

tender scheme

By A. De Giorgio

Minister Benstrong, who was accompanied by the Principal Secretary (PS) for Finance and Trade, Pat-rick Payet, and other government officials, had the opportunity to visit the different departments and workforce of the Procure-ment Oversight Unit situated at the Maison de Mah in Victoria.

During his familiarization vis-it, which took place on Tuesday

afternoon, Minister Benstrong was brought up to speed on how general tenders are advertised, registered, processed, and allo-cated to successful bidders.

Once the short visit ended ev-eryone gathered in the confer-ence room to witness the launch of a newly introduced tender bid scheme which is part of govern-ment plans to further develop the economy by encouraging and supporting young business-minded individuals in their en-

deavours. Minister Benstrong announced that the Procure-ment and Oversight Unit is ac-cepting bids for a government tender which consists of servic-ing and maintaining all the air-conditioning units within the ministries for health and edu-cation, including the clinics and schools located across Mah, Praslin and La Digue.

In a short speech PS Mr Payet explained that 21 slots have been allocated for tender of which 25 per cent will be assigned to young entrepreneurs. This, he said, would not only provide op-portunities for young technicians but also send out a message to all young entrepreneurs that the government is seeking ways to support young business-minded individuals starting with the way tenders are allocated. Mr Payet explained that all air-condition-ing technicians between the age of 18 and 30 that possess a reg-istered licensed business can ap-ply for the government tender. Furthermore, he stated that the applicants must meet reasonable criteria such as being the major-ity shareholder of the business and possess means of equipment as well as manpower.

For his part, the chairman of

Youth Entrepreneurship Board, Oliver Bastienne, welcomed the scheme and described it as a great start and achievement for all young entrepreneurs. Mr Bastienne explained that the launch was the result of a half-day seminar which took place last March. The main objective of that symposium was to ad-dress the issues that are affecting many aspiring young entrepre-neurs while setting up or manag-ing their enterprise such as ac-cess of funds and qualifying for tender jobs, said Mr Bastienne.

He stated that several en-trepreneurs complained about how both government and pri-vate tenders are being allocated whereby established companies are given preference thus not allowing young businesses the chance to prove themselves. Fur-thermore he stated that its now up to the young entrepreneurs to wake up and smell the coffee, find innovative ways and prove themselves worthy of a tender

by ensuring they have the right resources and manpower to de-liver the job once rewarded with a tender before warning that fail-ing to do so, will jeopardise the opportunities for other younger

entrepreneurs.Interested candidates who

would like to learn more about the new tender scheme can con-tact the Procurement Oversight Unit on 4382 038.

Procurement

A familiarization visit on Tuesday afternoon conducted at the Finance ministrys Pro-curement Oversight Unit in Victoria by the Minister for Investment, Entrepreneurship Development and Business Innovation, Michael Benstrong, also resulted in the launch

of a newly introduced tender bid scheme which will benefit young entrepreneurs.

Death toll passes 1 400India heatwave

Extreme temperatures hitting 47C, melt roads.

More than 1,400 people have died in a continu-ing heatwave in India that has seen extreme tempera-tures melt roads, dry wells and crack parched land.

Road markings were distorted in Delhi after days of temperatures hitting 45C turned asphalt liquid and the government is urging peo-ple to stay inside.

Many of the victims are believed to be homeless people, construc-tion workers and labourers unable to find shelter from the conditions.

Elderly people and young chil-dren are also at a greater risk of succumbing to dehydration or heat stroke.

The worst-hit states of Telanga-na and Andhra Pradesh, in south-eastern India, reported 1,270 deaths as temperatures hit 47C, the Hindustan times reported.

People have also been killed by heat-related conditions in Gujarat, West Bengal and Orissa.

Sporadic showers and cloud cover provided brief respite on Wednesday but the Indian Meteo-rological Department (IMD) has issued more warnings for the com-ing days.

A red alert for severe heat fol-lowed by violent thunderstorms was issued for Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand and Odisha, while amber warnings were issued

for more of the countrys northern and central states.

The conditions were forecast to continue until Monday at least, al-though temperatures will be cool-ing slightly as rain returns to much of the country.

There is little sign of respite in Delhi, where temperatures are ex-pected to remain at between 43C and 45C for the next fortnight.

Indias National Disaster Man-agement Authority classes a heat-wave as a period of abnormally high temperatures during sum-mer, typically from March to June.

The current conditions are be-ing caused by a lack of rain com-bined with hot, dry winds from the desert state of Rajasthan and meteorologists have warned that the heat may not break until mon-soon sets in next month, risking drought.

A spokesperson said: Higher daily peak temperatures and lon-ger, more intense heatwaves are becomingly increasingly frequent globally due to climate change.

India too is feeling the impact of climate change in terms of in-creased instances of heatwaves which are more intense in nature with each passing year, and have a devastating impact on human health thereby increasing the number of heatwave casualties.

Hospitals are being filled with patients suffering from dehydra-tion, heat cramps, heat exhaustion and deadly heat stroke.

Residents of Gurgaon a high-rise satellite city home to many of the capitals workers suffered power cuts of up to 10 hours a day as the grid struggled to cope with the demand from millions of air conditioners.

Nothing is working even after taking half a dozen baths a day, you cant beat the heat, 34-year-old shop owner Manish Singh said. We try to spend more time indoors to avoid heatstroke. Its worse than previous years; we hardly get any electricity and the air conditioners become useless.

Brahma Prakash Yadav, direc-tor of the Indian meteorological department, said: Maximum temperatures wont fall substan-tially. However, major relief can be expected from 2 June as there are indications of good showers.

Conditions like thishorrible heat, and the vast majority of

people without access to air con-ditioningwill continue until the monsoon season arrives in early June. The Indian monsoon is, in my opinion, the most important weather forecast in the world, and the outlook for this years rains isnt great. With so many farmers dependent on the rainswhich produce 70 percent of the years total rainfall in just four monthsthe monsoon is sometimes called Indias real finance minister. Though the rains are expected to arrive on time this year, the sea-sonal total could disappoint for reasons similar to last years fail-ure: A growing El Nio and an unfavorable distribution of heat in the Indian Ocean could stifle thunderstorms. Should the mon-soons northward progression stall out like last years, India could have several more weeks of scorch-ing heat to come.

