1.250th anniversary of Seychelles kick off with a bang
Dignitaries and high-ranking officials, including Designated Minister Macsuzy Mondon and Minister for Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine Didier Dogley, joined the 250th National Preparatory Committee members, the Seychelles Heritage Foundation (SHF) and other partners, to mark the opening of ...»

Date:28 August 2020 | Category:Domestic

2.SCAA and Seychelles International Airways meet to discuss way forward
Officials from the Seychelles Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA), led by its chief executive Gary Albert, yesterday morning met with Captain Robert Marie and his team from the Seychelles International Airways to discuss on the way forward following the intention of ...»

Date:27 August 2020 | Category:Domestic

3.Tennis: Holiday camp
 Excellent turnout as kids show interest in rackets   Since last week the Roche Caïman tennis courts have been busy hosting over 80 kids aged between four and 18 years old and of all levels in a tennis holiday camp ...»

Date:27 August 2020 | Category:Sport

4.Four Seasons Resort Seychelles introduces seven-bedroom residence villa
Perched on the dramatic granite hillside of southwest Mahé, the Seven-Bedroom Residence Villa at Four Seasons Resort Seychelles has become the latest luxury accommodation to join the Resort’s Private Retreats rental programme. The nine Private Retreats at Four Seasons Resort ...»

Date:25 August 2020 | Category:Tourism

5.Presidential & National Assembly elections 2020
 Pastoral letter from the Anglican Diocese of Seychelles   My fellow brothers and sisters greetings. The dates for the Presidential and National Assembly elections are now confirmed. We, voters of Seychelles, will be called to cast our votes to elect ...»

Date:22 August 2020 | Category:Domestic

6.Anse Etoile school girls try their hands at sewing in Esa holiday programme
A group of around 10 P5 and P6 school girls from Anse Etoile have tried their hands at basic sewing during a school holiday programme initiated by Enterprise Seychelles Agency (Esa). The aim of the three-day basic sewing course which ...»

Date:21 August 2020 | Category:Domestic

7.President Faure happy with Sets’ performance
President Danny Faure has said that he is very proud that Seychelles has been able to put in action the Seychelles Employment Transition Scheme (Sets) to assist workers made redundant through guaranteeing placement in another employment including retention of their ...»

Date:20 August 2020 | Category:Presidency

8.40th SADC summit of heads of state and government
Vice-President Vincent Meriton leads Seychelles’ delegation   Vice-President Vincent Meriton stood in for President Danny Faure at the SADC summit meeting being conducted virtually for the first time due to travel restrictions currently in place to mitigate the spread of ...»

Date:18 August 2020 | Category:Domestic

9.President urges youth to make the most of job opportunities
President Danny Faure has called on the youth to take opportunities given to them with regards to placement in employment and to make use of those opportunities as the situation is slowly worsening in terms of job availability on the ...»

Date:17 August 2020 | Category:Presidency

10.Afternoon Tea Week
Let’s celebrate our British heritage!   This year, the special British tradition ‘Afternoon Tea Week’ started on Monday August 10 and will end this Sunday August 16. Seychelles NATION learnt that the afternoon tea experience came about long ago in ...»

Date:14 August 2020 | Category:Domestic

11.Chinese embassy donates second batch of medical equipment to Seychelles Hospital
The embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Seychelles has donated a second batch of anti-pandemic materials to the Seychelles Hospital. The donation, which was handed over yesterday at the Sheikh Khalifa Diagnostics Centre, was on behalf of the ...»

Date:12 August 2020 | Category:Health

12.Former teacher Sister Mechtilde of St Joseph of Cluny passes away
Sister Mechtilde Pothin, a member of the Sisters of St Joseph of Cluny congregation known for her long career as a teacher and head teacher, has passed away at the age of 98 years old. Sister Mechtilde peacefully left this ...»

Date:11 August 2020 | Category:Domestic

13.Honouring Sir James Mancham (August 11, 1939 – January 8, 2017)
                                                                                                                                                                                              Introduction: On the day of his return to Seychelles, Sir James R. Mancham declared: “I openly, publicly and unequivocally declared that I have returned as the Apostle of National Reconciliation.”    Prologue: On January 8, 2017, Seychelles was ...»

Date:11 August 2020 | Category:Domestic

14.Face à Face with Kelly Samynadin and Dothy Valmont
The presidential and legislative elections will be held at the same time this year to cut costs associated with holding two separate elections amid the economic challenges that Seychelles faces. This was proposed by President Danny Faure and later endorsed ...»

Date:10 August 2020 | Category:Politics

15.LWMA receives 100 new bins as donation
The Eden Island Development Company and the Environment Trust Fund have donated 100 litter bins to the Landscape and Waste Management Agency. The hand-over ceremony took place on Friday afternoon at Botanical garden, in the presence of the Minister for ...»

Date:10 August 2020 | Category:Environment

16.Football: SeyPearl Premier League
St Louis smash seven past Revengers   St Louis smashed seven goals past hapless Revengers to end the season on a high with an emphatic 7-0 victory at Stad Amitié on Saturday afternoon to bring the curtains down on the ...»

Date:10 August 2020 | Category:Sport

17.Covid-19 update
Only one case still active in Seychelles   • Social distancing cannot be done on a part-time basis   To date out of 126 positive cases registered, there is only one case active. This was noted by the Public Health ...»

Date:07 August 2020 | Category:Health

18.2020 Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards for Airlines
Emirates clinches 4th consecutive Best First Class award   Named Middle East’s Best Economy Class and the overall Travelers' Choice Major Airline for the Middle East   Emirates’ unmatched First-Class travel experience was given double honours at the 2020 Tripadvisor ...»

Date:07 August 2020 | Category:Domestic

19.Covid-19: Judiciary staff get training in infection prevention
Major infection prevention strategies for the workplace were shared with Judiciary staff on Tuesday through a half-day training session to mitigate the risks of spreading Covid-19. Led by nursing officers Rita Jean, Rhonda Burka, and medical officer Dr Prisca Owiti ...»

Date:06 August 2020 | Category:Domestic

20.Football: SeyPearl Premier League
Anse Reunion end season with victory   La Digue-based Anse Reunion completed their 2019-2020 league campaign on a positive note with a 3-0 victory over Praslin outfit Revengers at Stad Amitié on Wednesday afternoon. Anse Reunion took the lead in ...»

Date:06 August 2020 | Category:Sport