Month: November 2022

General

La Digue sewerage project on schedule

The Public Utilities Corporation (PUC) has said that the ongoing La Digue sewerage project is on schedule to be completed by the end of 2023. Once completed, the centralised sewerage system will bring about numerous benefits, among them a reduction…

Athletic

Golf junior programme in full swing

In September this year, with the support of the Ministry of Education, the Seychelles Golf Federation launched its junior programme. The objective of the programme is to change the mind-set of people in Seychelles towards the game, essentially opening it…

Athletic

Air Seychelles charter to fly Team Seychelles to CJSOI games

Air Seychelles will operate a special charter flight this Saturday December 3 to take the majority of the Seychellois delegation to Mauritius for the 12th Commission de La Jeunesse et de Sports de l’Océan Indien (CJSOI) games. This agreement was…

Athletic

Bodybuilding: Mr Seychelles Islands and Miss Seychelles Islands 2022

Ahmad Moncherry and Clementina Agricole impress the judges After two years of absence due to health restrictions amid the Covid-19 pandemic, bodybuilding and physique fanatics were back on cheering mode on Sunday during the Mr Seychelles Islands and Miss Seychelles…

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Seychelles represented at the OACPS Parliamentary Assembly and ACP-EU joint Parliamentary Assembly in Mozambique

Parliamentarians from across the states of the African, Caribbean, and Pacific as well as Europe, met in Maputo, Mozambique to participate in the 61st Session of the Organisation of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States (OACPS) Parliamentary Assembly and the 42nd Session of…

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Absa Bank Seychelles hosts financial education session for 63-year-olds and above

As part of national initiatives to support the transition towards a digital economy and the Central Bank’s agenda of propelling financial inclusion, Absa Bank Seychelles successfully hosted their first financial education session targeting individuals aged 63 and above. The session…

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Seychelles gets technical support to strengthen its food control system

Representatives from government ministries and entities involved in food control, including private enterprises involved in food businesses, are taking part in an assessment and training workshop on our country’s national food control system, in line with internationally recognised standards. The…

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Local artists discuss earning royalties through digital platform

Local artists have learned more about protecting their art work through copyrighting as well as ensuring they earn royalties due to them from digital platforms worldwide. This was through a one-day workshop yesterday at the International Conference Centre organised by…

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International Day of the Elimination of Violence against Women

November 25 each year is dedicated as a day against gender-based violence since 1981 and in doing so, inviting governments, international organisations as well as non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to join together and organise activities designed to raise public awareness of…

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Cecile Hibbs honoured as she joins the Seychellois centenarians club

Cecile Therese Hibbs, née Savy, currently residing in Victoria, Australia, celebrated her 100th birthday on Thursday November 22, joining the ranks of the country’s centenarians. Born on Mahé on November 22, 1922, to the late Joseph and Mary Savy, she first…