Why India heatwave is so deadly

By Eric Holthaus, meteorologist

Next to parts of the Amazon River basin, coastal India typically experiences the highest heat indexes of anywhere on the planet. And global warming is making it worse. A recent study in Nature Climate Change showed that increasing heat stress is already limiting Indias la-bor capacitythe ability for humans to do work outdoorswith side ef-fects including fainting, disorienta-tion, and seizures. According to a separate study, heat stress will be increasingly deadly in the years to come. With more than 250 million farmers, nearly as many as the entire population of the United States, this is a recipe for disaster.

The combination of exceptional heat stress and a still largely rural economy makes India uniquely vulnerable to heat waves. Last year Prime Minister Narendra Modi made universal electricity access by 2019 a key part of his election plat-form. (Currently a quarter of the countrys 1.25 billion people dont have electricity.) Air conditioning use in India is growing at a whopping 20 percent per year, putting a huge strain on the countrys still fragile power grid and boosting its green-house gas emissions. Electrifying India is a major challenge, and argu-ably the single most important use of a dwindling global carbon budget. Beyond India, skyrocketing air con-ditioning demand in poor countries poses tough ethical questionsits hard to justify growing greenhouse gas emissions in relatively wealthy parts of the planet when people are literally dying of heat in the tropics.

Russian coach Alex Paramokh-in will accompany the boxers

to Russia. Ten boxers will attend the Russian training camp. Our pugilists are training intensively in preparation for the IOIG.

GW 38: WoooooooHoooooooo its over!

Boxing

By RR

National selection prepare for Russian training campThe national boxing selection is preparing to attend training in Russia in the near future.

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The national selection is programmed to leave the country soon as part of their preparations for the up-coming Island Games. Our pu-gilists won four gold medals at the last games held here in 2011. Speaking to TODAY Sports this week, the teams head coach Jer-ry Legras said that the chance to go to Russia will be very benefi-cial in the sense that the boxers will not be subjected to distrac-tions and will be able to focus upon the coming competition.

We have been training twice daily for the past couple of weeks as our boxers managed to be re-leased from work. We have worked on our physical condition and our technique and now we will need plenty of sparring partners to give our boxers the fighting experi-ence, revealed coach Legras.

Coach Legras will be travel-ling with a selection comprising the following pugilists, namely the 2014 sportsman of the year Andrique Allisop, Keddy Agnes, Jovet Jean, Kevin Kilindo, Dario Gabriel, Stan Nicette, Alva and Alvin Botsoie, Lorenzo Bonne, Michael Brioche, Dave Cesar,

Ronny Legras and Nigel Benoit.Only ten of the listed boxers

will be part of the group attend-ing training in Russia, while the rest will train locally under the guidance of coach Rival Payet. Coach Legras and Russian coach Alexei Paramokhin will travel to Russia for a two month period.

We are yet to announce our final squad but when we return from Russia, we will have an elimination competition be-tween those who went to Russia and the others who trained local-ly to decide on the final team for the Island Games. The selected group of ten will have to fight to

earn their place for the Reunion games, explained coach Legras.

Coach Legras is conscious that competition in boxing will be re-ally tough but is confident we can retain our crown if the boxers take their training really seriously.

We have a lot of hard work to put in before we start to think

of medals but if we remain fo-cussed and train seriously, I believe we can win four gold medals especially with young, talented boxers such as the up and coming Kevin Kilindo who won a gold medal at the Afri-can Youth championship, noted coach Legras.

For the final time this season, bonzour fantasy managers. The 38 gameweeks are over, the games played, the results are in, and the final team positions de-termined. This years champion is WoooooooHoooooooo, the seasons relatively late entrant who at one point led the world and has for more than half the season led the TODAY league.

Despite a number of his de-fenders being dropped from their teams starting line-ups and scoring poorly it was a defender that secured the nine points necessary to claim the title for WoooooooHoooooooo. Manager Daniel Brookfield saw Arsenal hammering West Brom at the Emirates and Gareth McAuleys points score, like Martin Skrtels at Stoke, had moved into defi-cit at -1. However the defender managed to score a consolation goal for the Baggies and with it 10 crucial points for his fan-tasy managers. Incredibly high scoring earlier in the season, particularly in segment one, WoooooooHoooooooos has been a dominant display.

Second placed Thats Zamora did manage to close the gap by a further 10 points, not least thanks to two assists from Santi Cazorla. However another of the Gunners midfield was to frus-trate manager stewball39. Aaron Ramseys 22 minute cameo pre-vented Steven Gerard coming off the bench to secure Thats

Zamora a share of top-spot, while Ramsey himself hit the woodwork twice further frustrat-ing the second-placed manager.

Third place went to last years winner Palmyre United FC, 52 points back, who enjoyed a frus-trating final weekend with just one clean sheet (Demichelis) and goals for two of manager Labwet-fantasys strikers (Ague-ro and Vardy) but not for the one with the armband (Benteke). A further 23 points back, Palmyre Genius had an almost identical story with similar players, albeit manager Tina P-00 gave Aguero the armband rather than Ben-teke, thereby securing a slightly higher gameweek score. The final prize-winning spot went to sam4chicharito who ignored media concern that Eden Haz-ard may miss the final game of the season following dental sur-gery, and benefitted from his as-sist with the captaincy doubling up the points.

Completing the top 10 were longstanding high scorers Lef-waFC, totpraslin, and cowboy united together with two teams that rose to prominence later in the season, kandi and Reste Anba Langar. The latter secured their place in the top 10 on the final day at the expense of LFC 4 LIFE, and if the team name refers to Liver-pool then the day could not have gone much worse for the fantasy manager given Liverpools 6-1 thrashing at Stoke.

QPR were also on the receiv-ing end of a thumping, losing 5-1 at Leicester City. The two were promoted together last season, but only one will be returning to the Championship in August, and this result showed quite emphatically which team would remain in the topflight. Five dif-ferent goalscorers capped off an incredible run of form that saw the Foxes escape from near cer-tain relegation. Joining QPR will be Burnley, who once again secured a consolation away vic-tory, this time at Aston Villa thanks to coveted striker Danny Ings. Completing the trio head-ing down the leagues, Hull knew that victory at home to Manches-ter United would give them a chance of staying up. However, irrespective of results elsewhere, they were unable to find the back of the Red Devils net, let alone secure victory, and saw out a frustrating 0-0 draw. However, even a win would have proved insufficient as relegation rival Newcastle United arrested their long run of games without a win with a 2-0 win at home to West Ham. Jonas Gutirrez, recently back in the squad following treatment for cancer, scored the second sparking wild celebra-tions.

