1.SPTC to roll out revised bus schedule in June to adjust to new normal
The Seychelles Public Transport Corporation (SPTC) is in the process or negotiating and finalising a new bus schedule to be rolled out in mid-June, as the public transport service provider struggles to meet demand for its services as the country ...»

Date:22 May 2020 | Category:Domestic

2.Air Seychelles announces new procedure for repatriation flights
Air Seychelles has announced that all passengers travelling on the repatriation flights will need to follow strict guidelines upon arrival at the airport including during boarding, in-flight as well as upon disembarkation, as a preventive measure against the spread of ...»

Date:22 May 2020 | Category:Domestic

3.‘We expect a low key season for squash,’ chairman Prosper
Seychelles Squash Association chairman Ridvan Prosper says that he expects it to be a quiet 2020 season for his sport. Chairman Prosper, who is also an active squash player and the former number one local player, said that there are ...»

Date:22 May 2020 | Category:Sport

4.R Dynasty providing a solution to all your hygiene problems
R Dynasty – Your End’s Solution is a new high water power cleaning business set up in February this year and became fully operational in March. The business name – R Dynasty Your End’s Solution – is owned by 37-year-old ...»

Date:20 May 2020 | Category:Business

5.TRNUC talks national lottery idea, return of hearings on May 25
Chairperson of the Truth, Reconciliation and National Unity Commission, Gabrielle McIntyre, has clarified that the commission does not have a mandate to “give out compensation” but is mandated to make recommendations for the payment of compensation to complainants in its ...»

Date:19 May 2020 | Category:Domestic

6.Every citizen a diplomat!
Nothing unites a nationlike a shared struggle against a common enemy. At this point in our history the common enemy is the coronavirus, or COVID-19, which threatens our very existence. The COVID-19 pandemic has spared no nation on earth. Even ...»

Date:18 May 2020 | Category:Domestic

7.International Day of Families – May 15, 2020
Impact of COVID-19 crisis on families – UPF-Seychelles’ perspective   May 15 is the UN International Day of Families and the Universal peace Federation of Seychelles (UPF-Seychelles) looks at the COVID-19 crisis and its impact on families.   Introduction: The ...»

Date:18 May 2020 | Category:Domestic

8.Football: Restart project
‘We want football with spectators,’ says SFF boss   Seychelles Football Federation chief executive Georges Bibi has told Sports NATION that the federation’s preference is to see football return with spectators in the post COVID-19 era. Speaking to Sports ...»

Date:18 May 2020 | Category:Domestic

9.International Day of Families, May 15
Nurse manager for maternity accepts tokens for newborns from Minister Larue   For the 3rd year running the Minister for Family Affairs had been expected to visit the newborn babies and their parents at the Maternity Ward yesterday, May 15 ...»

Date:16 May 2020 | Category:Health

10.Religious services to resume on certain conditions
Regular religious services are set to resume on May 23, on condition that certain guidelines drawn up by representatives of numerous faith-based organisations and officials from the department of health are adhered to. Details of the new guidelines and measures ...»

Date:15 May 2020 | Category:Health

11.International theme ‘Families in Development: Copenhagen & Beijing +25’
Today the Seychelles joins the world to commemorate the International Day of the Family, celebrated every year on May 15. This day was founded by the United Nations in 1994 as an effort to raise awareness on the importance of ...»

Date:15 May 2020 | Category:Domestic

12.Ministry satisfied with progress and preparedness ahead of school re-opening
Minister for Education and Human Resource Development (MERHD) Jeanne Simeon is confident that schools will be adequately prepared for re-opening on Monday. She expressed this yesterday after visiting four schools to assess their progress and action plans in putting in ...»

Date:14 May 2020 | Category:Education

13.National Assembly defers vote on employment amendments
A majority in the National Assembly yesterday voted to adjourn debate on amendments to the Employment Act proposed by the executive to protect employees from the impact of COVID-19. Nineteen members of the National Assembly gave their support to the ...»

Date:14 May 2020 | Category:National Assembly

14.The ‘new normal’ for our restaurants
Trying their best to practice social distancing and looking forward to be back in business   Another service that is being affected badly by the COVID-19 is restauration. Usually the main clientele of restaurants consisted of tourists or even groups ...»

Date:14 May 2020 | Category:Domestic

15.Pirogue Investments staff help out at Baie Ste Anne primary school
“We are very grateful that you came to lend us a helping hand in implementing the new measures to ensure that we are ready to start the new school term next Monday. This is what we call ‘Education is a ...»

Date:13 May 2020 | Category:Domestic

16.Ministry meets with school leaders and council chairpersons ahead of re-opening Feedback provided on operational plans for respective schools
School leaders had the opportunity to provide feedback on the operational plans for their respective schools and to discuss preparedness, and precautionary and preventive measures to be implemented in schools from here on, in line with guidelines and directives given ...»

Date:13 May 2020 | Category:Domestic

17.Schools open to the new normal By Christophe Zialor
After weeks of closure, post-secondary schools, UniSey and day care centres finally re-opened their doors and welcomed their first batch of students yesterday. Seychelles NATION visited the Seychelles Institute of Technology, International School Seychelles, The Guy Morel Institute and Count ...»

Date:12 May 2020 | Category:Domestic

18.Employment, Immigration and Civil Status Ministry steps up measures to combat spread of COVID-19
As part of the new normal in relation to the post COVID-19 pandemic regarding health restrictions in place, especially social distancing, the Ministry of Employment, Immigration and Civil Status has taken necessary steps to control the inflow of people coming ...»

Date:12 May 2020 | Category:Domestic

19.COVID-19 pandemic TRNUC gears up to meet public health requirements
The Truth, Reconciliation and National Unity Commission (TRNUC) has reviewed its office seating arrangement and where necessary made adjustments to cover social distance requirements. It is also imposing a limit on the number of external visitors to the premises at ...»

Date:11 May 2020 | Category:Domestic

20. Football LightStars eager to get back in training
Praslin football side LightStars are eager to get back in training after the long break as a result of the lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. According to coach Ted Esther, it would be good for the morale of the ...»

Date:11 May 2020 | Category:Sport