[Seychelles News Agency] Seychelles will receive about $10 million from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in the coming 18 months to improve its Blue Economy sector, the UNDP resident representative to the island nation said on Tuesday.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- One of the Seychelles' wealthiest and most powerful men, his wife and former senior government officials face charges of laundering U.S. $50 million as a new government, elected last year, attempts to clean up the nation's re...

[Seychelles News Agency] All Seychellois seafarers who worked on EU vessels and are owed backpay will be paid by the end of December, a top official said.

[Seychelles News Agency] The sixth suspect in the case of the missing $50 million was released on a record $2 million bail with conditions by the Seychelles Supreme Court on Friday.

[Seychelles News Agency] A newly launched biometric corridor at the Seychelles International Airport enables faster, contactless health screening of inbound travellers to the island nation, a top govnerment official said.

[Seychelles News Agency] The Supreme Court of India on Thursday dismissed a petition for diplomatic immunity raised by the Aircel founder and businessman Chinnakannan Sivasankaran, a naturalised Seychellois, who is being prosecuted for money launderi...

[Seychelles News Agency] This year Seychelles marks the World Anti-Corruption Day with historical breakthrough as prosecution of persons suspected of corruption practices unfolds.

[Seychelles News Agency] President Wavel Ramkalawan announced in October that 15 streets in the island nation's capital city of Victoria with names related to the island nation's June 5, 1977 coup d'état will be renamed. In this week's Buzz, we look...

[Seychelles News Agency] The countdown to the CJSOI Games - an event that brings together young people from around the Indian Ocean for cultural and sporting events - has been launched in Seychelles.

[Seychelles News Agency] The case of the missing $50 million before the Seychelles Supreme court on Friday was split in two: money laundering and terrorism.

[Seychelles News Agency] Absa Bank Seychelles has launched the first touch-free ATM service in Seychelles where customers will be able to use their smartphones to withdraw money.

[International Consortium of Investigative Journalists] The African tax haven, recently removed from the EU's blacklist despite uproar, is prosecuting its first major money laundering case against an influential couple who feature among the wealthy e...

[Seychelles News Agency] The possible maritime security assistance to Seychelles by the East African Standby Force (EASF) was one of the areas discussed between the director of the force and President Wavel Ramkalawan on Thursday.

[Seychelles News Agency] Ten out of 13 tuna purse seiners fishing under the flag of Seychelles have stopped operations for 2021 after having reached their allocated yellowfin tuna quota for the year, a top fisheries official said.

[Seychelles News Agency] The newly appointed secretary general of the Seychelles Institute of Culture, Heritage and the Arts, David Andre, said it is an honour and a privilege to take on the responsibility.

[Seychelles News Agency] Participants in a workshop to mark World AIDS Day on Wednesday lit candles and set them afloat in a pool at the Savoy Resort and Spa.

[Seychelles News Agency] Seychelles has been removed from the list of countries whose residents are not allowed to enter Australia because of concerns over the COVID-19 Omicron variant, which has not been detected in the island nation, the tourism de...

[Seychelles News Agency] A foundation in the name of the late Gerard Hoarau was officially launched on Monday with the aim of promoting freedom and justice, two of the many values that the exiled Seychellois most believed in.

[Seychelles News Agency] A sixth suspect in the case of the missing $50 million in government funds was remanded by the Seychelles Supreme court on Monday.

[Seychelles News Agency] Seychellois seafarers who worked on European Union (EU) fishing vessels under previous protocols will receive 73 percent of the requested amount of compensation, said Seychelles' fisheries minister.

[Seychelles News Agency] A sixth suspect in the case of the missing $50 million in government funds was remanded by the Seychelles Supreme Court on Monday.

[Seychelles News Agency] Air Seychelles will resume scheduled passenger flights linking Seychelles and Mumbai as of December 2, the airline said on Thursday.

[Seychelles News Agency] Visitors from seven southern African countries will not be permitted to enter Seychelles from Saturday November 27 until further notice under new travel measures announced by the local health authorities on Friday due to a ne...

[Seychelles News Agency] A new United Nations liaison office has opened in Seychelles and will be operational as of next week, said its coordination officer.

[Seychelles News Agency] A Seychellois man who was being held on an Iranian dhow as part of a drug deal was released to the local police force on Thursday.

[Seychelles News Agency] Three local organisations joined the Alliance Française on Thursday to kick-off 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence in Seychelles.

[Monitor] Seychelles needs more Ugandan teachers (for Sciences) and doctors, and has the potential to import agricultural products such as fresh fruits, vegetables, meat and dairy products, Uganda's high commissioner to Seychelles, Dr Hassan Wasswa G...

[Seychelles News Agency] The African Development Bank (AfDB) is satisfied with the work being done to increase the storage capacity of the Seychelles' La Gogue Dam, a top official of the bank said on Wednesday.

[Seychelles News Agency] Trade can only be realised if the maritime links that connect eastern and southern Africa and beyond are reliable and have been properly secured, the President of Seychelles, Wavel Ramkalawan, told leaders from the region.

[Seychelles News Agency] Uganda and Seychelles will cooperate in the sectors of agriculture, tourism and education, said the first-ever accredited Ugandan High Commissioner to the island nation.