[Seychelles News Agency] The Seychelles' capital Victoria has signed a twinning agreement with the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don to establish friendly exchanges and city relations.

[Seychelles News Agency] The first Seychellois to be appointed as the interim chief executive of Cable & Wireless Seychelles said Wednesday he is honoured to have been offered the position.

[Seychelles News Agency] As fishers are harvesting lobsters that are below the legal minimum landing size, the Seychelles Fishing Authority (SFA) will shorten the fishing season for the species from three to two months, a top official said.

[Seychelles News Agency] The Central Bank of Seychelles has decided to maintain its monetary policy rate at 2 percent for the first quarter of 2022 as the global economy remains uncertain with the emergence of the new COVID-19 Omicron variant, said a...

[Seychelles News Agency] The first model ship that will be displayed in the Seychelles' National Maritime Museum was donated by the resident Russian ambassador on Monday.

[Seychelles News Agency] Emirates Airline will boost services to Seychelles by offering twice-daily flights from December 24 to January 9 to meet market demand during the holiday season.

[Seychelles News Agency] The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the second disbursement, a sum of $34 million, of its loan to Seychelles, even as the Cabinet of Ministers decided that employees at state-owned enterprises will not receive ...

[Seychelles News Agency] Seychelles has won the World's Most Romantic Destination title for the second consecutive year at the 28th World Travel Awards, the Tourism Department said Thursday.

[Seychelles News Agency] The Seychelles' traditional Moutya dance has been added to UNESCO's list of intangible heritage -- the first cultural tradition of the island nation to receive such recognition, an official said on Thursday.

[Seychelles News Agency] Health authorities are calling on about 50,000 eligible people in Seychelles who have taken two doses of COVID-19 vaccines to get a third booster dose.

[Seychelles News Agency] The Supreme Court on Wednesday sentenced a Seychellois man to 12 months in prison for the offence of conspiracy to commit money laundering.

[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.