1.Seychelles must now engage in a Capital Flow Reversal exercise
Capital Flow Reversal (CFR) is an economic strategy used in the old days to transfer wealth from the rich to the poor. In our current day situation in Seychelles, the wealth of our nation is in the hands of a ...»

Date:17 February 2021 | Category:Domestic

2.Continuation of Budget Address delivered by Naadir Hassan, Minister for Finance, Economic Planning and Trade on Tuesday February 16, 2021
6.1.            FA4JR Mr Speaker, with regard to the FA4JR scheme, Government is paying a monthly sum of SCR125 million for this programme. If we maintain the same strategy, Government will have to spend SCR1.5 billion for this ...»

Date:17 February 2021 | Category:National Assembly

3.Budget Address delivered by Naadir Hassan, Minister for Finance, Economic Planning and Trade on Tuesday February 16, 2021
‘To transform this country, there must also be a change of mindset’   Mr Speaker, Honourable Leader of the Opposition, Honourable Leader of Government Business, Honourable Members, My fellow brothers and sisters, people of Seychelles.   Good morning.   Introduction ...»

Date:17 February 2021 | Category:National Assembly

4.Soft re-opening of the courts under the theme ‘For peace, cultivate justice’
‘If we want peace we need to cultivate justice’ - CJ   Instead of the traditional grand ceremony for the annual re-opening of the courts, yesterday saw a ‘soft opening’ with a low-key ceremony in Court Room 1 of the ...»

Date:16 February 2021 | Category:Domestic

5.Covid-19 update
Another death and 77 new cases   One death and 77 new cases of Covid-19 were recorded since the last update bringing the total number of cases recorded in Seychelles to 1,987. The Covid-19 related death is a 75-year-old ...»

Date:16 February 2021 | Category:Health

6.Spanish tuna fleet requests government vaccination priority for seafarers
The Spanish tuna fleet has requested the government and the autonomous communities to recognise the crew members as an essential group and to have priority access to vaccines against the coronavirus, once the vaccination process for high-risk groups has been ...»

Date:16 February 2021 | Category:Domestic

7.Pastoral Letter for Lent from Anglican Bishop James Wong
‘The central message of the Church has been, is and will always be reconciliation’   “Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the children of God.” – Jesus the Christ “All this is from God, who through ...»

Date:16 February 2021 | Category:Domestic

8.Covid-19 cases update
62 new cases in two days   Sixty-two (62) new cases of Covid-19 were recorded during the weekend to bring the total number of cases recorded in Seychelles to 1,910. All samples were taken on February 11 and 12, ...»

Date:15 February 2021 | Category:Health

9.Covid-19 update 80 new cases in two days and one death
80 new cases of Covid-19 were recorded on Thursday and Friday bringing the total number of cases recorded in Seychelles to 1,848, while the number of deaths has now reached eight. Yesterday, 46 new cases were registered and of ...»

Date:13 February 2021 | Category:Domestic

10.Banks urged to ensure safety of staff and clients amid Covid-19 pandemic
The Central Bank of Seychelles has called on all banks to diligently abide by Covid-19 precautionary measures to ensure the safety of their staff and clients during this second wave, while ensuring continued services to the public. Central Bank Governor, ...»

Date:13 February 2021 | Category:Domestic

11.Long-term effects of Covid-19
Covid-19 affects different people in different ways. Most infected people will develop mild to moderate illness and recover without hospitalisation. However, in more serious cases, the pandemic can lead to permanent damage or even death. Since the overall Covid-19 recovery ...»

Date:13 February 2021 | Category:Domestic

12.Covid-19 Pandemic restrictions to be extended until end of February By Elsie Pointe
The restriction measures that have been in place since end of December and that were reinforced on January 23 are expected to remain in place until the end of February, the public health commissioner has said. Dr Jude Gedeon explained ...»

Date:12 February 2021 | Category:Domestic

13.Private sector gives health ministry a helping hand in fight against Covid-19
 The private sector continues to give the Ministry of Health a helping hand in its fight against Covid-19 and the country’s vaccination efforts. In two separate donations, the Ministry of Health yesterday secured 100,000 syringes for vaccination use from ...»

Date:12 February 2021 | Category:Domestic

14.Covid-19 cases update 119 cases recorded in four days
One hundred and nineteen (119) new cases of Covid-19 were recorded since the last update bringing the total number of cases recorded in Seychelles to 1,695. Of the new cases, 85 are from samples taken on February 8, nine ...»

Date:10 February 2021 | Category:Domestic

15.National Coordinating Committee on Trafficking in Persons holds first meeting for 2021
The Minister for Internal Affairs, Errol Fonseka, along with the chairperson of the National Coordinating Committee on Trafficking in Persons, PS Linda William-Melanie, hosted their first high-level meeting for the year 2021 last Thursday. The meeting took place in the ...»

Date:10 February 2021 | Category:Domestic

16.Three health centres receive donation from Lions Club
Thirty thousand rupees (R30,000) worth of commodities has been donated to the English River, Glacis and Beau Vallon health centres. The donation is a gift from the Seychelles Lions Club, Women Centennial Lions Club, Seychelles Rising Lions and Mervin ...»

Date:09 February 2021 | Category:Health

17.Man jailed to 10 years for sexual assault on minor
Another charged and convicted on three counts of human trafficking   The Supreme Court of Seychelles on Thursday February 4 convicted and sentenced a man to 10 years imprisonment for the offence of sexual assault, contrary to Section 130(1) of ...»

Date:09 February 2021 | Category:Domestic

18.President Ramkalawan regrets Loto’s absence on Platinum committee
Following the United Seychelles political party’s decision to remove leader of the opposition (Loto), Honourable Sebastien Pillay, as a member of the Covid-19 Platinum committee, President Wavel Ramkalawan has released the following comments, condemning the party’s decision. President Ramkalawan said: ...»

Date:09 February 2021 | Category:Presidency

19.Opinion - Cause for concern…
Two hundred and twenty-seven (227) new cases of Covid-19 in just three days ‒ 147 on Friday, 71 on Saturday and nine on Sunday. This is the reality in Seychelles right now. And this is cause for concern as the ...»

Date:08 February 2021 | Category:Domestic

20.Covid-19 update
One death and 80 new cases recorded over the weekend   After the Minister of Health gave an interview on Friday February 5 announcing 147 new cases, 71 cases were registered on Saturday and nine yesterday (Sunday) from over 300 ...»

Date:08 February 2021 | Category:Health