Five athletes from Seychelles will participate in the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo, the Seychelles Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association.Seychelles will be represented at the Games by Rodney Govinden in sailing, Felicity Passon and Simon Bachma…
The Seychelles Child Law reform committee on Friday submitted proposed laws designed to better protect children by more precisely defining criminal acts of a sexual nature, including rape, assault, grooming, and distributing sexually explicit material….
The creation of the Diaspora Unit within the Department of Foreign Affairs is giving Seychellois nationals living in other countries a new means to channel their queries and receive assistance.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the new unit on T…
A couple in Seychelles has opened a freediving school and a dedicated space for divers to meet close to Beau Vallon beach in the north of Mahe, the main island.Called Atoll Divers Seychelles, the venture is the brainchild of Emilie Chetty and her partn…
One of Seychelles’ largest coral nurseries is now growing corals after undergoing several months of restoration, and the project is expected to restore a combined 0.5 hectares of coral reef habitat by the end of the project.The nursery in the Curieuse …
Seychelles is set to ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons after the National Assembly overwhelmingly approved a motion in support of the treaty, which has gained significant support among non-nuclear nations.The Leader of Government …
Working citizens of Seychelles might have to contribute more to their retirement fund and retire at a later age as the Seychelles Pension Fund looks at new measures to deal with the rise in life expectancy in the island nation.The Midyear Population Bu…
The government of Seychelles has launched a liability management operations programme, which will be part of the economic reforms to ensure the sustainability of its debts, a top official said Tuesday.The liability management operations will include a …
The Seychelles Police Force has recorded 14 cases of Seychellois who are being detained against their will in Middle East countries, said a top official on Tuesday.The Minister of Internal Affairs, Errol Fonseka, made this statement when answering ques…
Two elderly Danish nationals were rescued in the Seychelles’ waters by the Coast Guard after they experienced difficulty and needed assistance, the Seychelles People’s Defence Forces (SPDF) said.SPDF said that the two elderly Danish nationals, a man an…