1.Emirates offers flights for passengers to 29 cities and resumes transits through its Dubai hub
Following the UAE Federal Government’s announcement to lift restrictions on transit passengers services, from June 15 Emirates will offer passenger services to 16 more cities on its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. With travel restrictions remaining in place in most countries, customers ...»

Date:06 June 2020 | Category:Domestic

2.‘The creative industries in Seychelles have been neglected for too long’
The Creative Industries and National Events Agency (CINEA) will soon be conducting a survey to identify the different creative avenues that exist here to know their different potentials both locally and internationally. The chief executive of the CINEA, Gaelan Bresson, ...»

Date:05 June 2020 | Category:Domestic

3.COVID-19: Health and tourism press conference
Safe establishment certification a must By Elsie Pointe As COVID-19-free Seychelles reopens its borders and tourism resumes in phases, hotels, guest-houses and other businesses in the tourism industry have been instructed to prepare to safely welcome tourists back onto our ...»

Date:05 June 2020 | Category:Tourism

4.Club Liberte Casino, 5 Spices Restaurant open to public
Club Liberte Casino was given the go ahead to resume business on June 1, 2020 by the department of health. Operating in Anse Soleil, Baie Lazare opposite The Four Seasons Resort, the casino offers gaming tables, slot machines, bar lounge ...»

Date:05 June 2020 | Category:Domestic

5.Qatar Airways and UNHCR establish partnership to deliver vital international aid supplies for the displaced globally
Qatar Airways has announced a two-year partnership with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, to deliver on its purpose of providing humanitarian relief and assistance to the displaced globally. The partnership, which is a first between both organisations, will involve a ...»

Date:04 June 2020 | Category:Domestic

6.Football: Restart of leagues
 ‘Fewer teams will prove advantageous to federation,’ Chetty thinks   Seychelles Football Federation president Elvis Chetty has said that with teams dropping out of the remainder of the league campaign, it will be advantageous to his federation. “Of course ...»

Date:03 June 2020 | Category:Sport

7.LWMA to introduce new dedicated landfill safety code following fatal accident
Following a fatal accident at the Providence landfill last month where a Malagasy citizen working for STAR Seychelles lost his life, the Landscape and Waste Management Agency (LWMA) will soon introduce a dedicated landfill safety code that will cover all ...»

Date:02 June 2020 | Category:Environment

8.Six sanitary and hygiene products join essential commodities list
By Elsie Pointe   The food security surveillance committee and the department of trade have expanded on the list of essential commodities to include six sanitary and hygiene products. These new additions are soap, toothpaste, sanitisers, detergents for laundry and ...»

Date:30 May 2020 | Category:Domestic

9.Air Seychelles introduces new baggage policy on domestic route
Air Seychelles will introduce a new baggage policy on its domestic network, effective Monday June 1, 2020. The new baggage structure to be implemented for travel between Mahé and Praslin, will now be based on the total weight concept instead ...»

Date:30 May 2020 | Category:Domestic

10.Founder of Indian Hand Block Printing business envisions spreading her magic to Seychelles
The knowledge and love of the centuries-old art form of Hand Block Printing that is popular in India will begin to spread on our islands as the founder of a Bangalore based company known as Amoha Prints envisions this endeavour ...»

Date:30 May 2020 | Category:Domestic

11.Another house destroyed by fire
A four-unit apartment block at Brilliant, Mahé was yesterday morning ravaged by a blaze, destroying the building which accommodated 3 families, comprising ten individuals. The blaze is thought to have started in the ceiling of the two-storey building during the ...»

Date:30 May 2020 | Category:Domestic

12.Interview by Gafoor Yakub with SBC TV
‘The cost of living will vary from one person or one household to another’   Following the live TV interview conducted on the Bonzour Sesel programme by SBC presenter Barbara Hoareau, people have said they found the explanations given by ...»

Date:29 May 2020 | Category:Domestic

13.Take care of your skin & have fun while washing your hands more often
If you’ve recently started feeling bored and demotivated while washing your hands more often, and you find that the skin on your hands are becoming dry and irritated, you’re not alone. The good news, as we’ll find out from Maria ...»

Date:29 May 2020 | Category:Domestic

14.Government sets out guidelines to kick-start tourism recovery
With commercial flights resuming operations on Monday next week, the government has set out guidelines and strict measures to welcome back tourists and give a well-needed boost to the floundering tourism industry. The gradual recovery of the tourism industry will ...»

Date:28 May 2020 | Category:Domestic

15.Red Cross extends hands to more needy pupils
With the recent resumption of school following the coronavirus lockdown measures, both parents and students have noticed some significant changes to their habitual practices, with most attention being focused on hygiene which is more efficient, compared to social distancing measures. ...»

Date:28 May 2020 | Category:Domestic

16.Fire victims share grief with President Faure
“I lost absolutely everything in the fire. Luckily my son was not in the house at the time the fire broke out as I was so shocked and simply ran out hysterically. Though it was a small place we had ...»

Date:26 May 2020 | Category:Presidency

17.TRNUC hearings resume following a nine-week break amid COVID-19
The Truth, Reconciliation and National Unity Commission (TRNUC) resumed its hearing sessions yesterday following closure in Mid-March 2020 due to restriction of movement amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This time around the commission will sit for three consecutive weeks instead ...»

Date:26 May 2020 | Category:Domestic

18.Candle wax melts into a distinctively miraculous Virgin Mary Figure
Pope Paul VI, encyclical on prayers during May for preservation of peace~ “… and their homes offers the Virgin mother more fervent and loving act of homage and veneration…” For some time now I have been regularly reciting the Hail ...»

Date:25 May 2020 | Category:Domestic

19.Interview with NSC chief executive Jean Larue about the future of sports in Seychelles
‘NSC focused on Seychelles’ sports future’   National Sports Council chief executive Jean Larue has said his organisation is focused on the future of sports in this country in the post COVID-19 pandemic.   Gradual return Speaking to Sports NATION ...»

Date:25 May 2020 | Category:Sport

20.Emirates sets industry-leading safety standard for travelling customers as it resumes operations
Emirates has unveiled multi-faceted measures for employee and customer care at every step of the travel journey, redefining safety and hygiene standards on board and on the ground. The new measures took effect on Thursday, with the resumption of regularly ...»

Date:23 May 2020 | Category:Domestic