Seychelles
Thu, 03 Jun 2021 14:27:38 GMTTruth Commission Advocates for State Reparations
[JusticeInfo.net] Public hearings have resumed before the Truth, Reconciliation and National Unity Commission in Seychelles. Another three-month break due to the Covid-19 pandemic has further hampered the Commission's work. But another challenge is h...
Thu, 03 Jun 2021 11:06:40 GMTNew Director of Seychelles Tourism Academy to Use Innovation, Dynamism to Respond to Hospitality Market Needs
[Seychelles News Agency] Innovation and dynamism are what the new director of the Seychelles Tourism Academy (STA) wants to bring to the academy.
Thu, 03 Jun 2021 11:17:04 GMTLoving Kinship With Stray Dogs in Seychelles Leads to Photo Calendar Fundraiser for Animal Societies
[Seychelles News Agency] Calendars and stray dogs: How would you link them together? A Slovakian-born photographer, Erika Valkovicova, found the connection when she raised funds for two animal welfare societies in Seychelles through the sale of calen...
Thu, 03 Jun 2021 08:48:32 GMTOld Mutual to Build Four-Star Hotel in Victoria Falls
[The Herald] Property giant, Old Mutual Zimbabwe, through its life assurance arm, Old Mutual Life Assurance Company Zimbabwe (OMLAC), is set to construct a four-star hotel in Victoria Falls city, a Government minister revealed on Tuesday.
Thu, 03 Jun 2021 06:27:29 GMTSeychelles Takes Step Forward On Early Childhood Care Development
[Seychelles News Agency] Seychelles will establish new regulations to align with international standards concerning early childhood care and development, officials said Tuesday at the signing of an agreement with UNESCO.
Wed, 02 Jun 2021 14:43:49 GMTSeychelles Giving 6 Months Amnesty to Clear Back Taxes in Bid to Boost Revenue
[Seychelles News Agency] Individuals and businesses will be given six months starting in July to clear tax arrears in order to receive an exemption on accumulated interest and penalty fees, under the condition that the main tax liability is settled, ...
Wed, 02 Jun 2021 14:43:45 GMTSeychelles Takes Step Forward On Early Childhood Care Development Regulations
[Seychelles News Agency] Seychelles will establish new regulations to align with international standards concerning early childhood care and development, officials said Tuesday at the signing of an agreement with UNESCO.
Wed, 02 Jun 2021 12:31:11 GMTAngola and Seychelles Sign General Cooperation Agreement
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola and the Seychelles Tuesday signed a General Cooperation Agreement, after the accreditation of Ambassador Sandro de Oliveira by the Indian Ocean island nation's President Wavel Ramkalawan.
Wed, 02 Jun 2021 08:29:40 GMTSeychelles Maintains 'B' Credit Rating in Sign That Tourism Is Expected to Rebound
[Seychelles News Agency] Seychelles has maintained a 'B' credit rating with a stable outlook from the latest Fitch Ratings released last week which reflects the expectation for tourism and economic growth to recover.
Mon, 31 May 2021 11:22:10 GMTSeychelles' Land Compensation Tribunal Completes Judgements, Finalising Report
[Seychelles News Agency] The Seychelles' Land Compensation Tribunal has completed judgments in all its cases and is in the process of finalising its report by the end of the year, said a top official.
Sun, 30 May 2021 12:34:36 GMTSeychellois Officials Optimistic As the Moutya Dance Is Considered for Cultural Heritage Status
[Seychelles News Agency] Seychelles' moutya dance is now in the final stage of being considered as a world cultural heritage by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
Sat, 29 May 2021 09:41:18 GMT75% of Development On Seychelles' Ile Solei to Be Done By End of Year
[Seychelles News Agency] Seventy-five percent of development on Seychelles' man-made island of Ile Solei is expected to be completed by the end of the year, said a top official.
Fri, 28 May 2021 14:24:59 GMTMaritime Security Expected to Increase in Seychelles' Waters Through Agreement With Us
[Seychelles News Agency] The National Assembly has approved the ratification of a bilateral agreement with the United States which supporters say will help increase surveillance capabilities in the Seychelles' waters.
Fri, 28 May 2021 11:26:25 GMTExtension of Seychelles' Port Victoria to Start Next Year, Official Says
[Seychelles News Agency] The first phase of the extension and rehabilitation project of the Seychelles' Port Victoria will start next year with dredging and construction of a 300 metre-quay, said a top official.
Thu, 27 May 2021 15:38:28 GMTSeychelles to Conduct Study to Measure Covid-19 Immunity Levels
[Seychelles News Agency] The Seychelles' health authority will be conducting a serological survey to measure the COVID-19 immunity level among the population, a top health official said on Thursday.