At the Etihad, just as Steven Gerard marked his final game in the Premier League with a goal at Stoke, Frank Lampard did the same albeit in more positive

circumstances as Manchester City secured a 2-0 win against the Saints. Harry Kane capped a hugely impressive breakthrough season with another goal, secur-ing a 1-0 win at Everton, as did Diego Costa who grabbed one of Chelseas three at home to Sun-derland. Loic Remy scored the other two and Steven Fletcher got the visitors response. In a day for strikers, Chamakh scored the only goal as Crystal Palace beat Swansea 1-0 to finish the season for two teams who have secured high league positions and been safe from relegation for some time.

This gameweeks top point scorer did not come from the top 10 or even the top 100, instead coming from a new entry to the league that appears to have been testing the game perhaps ahead of a full season next year. If so, it was a hugely impressive debut not least thanks to Theo Wal-cotts impressive hat-trick which brought in 21 points. Amazingly even without these points man-ager mikleynightingale would have had enough for this weeks topscore having amassed 90 points against second placed ran-dolph431s 67. Important contri-butions came from two Burnley clean sheets at Aston Villa, two more from Manchester City players at home to Sunderland, Steven Gerards consolation goal and Captain Diego Costa finding the net.

And so comes to an end anoth-er year of Premiership football, ESPN Premier Fantasy and the TODAY Fantasy league. Com-petition has been fierce, a new champion has been crowned,

and many have enjoyed the highs and lows of fantasy man-agement. Keep an eye out for de-tails of next seasons competition the new season starts in just 71 days...

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FIFA President Sepp Blatter chaired an emergency meeting with continental soccer bodies Thursday while staying out of public view himself.

Blatter called together leaders of FIFAs six regions as world soccer is rocked by an American federal rack-eteering case.

There was a meeting today with the president with the represent-atives from the confederations to discuss the current situation, FIFA spokeswoman Delia Fischer said in a statement.

Blatter is resisting calls from Euro-pean soccer body UEFA to postpone Fridays FIFA presidential election by six months.

UEFA has called dual American and Swiss federal probes a disaster for FIFA, and is supporting Blatters election opponent, FIFA vice pres-ident Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan.

The Asian Football Conference is still backing Blatters bid for a fifth four-year term as FIFA bos, and said it opposes any move to delay Fridays election. Blatters opponent is Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan.

Call to resign

Britains sports minister said Blat-ter must resign over corruption alle-gations in world soccers governing body.

Speaking in the U.K.s House of Commons on Thursday, Culture,

Media and Sport Secretary John Whittingdale said change in the leadership of FIFA is very badly needed.

This is merely the latest sorry ep-isode which suggests that FIFA is a deeply flawed and corrupt organiza-tion, he said.

Blatter has continued to avoid appearing in public since Swiss federal agencies raided FIFA head-quarters and a luxury Zurich hotel early Wednesday. He missed giving a scheduled speech to open a session of FIFAs medical conference in a Zu-rich hotel his third skipped public

appearance within 24 hours.FIFA chief medical officer Jiri

Dvorak told delegates that Blatter has to manage the situation.

Two FIFA vice presidents were among seven men arrested at the request of the U.S. Department of Justice. In a separate investigation,

Swiss federal agencies seized evi-dence at FIFA headquarters for a probe of the 2018-2022 World Cup bidding contests.

Blatter skipped two meetings of continental soccer organizations from Africa and South America on Wednesday. He typically would at-

tend those ahead of Fridays annual congress of FIFAs 209 member fed-erations.

Late Wednesday, FIFA issued a statement on behalf of Blatter where the president insisted he was deter-mined to root out misconduct.

The FIFA president would also usually follow protocol and attend Thursdays UEFA meeting. He is scheduled to appear later in the day.

Blatter is also expected to address member federations the FIFA election voters at the opening cer-emony of the congress at 5 p.m. local time (11 a.m. ET).

Support from Putin

Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the United States of meddling in FI-FAs affairs in an attempt to take the 2018 World Cup away from his country.

Putin said in televised comments Thursday that it is odd that the probe was launched at the request of U.S. officials for crimes which do not involve its citizens and did not happen in the United States. Two of the 14 people charged by U.S. pros-ecutors on have U.S. citizenship.

Putin described Wednesdays pre-dawn arrests of seven soccer of-ficials in Zurich as yet another evi-dent attempt to derail Mr. Blatters re-election as FIFA president.

Putin added he is aware of the pressure on Blatter for his support of Russia hosting the World Cup.

Fifa crisis

FIFA president Sepp Blatter calls crisis meeting, misses third appearance following arrests

Soccer world governing body reeling from arrests, indictments in U.S. racketeering case

Blatter says he has not been charged by US authorities but concedes that former associates have been.

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Every year FetAfrik is organ-ised to promote the coun-trys African culture. But this year, the organisers decided to coincide the cultural celebra-tion with the organisation of Sey-chelles first International Trade Fair.The Seychelles Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), one of the organisers of the Trade Fair, explainedwhy they believed the two events should take place at the same time: We felt that to do business in a particular coun-try of the African region, it was important to know its culture. Without knowing the countrys culture, one cannot trade. The expo was an important platform not only for Seychellois but also for the African countries that participated in the fair, the SCCI chairman, Marco Francis told TODAY.

The trade fair brought together countries like South Africa, Ke-nya, Egypt, Mauritius, Ile de la Reunion, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Dubai and Italy.

The event was a public private sector partnership between the ministry of Tourism and Cul-ture, Small Enterprise Promotion Agency (SEnPA), the Seychelles Chamber of Commerce and In-dustry (SCCI) and event organ-iser Publi Promo, a public rela-tions and events company based in Mauritius.

The main sectors targeted for the expo were agriculture, food and beverages, domestic and in-dustrial equipment, hotel sup-plies, textiles, office and telecom-munications equipment, green products and handicrafts. The event was set to be, in the words of Marco Francis, a bigger plat-form for developing trade links with the participating inter-national companies. There are many businesses out there that want to tap into our market. Most of them want to establish a con-tact here so they can trade direct-ly with the local community and

this expo will provide the ideal setting for that.

Except that it seems the expo did not keep its promises. TO-DAY spoke to several interna-tional participants on last day of the Trade Fair (Monday) for a stock take and the consensus was that the event suffered from a lack of visibility. The other com-plaint was that most visitors had not been paid their salaries at the time of the Trade Fair and could thus not afford to make many purchases.

