75 percent of development on Seychelles’ Ile Solei to be done by end of year
Seventy-five percent of development on Seychelles’ man-made island of Ile Solei is expected to be completed by the end of the year, said a top official.The managing director of the 2020 Development Company, Sabrina Agathine, told SNA recently that alth…
Seychellois officials optimistic as the moutya dance is considered for cultural heritage status
Seychelles’ moutya dance is now in the final stage of being considered as a world cultural heritage by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).In a recent interview with SNA, a top official from the Culture Departm…
Seychelles’ Land Compensation Tribunal completes judgements, finalising report
The Seychelles’ Land Compensation Tribunal has completed judgments in all its cases and is in the process of finalising its report by the end of the year, said a top official.The chairperson of the Tribunal, Joseph Athanasius, told SNA that ruling on a…
Seychelles’ government adopts flexi hours, to increase productivity and quality of life
Seychelles’ cabinet of ministers has approved a proposal to implement flexible working arrangements across government based on the concept of results-based management.Ministries, departments and agencies will make proposals on how they will implement n…
Seychelles, Angola sign agreements to launch partnerships, closer relations
Seychelles and Angola will have more cooperation in tourism, agriculture, education and several other fields after the two countries signed their first bilateral agreements on Tuesday.The General Cooperation Agreement and the Agreement on the Creation …
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…