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The Minister for Family, Youth and Sports, Marie-Celine Zialor, continued her series of familiarisation visits to La Digue and Praslin.
She was accompanied by the principal secretary in the family department, Marie-Josée Bonne; principal secretary for youth and sports, Fabian Palmyre; the chief executive of the National Sports Council (NSC), Jean Larue and chief executive of the Seychelles National Youth Council (SNYC), Penny Belmont. The members of the National Assembly for Praslin and La Digue – Hon. Churchill Gill and Hon. Doyace Poris (Baie Ste Anne), Hon. Wavel Woodcock (Grand Anse), and Hon. Rocky Uranie (La Digue), also joined the delegation for the visits.
Mrs Charles on the day she celebrated her 100th birthday (Photo: Jude Morel)
Simone Charles, the mother of former President James Michel, celebrated her 100
th birthday on Saturday in the presence of her family and friends in a special mass at the St Elizabeth Chapel.
Mrs Charles, who has nine children – 2 daughters and 7 sons – has spent most of her life residing at English River where she is known by many people as Mrs Michel or Granny.
The mass was presided over by Deacon Louis Agathine, a family friend, who shared anecdotes about Mrs Charles and her children.
During the service Mrs Charles received gift hampers from various governmental departments including the Ministry of Local Government and Community Affairs, which was presented to her by Dan Frichot, special advisor for the local government department, who passed on birthday wishes from Minister Rose-Marie Hoareau.