The Trade Fair took place from Friday 22 to Monday 25 May.

The first booth that TODAY visited was the Rajasthan Han-dloom House, a business that is based in Mauritius and is owned by Narendra Kumar Jain. As well as a businessman, Mr Jain is also an international events organiser in Mauritius. His first comment was that despite his disappoint-ment with the organisers, he had had some positive interactions with Seychellois people.

The biggest issue participants seemed to have was the poor marketing campaign of the Trade Fair. It was not up to expecta-tions and we had a situation where despite the money spent in the organisation of the fair, there seemed to be no strategy for mar-keting. In fact, I was shocked to find out that most people were not aware of the Trade Fair and this sends a message of poor ad-vertisement, Mr Jain said.

The duration also seemed to be a problem. I am not 100% hap-py with the international trade fair because an international fair should be held for one week or more. Being an events organiser myself, I know about internation-al trade fairs and the fact that it was only held over four days was a big concern among interna-tional participants. The organis-ers should have understood that we have come all the way to Sey-chelles to participate in the event,

we have incurred the cost of our air tickets, paid duty on our goods, paid for our own accom-modation and other logistics, Mr Jain complained. He added that bringing unsold stock back to Mauritius, will also cost money.

And the heat only served to make matters worse. The entre-preneur added that despite the fact that participants paid for the venue and their stalls, the organ-isers did not make any provision

for fan. This complaint was a re-curring one. Another Mauritian participant,a representative of a company called Ebramjeealso said that many of the participants werent used to Seychelles heat and the fact that the organisers did not think of providing fans was a big drawback.

Uma Gukhool, the managing director of Uma Cozy Sleep Co. Ltd, said she had high expecta-tions with regards to the Trade Fair but that the reality on the ground was disappointing. Busi-ness was not that good and I had many disappointed customers who liked my products but who could not buy anything because

their salary hadnt been paid yet, she said.

Yet another disappointed par-ticipant was Mauritian entrepre-neur Jean Noel Li, the director of Happy Wood International. He also felt that the timing was not good as customers complained of the fact that their salaries hadnt been paid yet.

Had the Trade Fair lasted until Friday 29, business would have been better for all of us, he said, adding that word of mouth would have helped in view of the lack of publicity around the event.

Last Friday, I went around town and guess what? There were no banners about the trade fair. It was only on Sunday that I saw a red banner which was soaked in rain. We came with high expec-tations thinking it would be like other international trade fairs in other countries but it was a huge disappointment, added Mr. Li. He did not manage to make any profits, Mr Li, a teak wood furni-ture maker, said.

But it wasnt all bad. In fact, even those who said they were disappointed with the expo, say they will come back. Mr Jain says next time the communica-tion campaign around the fair should be done ten days prior to the opening and that announce-ments in the press and on the ra-dio need to follow, as well as ban-ner in town, on public transport

etc. It is important to reach the general public, its an essential factor for a trade fair, he said.

The Seychelles market is one thats full of promises, he says. The visitors were eager very to see our products and would have bought more had the fair lasted longer and had they had the money, Mr Jain said, adding that he did manage to recoup his expenses.

Ebramjee will also come back, despite the drawbacks but says that the organisers should learn from this years shortcomings. On Sunday, the noise level was

One of the most trusted names in multi-purpose lubricants in the global arena is Triton-Leo Group (Pty) Ltd Q products, a well-known and highly reputable company from South Africa.

Coastal Hire is the authorized dis-tributor of the Q range of products in Seychelles. It is also one of Seychelles leading large equipment hire busi-nesses offering a wide range of build-ing gear and equipment for hire and purchase.

Triton Leo Group offers a wide range of multi-purpose lubricants that includes: Q20- moisture repel-lent; Q10- penetrating oil; Q4-45- antiseptic hand cleaner; Q12- rust remover; Q8-silicone lubricant; Q in one multipurpose oil; Q5-graphite penetrating fluid; and Q33-wind-screen additive.

The shop manager of Coastal Hire, Cliff Suzanne, stated that Q products are one of the leading multi-purpose lubricants with an ad-vanced technical formula. Its unique penetrating power makes it ideal as a release agent and light duty lubri-cant for use in the home, garage and workshops. It is an ideal food for all kinds of metal.

Commenting on Q20 and Q10 lu-bricants, Mr. Suzanne said that the key product in the Q range is Q20. It leads the Q pack when it comes to multipurpose lubricant. This prod-uct is the leading moisture repellent for protecting and removing mois-ture from wet ignition systems espe-cially sparkplugs on cars, trucks, mo-torbikes, marine engines and electric motors.

He went on to say that Q20 lu-bricant facilitates movement and prevents grating and rust of door hinges at home or in the car. It is

ozone friendly as well as silicon free. If you spray Q20 into your electric light sockets at home and the offices especially damp areas lounge area, kitchen and bathroom it extends the life span of light bulbs by 30%. It is also an ideal product for clean-ing and lubricating firearms as it dissolves Nitrates and gunpowder deposits. Q20 has been the product of choice for firearms for decades and is highly recommended by the South African Defence Force (SADF), stat-ed the shop manager of Coastal Hire.

Furthermore Mr. Suzanne said that Q10 is a quick-acting, penetrat-ing rust solvent and release agent for rusted or seized nuts, bolts, pipe fit-ting and etc. To ensure fast reaction, just apply Q10 on the components and leave it for few hours, wipe the surface with a clean cloth and apply Q20 to protect and prevent from fur-ther rusting, he added.

I recommend that [the] Q range of products should be the choice of every home, industrial workshop, automotive garage, mariners, electri-cians, gymnasium and recreational owners. It protects the chassis and gets rid of corrosion. It is a necessity and not a luxury as Seychelles is an island with coastal weather condi-tions, concluded Cliff Suzanne.

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Trade Fair at Roche Caiman Advertorial

Customers eyeing the wares of Rajasthan Handloom House.

This Sri Lankan booth sold pharmaceutical and beauty products.

Motorcycle chain before & after.

Participants denounce inadequate organisation

Q range of lubricants are ozone friendly

The international trade fair which coincided with the celebration of FetAfrik last weekend left some participants feel-ing frustrated. They decried the lack of marketing surrounding the event and said that they barely managed to recoup

their expenses.

