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Economy

Cabinet Business – Wednesday, 15th September 2021

President Wavel Ramkalawan chaired a scheduled meeting of the Cabinet today, Wednesday 15th September, at which a number of legal and policy memoranda were considered.Cabinet approved for the drafting of a holistic Water Bill that will legislate the ma…

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Jonathan, Sirleaf, others set for AFBA conference on ending conflicts in Africa

Former President Goodluck Jonathan will join other former presidents, top lawyers, policymakers, and other stakeholders in the justice sector for the 2021 African Bar Association (AfBA) Annual Conference in Niamey, Republic of Niger.The conference, sch…

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Debate on Supplementary Estimates is postponed

The Debate on the motion for a Supplementary Estimate for the year 2021 has been postponed.The motion is on this week’s Order Paper.However, the National Assembly has cancelled today’s session, when the motion was due to be presented by the Leader of G…

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Jonathan urges African Leaders to protect continent’s democracies

The Goodluck Jonathan Foundation (GJF) has called on African leaders to safeguard democracies in the continent through the adherence to the rule of law and delivery of good governance.The GJF Executive Director Ms Ann Iyonu, gave the advice in a statem…

Health Services

Minister Valentin shows support for adolescent vaccination drive

Minister for Education Justin Valentin yesterday visited three secondary schools located on Mahé to offer his support for the vaccination drive of adolescents against Covid-19.The continuation of the national immunisation campaign which aims to cover t…

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Supreme Court grants Air Seychelles 21 days to continue negotiations with bond holders

The Supreme Court yesterday granted Air Seychelles’ request for more time to pursue out of court negotiations with its bond holders who have petitioned for the payment of US $76 million it invested into the national airline.It was Air Seychelles’ lawye…

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BHC and SPGA prepare for launch of ‘Green Footprint Seychelles’ o Highlight economic opportunity of sustainable tourism

In anticipation of the launch of the British High Commission-funded ‘Green Footprint Seychelles’ campaign, staff from the Seychelles Parks and Gardens Authority (SPGA), the British High Commission (BHC) and volunteers from Global Vision International (…

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Bus fare on Sundays, public holidays to stay the same as on week days Minor parking offences to be reduced to R500 from R1000

Bus fare for Sundays and public holidays are to remain at R10 for travel card holders and R12 for non-card holders as from October 1, Minister for Transport Antony Derjacques has announced.Informing the media of the ministry’s decision in a press confe…

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R400,000 still available for assistance under Disabled Trust Fund By Patrick Joubert

There is still a sum of R400,000available for assistance under the Disabled Trust Fund for people with disabilities, especially those in need of special aids not available in the country.The announcement was made yesterday by the director of the Elderl…

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Water restriction lifted due to favourable weather conditions |

The Public Utilities Corporation has announced that the water restriction which was in place has been temporarily lifted on account of an improvement in the weather conditions, with considerable rainfall over the past few days.After an initial six-hour…