President Michel visits businesses in the Anse Etoile and Glacis districts |21 August 2015

‘This government has developed Seychelles’

“This government has really developed Seychelles,” President James Michel said at the end of his visit to several small and medium size businesses in the districts of Anse Etoile and Glacis yesterday.

The visit forms part of a series of visits to various communities and businesses this year and yesterday President Michel met Paul Richard of R & F Furniture, Holbert and Charline Jean of the Count and Read day care centre, Florianne and Claude Brioche of Calypha guest house, Francis Loizeau of Early Bloom, Collin Marguerite of Mountain Bakery, Ralph Beaudouin of Rakera Services, Tony Maillet of Fond de Liannes water bottling factory, Owen Payet of L’Ilot Beach Chalets, Angelie and Nigel Michaud-Payet of Emma’s Take-Away, and Gerard Lalande of Gerard’s Complex. He also met mechanic Kevin Marie. Following his visit, the president proudly told the local media that these community visits form an important part of his work.

“I have always done visits to the community…and I will continue to do so in the future. What struck me during these visits.... is that this government has really developed Seychelles!,” he said

“Everywhere you pass by you see the evidence of development and that people have taken opportunities given to them, to build houses, to get loans, to build businesses. Businesses are mushrooming everywhere…  

“I see the success stories everywhere. Wherever I visit I am told that these business owners want to expand, they want things to continue this way, to continue to have stability and to create wealth,” said President Michel.

The president said the success of these businesses gave him even more reason to see how they can be developed even further.

While in the district of Anse Etoile, President Michel visited the site of a proposed micro-enterprise centre to be built at La Retraite where new facilities will enable the district’s small business entrepreneurs to develop their workshops and shops.

The president was accompanied on the visit by the Minister for Investment, Entrepreneurship Development and Business Innovation Michael Benstrong, the principal secretary for Investment, Entrepreneurship Development and Business Innovation Marise Berlouis, the member of the National Assembly for Anse Etoile Melval Dugasse, the district administrator for Anse Etoile Jenna Dubignon,  the member of the National Assembly for Glacis Dr David Payet, and the district administrator for Glacis Jim Moncherry, as well as senior officials in the Office of the President.