Mid Year Economic & Fiscal Outlook 2021 – Q&A Session in the NAS
Following Minister Naadir Hassan’s statement on the Mid-Year Economic & Fiscal Outlook 2021, technicians from the Ministry, Secretary of State, Patrick Payet, Ms. Astride Tamatave – Deputy Comptroller General and Mr. Yannick Vel – Head of Macroeconomic…
Cabinet considers Medium Term Expenditure Strategies 2022-2024 at extraordinary meeting
President Wavel Ramkalawan chaired an extraordinary meeting of the cabinet on Tuesday September 7, at which the Medium Term Expenditure Strategies (MTES) 2022–2024 were considered. The MTES initiates the strategic phase of the budget process where the …
Assembly approves amendments to Employment Act
The National Assembly yesterday approved amendments to the Employment Act, which was presented by the Minister for Employment and Social Affairs Patricia Francourt in regards to the ways in which employment benefits are distributed following the death …
Transport minister makes statement on financial situation of SPTC, hike in bus fare
Transport minister Antony Derjacques yesterday made a statement to the National Assembly to clarify and provide further details in regards to the financial situation at the SPTC and the increases in SPTC bus fare, to come into effect as from October 1,…
Truth, Reconciliation and National Unity Commission – Hearing Number 195
Speaker of the National Assembly Roger Mancienne was the first person to appear in open session before the Truth, Reconciliation and National Unity Commission (TRNUC) yesterday, during hearing number 195.Mr Mancienne came as a witness to co-operate in …
Early childhood coordinators and teachers get more training on pre-numeracy and recording of data
As part of the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) National Action Plan 2021-2022, the Education Sector ECCE Technical Team has started a series of working sessions with early childhood coordinators, crèche teachers in charge and all crèche Year …
Air Seychelles, the official sports charter airline of Africa
Chartering an aircraft has become the best way for sports professionals travelling from one destination to another, without the long wait at commercial airports during this pandemic.With some of the major sporting events lined up in 2021, Air Seychelle…
Prison Service Week
As part of the activities organised in observance of the first Prison Service Week to be held in twelve years, the Seychelles Prison Service (SPS) yesterday held a half-day of activities at the Montagne Posée prison.The service week, under the theme ‘W…
Plaisance MNA donates books to district’s 4-5 year olds on International Literacy Day
To mark this year’s International Literacy Day yesterday, a group of four and five-year-old children from the Plaisance district, 70 of them, each received a book from the district’s MNA Richard Labrosse.This was during a brief gathering at the Plaisan…
TRNUC hears more on land acquisition
The Truth, Reconciliation and National Unity Commission yesterday heard from two complainants and one witness in open session in relation to cases of land acquisition and exorcism. Case 0280 – Allen HoareauAllen Hoareau was before the commission to com…