Invented in 1950, Q range products are an all-time comprehen-sible lubricant with an advanced technical formula. This ozone

friendly and inflammable propellant gas is now available at Coastal Hire, located at Neverland Complex in Providence.

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Deepam Cinema

This weeks feature is Run All Night

From the director, Jaume Collet-Serra comes the action-packed thriller movie Run All Night star-ring Liam Neeson, Ed Harris, Joel Kinnaman, Vincent DOnoforio and Genesis Rodriguez. Longtime hit man Jimmy Conlon (Liam Neeson), best friend of mob boss Shawn Maguire (Ed Harris), has seen better days. Hes haunted both by the sins of his past and a police detective whos been breath-ing down his neck for 30 years, and the only comfort Jimmy has is whiskey. However, when his estranged son (Joel Kinnaman) becomes a mob target, Jimmy

figures that the only way to atone for his past mistakes is to make sure that his son doesnt wind up at the wrong end of a gun. Conlon has one night to figure out where his loyalties lie: with his son, Mike or his long-time best friend Magu-ire, who wants Mike to pay for the death of his own son. Catch it on the big screen at Deepam Cinema in Victoria and Deepam Pradiso in Praslin. Call them on 432 2585 to book your seat early or you can log on to their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/DeepamCinema

Takamaka Bay eventsOpen DailyEvery day from 11am to 6pm

the Takamaka Bay/Banyan Tree Rum Shack is open at Intendance

Beach. On a lazy afternoon, you can drop by to try out a Sega Sun-dance Sling or a Paradise Pina Colada.

La Plaine Saint AndreThe backdrop of La Plaine Saint

Andre is without doubt one of the most romantic spots in Seychelles.

On Saturdays from 7.30pm, join the boys - Shamir, Brandon and Collin - and let them soothe you into an evening of great food, deli-

cious cocktails with chilled out live music in a setting that is second to none. For reservations, con-tact 437 2010 or reservations@laplaine.sc

Restaurants

Bravo With some of the best cocktails

and the tallest burger on the is-land, Bravo has all the right ingre-dients to make your dining experi-ence even more memorable. This includes the ambiance of a chilled and elegant marina environment and live entertainment through-out the weekend. Bravo also opens for lunch and dinner on public holidays. You can now also enjoy Bravos Sunset sessions, a 50% dis-count on all starters and cocktails from 3pm to 6pm. Check out this weekends catch of the day if youre the type craving for some seafood. Contact them on 434 6020 for further details or reservations and book early to avoid any disap-pointments.

Chilli BarThe new Chilli Bar, which spe-

cialises in traditional Creole and Chinese cuisine, is offering a mouth watering carnivore plat-ter served with a promotional Tusker beer. Also, try out Chillis Cheese Burger which consists of a 250g homemade patty topped with cheese, sundried tomatoes, gherkins, grilled onion rings, fries and served with a pint of Grolsch beer only for only SCR250. Dont miss out our special offer on selec-tive wines promotion. There is a variety of entertainment through-out the weekend including some deejays. For more information or bookings contact 259 7118.

Nightlife

Katiolo NightclubKatiolo will be the venue of

two awesome events this week-end. Starting off tonight, some of Seychelles hottest artists such as Jakim, Mercenary, Champion and Smash Kid will be perform-ing their greatest hits live. As for Saturday, the nightclub will be hosting a steamy Bikini Show per-formed by the talented and beau-tiful girls from Tellys Modelling

agency. Doors open at 10.30pm and tickets will be sold at SCR100 whereas ladies will enjoy free entry before 12.30am on both nights. Furthermore, Katiolo is giving away one free drink to all the la-dies before midnight on Friday and one free drink to the first 100 guests on Saturday. Join the party this weekend and dance all night

to the hottest clubbing anthems. Admissions strictly 18+. For more info www.facebook.com/katiolo

Rogans Irish BarHas it been a long hard week and

one type of beer just wont do the job. Then head down to Rogans Irish bar at Docklands mall this weekend and try out some of their new Irish beers which include Dublins legendary Guinness stout and Kilkennys Red Ale. While youre at it, why not try a crispy chilled Magners cider and shoot some pool with your friends. The bar opens daily from 4pm until late.

Gran KazExperience a weekend of fun at

the Gran Kaz on Francis Rachell Street. Happy Hour at the Mer-cury bar takes place from 4.30 to 6.00pm on Saturday and features some great discounts on selected drinks. DJs Oscar and Josh are guaranteed to turn on the rhythm of the night on Friday whereas Storm Sound Entertainment per-forms on Saturday from 4.30pm till late. Make sure to try out the es-tablishments new tapas and cock-tail specials on offer throughout the weekend. On Sunday, footie fans can enjoy their favourite sport on the big screen.

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so high because of the cultural events that we were barely able to communicate with visitors, he added.

On a positive note, the Ebramjee representative said he managed to make good business contacts with other foreign businesses.

But not everyone was as fin-icky. A representative of Astron Limited, a Sri Lankan owned company that develops, manufac-tures, imports and markets qual-ity healthcare products, Anotonio Jayamanne said he was happy with the outcome of the trade fair even though it had some up and downs. The advertising was sat-isfactory and I did manage to get in touch with some Seychellois wholesalers who were interested in our products. We were also looking to penetrate the Mau-ritian market and through the expo, weve made some contacts.

An Indian entrepreneur from Patiala in Punjab,Kailash Ku-mar Khatri, said it was the com-panys first participation in this kind of expo and we brought

only footwear as we are new to the scene. Business, he said, was good and he managed to get in touch with some whole-salers, but we need to wait and see how it will all pan out, Mr Khatri added.

The Seychelles Tourism Am-bassador in Zanzibar, Jimmy Butt said that the Trade Fair had achieved its intended ob-jectives by celebrating FetAFrik at the same time, especially as 25 May is celebrated as Africa Freedom Day in many African countries. Zambias participa-tion is a recognition of our Afri-can heritage and I think as Am-bassador to Zambia, the trade fair has helped harmonize cul-tural relations between Zambia and Seychelles.

Zambia, he adds, will be back on June to take part in the Na-tional Day Celebrations expo. We have managed to make

good contacts with the Af-rican Axiom Bank as well as the Pan African Chamber of Commerce and Industry, he added.

