Seychelles
Sat, 15 Oct 2022 06:56:52 GMT"Reddymade" - Seychellois Artist Showcases 40 Years of Artwork At Eden Art Gallery
[Seychelles News Agency] A 60-year-old Seychellois artist, Justin Reddy, is showcasing his artwork dating back to the 1980s in his first solo exhibition called "Reddymade" at the Eden Art Gallery.
Mon, 10 Oct 2022 08:07:08 GMTForest Ecosystems - Seychelles to Designate 2,000 Hectares As Key Biodiversity Areas
[Seychelles News Agency] In a bid to designate over 2,000 hectares of the upland forest ecosystem in six areas on Mahe, Praslin and Curieuse Island as Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs), Seychelles' environment department is set to start a series of consu...
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 15:43:21 GMTSeychelles' Debt Vulnerability 'Substantially Reduced' Through Tourism Activity, Says IMF
[Seychelles News Agency] Seychelles' economy continues to record a strong recovery in 2022 and debt vulnerability has been substantially reduced as tourism activity rebounds, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission Chief for the island nation s...
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 15:41:22 GMTFishing Facility Partly Financed Under EU-Seychelles Fisheries Agreement Opens for Business
[Seychelles News Agency] A new fishing facility, partly financed by the European Union to support the fishing community in the eastern Mahe districts of Cascade and Pointe Larue to sell their products, was officially opened on Wednesday.
Tue, 04 Oct 2022 09:49:00 GMTReliant On Imports, Seychelles Expects Further Inflation, Says CBS
[Seychelles News Agency] With Seychelles relying heavily on imports, the elevated global commodity prices with tighter monetary conditions and uncertainty in Europe, expect to lead to imported inflation in the island nation, a top government official...
Tue, 27 Sep 2022 09:04:13 GMTClimate Strategy - 'Blue Carbon Roadmap' Handed to Govt
[Seychelles News Agency] The Seychelles Blue Carbon Roadmap report which highlights opportunities and where the island nation should be headed in this field was handed to the government on Monday.
Sun, 25 Sep 2022 06:21:04 GMTWrestler 'JPR' From Seychelles Becomes UK Wrestling Champion
[Seychelles News Agency] The first ever wrestler from Seychelles, Justin Pierre Robert, known as JPR, is the new UK wrestling champion.
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 09:02:15 GMTGary Pouponneau Qualifies As Seychelles' Third Pro Golfer, Plans to Grow Game Locally
[Seychelles News Agency] Gary Pouponneau has become the third Seychellois professional golfer after qualifying as a Professional Golfers' Association (PGA) class A player in South Africa.
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 09:55:16 GMTSeychelles' Constitutional Court to Review Petition On 10th Amendment to Constitution - Should the Army Work Alongside the Police?
[Seychelles News Agency] A petition by the Seychelles Human Rights Commission, the Ombudsman and the Bar Association of Seychelles has been lodged with the Constitutional Court for a review of the constitutionality of the 10th amendment to the Consti...
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 09:31:20 GMTSeychelles' St. Michel to Face DRC's Motema Pemba in CAF Confederation Cup 2nd Preliminary Round
[Seychelles News Agency] Seychelles' St. Michel football club is looking forward to its match against Daring Club (DC) Motema Pembe from the Democratic Republic of Congo in October.
Thu, 22 Sep 2022 07:45:21 GMTSeychelles' President Holds Talks With UN Secretary-General and UAE Minister of State
[Seychelles News Agency] Seychelles' President Wavel Ramkalawan held talks on Tuesday with the United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, on the side-lines of the 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) taking place in New York, State Ho...
Wed, 21 Sep 2022 13:36:06 GMTSeychelles' President At UNGA - Economic Equity Is Biggest Impediment to Achieving SDGs
[Seychelles News Agency] The Seychelles' President, Wavel Ramkalawan, has reiterated the call of small islands developing states (SIDS) for a globally accepted vulnerability assessment in his address at the 77th session of United Nations General Asse...
Tue, 20 Sep 2022 13:58:37 GMTSeychelles' Sea Cucumber Numbers Fall By 30% #AfricaClimateCrisis
[Seychelles News Agency] The stock of sea cucumbers in Seychelles is depleting by 30 percent due to various factors, including climate change, according to the results of a recently conducted survey.
Wed, 21 Sep 2022 13:37:47 GMTFrench and Seychellois Special Forces Undertake Joint Military Training
[Seychelles News Agency] The outgoing French Ambassador to Seychelles, Dominic Mas, says that the two country's cooperation will continue especially in areas related to maritime security during a joint military training exercise on Tuesday.
Tue, 20 Sep 2022 13:54:29 GMTLuxury Ecotourism - Seychelles Opens Doors for Investment Into High-End Lodge On Silhouette Island
[Seychelles News Agency] The Seychelles Islands Development Company (IDC) has called for investors to put forth their expressions of interest in the development of a small luxury eco-tourism establishment at Grand Barbe on Silhouette Island, the thir...
Tue, 20 Sep 2022 13:53:53 GMTSeychelles Mourns Loss of Former Finance Minister Peter Larose
[Seychelles News Agency] The Seychelles' President, Wavel Ramkalawan, has sent a message of condolence to the wife and family of former finance minister Dr. Peter Larose following his passing, State House said on Tuesday.
Tue, 20 Sep 2022 06:14:46 GMTNorth Mara Water Treatment Plant, a Blessing to Lake Victoria Basin
[Daily News] CONSTRUCTION of an advanced treatment facility by North Mara Gold Mine to further treat recycled water through reverse osmosis is good news to the ecology of Lake Victoria basin and the great Serengeti National Park in Tanzania.
Mon, 19 Sep 2022 16:24:54 GMTExperts From FAO and Seychelles Meet to Draft Antimicrobial Resistance Action Plan
[Seychelles News Agency] Authorities in Seychelles have joined forces with experts from the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) to draft an antimicrobial resistance action plan for the island nation.
Mon, 19 Sep 2022 14:02:30 GMTIMF Preliminary Report Concludes Vat Tax Regime Performs Well in Seychelles
[Seychelles News Agency] An IMF delegation preliminary report on a review of the Seychelles Value Added Tax Regime (VAT) concluded that VAT has performed as well as it could but there are risks of it being eroded if the broadening of the exemptions b...
Fri, 16 Sep 2022 08:16:29 GMTPresident Ramkalawan to Attend Queen Elizabeth II's State Funeral
[Seychelles News Agency] The President of Seychelles, Wavel Ramkalawan, and First Lady Linda Ramkalawan will attend the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, which will be held on Monday, September 19 at the Westminster Abbey in London, State House sa...
Thu, 15 Sep 2022 13:44:23 GMTSeychelles' Truth and Reconciliation Body Given Extension to Complete Work
[Seychelles News Agency] The mandate of Seychelles' Truth, Reconciliation and National Unity Commission (TRNUC) has been extended to the end of December to allow it to complete its work and present a final report.
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 09:51:19 GMTFormer Seychelles President Chairs Commonwealth Observers
[Seychelles News Agency] Seychelles' former President, Danny Faure, will lead the Commonwealth Observer Group - comprising of politics, media, gender, and election administration experts - at the general elections in Lesotho on October 7.