Month: January 2023

General

Cabo Verde’s Ministry of Education signs MoU on the Danny Faure Foundation Ocean Chapter

The Ministry of Education of Cabo Verde signed a memorandum of understanding with the Danny Faure Foundation (DFF) on The Ocean Chapter, under the DFF International Chapters.   The MoU was signed between former President Danny Faure, DFF’s founder and…

Governance

President satisfied with ongoing projects on Praslin and La Digue

Patsy Canaya       President Wavel Ramkalawan has said he is satisfied with progress made on five ongoing projects on Praslin and three on La Digue, following a one-day visit yesterday to these two islands.   The president’s first…

Athletic

Rugby Union holds second annual general meeting

The meeting in progress   The second annual general meeting of the Seychelles Rugby Union (‘the Union’) took place recently at the Boardwalk, Eden Island and was opened by the chair, Luke Fonseka.   Mr Fonseka welcomed the participants to…

General

Economic activity and trends in Seychelles

Seychelles faced severe economic and social shocks from the coronavirus pandemic. The outlook in the medium-term remains positive. The solid recovery of the economy of Seychelles has continued in 2022. The Central Bank of Seychelles has sustained a suitably accommodative…

General

Cabinet holds first meeting for 2023

President Wavel Ramkalawan yesterday chaired the first scheduled meeting of the cabinet for the year 2023 in which a number of policy and legal memoranda were approved.   Cabinet approved for the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Seychelles…

General

Des celebrates 64 years in music with much-anticipated Country & Western show

Performs alongside South African country stars, based in Nashville     Country and Western fans in Seychelles will be exposed to their favourite music in a two and half hour show initiated and led by renowned local singer, Des (Despilly…

General

Enterprise Seychelles Agency gets new chief executive

The Office of the President has announced the appointment of Lisa Lautoy as the new chief executive of the Enterprise Seychelles Agency (Esa) effective as of January 1, 2023.   Ms Lautoy has a Post Graduate Certificate in Business Law…

General

ITP media group visits Seychelles for luxury experience

Tourism Seychelles Middle East invited the ITP media group, one of the leading media companies in the Middle East, comprising editors from its Women’s Luxury Group, to visit Seychelles.   The editors, who oversee renowned magazines with a vast global…

General

10-day Olympic Solidarity training for local coaches ends positively

The coaches proudly show off their certificates in the presence of Socga president Antonio Gopal, Socga vice-president Michel Bau, Socga secretary general Alain Alcindor, principal secretary for youth and sports Ralph Jean-Louis, NSC CEO Marc Arrisol and   Local coaches…

General

Stakeholders learn about pesticide management

During the last 20 years, Seychelles has accumulated a significant quantity of obsolete pesticides as a result of inadequate stock management, bans on certain pesticides, and excess supply from donor agencies.   Often these obsolete stockpiles present a serious risk…