The organisation of the Trade Fair was privately fund-ed, SCCI chairman, Marco Francis confirmed. We had 22 booths out of which ten were given free of cost to the minis-try of Culture and SEnPa while two booths were given to the Association of Young Entre-preneurs. The rest were rented out to International entrepre-neurs so the trade expo was fully self-financed and it was a great success, he added.The Indian entrepreneurs from Patiala in Punjab displayed handloom

footwear.

Happy Wood International Ltd are exporters of Indonesian teak products.

Uma Gukhool, the managing director of Cozy Sleep

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The Miss Seychelles...Another World 2015 crown which will be taken home by the winner of this years beauty contest boasts a new design. The crown bears a great similarity to the one worn by Miss World 1994, Aishwarya Rai, with its silver-mounted ocean blue and tur-quoise gemstones.

For their part, the crowns for the first and second princesses bear white precious stones mounted in silver. Jewels, a local jewellery outlet formerly known as African Jewels located on Albert Street in Victo-ria, is the main sponsor of the three crowns..

The managing director of Jewels, Mary Geers said that Jewels is proud to be associated with the Miss Sey-chelles beauty pageant. We have brought a difference to the event in sponsoring a crown with a new de-sign and concept that brings a wow factor to the eye, she remarked.

Mrs. Geers has been a committed sponsor to past pageants through her fashion outlets such as Trendys Boutique. She also admitted to hav-ing been thrilled by the crown that

Aishwarya Rai won ahead of 90 other contestants at the Miss World beauty pageant in 1994 at Sun City in South Africa. .

On Tuesday afternoon, the manag-ing director of Jewels officially hand-ed over the three crowns to the CEO of the Seychelles Tourism Board (STB), Sherin Naiken. Jewels spon-sorship of the three crowns which bear a new design concept similar to

the one worn by Aishwarya Rai when crowned Miss World in 1994 adds to the glamour previously brought by Jouel, stated Ms. Naiken.

She also echoed words of thanks to the previous crown sponsor, namely Jouel which had the crowns won by Miss Seychelles 2012, Sherlyn Furneau, Miss Seychelles 2013, Ag-nes Gerry, and the reigning beauty queen, Camila Estico.

It was noted that the new Miss Sey-chelles crown is the first of its kind. The 12 contestants grabbed their first glimpse of the stunning crown. For her part, contestant number 14, Marina Appasamy, was not present at the event and the STB has not yet confirmed officially whether she will participate in this years beauty pag-eant.

After the jewelled crown was un-veiled, each of the 12 contestants had the opportunity to wear it dur-ing a photo op. In 2012, the stun-ning Miss Seychelles...Another World tiara was made of 14-carat white gold, inserted with 2.50 car-ats of white diamonds. 2.50 carats of blue sapphire, 5 carats of tour-maline and 1 carat of pink sapphire sponsored by Jouel.

In line with exhibiting the crowns, the Seychelles Trading Corporation (STC) handed over Black Up make-up accessories worth SCR150 000 to the STB and Sonia Richard, the regional manager of the Black Up makeup brand, will be present in the green room on Saturday 30 May at Constance Ephelia Resort.

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Miss SeychellesAnother World 2015

Who will take home this elegant gem-studded crown?

The one and only Aishwarya Rai, Miss World 1994.

Jewels sponsors three stunning crownsThe 12 contestants of the Miss Seychelles...Another World beauty pageant were on hand at the Espace conference hall on Tuesday afternoon to catch their first glimpse of the con-

tests jewelled crown.

Ian Flemings famous lead-ing lady is back in Anthony Horowitzs new official Bond novel, Trigger Mortis.

The bestselling author has re-vealed his new 007 adventure begins in 1957, two weeks after the end of Flemings original novel Goldfinger.

The book, out on 8 September, is set against the backdrop of the Soviet-American space race.

As well as Pussy Galore - played by Honor Blackman in 1964s Goldfinger film - the new book features a new Bond girl called Jeopardy Lane and Jai Seung Sin, a sadistic, scheming Kore-an adversary. Trigger Mortis will begin with an original Fleming idea - a motor racing scene writ-ten for an unmade TV series.

Horowitz said: It was always my intention to go back to the true Bond, which is to say, the Bond that Fleming created and it was a fantastic bonus having some original, unseen material from the master to launch my story.

He went on: I was so glad that I was allowed to set the book two weeks after my favourite Bond novel, Goldfinger, and Im de-lighted that Pussy Galore is back!

It was great fun revisiting the most famous Bond girl of all - although she is by no means the only dangerous lady in Trigger Mortis.

I hope fans enjoy it. My aim

was to make this the most au-thentic James Bond novel any-one could have written. William Boyd, Jeffery Deaver and Sebas-tian Faulks are among the au-thors in recent years to have writ-ten officially-sanctioned books since Flemings death in 1964.

Flemings niece, Lucy, said: Anthony has written a James Bond book with a nail-biting ad-venture that could have come from Ians own typewriter.

Ajay Chowdhury, from the James Bond International Fan Club, said news of the new book was a gift for fans of 007.

Bond fans will be excited for a number of reasons, he said.

Firstly, the title is evocative of the clever yet deadly Flem-ing play on words. Secondly, with its use of previous Flem-ing notes and Pussy Galore... the novel promises to be rich in period detail and action and stay true to the original spirit of the classic novels.

Horowitzs prolific output includes the teen spy series, Alex Rider, which has sold more than 19 million copies.

He has written two official Sherlock Holmes novels - The House of Silk and Moriarty - and as a TV screenwriter he created Midsomer Murders, Foyles War and Crime Travel-ler.

SynopsisBorn in Bermuda in 1973, Brit-

ish actress Lena Headey was discovered as a teenager during a production at Londons Royal National Theatre. Following years of mostly supporting parts, she drew attention for her lead-ing performances in the film 300 and the TV series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Her star turn came when she was tapped for the role of Cersei Lannister in the HBO hit series Game of Thrones.

Early YearsLena Headey was born on Oc-

tober 3, 1973, in Hamilton, Ber-muda, to parents John and Sue. When Johns job as a police cadet in Bermuda finished, Headey moved with her family at age 5 to Somerset, England, and across the country at 11 to West York-shire.

Describing herself as rebellious in her youth, Headey intended to become a hairdresser. How-ever, she also developed a love for movies and musicals, and became involved in acting as a student at Shelley College. At 17, she caught the attention of a casting agent during a school performance at the Royal National Theatre in

London, which led to a support-ing role in the 1992 movie Water-land.