Wed, 26 May 2021 15:27:50 GMTDespite Recent Maritime Incidents, Seychelles Not Slowing Down Drug Fight At Sea - Official
[Seychelles News Agency] Seychelles is not slowing down its efforts in the fight against illegal drugs coming in by sea, the fisheries minister said on Wednesday while giving updates on three incidents that happened in the past three weeks.
Wed, 26 May 2021 10:14:21 GMTParking Ticket, Seatbelt Fine to Increase Dramatically in Seychelles for First Time Since 1996
[Seychelles News Agency] A parking ticket or seatbelt fine is about to become a lot more expensive in Seychelles.
Wed, 26 May 2021 06:43:36 GMTGeorgia's Ambassador Says Country Could Offer Medical Fellowships to Seychellois Students
[Seychelles News Agency] Fellowships in the medical field for Seychellois students is one of the main areas of cooperation that Georgia is aiming for with Seychelles, the Georgian ambassador said on Tuesday.
Tue, 25 May 2021 16:15:27 GMTPrisoners in Seychelles to Harvest Cinnamon Bark - Earning Money, Helping Industry
[Seychelles News Agency] Prisoners in Seychelles will take part in a project to harvest cinnamon bark for exportation as part of their rehabilitation.
Wed, 26 May 2021 15:28:31 GMTSeychelles Supreme Court Charges French Man With Murder in Hanging Death of Girlfriend
[Seychelles News Agency] A 34-year-old French national was charged with murder by the Seychelles Supreme Court on Tuesday after the death of the man's girlfriend.
Tue, 25 May 2021 07:37:50 GMTHuman Rights Advancements in Seychelles Highlighted in Latest Universal Periodic Review
[Seychelles News Agency] The national efforts made during the last five years in Seychelles to improve the human rights of its people have been included in the island nation's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of its human rights report.
Sat, 22 May 2021 10:41:40 GMTSeychellois Launches Translation Messaging App, Plans to Add Creole Option
[Seychelles News Agency] A Seychellois has launched a new translation messaging app and is working to add the Seychelles Creole language as an option.
Mon, 24 May 2021 08:00:13 GMTSaudi Fund for Development in Talks With Seychelles On Education, Housing Support
[Seychelles News Agency] The Seychelles' government has opened discussions with the Saudi Fund for Development on possible financial support for infrastructural development in the education, housing and fisheries sectors.
Fri, 21 May 2021 08:21:48 GMTOlympian Felicity Passon's Swim Challenge Nets $41,000 to Boost E-Counseling Services in Seychelles
[Seychelles News Agency] More people in Seychelles will benefit from e-counselling -- a timely service amid the stress of COVID-19 -- after one of Seychelles' top athletes, swimmer Felicity Passon, donated a sum of over $41,000.
Sat, 22 May 2021 15:59:58 GMTLearning From the Experience of Others - Vaccine Rollouts From Around the World
[Africa In Fact] "Fools say that they learn by experience. I prefer to profit by others' experience." ― Otto von Bismarck
Thu, 20 May 2021 12:30:20 GMTHeroic Girl Rowed Pregnant Mother Across Lake Victoria at 3am to Hospital
[Nation] "Oh no! Not again!" 12-year-old Virginia Aoko said silently to herself when her mother, Judith Anyango Akala, woke her up at 3am on Tuesday.
Thu, 20 May 2021 10:31:48 GMT7 Investors Vie to Develop Seychelles' New Fish Processing Zone
[Seychelles News Agency] Seven potential investors have been shortlisted to submit projects to develop fish processing facilities within two years at a newly demarcated fish processing zone at the man-made island of Ile Du Port, said a top official.
Thu, 20 May 2021 06:50:11 GMT8 Vessels With Chinese Nationals Onboard Escorted to Seychelles' Main Port to Verify Situation
[Seychelles News Agency] Eight vessels with Chinese nationals onboard were escorted to the Seychelles' Port Victoria on Wednesday for relevant local authorities to carry out necessary procedures of identification, said a high government official.
Wed, 19 May 2021 13:36:50 GMTSupreme Court of Seychelles Says Family Seeking Return of Coetivy Island Is Too Late
[Seychelles News Agency] The Supreme Court of Seychelles on Tuesday dismissed a case seeking the return of Coetivy Island to its former owner -- the Delhomme's family.
Tue, 18 May 2021 17:22:50 GMTTourism, Blue Economy, Fisheries Top the Agenda of Oman's Ambassador to Seychelles
[Seychelles News Agency] Tourism, the blue economy, and the fisheries sector are areas where the new ambassador-designate of Oman said his country hopes to develop with Seychelles, as he hinted at the potential of Oman Air flying to the island nation...