DETROIT — The federal government is moving forward with a plan to let teenagers drive big rigs from state to state in a test program.Currently, truckers who cross state lines must be at least 21 years old, but an apprenticeship program required by Cong…
From January to November 2021, Seychelles recorded a sum of US $268 million from visitor earnings.This compares to the sum of US $221.35 million recorded in 2020 and US $589.68 million in 2019.For last year an average of US $1695 per visitor was record…
The Trade department within the Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Trade is informing all its clients that the Import/Export Unit remains closed for walk-in clients, on account of positive Covid-19 cases recorded in the office.This is as per th…
Seychelles on Wednesday this week submitted its 2020 report to the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI), summarising key information on the status of Seychelles’ fisheries sector and detailing the extent of the country’s compliance with the FiTI St…
President Wavel Ramkalawan yesterday received the secretary general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN), Dato Lim Jock Hoi, at State House.Mr Hoi’s visit is at the invitation of the Seychelles government through the special envoy of Se…
Seychelles’ Central Common Cold Store, the largest cold storage facility in the country, officially started operations Tuesday.Located on Ile du Port on zone 14, the Central Common Cold Store provides 12,600 tonnes of cold rental storage to clients who…
The coronavirus pandemic will cost the global tourism sector $2.0 trillion in lost revenue in 2021, the U.N.’s tourism body said Monday, calling the sector’s recovery “fragile” and “slow.”The forecast from the Madrid-based World Tourism Organization co…
Two former high government officials appeared before the Seychelles’ Supreme Court on Wednesday in connection with the ongoing investigation of the disappearance of $50 million. The $50 million was granted to the Seychelles’ government by the United Arab Emirates
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is satisfied with the work being done to increase the storage capacity of the Seychelles’ La Gogue Dam, a top official of the bank said on Wednesday. “We are very impressed with the project’s
President Wavel Ramkalawan chaired a scheduled meeting of the Cabinet yesterday, Wednesday November 24, at which a number of legal and policy memoranda were considered. Cabinet was briefed on the Covid-19 situation in the country. Cabinet expressed concerns with the