1.Boosting effective decision-making and efficient usage of resources
According to various researches, transparency and accountability have emerged over the past decade as key ways to address both developmental failures and democratic deficits. Good governance in the public sector on the other hand promotes effective decision making and efficient ...»

Date:26 June 2020 | Category:Domestic

2.Kidney cancer: Q&A with Dr Todorovic
In supporting worldwide efforts to educate and inform people about kidney cancer, Seychelles NATION spoke to Dr Miodrag Todorovic at Panafricare Clinic, to learn more about this rather ‘forgotten disease’. Following is the interview with Dr Todorovic.   Seychelles NATION:What ...»

Date:26 June 2020 | Category:Health

3.Emirates ready to serve travellers and welcome tourists to Dubai
Emirates welcomes the latest air travel protocols that will facilitate international travel for UAE citizens, residents and tourists, and open Dubai to business and leisure visitors from July 7, while putting in place careful measures to ensure the health and ...»

Date:25 June 2020 | Category:Domestic

4.The benefits of yoga
Blend of science and spirituality Research during the last few decades has confirmed that yoga contributes to health and happiness of people. Filmmaker, art historian and photographer Benoy K. Behl explored the idea while shooting his latest film, ‘Yoga for Health & ...»

Date:25 June 2020 | Category:Domestic

5.Assembly resumes discussions to review its Standing Orders
Members of the National Assembly yesterday resumed debates and discussions on several propositions to review and amend the institution’s Standing Orders or set of rules and procedures that guide its operation, management and functions. The Assembly has revised its order ...»

Date:24 June 2020 | Category:National Assembly

6.75th Anniversary of the Great Victory: Shared responsibility to history and our future
75 years have passed since the end of the Great Patriotic War. Several generations have grown up over the years. The political map of the planet has changed. The Soviet Union that claimed an epic, crushing victory over Nazism and ...»

Date:24 June 2020 | Category:Domestic

7.Chat with beekeeper Patrick Samson
‘Keeping bees is so rewarding and fun!’   “The bee collects honey from flowers in such a way as to do the least damage or destruction to them, and he leaves them whole, undamaged and fresh, just as it found ...»

Date:22 June 2020 | Category:Domestic

8.SPDF files petitions against TRNUC for overstepping mandate
The Supreme Court yesterday granted the Seychelles People’s Defence Forces (SPDF) permission to proceed with two petitions against the Truth, Reconciliation and National Unity Commission (TRNUC) on the grounds that the commission is overstepping its mandate in its intention to ...»

Date:21 June 2020 | Category:Domestic

9.Conversation with honorary cultural ambassador, Patrick Victor
‘I wish to revive the Moutya; this is my quest’   “I wish to revive the Moutya. This is my quest. It is an exceptional structural rhythm that we have been blessed with. We should preserve it. Moutya is our ...»

Date:20 June 2020 | Category:Entertainment

10.Seychelles Breweries supports HCA in fight against COVID-19
Seychelles Breweries Limited (SBL) has supported the Health Care Agency (HCA) in its fight against COVID-19 in Seychelles through an important donation of infra-red thermometers and hand sanitisers worth R670,000. The handover of the donation was made by SBL’s ...»

Date:19 June 2020 | Category:Health

11.National Assembly ratifies Seychelles-EU fisheries accord
Seychelles and European Union’s Sustainable Fisheries Partnership agreement 2020-2026 and adjoining protocol was ratified on Wednesday by the National Assembly following a heated debate between the opposition, Linyon Demokratik Seselwa (LDS), and the minority party in the National Assembly, United ...»

Date:19 June 2020 | Category:National Assembly

12.Football: U-20 friendly match
Futuro and Foresters share the spoil   Following the temporary suspension of all local sports activities as part of the safety precautions against the coronavirus (COVID-19), the Futuro Sports Sesel Academy and Foresters under-20 selections brought football action back to ...»

Date:17 June 2020 | Category:Sport

13.Inflation drops below zero
• Thanks to power and fuel price cuts   Seychelles inflation stands at minus 0.18% according to latest figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Taken by surprise, many consumers wondered if the unusual figure was arrived ...»

Date:16 June 2020 | Category:Domestic

14.Up Close … with Shamira Sally
‘Even if you have gone through a traumatic experience, don’t ever believe that you are different or that you cannot achieve anything’   By Elsie Pointe   When 22-year-old Shamira Sally boarded a plane to undertake a university degree in ...»

Date:16 June 2020 | Category:Domestic

15.Meet blood donor Harry Dingwall
103 pints of blood over three decades   Donating blood is now part of Harry Dingwall’s life as he started it almost three decades ago – in 1991. “Thinking of all the sick people every day who need a blood ...»

Date:13 June 2020 | Category:Domestic

16.Absa Bank Seychelles donates 190 CPUs to Ministry of Education
Absa Bank Seychelles is happy to announce the donation of 190 Central Processing Units (CPUs) to the Ministry of Education. Due to the bank’s recent technology upgrades, the previously used units no longer meet the bank’s system requirements but still ...»

Date:13 June 2020 | Category:Education

17.Russian National Day message from the ambassador
‘Russia continues to play a key role in safeguarding international security and stability’   “Today, Russia celebrates her National Day. For a vast, colourful and diverse country, home to numerous different ethnic groups with their own unique cultures, traditions, religions, ...»

Date:12 June 2020 | Category:Presidency

18.COVID 19: Interview with Dr Sylvie Pool on staying grounded in the midst of lockdown in world’s second worst affected country
‘I have learnt an enormous amount with respect to understanding the wider set of factors and systems that shape conditions of our daily lives’   Seychellois doctor Sylvie Pool spoke to Seychelles NATION to give an account on completing her ...»

Date:12 June 2020 | Category:Health

19.SBS commemorates World Accreditation Day (June 9, 2020)
The role of accreditation in improving food safety   June 9 marks World Accreditation Day, a global initiative jointly established by the International Accreditation Laboratory Accreditation (ILAC) and the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) to promote the value of accreditation. ‘Accreditation: ...»

Date:09 June 2020 | Category:Domestic

20.Ministry of Environment Energy and Climate Change (MEECC)
MEECC hosts quarterly review of ongoing projects and activities   The Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change (MEECC) hosted its second press conference for the year on Friday where Minister Wallace Cosgrow and his two principal secretaries – Wills ...»

Date:08 June 2020 | Category:Environment