Day: June 21, 2023

Press Releases

Zoom Scheduler, now generally available, allows users to align calendars with clients and contacts quickly and easily

Zoom extends free signup period for Zoom Scheduler to July 20 SAN JOSE, Calif., June 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, Zoom announced general availability for its new Zoom Scheduler tool and the extension of the free signup period. Zoom Scheduler makes finding the perfect meeting time easier by sharing availability for others to conveniently […]

Medical

India removes fees for emergency medical visas for Seychellois citizens

The Indian High Commission in Seychelles will not be charging emergency fees for medical visas issued to Seychellois travelling for emergency treatment in India as of June 21.The statement was made by the Indian High Commission in a press communique o…

Business

Stronger Seychelles rupee aiding decline in local inflation, says CBS

A stronger Seychelles rupee contributing towards a decline in inflation locally, is one factor that has allowed the board of the Central Bank of Seychelles (CBS) to maintain the Monetary Policy Rate at 2 percent for the third quarter of 2023.According…

Business

Seychelles’ Victoria Waterfront Project open for investors’ proposals

Investors are being called upon to submit their concept proposals for the Victoria Waterfront development project as the Seychelles Investment Board (SIB) launches the expression of interest for the project.Aimed at making the capital of Seychelles – …

General

Speaker Bagbin counsels Assemblies against partisan decision-making

Mr Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin, Speaker of Parliament has counselled Presiding Members (PMs) and District Assemblies against making partisan decisions at the local level to the detriment of the country’s security. He said, ‘As we approach an electio…

Business

DTI deliberates on labour market information systems for job creation

The Design and Technology Institute will host the 4th Annual National Precision Quality Conference on Friday, June 30, 2023 in Accra. The conference aims to highlight the critical role of precision quality in providing the skills and mindsets needed…

Business

AfDB approves $23.04 million for modern floating dock facility

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $23.04 million loan to Prime Meridian Docks AssetCo Ltd (PMD) for the construction of a modern floating dock facility. It is a special purpose entity to co-finance the constr…

Business

GNPC must attract foreign investors for value addition

A former Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), Tsatsu Tsikata, has asked the Management of the Corporation to actively engage investors to add value to Ghana’s crude oil. He also encouraged the Corporation to incr…

Business

First quarter real GDP increase by 4.2 per cent – GSS

Ghana’s provisional real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in volume terms is estimated to have increased by 4.2 per cent in the first quarter of 2023 compared to 3.0 per cent recorded in the same period in 2022, the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has sai…

Business

African Airlines Urged to Realize AfCFTA by Implement Single African Air Transport Market

Airlines in Africa should implement the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) in order to facilitate the realization of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) initiative, Ethiopian CEO Mesfin Tasew said.The CEO told ENA that “what is e…