Travizory ends collaboration with local attorney Guy Ferley |03 June 2022
Local attorney Guy Ferley and Travizory have jointly decided to terminate their collaboration, the latter announced in a statement released yesterday.
The statement says this follows “unfounded rumours” circulating in the press and on social media.
“We strongly deny any claims of impropriety or wrongdoing and wish to be clear that at no point has Travizory been pressured or asked to consider providers by Minister Antony Derjacques, his team or any member of the government, past or present.
“We are terminating our agreement with regret, as Travizory has been more than pleased with the legal advice and services that were provided to us solely by Mr Ferley, our attorney-at-law, since January 2021. This work included providing assistance in establishing Travizory as a legally registered entity in Seychelles, drafting work contracts for our Seychellois employees (currently over 50 and growing), and providing assistance in setting up a business bank account as well as preparing for required annual audits and tax returns. Mr Ferley has helped to ensure that Travizory is in full compliance with all necessary Seychelles laws and regulations.”
Travizory first engaged the Seychelles government in December 2019, with offers to upgrade and digitize its borders, and it started a trial of its system with a health (Covid) focus in September 2020. A contract for border security was signed between Travizory Border Security and the Republic of Seychelles in March 2021, 6 months after the election of the current administration.
To make its operation a success in the Seychelles, Travizory had to procure services in the areas of real estate (renting offices), taxation, law, accounting, payroll, security, IT hardware and software supplies and services, media production, telecommunication, transportation, carpentry, electricity, and catering. “We have more than 20 service providers locally. Travizory selection process of suppliers is based entirely on capability, availability and price offered.
“Travizory was and is apolitical in all of its operations.”
Statement from Travizory Border Security