Economy

‘A political budget to do damage control,’ opposition leader

The leader of the opposition in the National Assembly, Sebastien Pillay, said that the 2023 budget that the Minister responsible for finance, Naadir Hassan, presented last week a policy to damage control and that the LDS government is not sincere. “Instead of

Cabinet business

Vice-President Ahmed Afif chaired a scheduled meeting of the Cabinet yesterday, Wednesday November 9, in which a number of policy and legal memoranda were approved. Cabinet was briefed on the memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Election Commission of India

Appropriation Bill 2023

The National Assembly resumes its session today with the Second Reading of the Appropriation Bill, 2022, followed by the General Debate on the merit of the bill. The first member to speak is the leader of the opposition, Honourable Sebastien

Aquaculture in the spotlight

During the recent Blue Invest Forum 2022 held in Seychelles, much attention was given to the Aquaculture department. We heard a lot about this sector and even though it started to develop in 2007, Seychellois are still learning about the

UN goals for sustainable development

Will all or any of the SDGs be successfully completed by the end of this decade?   To answer this critical question in the context of Seychelles, the University of Seychelles (UniSey), in collaboration with the United Nations resident coordinator’s

Winners of blue economy competition rewarded

The blue economy department yesterday rewarded the winners of its ‘My Blue Economy Perspective’ poster competition, launched for school students across three categories. Nine winners were presented with a certificate, trophy and prizes, including one winner of the special mention

Tourism Seychelles heads to the WTM London

Seychelles is being represented this week at the World Travel Market (WTM) London, which will run from today, Monday November 7 to Wednesday, November 9, 2022, at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre in London. The 43rd edition of the prominent Business-to-Business travel