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Tue, 30 Aug 2022 07:23:05 GMT
Peace and Stability - a More Holistic Approach Needed, Says Seychelles' President At Ticad 8
[Seychelles News Agency] On the final day of the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 8) Summit in Tunis on Sunday, Seychelles' President Wavel Ramkalawan addressed the plenary session on the topic of peace and stability, ...

Sun, 28 Aug 2022 12:19:10 GMT
Nature Seychelles Goes High-Tech With Huawei On Cousin Island
[Seychelles News Agency] One of the world's leading providers of information and communication technology company, Huawei Technologies, is supporting a local environmental non-profit organisation to improve conservation through use of novel technolog...

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 07:51:32 GMT
Seychelles' President Holds Talks With Japanese Foreign Minister At Ticad 8
[Seychelles News Agency] Seychelles' President Wavel Ramkalawan is currently attending the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD8) in Tunisia, taking place from August 27-28, where Japan has pledged a sum of $30 billion dol...

Sat, 27 Aug 2022 10:00:45 GMT
A Winning Mentality - Seychelles Aims to Compete At Top Level African Football
[Seychelles News Agency] Seychelles is aiming to produce at least three top quality players every year as graduates from the Seychelles Football Institute (IFS), a top official has revealed.

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 11:28:23 GMT
Valabhji Case -U.S. $4 Million Worth of Shares to Be Surrendered to Seychelles Government
[Seychelles News Agency] The Anti-Corruption Commission Seychelles (ACCS) has announced that its investigation 'Project Black Iron' relating to the theft of a $50 million loan given by the government of Abu Dhabi to the government of Seychelles, has ...

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 09:20:21 GMT
First Shipment of Fishing Nets Sent From Seychelles to Europe for Recycling #AfricaClimateHope
[Seychelles News Agency] A newly established circular business in Seychelles, Brikole, on Wednesday sent out its first shipment of exhausted fishing nets to Europe for recycling, removing 50 tonnes of material from the Seychelles Fishing Authority's ...

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 09:07:46 GMT
Illegal Fishing - Seychelles' Court of Appeal Reduces Fine for Sri Lankan Captain
[Seychelles News Agency] A Sri Lankan national, previously convicted before the Supreme Court of Seychelles for illegal fishing, has won his case before the Court of Appeal and been ordered to pay a reduced fine of SCR400,000 ($32,000) after the judg...

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 09:07:10 GMT
Seychelles' President to Attend Japan's Ticad 8 Summit in Tunisia
[Seychelles News Agency] The President of Seychelles, Wavel Ramkalawan, is heading for Tunis on Thursday to attend the eighth meeting of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 8), taking place from August 27- 28.

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 09:30:59 GMT
Seychelles Considers Introducing GPS Bracelets for Tourists Venturing On Hikes
[Seychelles News Agency] The Seychelles' government is considering to introduce GPS tracking bracelets for use by tourists when venturing out on hiking trails on their own.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 14:10:32 GMT
Seychelles Conducts Research Into 'Tinge' Combat Dance to Preserve Tradition
[Seychelles News Agency] Seychelles is currently carrying out research to learn more about one dance form that is part of the island nation's intangible cultural heritage - tinge - as part of a larger project being undertaken in the Indian Ocean regi...

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 14:11:03 GMT
Making Seychelles' Workplaces Safe From Harassment and Abuse
[Seychelles News Agency] Preventing different forms of abuse of employees in the workplace was the subject of a meeting held at the Seychelles Trading Company (STC) conference centre on Monday, as some deficiencies exist in the current laws and pract...

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 14:11:29 GMT
Seychelles' Top Windsurfer Jean-Marc Gardette Wins Mahe-Praslin Race
[Seychelles News Agency] The record for the fastest time to reach Seychelles' second largest island, Praslin, from the main island of Mahe remains intact, after the latest Mahe-Praslin windsurfing race on Saturday.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 08:03:05 GMT
SADC Summit - Maritime Security Continues to Be a Threat, Says Seychelles' President
[Seychelles News Agency] Maritime security continues to be a threat to the safety of Seychelles and is becoming one of the most significant issues for the whole African continent, President Wavel Ramkalawan said on Wednesday.

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 08:03:39 GMT
Seychelles' President Meets Seychellois Community in DRC
[Seychelles News Agency] Seychelles' President Wavel Ramkalawan is attending the 42nd summit of heads of state and government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) taking place in the Democratic Republic of Congo. State House said on W...

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 11:19:05 GMT
IFRC to Support Seychelles' Red Cross Society in Fight Against Covid-19
[Seychelles News Agency] The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) will support 47 Red Cross and Red Crescent societies in African countries including Seychelles with their COVID-19 roll-out activities through an agr...

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 12:30:45 GMT
COP27 Agenda - Seychelles' President Meets With Comorian Special Envoy #AfricaClimateCrisis
[Seychelles News Agency] The need for small island states to join together to defend their interests at the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt was a message sent by Comoran President Azali Assoumani to his Seychelles c...

Mon, 08 Aug 2022 12:11:35 GMT
Best Boutique Hotel - L'escale Marina and Spa in Seychelles Clinches Ita Award
[Seychelles News Agency] The L'Escale Marina and Spa in Seychelles has clinched the award for Best Boutique Hotel in the International Travel Awards for 2022.

Fri, 05 Aug 2022 09:53:26 GMT
Popular Island Destination - Emirates Airline Is Promoting Seychelles On Its Network, Says Senior VP
[Seychelles News Agency] Seychelles has become a popular destination in the Middle East and Europe and the Emirates Airline is bringing passengers across the world to the island nation, said a top official of the airline.

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 13:15:18 GMT
Moscow-Seychelles Direct - Aeroflot Expected to Resume Flights in October
[Seychelles News Agency] Aeroflot is planning to resume flights to Seychelles within the next couple of months with some technical details still under discussion so as to finalise all the arrangements for the direct air link, according to the Russian...

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 09:52:28 GMT
Seychelles Sets Out to Increase Breastfeeding to Reach 50% Target
[Seychelles News Agency] Seychelles is aiming to increase its number of exclusively breastfed babies to 50 percent by the year 2025, said a health official at the launch of the Breastfeeding Week on Monday.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 07:30:02 GMT
Heading Back to the Tropical Islands - Seychelles' Tourism Industry On Upward Path to Recovery
[Seychelles News Agency] Seychelles has surpassed the total number of visitor arrivals for the whole of 202, well on the path to the recovery of its tourism industry in the seventh month of 2022, Tourism Seychelles - the marketing arm of the Departme...



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