Seychelles encouraging visitors to offset carbon footprints
Seychelles has partnered with the Global Impact Network to encourage visitors to the islands to offset their carbon footprints with sustainable actions like tree-planting and buying locally made goods.In a short ceremony on Friday to coincide with Worl…
Seychelles’ Truth, Reconciliation and National Unity Commission to hear all evidence this year, then focus on report
The Truth, Reconciliation and National Unity Commission in Seychelles intends to finish hearing all evidence during 2021 so that it can focus the last six months of its mandate on the completion of its final report and case determinations, said the cha…
New tribunal in Seychelles to adjudicate consumer and competition issues
A new tribunal is expected to be created in Seychelles to pass formal judgement on all consumer and competition matters, in what officials say will be timely and effective redress to consumers and businesses.The setting up of the tribunal follows the a…
World Oceans Day, commemorated on June 8, is used to raise awareness about the ocean, which covers over 70 percent of the planet, and its utmost importance to life on earth. It is our life source, supporting humanity’s sustenance and that of every other organism on earth.
The ocean produces at least 50 percent of the planet’s oxygen, is home to most of the earth’s biodiversity, and is the main source of protein for more than a billion people around the world. The ocean is also key to our economy with an estimated 40 mil…
Marine Conservation Society Seychelles offering training to help restore coral reef at Ste Anne Marine Park
The Marine Conservation Society Seychelles (MCSS) is offering training for people who are interested in volunteering for its coral reef restoration project in Ste Anne Marine Park, after a suggestion made in an online survey.In the six-year project fin…
Seychelles bans imports of balloons and use on beaches; other measures postponed
Seychelles has put an immediate ban on the importation of balloons and their use on beaches while restrictions on their other uses, distributions and sales have been postponed to September, said a top environment official.The decision to postpone some …
Saudi Arabian airline to fly to Seychelles three times a week starting in July
The Saudi Arabian airline Flynas will operate flights to Seychelles three times a week starting July 1, in what amounts to a further expansion of the island nation’s air connectivity to tourism markets, a top government official said Thursday.The Seych…
Seychelles approves work permits for 82 Mauritians to work in two hotels
The Ministry of Employment has confirmed the approval of Gainful Occupation Permits (GOP) for 82 Mauritians to work in two hotels in the Constance group in Seychelles.The director general for Labour Migration, Benilda Cupidon, told a news conference Fr…
Seychelles to benefit from $2.3 million grant to support marine protection efforts
Seychelles will benefit from a $2.3 million grant to support the effective management of its marine protected areas, as the country joins the Blue Nature Alliance, a consortium of different philanthropic organisations.Blue Nature Alliance is a global p…
11 Air Seychelles pilots to lose jobs, airline says, in further sign of business struggles
Eleven Air Seychelles pilots are expected to be made redundant after a notification for redundancy was circulated to the Ministry of Employment and Social Affairs, the airline said on Wednesday.The airline said that “taking into consideration the finan…