The annual Seychelles Fashion Week will, for the first time this year, be held outside of the island nation with a debut at the Dubai Expo on March 16.The organiser of the event, Terry Carolla, told SNA that the move to Dubai will give more exposure to…
Seychellois female weightlifter, Clementina Agricole, has increased her chances to get a spot at the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Birmingham after winning a gold medal in the international open weightlifting championship in Mauritius.Agricole, a form…
Finding solutions to manage coastal erosion and flooding at five sites in Seychelles was the focus of a meeting attended by government officials and environmentalists on Monday.The workshop considered the ‘Coastal Modelling and Assessment of Potential …
Vaccinated visitors to Seychelles will no longer need a negative PCR test to travel to the island nation as of March 15, after the Ministry of Health revised the entry and stay conditions on Monday.Travellers to Seychelles who are “fully vaccinated,” a…
Seychelles’ environment ministry has called on the island nation to respect a ban on the use and importation of balloons and has said that punitive action will be taken against those who fail to comply.The director for waste, enforcement and permit, Na…
Due to an anticipated global economic crisis as a result of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the social welfare agency in Seychelles is putting in place measures to assist lower-income earners, a senior official said on Monday.The Agency for We…
France has eased the health control measures at its borders for travellers going to and from Seychelles by moving the island nation from the orange COVID-19 list to the green list.With the change that took effect on March 14, a traveller is only requir…
Green turtle recovery on Seychelles’ Aldabra atoll – a UNESCO world heritage site – is continuing to increase and the most prominent growth is at Settlement Beach, according to data from over 50 years of monitoring published recently in a study.Since a…
An amendment to the Constitution of Seychelles to allow military personnel to assist the police without the need for a state of emergency is being discussed by the Attorney General’s (AG) Office and the Seychelles Defence Forces (SDF).A first meeting w…
Prawn farming and extensive agriculture on Coetivy Island are set to restart in a bid to make Seychelles less dependent on food importation.The chief executive of the Islands Development Company (IDC), Glenny Savy, told a press conference that a Belgia…