Acting CareerHeadey enjoyed more early suc-

cess with parts in The Remains of the Day and The Summer House, both released in 1993. The fol-lowing year, she starred as the romantic lead in the live-action version of Disneys The Jungle Book.

Although more headlining parts proved difficult to obtain, Headey earned steady work and quietly distinguished herself through a variety of roles. She played a character swept up by an Ecstasy-fueled nightlife in the 1995 TV movie Loved Up, fol-lowed by a recurring role as an S&M prostitute in the miniseries Band of Gold. Headey also deliv-ered notable appearances along-side Vanessa Redgrave in Mrs. Dalloway (1997), and Penelope Cruz in The Man with Rain in His Shoes (1998). Her perfor-mance as Kaisa, a lawyer who reconnects with her estranged father, in the film Aberdeen, gar-nered the Silver Iris award for best actress at the 2001 Brussels European Film Festival.

Following her role of the hunt-

ress Angelika in Terry Gilliams The Brothers Grimm (2005), Headey found a groove with her portrayal of strong female char-acters on both the big and small screens. She was cast as Spar-tas Queen Gorgo in the action blockbuster 300 (2006), and starred as the lead character of

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles for its television run from 2008-09.

Tipped off to the TV adaptation of a fantasy novel series by fellow actor Peter Dinklage, Headey landed a career-defining role on HBOs Game of Thrones. As Cer-sei Lannister, Queen Regent of

Westeros, the British actress in-habited a complicated character torn by issues of power, adultery and incest, with Dinklage star-ring as her cunning brother. The show became a massive hit after first airing in 2011, and Headey earned recognition for her work by scoring an Emmy nomination in 2014.

Following her star turn on Thrones, Headey portrayed a violent drug lord in the 2012 sci-fi movie Dredd, and the female lead in the 2013 horror flick The Purge. In 2014, she reprised her role as Queen Gorgo for 300: Rise of an Empire.

Personal LifeFormerly engaged to actor

Johnny Cicco, Headey was mar-ried from 2007-13 to musician Peter Loughran, with whom she had a son. She has since been linked to fellow Thrones actor Pedro Pascal.

Since her divorce, Headey has opened up about her longtime struggles with clinical depres-sion. She also admits to an obses-sion with tattoos, sporting sev-eral delicate ink depictions across her arms, shoulders and back. A vegetarian, she has campaigned against animal abuse for PETA.

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TODAY in HistoryMay 29th is the 149th day of the year

Ewan McGregors Jesus features at Edinburgh film

festival

LifelineBroadway enjoys record

season

Eurovision winner Mans Zelmerlow climbs UK

chart

New Yorks theatreland has enjoyed its best ever season, breaking box office and atten-dance records.

The Broadway League said takings in 2014-2015 were up 7.6% to $1.36bn (883m).

Attendance also climbed with 13.1 million theatregoers watch-ing a show - a rise of 7.3% on the previous season.

The bumper figures were helped by musicals such as The Lion King - which set a sales record for a show over one sea-son - Wicked and The Book of Mormon. The Lion King took $101.9m (66.1m), with sales for Wicked reaching $91.7m (59.5m) and The Book of Mor-mon, $84.2m (54.6m).

Eurovision winner Mans Zel-merlow has soared to number five in the mid-week music chart with his song Heroes.

The Swedish musician is the highest placed out of all of the contenders, said the Official Charts Company.

His success lies in contrast to British entry Electro Velvets en-try Still In Love With You, which is in the low 50s of the top 100.

The UKs 1920s-influenced swing act finished 24th in the contest, out of 27 participants, with five points.

Scottish actor Ewan Mc-Gregors portrayal of Jesus dur-ing his 40-day fast in the desert will be screened at this years Edinburgh International Film Festival.

McGregor will talk about the Last Days in the Desert during the festival, where his Trainspot-ting co-star Robert Carlyle makes a debut as a director.

Carlyles film, The Legend of Barney Thomson, sees a barber with a dull life from Glasgow turn into a serial killer.

The festival runs from 17 to 28 June.

Source: Bio.com

Celebrity Profile:

Lena Headey (1973)

Source: BBC

Literature

James Bond: Pussy Galore returns in new novel

Honor Blackman, who played Pussy Galore, with Goldfinger co-produc-er Harry Saltzman at the Venice Film Festival in 1965.

British actress Lena Headey earned widespread acclaim for her portrayal of the ambitious and conniving Cersei Lannister on the HBO hit series Game of Thrones.

Pussy Galore is to be reunited with James Bond in the superspys latest literary outing.

1953: Hillary and Tenzing reach Everest

summit

At 11:30 a.m. on May 29, 1953, Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay, a Sherpa of Nepal, become the first ex-plorers to reach the summit of Mount Everest, which at 29,035 feet above sea level is the highest point on earth. The two, part of a British expedition, made their final assault on the summit after spending a fitful night at 27,900 feet. News of their achievement broke around the world on June 2, the day of Queen Elizabeth IIs coronation, and Britons hailed it as a good omen for their coun-trys future.

Mount Everest sits on the crest of the Great Himalayas in Asia, lying on the border between Ne-pal and Tibet. Called Chomo-Lungma, or Mother Goddess of the Land, by the Tibetans, the English named the moun-tain after Sir George Everest, a 19th-century British surveyor of South Asia. The summit of Everest reaches two-thirds of the way through the air of the earths atmosphere--at about the cruis-ing altitude of jet airliners--and oxygen levels there are very low, temperatures are extremely cold, and weather is unpredictable and dangerous.

1914: The sinking of the Empress of Ireland

In one of the worst ship disas-ters in history, the British liner Empress of Ireland, carrying 1,477 passengers and crew, col-lides with the Norwegian freight-er Storstad in the gulf of Canadas St. Lawrence River. The Storstad penetrated 15 feet into the Em-press of Irelands starboard side, and the vessel sunk within 14 minutes, drowning 1,012 of its passengers and crew.

The tragedy came two years after the Titanic sank, leaving more than 1,500 people dead but galvanizing public demands for maritime safety standards. With structural precautions superior to those on the Titanic, crews trained extensively in emergency procedures, and with more than enough lifejackets and lifeboats, the Empress was designed for op-timum safety.

However, on the morning of May 29, 1914, a heavy fog blan-keted the St. Lawrence as the Empress set out from Quebec Harbor on its transatlantic jour-ney to Liverpool, England. The Empress and the Storstad spotted each other several minutes before the collision, but altered courses and confused signals brought them into their fateful embrace. Only seven lifeboats escaped the rapidly sinking vessel, but thanks to the efforts of the crew of the Storstad, scores of survivors were pulled out of the icy waters.

