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Mon, 07 Feb 2022 06:34:46 GMT
Inequality in Accessing Vaccines Is Not Acceptable, Says Seychelles' President
[Seychelles News Agency] As long as Africa is denied access to the COVID-19 vaccines, the restrictions on businesses will continue to affect relief efforts, Seychelles' President Wavel Ramkalawan said in his inaugural address at the AU summit for hea...

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 06:32:37 GMT
Seychelles' Artists Bring Their 'Light of Life' to Beijing Biennale
[Seychelles News Agency] Two Seychellois artists are displaying their artworks at the 9th Beijing International Art Biennale, currently taking place at the National Art Museum of China.

Sat, 05 Feb 2022 15:41:53 GMT
Seychelles' President Ramkalawan Meets With Diaspora in Ethiopia
[Seychelles News Agency] The Seychelles President, Wavel Ramkalawan, met with around twenty members of the Seychellois community living in Ethiopia on the sidelines of the African Union summit for heads of state and government, State House said on Sa...

Sat, 05 Feb 2022 08:59:49 GMT
Threefold Increase in Italian Tourists Expected in Seychelles in First Half of 2022
[Seychelles News Agency] Seychelles expects to have Italy back as one of its leading markets in visitor arrivals in the first half of 2022, with a threefold increase forecast, the tourism department said on Thursday.

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 07:59:22 GMT
New African Names Seychelles' Eco Lawyer in 100 Most Influential Africans List
[Seychelles News Agency] Seychelles' environmental lawyer Angelique Pouponneau has been named as one of the 100 most influential Africans in 2021 by the New African magazine.

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 15:01:09 GMT
Qatari Mobile Hospital Undergoes Major Renovations in Seychelles
[Seychelles News Agency] Seychelles' health authorities have refurbished a fully functioning 60-bed field hospital, gifted by the government of Qatar in September last year, to better suit the island nation's weather conditions.

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 07:48:12 GMT
Seychelles' Wetlands - One Adopted for Biodiversity, Another Monitored for Hotel Construction Impact
[Seychelles News Agency] With reforestation and increasing biodiversity at the core of its objectives, the National Assembly of Seychelles adopted part of a wetland area on the outskirt of the island nation's capital, Victoria, on Wednesday.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 12:17:28 GMT
Guinness World Records Names 'Jonathan' As World's Oldest Tortoise Ever On 190th Birthday
[Seychelles News Agency] Jonathan, an endemic Seychelles land tortoise who currently lives on the island of St Helena in the Atlantic, has been named the "oldest tortoise ever" by Guinness World Records.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 12:17:30 GMT
Traffic Offenders in Seychelles Face Heftier Fines From Feb. 1
[Seychelles News Agency] Motorists breaking traffic laws in Seychelles will face heftier fines from February 1, a top official said on Tuesday.

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 09:39:29 GMT
Spanish Purse Seiner Group Donates Supply Vessel to Seychelles Coast Guard
[Seychelles News Agency] The Seychelles Coast Guard (SCG) received a supply vessel from the head of a Spanish tuna fishing company on Saturday.

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 07:53:31 GMT
Seychellois Lawyer Drops 'Missing U.S.$50 Million' Case', Foreign Law Firm Cries Foul
[Seychelles News Agency] A Seychellois couple facing charges of corruption and money laundering represented themselves before the Supreme Court on Friday after their lead counsel recused himself and their foreign lawyer left the country while awaitin...

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 07:52:18 GMT
Training Still Banned but Seychelles Plans to Take On Lesotho in Afcon 2023 Qualifier
[Seychelles News Agency] The Seychelles national football team is expected to start its qualification matches in the African Cup of Nations 2023 (AFCON) competition against Lesotho in March.

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 07:45:57 GMT
Air Seychelles' Rescue Plan - Deal Reached to Pay $27.8m of $76m Debt
[Seychelles News Agency] Air Seychelles will pay off only $27.8 million out of the $76 million initial debt owed to bondholders as part of the national airline's rescue plan in an agreement between the company's administrators and its creditors.

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 07:03:19 GMT
Diaspora Unit Registers Close to 1,200 Seychellois Living Overseas
[Seychelles News Agency] A total of 1,182 Seychellois living overseas have come forward to register with the diaspora unit of the foreign affairs department, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 11:56:37 GMT
IOTC Imposes Penalty for Seychelles' Yellowfin Tuna Fishing, Formal Complaint Lodged
[Seychelles News Agency] Seychelles' overall quota for yellowfin tuna catch for 2022 has been reduced by 9,184 tonnes by the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) as a payback provision for over-catch in 2020 by industrial longline fleets.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 09:47:07 GMT
Solar Power Planned for One of World's Largest Tuna Canneries Based in Seychelles #AfricaClimateCrisis
[Seychelles News Agency] Global seafood producer Thai Union Group plans to install solar panels at Indian Ocean Tuna (IOT), its Seychelles-based tuna processing facility, to reduce its carbon footprint.

