The President of Seychelles has been invited to visit the headquarters of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation in Spain, the regional director for UNWTO Africa said.That director, Elsia Grandcourt, a Seychellois national, told reporters that d…
A pilot campaign to have dog owners in Seychelles register their pets kicked off on Monday in the northern district of Bel Ombre with the aim to reduce and control the number of stray dogs in the area, and eventually throughout the country.Organised by…
The Seychelles’ government is intensifying its efforts to develop infrastructures in different districts across the two main islands of Mahe and Praslin to ensure that artisanal fisheries remain an important pillar in the island nation’s economy.The Pr…
The 12th edition of the Indian Ocean Youth and Sport Commission games due to take place this year have been pushed back to December 2022 in Mauritius due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The decision was taken on Thursday after a virtual meeting between member…
Seychellois looking for romance now have a website aimed at connecting them with possible partners with the launch of bouldou.sc.The matchmaking website is the first such service made available in the Seychelles, a group of 115 islands in the western I…
A former minister of tourism for Seychelles, Alain St. Ange, won his case against the government before the Court of Appeal, which awarded him nearly SCR7 million ($507,000) on Friday.St. Ange brought the government to court after it withdrew its endor…
The Central Bank of Seychelles (CBS) said a discussion with the private sector is needed to see if the current prices of commodities actually reflect all the factors that drive changes in prices.”When I personally look at prices of commodities in Seych…
The Bel Air Basketball Academy in Seychelles will train younger players to give them a better chance at reaching professional levels as part of the institution’s revamping plan after five years in existence.Launched in 2016, the academy, which is heade…
MAIDUGURI, NIGERIA, – A second young woman abducted seven years ago from the town of Chibok by Boko Haram militants was freed this week, Borno state’s governor said Saturday.The abduction of about 270 teenagers in the northeastern town in 2014 sparked …
GABORONE, BOTSWANA – Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi, whose country has one of the world’s highest COVID-19 infection rates per capita, has announced new COVID-19 restrictions, including extension of a nighttime curfew and postponement of the reop…