1.Seychelles and EU sign contract agreements for the supply of laboratory equipment
Seychelles and the European Union (EU) have jointly signed two contract agreements for the supply of laboratory equipment to the Seychelles Bureau of Standards (SBS). The principal secretary of the Foreign Affairs department, Ambassador Vivianne Fock Tave, and the head ...»

Date:07 July 2023 | Category:Domestic

2.SADC donates history books to education ministry
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has donated to the Ministry of Education 17 boxes of history books on the Liberation Struggles from Southern Africa (1960-1994). It was the Ministry of Foreign Affairs who handed over the donation at the ...»

Date:07 July 2023 | Category:Domestic

3.Debunking the myth behind superfoods
When we hear the word ‘superfood’ what immediately springs to mind? Many of us imagine a food with immense health benefits so much so that we don’t really need anything else or really need to worry about any other food ...»

Date:07 July 2023 | Category:Health

4.Olympic Solidarity
Basketball, chess receive equipment from Socga Two more local sporting federations have received equipment from the Seychelles Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association as part of the committee’s commitment and engagement towards continuous support in the development of sports in the ...»

Date:06 July 2023 | Category:Sport

5.Blood drive in partnership with SSTS attracts impressive group of donors
The Blood Transfusion Centre in partnership with Shree Swaminarayan temple Seychelles (SSTS) held a blood drive to commemorate a religious event for Hindus yesterday morning. The event took place at the National Sports Council (NSC) hall at Roche Caiman, with ...»

Date:04 July 2023 | Category:Domestic

6.FAO hosts high-level ministerial event in Rome
Call for action to boost agrifood systems transformation   Ministers, vice-ministers and other high-level representatives from dozens of countries most vulnerable to global crises and shocks have issued a call for action to boost the transformation of agrifood systems to ...»

Date:03 July 2023 | Category:Domestic

7.Volleyball: Divisional Cup
City Ladies, Premium Spikers, Airwaves, St Louis Bombers champions   The scene for this year’s Seychelles Volleyball Federation Divisional Cup finals had been set since the previous week and last Saturday, the Palais des Sports hosted the four matches won ...»

Date:03 July 2023 | Category:Sport

8.Seychelles and China celebrate 47th anniversary of diplomatic relations
With the celebration of Seychelles’ 47th anniversary of independence, China-Seychelles also marked the 47th anniversary of diplomatic relations. The chargé d'affaire from the Chinese embassy, Mu Jianfeng, met with the local press to share the various accomplishments/projects between the two ...»

Date:01 July 2023 | Category:Domestic

9.  State visit of President of the Republic of Rwanda, Paul Kagame
Seychelles and Rwanda sign five MoUs and an agreement   The President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, is currently on a four-day State visit to Seychelles at the invitation of President Wavel Ramkalawan and he was also the guest of honour at ...»

Date:30 June 2023 | Category:Domestic

10.  Rwandan President Paul Kagame addresses the National Assembly
Seychelles and Rwanda will build on successes of the African continent to find solutions that benefit both people’   The President of the Republic of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, has said Seychelles and Rwanda will build on the many successes of ...»

Date:30 June 2023 | Category:Domestic

11.First National Awards presentation ceremony  
10 Seychellois citizens, two entities honoured   By Sunny Esparon   For the first time ever in the history of Seychelles a group of Seychellois citizens deserving of recognition by virtue of their extraordinary and meritorious service to Seychelles in ...»

Date:28 June 2023 | Category:Domestic

12.IECD officially gains category two centre statute under Unesco  
The Institute of Early Childhood Development is now officially recognised as a category two centre for Early Childhood Care and Education under the auspices of the United Nations’ Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation. The agreement, which was signed in 2021, ...»

Date:23 June 2023 | Category:Domestic

13.Constitution Day  celebrated with   zeal and fervour
• Main islands host separate flag-raising ceremonies   It was with fervour and a genuine sense of pride and patriotism that all three main islands of the Seychelles – Mahé, Praslin and La Digue – hosted separate flag-raising ceremonies to ...»

Date:20 June 2023 | Category:Domestic

14.Reflection
Seychelles Constitution …. 30 years later   Today, June 18, Seychelles celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Constitution of the Third Republic. This presents us with a great opportunity to cast an eye back over those years and reflect on ...»

Date:18 June 2023 | Category:Domestic

15.  Interview with one of the country’s forefathers Georges Bibi  
‘The architects of our Constitution deserve better recognition’   This Constitution is the supreme law, or the governing document of Seychelles, while the Constitution Day on June 18, which is the anniversary of its ratification, celebrates the importance and the ...»

Date:18 June 2023 | Category:Domestic

16.Spotlight on Judge Bernardin Renaud – The man who made it all happen!
After a first unsuccessful referendum vote in 1992, the reconvening of the Constitutional Commission took place on January 11, 1993 at 9am with certain significant changes – the chairperson was to be independent of the two political parties in the ...»

Date:18 June 2023 | Category:Domestic

17.Has the Constitution lived up to its purpose?
To commemorate Constitution Day, Seychelles NATION spoke to the public about their views on our Constitution and whether it has lived up to its purpose over the last 30 years. The director of the National Conservatory of Performing Arts, Pierre ...»

Date:18 June 2023 | Category:Domestic

18.PUC urges stop to activities that pollute water sources
The Public Utilities Corporation (PUC) is calling on members of the public, especially the youths, to stop doing their picnics at the Grand Anse Mahé River as their actions are polluting water, the source of its catchment in the area. ...»

Date:17 June 2023 | Category:Domestic

19.President Wavel Ramkalawan’s State visit in the Maldives
President holds talks and conducts visits   As part of his State visit in the Maldives, President Wavel Ramkalawan has held talks with various senior government officials and visited several tourism establishments. Among some of the high-level officials President Ramkalawan ...»

Date:15 June 2023 | Category:Domestic

20.E2C receives grant under the Unesco Participation Programme
In its second year of existence, Educate to Connect (E2C) – a non government organisation (NGO) registered on July 21, 2021 – has successfully applied and been awarded a grant under the Unesco Participation Programme to undertake a project titled ‘Mon ...»

Date:15 June 2023 | Category:Domestic