1.SIAH addresses gender-based violence
In line with ‘Orange Day’ celebrated on the 25th of each month, the quality of life division from the Ministry of Youth, Sports & Family held a campaign on gender-based violence at the Seychelles Institute of Agriculture and Horticulture (SIAH). ...»

Date:25 May 2023 | Category:Education

2.District meetings
‘Dan Tol’ site to be cleared today from drug activities   President Wavel Ramkalawan has ordered for the ‘Dan Tol’ site at Plaisance/Les Mamelles to be cleared from drug activities today. He gave the orders to the police during the ...»

Date:24 May 2023 | Category:Presidency

3.Census to better professionalise the art industry in Seychelles
The Creative Seychelles Agency (CSA) will launch a census next week in order to better professionalise the art industry in Seychelles. The announcement was made during a press conference at the International Conference Centren yesterday morning by CSA’s executive director, ...»

Date:24 May 2023 | Category:Domestic

4.Newly built Belonie  school officially opens
By Sunny Esparon   The completion of ‘Royal Street Wing’ – the new block replacing one of Belonie secondary school’s oldest blocks – has paved the way for the school’s official opening. It was President Wavel Ramkalawan, accompanied by the ...»

Date:23 May 2023 | Category:Education

5.Engaging and nurturing young nature lovers
To coincide with its ‘Small Steps: A Happy Future’ campaign theme for the month of April, ‘Nature’, the Institute for Early Childhood Development (IECD) held a tree-planting activity on Friday April 28 at two child care centres. The campaign, spearheaded ...»

Date:19 May 2023 | Category:Domestic

6.Kenya and Seychelles mourn the loss of tourism personality Popsy Getonge
The sad news this week that a lady, a mother and grandmother, a great tourism personality, a Kenyan of Seychelles heritage had died suddenly shocked both countries. Popsy Getonga was a succesful Nairobi Tour & Travel Operator, but she was ...»

Date:19 May 2023 | Category:Tourism

7.Big Game Fishing – Trevally slam fishing tournament
Team Rasta Shark take Trevally Slam’s top prize   Team Rasta Shark are the grand winners of the Travelly Slam fishing tournament hosted by the Seychelles Sports Fishing Club last Saturday, gathering a total of eight teams, proudly sponsored by ...»

Date:19 May 2023 | Category:Sport

8.International Day for Women in Maritime
Spotlight on women in the maritime sector   Today, May 18 is International Day for Women in Maritime; a day initiated by the International Maritime Organisation to celebrate women in the industry and which is intended to promote the recruitment, ...»

Date:18 May 2023 | Category:Domestic

9.Cat Cocos welcomes two new captains in its fleet, including a first female
After five years in the service of Inter Island Boat Ltd, Ray Payet and Marie-Jeanne Pathon have successfully received their captainship license. This license allows both of them to operate vessels with a carrying capacity of 1000 tonnes.   It ...»

Date:17 May 2023 | Category:Domestic

10.Handball: Olympic Solidarity level one coaching course
Coaches accumulate knowledge through level one course   With the aim of increasing the quality of local coaches in all areas and contribute to improve the level of handball played in the country, the sport’s local governing body in partnership ...»

Date:17 May 2023 | Category:Sport

11.New birth and death notification system rolled-out
The government, through the department of Immigration and Civil status, has rolled out a new updated system on the way births and deaths are notified and registered. Explaining to the press the new system, Dr Danny Louange said that the ...»

Date:16 May 2023 | Category:Health

12.Seychelles, small states  of Europe come closer
Following two days of focused interactions with health ministers of the small states of Europe, assembled in Luxembourg for their 9th annual meeting, Seychelles Minister for Health, Peggy Vidot, met the regional director of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Europe ...»

Date:15 May 2023 | Category:Domestic

13.Project Papillon raises awareness of pregnancy loss
The Ladies Circle Seychelles, under the theme ‘Never Forgotten’, organised a march on Saturday to raise awareness of pregnancy loss. The march, which formed part of the association’s ‘Project Papillon’, started at the National Library and ended at the Stad ...»

Date:15 May 2023 | Category:Domestic

14.A small boy’s memories of the Seychelles (Part II)
By Eddy Johnson (based in Sydney, Australia)   Following the publication of the story ‘A small boy’s memories of the Seychelles’ in the April 25, 2023 issue of Seychelles NATION, the author – Eddy Johnson – has sent some more ...»

Date:11 May 2023 | Category:Domestic

15.  Basketball: Curtain-raiser  
Men’s division two semifinal scene set   ● Top flight pool B still open   The semifinal scene for this season’s men’s division two Curtain-raiser tournament has been set where newcomers PLS Legends will face St Louis Saints, while the ...»

Date:11 May 2023 | Category:Sport

16.Red Cross Society of Seychelles calls for more volunteers to join
The Red Cross Society of Seychelles is calling on more volunteers to join the organisation to ensure that help reaches people in need across the country on time. It was the secretary general of the Red Cross Society of Seychelles ...»

Date:09 May 2023 | Category:Domestic

17.Letter to the Editor
‘I am under surveillance’   I marked my appearance in the defence team for Mukesh Valabhji and his wife, Laura Valabhji, since June 2022 in Case CR 114 of 2021 ( known as the 50 Million Dollar case) and in ...»

Date:08 May 2023 | Category:Domestic

18.Beach Soccer: Guinness Night Football – 5-a-side tournament  
Bringing the unexpected intensity and vibrancy to football   Despite being commonly known for its rugby partnerships like the Six Nations in Europe, it is a common trend that Guinness and football go hand in hand across Africa, where it ...»

Date:08 May 2023 | Category:Sport

19.SPGA, WIOMSA launch WIO-COMPAS
The Seychelles Parks and Gardens Authority in partnership with the Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association has launched the Western Indian Ocean Certification of Marine Protected Area Professionals (WIO-COMPAS), to evaluate Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). The launch ceremony was held ...»

Date:06 May 2023 | Category:Domestic

20.The shortcomings of calorie counting
For some of us when we think about weight loss, we think about how much calories do I need to eat to be able to lose ‘x’ amount of weight. But if only it were as simple as just cutting ...»

Date:05 May 2023 | Category:Health