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India has been entrusted with the responsibility of coordinating the global activities for the first Interna-tional Day of Yoga (IDY) on Sunday 21 June.

To mark the momentous event, the Indian High Com-mission in Seychelles and the ministry of Tourism and Culture came up with an ac-tion plan via a Memorandum of Understanding which was signed by the Minister of Tour-ism and Culture, Alain St. Ange, and the Indian High Commissioner, Sanjay Panda, on Wednesday morning at the Espace buildings conference room.

In line with the IDY, Minister Alain St. Ange announced the event particulars. On Sunday 21 June, there will be an open air yoga session at 8.00am at the Stad Popilar. The event will bring together around 1 000 participants including men, women and children. The yoga session will last 33 min-

utes during which simple yoga exercises will be performed. A yoga expert from India will an-chor the session in cooperation with local instructors, added Mr. St. Ange.

For his part, the Indian High Commissioner, Sanjay Panda, stated that the objective of this global session is to encourage people to imbibe yoga as an answer to modern day stress

through this ancient yet quint-essential heritage of India. The same set of exercises ac-cording to a common yoga pro-tocol will be performed all over the world on the same day and time, setting a Guinness world record for such a coordinated yoga session across the globe, he said.

Furthermore, Mr. Panda an-nounced that, on the occa-sion of IDY 2015, a plaque will be unveiled at a ceremony on the Indian High Commission premises dedicating the Vive-kananda Yoga Club to the peo-ple of Seychelles. This event will be followed by the inaugu-ration of an exhibition of pho-tographs and books on yoga at the Vivekananda Yoga Club.

Celebrating the IDY 2015 with other countries, a logo has been designed under the theme of Yoga for Harmony and Peace. On this note, the logo was officially unveiled by Mr. St. Ange and Mr. Panda during the press conference on Wednesday 27 May.

On June 21, several yoga-practicing institutions in

Seychelles such as Nature Seychelles, Seychelles Yoga As-sociation, The Station, Brahma Kumaris International, Na-tional Sports Council, Lions Club and the Indian Asso-ciation of Seychelles will join hands to ensure the celebra-tion of the IDY takes place in a manner befitting this global event. Later that day, the final event will be a seminar-cum-yoga demonstration at the In-ternational Conference Centre of Seychelles (ICCS) that will take place from 5.00pm to 6.30 pm. The yoga experts from In-dia and Seychelles will expound the advantages of yoga with a demonstration.

The IDY exhibition will re-main open to the public in-cluding the youth and school children from Monday 22 June to Sunday 28 June between 10.00am and 3.00pm at the Vi-vekananda Yoga Club, located behind the Indian High Com-mission in Victoria. According to the press statement of the Indian High Commission, par-ticipants are advised to come in comfortable, loose-fitting clothes, bring their yoga mats or plain cotton sheets to put

on the floor. Participants are requested to ensure a gap of half-hour between meals and exercises.

In December 2014, the Unit-ed Nations (UN) passed an Indian-sponsored resolution declaring June 21 as Interna-tional Day of Yoga. There was

overwhelming support for the resolution, with 177 out of 193 UN member States co-sponsor-ing the resolution, which was unprecedented in the UNs his-tory. Interestingly, Seychelles was among the first five nations to come forward in support for the Indian initiative.

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International Day of Yoga 2015

The logo of the International Day of Yoga.

Yoga is believed to have dated back to pre-Vedic India.

Mr. Panda and Mr. St. Ange signing the MoU on Wednesday.

Seychelles all set for yoga powerThe High Commission of India and the ministry of Tourism and Culture will be jointly celebrating the International Day of Yoga on Sunday 21 June at the Stad Popiler. Seychelles will join other countries in the common Yoga protocol

on the same time and day, setting a Guinness world record session across the globe.

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10. On an Indian menu, aloo is what type of food?

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20 Feb 20 MarchDont try to hide your feel-ings today because others will see right through you. Being such a sensitive soul you are rarely able to dis-guise your true emotions, so you might as well be open about them instead. Let ev-eryone know how you feel.

21 March 20 AprilA change in your social or professional standing is likely, but will it be a change for the better or a change for the worse? That depends on how willing you are to move with the times. If you are offered something new but slightly scary ... go for it!

21 April 21 MayYou can turn a minor success into a major triumph today, simply by letting others help you complete what you start-ed. Dont let pride of creation or ownership stop you from sharing your good ideas and good works there is plenty to go around.

22 May 21 JuneDont waste time worrying about something that is about as likely to happen as the Sun rising in the west. The planets warn you are wasting time and energy fretting over mat-ters of minor importance. Look at, and learn from, the bigger picture.

23 Aug 23 SeptIt never hurts to be careful but there is a fine line be-tween caution and outright mistrust and if you cross that line today you may regret it. You have nothing to worry about. No one is trying to cheat you. No one is trying to steal your glory.

24 Sept 23 OctYou may be tempted to tackle ten things at once today so that you can begin to get on top of your work-load again but is that a good idea? And is it neces-sary? Set yourself a sensible schedule and tackle just one thing at a time.

24 Oct 22 NovA colleague may tell you that a job has to be done a certain way but if your instincts tell you otherwise then trust yourself and do it your way. Whats the worst that can happen? You get it wrong and they say I told you so!

23 Nov 21 DecDont commit yourself to anything too strenuous today. Save your energy physical, mental and emotional for tomorrow and over the weekend when difficult tasks will be easier to handle. After all, Sags are supposed to be calm and laidback.

22 Dec 20 Jan You may have to do some-thing you dont particu-larly enjoy today but if you knuckle down and get on with it you should finish in good time. More important-ly, of course, you must make a good job of it then you wont have to do it again.

21 Jan 19 FebNo matter what interest-ing events you have lined up for the day you will have to postpone at least one of them so you can help a friend or family member who desperately needs your assistance. Youre one of lifes good guys.

23 July 22 AugSomething you are work-ing on may look com-plicated but actually it is really quite simple. Talk to someone who knows what they are doing in this area and before long you will be as big an expert as they are, maybe bigger.

22 June 22 JulyTry not to criticize a colleague for what goes wrong today, even if it is clearly their fault. Most likely they will feel even worse about it than you do, so let them know you dont blame them and look for ways to resolve the situation together.

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