THE year 2016 is just about to come to an end. It has been a year full of important events – the outcome of the US elections; the results of the British, Italian and Dutch referendums; the continuing bloodshed in Syria; the despicable terror attacks all over the world including the recent one in Berlin; the gradual and dramatic transformation of the way we receive information; the rise of populism and xenophobia and many other significant and worrying developments.
For us here in Seychelles, the year 2016 is being regarded according to which political camp you belong. For those sympathising with the LDS (Linyon Demokratik Seselwa) it could be regarded as a great year, but for those on the side of the ruling party (Parti Lepep) it could certainly be viewed as an horrible year of successive electoral traumas. These points put forward and honestly accepted must get us to ponder as to what lies ahead in 2017 and beyond.