1.Football: Seychelles Football Federation (SFF) Premier League ppdates
Foresters lead standings with a single goal difference   Things are heating up in the Seychelles Football Federation Premier League, with a single goal difference separating leaders and defending champions Foresters and second-placed St Louis. Both teams are presently on ...»

Date:01 February 2024 | Category:Sport

2.Waldorf Astoria Seychelles Platte Island welcomes first guests today
The Waldorf Astoria Seychelles Platte Island which forms part of the Waldorf Astoria, Hilton’s (NYSE: HLT) iconic luxury hotel brand, has achieved its highly anticipated debut in the country with the welcoming of its first guests today,  following its ...»

Date:31 January 2024 | Category:Domestic

3.Dynamics of eTAs and eVisas in modern day travel
According to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), electronic travel systems offer an automated process for handling a passenger's authorisation to travel to a country, replacing traditional paper-based visas. This is further categorised into two types: electronic travel authorisation (eTA) ...»

Date:31 January 2024 | Category:Domestic

4.December 7 remembered through local artists’ songs
A group of local artists paid a courtesy call on President Wavel Ramkalawan yesterday, to hand over a copy of their songs in remembrance of the December 7 incidents, which they said will forever be embedded in the minds of ...»

Date:26 January 2024 | Category:Presidency

5.Football: Seychelles Football Federation (SFF) Championship League
Real Maldive hit five past Marine Maintenance to remain comfy on top   After being denied the opportunity to play in the top flight at the end of last season, Anse Etoile-based Real Maldive remain committed for promotion at the ...»

Date:26 January 2024 | Category:Sport

6.Mont Fleuri secondary celebrates Multicultural Children's Book Day  
By Vidya Gappy   Students and parents at Mont Fleuri secondary school celebrated Multicultural Children’s Book Day yesterday in their newly renovated library. Some parents who attended were eager to read with their children, spending hours discovering new books. The ...»

Date:25 January 2024 | Category:Domestic

7.Renowned historian Tony Mathiot dies at 61
Seychelles’ renowned historian Tony Mathiot, whose encyclopedic knowledge of recorded events that happened here and his ability to locate them made him famous among journalists, authors, students and even the ordinary Seychellois, has died. He left this world late yesterday ...»

Date:25 January 2024 | Category:Domestic

8.Seychelles hosts second edition of the Japanese Film Festival
The second edition of the Japanese Film Festival will this year take place from January 31 to February 2. This entertaining festival is spearheaded by the Japanese embassy, in collaboration with the Japan Foundation, the Seychelles National Institute for Culture, ...»

Date:25 January 2024 | Category:Domestic

9.Hindu kavadi procession in the streets of Victoria on Thursday January 25
The famous and colourful Thai Poosam Kavadi Festival and procession will take place on Thursday January 25 in the morning. The Kavadi festival is an annual event of the Navasakthi Vinayagar temple, on Thaipoosam day, attributed to Lord Muruga, the ...»

Date:22 January 2024 | Category:Domestic

10.Education ministry calls for solidarity to enhance teaching and learning
 Initiates anti-bullying campaign in all schools   The new academic year for state schools gets under way on Monday, January 22, 2024, under a new theme; ‘Let us all work together in the spirit of solidarity to enhance teaching and ...»

Date:20 January 2024 | Category:Education

11.Football: Seychelles Football Federation (SFF) Cup
Au Cap qualify for next round with 6-3 win over Baie Lazare   Championship side Au Cap have moved into the next round of the Seychelles Football Federation Cup with a 6-3 win over League One team Baie Lazare on ...»

Date:20 January 2024 | Category:Sport

12.State schools gear up for new term  
After six weeks of school break, state schools are getting ready for their new calendar year. Both primary and secondary institutions are putting the final touches, ahead of the new term which starts next Monday, January 22 for crèches, Primary ...»

Date:19 January 2024 | Category:Domestic

13.Football: Seychelles Football Federation (SFF) Cup
Northern Dynamo makes comeback win!   Northern Dynamo are in the next round of the Seychelles Football Federation Cup following a 4-2 triumph over LightStars in extra-time last Saturday at Stad Linite after a 2-2 tie at the end of ...»

Date:16 January 2024 | Category:Sport

14.Building a China-Seychelles community with a shared future
Chinese ambassador to Seychelles, Lin Nan, talks about China’s Central Conference on Work Relating to Foreign Affairs   China held the Central Conference on Work Relating to Foreign Affairs in Beijing on December 27-28, 2023. President Xi Jinping delivered an ...»

Date:15 January 2024 | Category:Domestic

15.  Football: Seychelles Football Federation (SFF) Cup  
West Boyz FC, Real Maldives, Bazar Brothers move to the next stage   Grand Anse Mahe-based West Boyz FC have progressed to the next of the Seychelles Football Federation Cup after posting a 2-0 victory over Mavericks FC on Wednesday ...»

Date:13 January 2024 | Category:Sport

16.Choosing a diverse diet
In recent times there has been a surge in the number of people following specific diets. Here, we are not talking about fad diets that you follow for a few weeks and then go back to what you were doing ...»

Date:12 January 2024 | Category:Health

17.Sports Awards of the Year 2023
Crowning ceremony set for March 1   Nomination deadline extended to January 19   The Sports Awards of the Year 2023 crowning ceremony is set for Friday March 1, the organising committee has announced, but the selection committee is unhappy ...»

Date:12 January 2024 | Category:Sport

18.LWMA urges public to join fight against illegal waste dumping
The Landscape and Waste Management Agency (LWMA) is calling on the community to take more responsibility in their acts to help minimise the level of illegal waste dumping in the community. Illegal dumping or the disposal of trash generated at ...»

Date:11 January 2024 | Category:Domestic

19.Boniface legacy in basketball continues with Edith and Chloe
The daughters of 44-year-old Jean-Paul Boniface, son of Rose Mary Boniface who was a pioneer in Seychelles’ basketball, and brother to Tyra Boniface who also was the first Seychellois female to play in Spain, has taken up the mantle to ...»

Date:11 January 2024 | Category:Sport

20.Airtel Africa plc chief executive to retire, successor named
Airtel Africa plc has announced the retirement of the chief executive, Olusegun “Segun” Ogunsanya, with effect from July 1, 2024. Mr Ogunsanya, who joined Airtel in 2012, ran the Nigeria Operations of the Telecommunications and mobile money company for nine ...»

Date:09 January 2024 | Category:Domestic