The judging of a home garden competition launched recently by the Seychelles’ environment ministry will this year focus on sustainability, said a top official.The director general for public education and community outreach, Jeanette Larue, told report…
The Islands Development Company (IDC) plans to add a larger capacity aircraft to its aviation fleet to help with operations on Seychelles’ outer islands, a top official said on Friday.”We felt that with all the developments taking place at IDC we had t…
An overnight curfew and closing time for bars and casinos will be removed while family gatherings are permitted as of March 1 as health authorities in Seychelles relax measures put in place to curb the spread of COVID-19.The Public Health Commissioner,…
Seychellois based in Ukraine said they feel safe at the moment but the Seychelles’ foreign affairs department is liaising with respective consuls in neighbouring countries to assist should the situation deteriorate.The director general of the Protocol,…
The collection of sooty tern eggs in Seychelles is banned for two years after a census shows a decline in the population of the species, said a top environment officer recently.The ban which will be in place for 2022 and 2023 is one of the measures put…
Fighting against corruption and improving the skills of health workers are two areas Seychelles and South Africa will focus on in their bilateral relations, said the newly accredited South African high commissioner.Hlamalani Manzini made the statement …
Seychelles has started discussions with the World Bank on measures to put in place to assist lower-income earners in anticipation of an economic crisis that the Ukraine-Russian war will bring, said a top official.The Minister of Finance, Naadir Hassan,…
Seychelles strongly supports the call from the leaders of the African Union (AU) and the AU Commission for an immediate ceasefire in the Russia and Ukraine conflict.The AU’s chair, Senegalese President Macky Sall, and Moussa Faki Mahamat, chair of the …
Rotary International has offered free heart surgery for 50 children in Seychelles under its ‘Gift of Life’ programme, the organisation’s president said on Tuesday.Shekhar Mehta made the statement to reporters after meeting with Seychelles’ President Wa…
Workers’ unions in Seychelles have asked the Pension Fund to reconsider its plan to increase the personal contributions of workers and employers as of April 1.The Seychelles Labour Union, Seychelles Federation of Workers Union and United Workers Seyche…