1.Covid-19 update
21 new cases recorded   The Ministry of Health has confirmed that 21 new cases of Covid-19 have been recorded since the last update bringing the total number of cases recorded in Seychelles to 601. Of the new cases, 5 ...»

Date:13 January 2021 | Category:Health

2.Opening of state and private educational institutions delayed
All private and public educational institutions will remain closed until further notice, the Ministry of Education has said in a press release. This is in line with advicereceived from the Ministry of Health. The government, in conjunction with public health ...»

Date:12 January 2021 | Category:Education

3.Update on Covid-19 cases
52 new cases recorded   Fifty-two (52) new cases of Covid-19 have been recorded since the last update, bringing the total number of cases recorded in Seychelles to 583. Of the new cases, 25 are foreigners and 27 Seychellois. Twenty-seven ...»

Date:12 January 2021 | Category:Health

4.US supports Covid-19 vaccination campaign but feels that stricter measures should be put in place
The United Seychelles (US) caucus of the National Assembly was noticeably absent on Sunday as their Linyon Demokratik Seselwa (LDS) counterparts were taking the vaccine against Covid-19. In an interview with Seychelles NATION yesterday, leader of the opposition, Honourable Sebastian ...»

Date:12 January 2021 | Category:Politics

5.Update on COVID-19 cases 531 cases recorded to date
The total number of Covid-19 cases recorded in Seychelles by yesterday was 531. This comes after 80 new cases were recorded over the weekend (Saturday and Sunday). On Saturday 57 new cases were recorded while on Sunday the number of ...»

Date:11 January 2021 | Category:Domestic

6.Opinion piece
To vaccinate or not to vaccinate?   That is the question that has fuelled many online debates among Seychellois since the pandemic ravaged the world and work to develop a vaccine to stop SARS-CoV-2 (or Covid-19) started. There are two ...»

Date:08 January 2021 | Category:Domestic

7.UniSey students engaged in forest rehabilitation on Praslin
 The GOS/AF/UNDP EbA project organised a field trip for students following the BSc Environmental Science Programme at the University of Seychelles (UniSey). The activity took place from December 11-13, 2020 and saw the participation of nine students accompanied by a ...»

Date:07 January 2021 | Category:Domestic

8.SPTC revises schedule during restriction of movement
With a drastic dip in the number of passengers taking public transportation due to the restriction of movement order, the Seychelles Public Transport Corporation has made some slight changes to its schedule. Effective as of today, the Seychelles Public Transport ...»

Date:06 January 2021 | Category:Domestic

9.Covid-19 update in Seychelles
32 new cases detected   By Elsie Pointe   The highest number of daily rise of Covid-19 cases, since July 2020, was yesterday recorded by the Ministry of Health with the detection of 32 Covid-19 positive patients. This brings the ...»

Date:06 January 2021 | Category:Health

10.Getting to know our ministers: Rose-Marie Hoareau, Minister for Local Government & Community Affairs
‘The ‘laisser-faire’ and ‘ek nou pa ek nou’ mindset need to change’   Seychelles has a new cabinet made up of 13 new appointed ministers. While some of them are familiar faces, a few others have not been in the ...»

Date:06 January 2021 | Category:Domestic

11.Op-Ed - China-Africa cooperation prospers against Covid-19
The outbreak and spread of Covid-19 since the beginning of 2020 has severely affected economic and social development of countries around the world, and disrupted international cooperation as well. Looking at comments on China-Africa cooperation at the end of last ...»

Date:06 January 2021 | Category:Domestic

12.Covid-19 update
98 active cases in Seychelles   Seychelles has a total of 322 cases of Covid-19 to date out of which 223 have recovered, 98 are active (58 Seychellois and 39 foreigners) and one unfortunately passed away. The figures, which also ...»

Date:05 January 2021 | Category:Health

13.CBS reinforces measures to maintain safe operation in view of rise in Covid-19 cases
In light of the worsening of the Covid-19 situation with the increased number of cases locally, the Central Bank of Seychelles is reinforcing measures in place to be aligned to new guidance issued by the Ministry of Health to help ...»

Date:05 January 2021 | Category:Domestic

14.Defence and Security Committee of the National Assembly extends support for new Covid-19 measures
Following Sunday’s announcement by President Wavel Ramkalawan and Public Health Commissioner Dr Jude Gedeon of new measures to be put in place up to January 13, 2021 in effort to curb the spread of Covid-19, the National Assembly’s Defence and ...»

Date:05 January 2021 | Category:National Assembly

15.Open Innovation Challenge
Winners urged to bring their project ideas to life   The National Institute of Science, Technology and Innovation (Nisti) held an Open Innovation Challenge follow-up meeting last week for the 2020 winners of the competition. The aim of the meeting, ...»

Date:05 January 2021 | Category:Domestic

16.PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 2015
(Act 13 of 2015)   PUBLIC HEALTH (INFECTIOUS DISEASES) REGULATIONS ORDERS Infectious Disease (Prohibition of Public Assemblies) Order, 2021 Infectious Disease (Prohibition of Public Assemblies) (Restriction on activities and operation of establishments, trade premises and shops) Order, 2021   RECOGNISING that ...»

Date:05 January 2021 | Category:Health

17.Seychelles gets R3.2m towards Covid-19 vaccination programme
On behalf of the people and government of Seychelles, President Wavel Ramkalawan on Thursday accepted a Covid-19 vaccine donation amounting to R3.2 million, jointly given by local shipping agent Seaward Company (Pty) Limited and two international commercial companies, Albacora, ...»

Date:04 January 2021 | Category:Presidency

18.Update on COVID-19 cases
THURSDAY 31ST DECEMBER 2020 Update on COVID-19 cases 15 new cases of COVID-19 was recorded by health authorities bringing the total number of cases for the year to 275 as of 4 pm on Thursday 31st December 2020. All visitors ...»

Date:31 December 2020 | Category:Health

19.COVID-19 Update
44 active cases in Seychelles including 22 Seychellois   • 3 fever stations set up   We are ending 2020 with a cluster infection of Seychellois with Covid-19! Besides the mariners, this is the first time that Seychelles is registering ...»

Date:31 December 2020 | Category:Health

20.Welcoming the New Year under restrictions
So, this probably isn’t going to be the best New Year’s eve we’ve ever experienced, but, there are still some ways to make it fun. Yes, most of us will be spending December 31 at home, but it’s still possible ...»

Date:31 December 2020 | Category:Domestic