[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.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[Seychelles News Agency] A parking ticket or seatbelt fine is about to become a lot more expensive in Seychelles.

[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.

[Seychelles News Agency] Prisoners in Seychelles will take part in a project to harvest cinnamon bark for exportation as part of their rehabilitation.

[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.

[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.

[Seychelles News Agency] A Seychellois has launched a new translation messaging app and is working to add the Seychelles Creole language as an option.

[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.

[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.

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[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.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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...

[Seychelles News Agency] The Seychelles' economy remains fragile, despite an increase in the amount of money received in the past months, the governor of the Central Bank of Seychelles (CBS) warned on Tuesday.

[Seychelles News Agency] Seychelles and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) established a new travel corridor for vaccinated travellers between the two countries as part of bilateral cooperation and recovery efforts from the COVID-19 pandemic.

[Seychelles News Agency] Attendees to the 'Intellectual Property Rights and SMEs' webinar have learned more about how the registration of Intellectual Property (IP) adds value to their businesses and fosters investment in innovation and development.

[Seychelles News Agency] Seychelles has signed a United Nations declaration on equitable global access to COVID-19 vaccines to show its support, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday.

[Seychelles News Agency] The Seychelles' health authority is convinced that the COVID vaccines being administered to its population are effective, a top official said Thursday.

[Seychelles News Agency] Souvenir sellers and a wedding planner in Seychelles say business has not yet returned to normal even with the re-opening of the island nation's borders two months ago, though car hires appear to be doing booming business.

[Seychelles News Agency] The Muslim community in Seychelles for the second straight year celebrated the religious holiday Eid-ul-Fitr at home with family instead of in larger community gatherings or with a traditional congregational prayer in accorda...

[Seychelles News Agency] Two Seychellois singers will join others from the Indian Ocean in a virtual music festival on Saturday, May 15, that will dedicate part of the funds raised to COVID-19 victims in the region.

[Seychelles News Agency] Seychelles' oldest centenarian, Nancy Marie, passed away early Tuesday at age 112, an official said.

[Seychelles News Agency] Tourists from Sweden will return to Seychelles as soon as the Scandanavian country's population has been vaccinated against COVID-19, said the newly accredited Swedish ambassador.

[Seychelles News Agency] In an exclusive interview with the Seychelles News Agency on Monday, the Head of State of Seychelles -- Wavel Ramkalawan -- said the island nation remains a safe destination for visitors where the vaccination campaign has pro...