Seychelles takes step forward on early childhood care development
Seychelles will establish new regulations to align with international standards concerning early childhood care and development, officials said Tuesday at the signing of an agreement with UNESCO.The Seychelles’ Minister for Education Justin Valentin si…
Seychelles maintains ‘B’ credit rating in sign that tourism is expected to rebound
Seychelles has maintained a ‘B’ credit rating with a stable outlook from the latest Fitch Ratings released last week which reflects the expectation for tourism and economic growth to recover.The Minister of Finance, Naadir Hassan, told reporters on Tue…
New director of Seychelles Tourism Academy to use innovation, dynamism to respond to hospitality market needs
Innovation and dynamism are what the new director of the Seychelles Tourism Academy (STA) wants to bring to the academy.The newly appointed Terence Max said that STA needs to become “the pathway to success for every young Seychellois”. Max added that h…
Seychelles giving 6 months amnesty to clear back taxes in bid to boost revenue
Individuals and businesses will be given six months starting in July to clear tax arrears in order to receive an exemption on accumulated interest and penalty fees, under the condition that the main tax liability is settled, said a top official.The Min…
Seychelles begins census of sooty tern, closes egg collection period until next June
The environment ministry of Seychelles this month started a national census of the sooty tern and also closed the egg collection season in order to determine the bird’s population, size and distribution of colonies in Seychelles.Found throughout the wo…
Loving kinship with stray dogs in Seychelles leads to photo calendar fundraiser for animal societies
Calendars and stray dogs: How would you link them together? A Slovakian-born photographer, Erika Valkovicova, found the connection when she raised funds for two animal welfare societies in Seychelles through the sale of calendars.Following a long, unex…
President of Seychelles offers condolences after passing of longtime leader of Mauritius, Anerood Jugnauth
The Seychelles’ President Wavel Ramkalawan sent a message of condolence to Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Friday to express his deep sympathies following the death of former President and Prime Minister Anerood Jugnauth, the Foreign Affai…
Europe’s progress against COVID-19 good for Seychelles, but Central Bank has wary eye on variants
The easing of COVID-19 restrictions in Europe thanks to nations’ rising vaccination numbers and falling infection rates will have positive effects on tourism in Seychelles, said a top official.However, the governor of the Central Bank of Seychelles (CB…
Attacks in Eastern DR Congo Kill Dozens, Force 1,000s to Flee
The U.N. refugee agency says at least 57 civilians were killed, including seven children, and nearly 6,000 forced to flee, when their displacement sites came under attack in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern Ituri province on May 31.The armed …
Reporter’s Notebook: Breezy Regional Capital Belies Horrors of Tigray Conflict
The breezy, cool markets are moderately crowded on Wednesday afternoon, and blue tuk-tuks whiz through the streets. Sidewalk juice and coffee shops are busy, in what appears to be a relaxed regional capital. But it is not long before we notice glimpse…