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 07:20:13 GMT
Seypec Board Admits Tanker Sale Not Reported to Seychelles' Government
[Seychelles News Agency] Seychelles' first petrol tanker Seychelles Pride, purchased in 2002, was sold on January 12 without informing the government and is currently flying the Comoros flag.

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 16:21:34 GMT
8 Aldabra Giant Tortoises Find New Freedom On Seychelles' d'Arros Island
[Seychelles News Agency] Eight Aldabra giant tortoises transported from the Seychelles' main island of Mahe have settled into new lives and are roaming freely on D'Arros Island, the Save Our Seas Foundation said.

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 08:53:09 GMT
Seychelles' Passport Still Africa's No 1, Travel to 152 Countries Visa-Free
[Seychelles News Agency] Seychelles' passport remains the most powerful on the African continent for a consecutive year while moving up one place in a global ranking recently published by Henley and Partners for the first quarter of 2022.

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 11:37:52 GMT
Get Your Fishing Gear Ready! Seychelles' Sports Fishing Season Opens On January 22
[Seychelles News Agency] The 2022 sports fishing season will get underway on Saturday 22 this month with the Heineken Slam, earlier than usual, the Chairman of the Seychelles Sports Fishing Club (SSFC), Tarak Patel, said last week.

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 07:29:07 GMT
Seychelles' Former Miss Regatta Wins Miss University Africa Tourism Title
[Seychelles News Agency] Seychelles' beauty queen Gabriella Gonthier won the Miss University Africa Tourism 2021 title at the Miss University Africa pageant in Abuja, Nigeria on December 18.

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 12:49:41 GMT
Seychelles' Schools Start Free Sanitary Products Era With 6 Months' Supplies Donated
[Seychelles News Agency] Schoolgirls in Seychelles will no longer have to miss classes for lack of access to menstrual hygiene products after the Ministry of Education received the first donation of supplies from Vijay Patel Seychelles, a company own...

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 08:30:10 GMT
Seychelles Condemns Pirate Attack On UAE-Flagged Vessel in Red Sea
[Seychelles News Agency] The government of Seychelles has condemned "in the strongest terms" the recent pirate attacks on the civilian cargo vessel Rwabee off the coast of Hodeidah, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Thursday.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 10:13:42 GMT
Chennai's Miot International Opens Eye Care Facility in Seychelles
[Seychelles News Agency] Chennai's MIOT International Hospital on Friday opened a new state of the art eye care facility in Seychelles at a cost of $900,000, becoming the first Indian hospital to provide full-time services in the island state, an arc...

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 07:32:04 GMT
Seychelles Police Pledge Better Detainee Treatment and Facilities
[Seychelles News Agency] The Seychelles Police have pledged to place officers on cell duty in "every station where there are detainees or remandees to ensure that all aspects of human rights are respected," according to a statement on Wednesday.

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 16:17:11 GMT
Seychelles' Schools to Go Back Online for First Week of Term
[Seychelles News Agency] The re-opening of schools on January 17 in Seychelles will once again see virtual learning taking place for the first week while standard operating procedures are beefed up in preparation for teaching in physical classrooms a...

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 06:52:12 GMT
Carbon Storage Capacity of Seychelles' Seagrass Being Studied By Scientists
[Seychelles News Agency] A mapping exercise is being carried out to determine the coverage and carbon storage capacity of Seychelles' seagrass, with a final report expected in June, the lead consultant said recently.

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 16:38:43 GMT
Vijay Construction to Rebuild Seychelles' Health Studies School As Donation
[Seychelles News Agency] Vijay Construction will bear the cost for the rebuilding of the National Institute of Health and Social Studies (NIHSS) following an agreement concluded by the company's director and the Seychelles health minister on Tuesday.

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 16:38:39 GMT
Unesco's IOC Appoints Seychellois Eco Lawyer to 'Ocean Decade' Advisory Board
[Seychelles News Agency] Seychellois environmental lawyer Angelique Pouponneau is one of 15 experts that has been selected to sit on the Decade Advisory Board to assist UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) in coordinating the UN'...

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 07:10:06 GMT
Satellite Tracking Project Monitors Sooty Tern Movement Across Seychelles
[Seychelles News Agency] A group of local researchers has partnered with Germany-based Max Planck Institute of Animal Behaviour to track sooty terns' movements by satellite.



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