For many people, La Digue sums up the essence of island life in the Seychelles.

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Some people still swear they can read the English word "sex" in the fronds of the Coco-de-Mer palm tree that adorns the ten-rupee note issued by the island nation of the Seychelles.

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Currently the ship is over 200 miles south-west of the Seychelles and about 20 miles from Alphonse Island, are ongoing checks on the state of the engine room to be able to restart the equipment necessary to reactivate the functionality of ship.

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In 1992, voters in the Seychelles gave Socialist President Albert Rene an overwhelming victory in the island's first multi-party poll in 16 years.

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Tanzania and the Seychelles look like falling out over an area near Aldabra, and Mauritius has claimed an area round Rodrigues island that includes the Chagos archipelago.

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