1.In brief
FOOTBALL   Boys’ U15 Seychelles Schools Premier League Today at 9.15am at the Anse Royale playing field, Anse Royale (Leicester) v Pointe Larue (Everton). On Monday March 28 at 3.15pm at Freedom Square, Mont Fleuri (Tottenham Hotspur) v ...»

Date:26 March 2022 | Category:Sport

2.15 women with exceptional impact on their sporting code recognised Inspiring the next generation of female athletes  
To commemorate this year’s World Women’s Day which is on March 8, fifteen (15) past female athletes who paved the way for others to follow in the modern era, thus setting the level at which sports is contested presently, have ...»

Date:11 March 2022 | Category:Sport

3.Cabinet considers a number of legal and policy memoranda
President Wavel Ramkalawan chaired a scheduled meeting of the cabinet yesterday, Wednesday March 2, at which a number of legal and policy memoranda were considered. Cabinet considered and approved policy directions for the taxi operations in the country. Policy decision ...»

Date:03 March 2022 | Category:Presidency

4.Sports to resume normal practice and competitions
All sports, including team sports, may resume normal practice and competitions, the Ministry of Health has said in a communiqué released yesterday. The communiqué adds that all those taking part in sports activities must follow the venue and federations/ associations ...»

Date:12 February 2022 | Category:Sport

5.11th Indian Ocean Island Games 2023 – Madagascar ‘We trust in Madagascar to organise the games next year’
Following the recent meeting of the International Games Council of the Indian Ocean Islands Games scheduled to take place next year in Madagascar, all participating nations are now relying on the expertise of the host country which hosted two previous ...»

Date:26 January 2022 | Category:Sport

6.Sunrise July 21, 1957 … Sunset January 20, 2022 Mervyn Laporte loses battle to cancer
Seychelles has lost one of its greatest sportsmen and father to two of the country’s best athletes ‒ former basketball shooting guard Eddie Laporte and tennis number one player Damien Laporte. Mervyn Laporte left this world on Thursday night after ...»

Date:22 January 2022 | Category:Sport

7.Goal setting for peak performance
Without goals you are like a ship without rudder heading in no direction. Defining your goals is just the first tool in your quest to win a first Olympic medal for Seychelles. The work begins after you have clearly stated ...»

Date:22 January 2022 | Category:Sport

8.Local sports once again halted by Covid-19 pandemic, interesting results on international front
For a second consecutive year, sports in Seychelles were again halted in 2021 due to health restrictions as a result of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. It was only during the second half of the year that sports activities were allowed, ...»

Date:31 December 2021 | Category:Sport

9.  Commonwealth Games 2022   Queen’s baton journeys through Mahé
After touring Praslin and La Digue on Wednesday, the Queen’s baton journeyed through Mahé yesterday on the second day of its stay in Seychelles. The Queen’s baton arrived here from Lesotho on Sunday morning and it will spend Christmas day ...»

Date:24 December 2021 | Category:Sport

10.Basketball: Land Marine Cup competition
HotShots, Anse Etoile, PLS Hawks winners   Almost two years after sports in Seychelles ground to a halt because of the Covid-19 pandemic, basketball lovers in Seychelles have had the chance to see their favourite players and teams in action ...»

Date:16 December 2021 | Category:Sport

11.Commission de la Jeunesse et des Sports de l'Océan Indien (CJSOI) Games 2022 countdown   ‘Selection process to be based on discipline over talent and skills,’ says Minister Zialor
It is important to raise the level of regional competitions, bringing them closer to more high level competitions, thus making it easier for local athletes to bring more high level medals home, Minister for Youth, Sports and Family Marie-Celine Zialor ...»

Date:09 December 2021 | Category:Domestic

12.Cuba and Seychelles to strengthen cooperation within the youth and sports domain  
Recently accredited Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to the Republic of Seychelles, Martha Hernández Caneiro paid a courtesy call on the Youth, Sports and Family Minister Marie-Celine Zialor yesterday at Family House, Bel Eau. Pertinent discussions focused on strengthening ...»

Date:09 November 2021 | Category:Sport

13.Seychelles at the Dubai Expo:
More support sought for professionalism in sports   Seychelles, through the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Family, is expected to receive more foreign technical support in sports’ development including capacity building in human resources and the redevelopment of sporting facilities ...»

Date:04 November 2021 | Category:Sport

14.Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in 2022   Queen’s baton relay to arrive here on December 23
Seychelles will be the 22nd country to welcome the Queen’s baton on Thursday December 23, 2021, meaning it will spend Christmas here. The baton, which is travelling to every nation and territory which will take part in the Commonwealth Games ...»

Date:28 October 2021 | Category:Sport

15.Olympic Solidarity Naddy Jeanne, Anna Barra on Olympic-backed scholarship
Local athletics coach Anna Barra and judo trainer Naddy Jeanne are the newest recipients of the Programme d'Appui International au Sport Africain et des Caraïbes (Paisac) scholarships which is backed by the Olympic Solidarity. Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, ...»

Date:26 October 2021 | Category:Sport

16.Président Macron prône une nouvelle ère pour la relation Afrique-France  
Le Nouveau Sommet Afrique-France 2021 s’est tenu le 8 octobre au Sud de France Arena de Montpellier, en présence du Président de la République, Emmanuel Macron. Plus de cinq milles jeunes entrepreneurs, de la société civile, des artistes, des sportifs ...»

Date:16 October 2021 | Category:Domestic

17.Seychelles and Nigeria explore possible exchanges in the arts, fashion and sports
Potential areas of cooperation in sports and youth development between Seychelles and Nigeria was the main topic of discussion this week between the Seychelles Minister for Youth, Sports and Family Marie-Celine Zialor and the newly accredited non-resident high commissioner of ...»

Date:02 October 2021 | Category:Sport

18.Sport volunteers receive equipment to sustain activities in schools and communities
Sports volunteers running amateur sports clubs in the communities have received equipment for their respective sports. The different sports equipment were handed over to the sports representatives by the principal secretary for youth and sports, Ralph Jean-Louis, in a small ...»

Date:20 September 2021 | Category:Sport

19.Seychelles Centennial Women Lions Club
Manjari Gohel appointed new president for year 2021-2022   New office bearers of the Seychelles Centennial Women Lions Club (SCWLC) for the year 2021-2021 were officially inducted last week via a zoom meeting. The new president of the SCWLC is ...»

Date:23 August 2021 | Category:Domestic

20.Bilateral and multilateral scholarships programmes: Interview with Laura Boniface who is pursuing her studies for a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration at the Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academic (ADA) University
‘I am so grateful to be in a university where they take care of the international students’   Question: Can you tell me a bit about yourself? Laura:My name is Laura Boniface and I am 24 years old. I come ...»

Date:22 July 2021 | Category:Domestic