1.Customs urges public to adhere to import regulations on plant products and balloons
The Customs Division of the Seychelles Revenue Commission (SRC) is urging the general public to adhere to all regulations related to the importation of plant and plant products as well as balloons into the Seychelles. Plants and plant products: In ...»

Date:15 June 2022 | Category:Domestic

2.  Opinion   Illicit drugs in Seychelles  
We can begin by considering a global context. According to estimates by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the global illicit drugs market has an annual value of $320 billion, making it the third largest market in ...»

Date:15 June 2022 | Category:Domestic

3.Hilton Seychelles Northolme Resort & Spa appoints new GM
Since June 1, 2022,Hendrick Calles is the new general manager of Hilton Seychelles Northolme Resort & Spa. Calles has extensive hospitality experience having worked with a variety of renowned Hilton properties across Europe, including Hilton Airport in Madrid, then ...»

Date:10 June 2022 | Category:Tourism

4.International Day for Biological Diversity
NGOs and government working towards safeguarding our biological diversity   To commemorate the International Day for Biological Diversity, the Biodiversity Conservation and Management Division (BCM) within the department of Environment in the Ministry of Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment (MACCE) ...»

Date:08 June 2022 | Category:Environment

5.  Japanese ambassador happy with Red Cross society’s work
The newly accredited ambassador of Japan to Seychelles, Ken Okaniwa, met with the secretary general of the Red Cross Society of Seychelles on Praslin recently as part of his official visit to the country. The aim of the meeting was ...»

Date:04 June 2022 | Category:Domestic

6.Seychelles gets first football institute
“We need to make the population dream,” Youth, Sports and Family Minister Marie-Celine Zialor has said. She made the comment yesterday afternoon during the launch of the Institut Football Seychellois (IFS) at the Savoy Seychelles Resort & Spa, Beau ...»

Date:04 June 2022 | Category:Domestic

7. In the National Assembly   VP Afif dispels concerns, reassures public military will never assume functions of police
Members of the public have no reason to fear that the amendments being proposed to the  Constitution will provide for the military to replace the police in its functions. They are only clarifying that the military can assist the police ...»

Date:03 June 2022 | Category:Domestic

8.Children’s Day at the School for the Exceptional Child   Minister intent about change in school’s programme as from 2023
After two years of not celebrating Children’s Day, the special occasion was this year honoured with fervour and enthusiasm at the School for the Exceptional Child (SEC) with a special guest, the Minister for Education, Dr Justin Valentin. A new ...»

Date:02 June 2022 | Category:Domestic

9.Health minister’s message on World No Tobacco Day
 ‘Let’s work together to reduce the burden of suffering and disease related to tobacco’   “Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart attack, stroke, diabetes, cancers, continue to be major challenges for both health and development in our country. Over the ...»

Date:01 June 2022 | Category:Health

10.Beach Soccer   Real Maldives SFF League champions
Real Maldives are the Seychelles Football Federation beach soccer league champions. The Anse Etoile-based team have finished the one-round league with 29 points after 10 wins including one after extra-time and a loss in 11 games played. One Stone have ...»

Date:01 June 2022 | Category:Sport

11.Exclusive interview with Nathalie Rose, Principal Officer at Paradise FM, on the station’s 25th anniversary
‘My dream for the station is that it remains relevant and better than we are today’   For 25 years now, Paradise FM Seychelles has been entertaining a wide range of audience from local to international and from youngsters to ...»

Date:30 May 2022 | Category:Domestic

12.Children Festival 2022 – ‘Les zanfan reste zanfan’
Full roster of activities for the second festival   Following disruption from the Covid-19 pandemic, the National Council for Children is now ready to bring back the spirit of getting together, making new friends, and learning from each other through ...»

Date:28 May 2022 | Category:Domestic

13.The Committee on Government Assurances of the National Assembly (Coga)
Waste shredder to be operational soon, confirms the LWMA   The Committee on Government Assurances of the National Assembly yesterday visited the Department of Landscape Waste Management Agency where members received more information on a waste shredder purchased in 2019, ...»

Date:28 May 2022 | Category:National Assembly

14.Children’s Day celebratory recipe ideas with a local twist
On June 1, Seychelles will observe Children’s Day, a celebration that takes place every year in honour of children. It is common on this day for children to be treated by their families and schools and to enjoy some treats ...»

Date:28 May 2022 | Category:Domestic

15.Pour Olivier Girault, Champion Olympique de Handball :
« Les Gymnasiades sont les Jeux Olympiques des scolaires »   ● Les enfants des Seychelles ont leur place dans ce concert international   En mars dernier Olivier Girault, l’un des plus grands joueurs de hand ball de la planète, champion ...»

Date:26 May 2022 | Category:Sport

16.Trial for the murder of Rupert Berney Appasamy
State witness testifies before the court   Defence highlights several discrepancies in evidence   Under extra security yesterday, the court listened to evidence from a state witness in the ongoing trial for the murder of Rupert Berney Appasamy whose completely ...»

Date:25 May 2022 | Category:Domestic

17.African Proverbs
1. “A bird that flies off the Earth and lands on an anthill is still on the ground.” 2. “Only a fool tests the depth of a river with no feet.” 3. “Examine what is said, not who is speaking....»

Date:25 May 2022 | Category:Domestic

18.MCB sponsors Seychelles’ endemic board project
The Mauritius Commercial Bank and the education for sustainable development section of the Ministry of Education of Seychelles signed an agreement on Monday for the endemic board project which covers the installation of information on endemic species in identified/selected eco-schools. ...»

Date:25 May 2022 | Category:Environment

19.Commonwealth of Learning
Seychelles hosts high-level forum on climate change and education   By Vidya Gappy   How the education and skills development sectors in Commonwealth member states can contribute to mitigating the adverse impacts of climate change was the focus of a ...»

Date:24 May 2022 | Category:Domestic

20.OPINION - THE 'EXPAT FACTOR' foreign labour in Seychelles
Initially members were presented with salient facts and data as initial triggers for comments. Sources include the government's Immigration Division, Central Bank of Seychelles, Seychelles News Agency and the ILO (International Labour Organisation). The information considered can be summarised as ...»

Date:23 May 2022 | Category:Domestic