Reggae maestros join brewery in Aids fight

Mr Hill hands over the cheque to Ms Furneau in the presence of SBL officials and members of Culture

An extra R10,000 is being used to combat the spread of HIV/Aids in Seychelles today, following a donation by Seychelles Breweries Limited (SBL) and reggae group Culture.

The donation took place last week at Seybrew's O'Brien House, where charismatic Culture front man, Joseph Hill, spoke briefly about the struggle against Aids.

"What happens here," said Hill "can happen here, there or anywhere," adding that this is why, in combating Aids, "when we fight, we must fight with all our might, because we are fighting for what is right."

SBL's managing director Mr Andrew Richardson said that the donation was a happy occasion for the brewery as it had a long tradition of supporting the fight against Aids in Seychelles.

According to Mr Richardson one of the principal uses of the donation, drawn from the sale of tickets for Culture's two Seychelles concerts, will be to produce Aids awareness posters.

Accepting the donation on behalf of the Ministry of Health, Nurse in Charge of the Communicable Disease Unit, Ms Georgette Furneau, sought to assure SBL that the money would be put to good use in combating the spread of the disease and thanked the company for the contribution.

Following the donation Mr Hill was asked for his views on Wednesday night's (December 3) successful Culture concert at the ICCS, replying, "I was there with open eyes and I did what I was supposed to do and I saw that Seychellois were very busy dancing."

Culture performed their second and final concert to a packed Stad Lanmizik on Saturday December 6.

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