1.Ed ou pei – Make a difference
In times of disaster or as horrible events unfold, it is time to show the power of kindness, gratitude and generosity. In times of COVID-19, we have seen our brave health care workers fight on the front lines. Nurses, doctors, ...»

Date:27 April 2020 | Category:Domestic

2.Mr Lebon (Photo: Thomas Meriton)
‘The FTC has no power to set up any margin or price control on the market’   The Fair Trading Commission (FTC), an independent government body established under the Fair Trading Commission Act 2009, does not have any mechanism for ...»

Date:23 April 2020 | Category:Domestic

3.High-level committee meeting on child protection
‘Zero tolerance to child abuse’   President Danny Faure has reiterated the government’s zero tolerance stance on child abuse. It was the principal secretary for social affairs, Linda William-Melanie, who made the statement after attending a high-level committee meeting on ...»

Date:22 April 2020 | Category:Presidency

4.Coronavirus: What it teaches us and possible effects afterwards
Coronavirus (COVID-19) has shaken the entire world badly. Nobody has been left untouched by it whether the most developed or the least developed countries, all are facing its destruction. A war-like situation has been created but this is the war ...»

Date:21 April 2020 | Category:Domestic

5.Re-opening Seychelles – post COVID-19
The world will never be the same again – post COVID-19. 2020 may have presented itself as one of the most difficult and challenging years in our lives as Seychellois citizens amid the coronavirus pandemic, but rest assured that GOD ...»

Date:21 April 2020 | Category:Domestic

6.Ed ou pei – Make a difference
In times of disaster or as horrible events unfold, it is time to show the power of kindness, gratitude and generosity. In times of COVID-19, we have seen our brave health care workers fight on the front lines. Nurses, doctors, ...»

Date:21 April 2020 | Category:Domestic

7.Interview with the principal secretary for Education, Dr Odile de Commarmond Recorded TV programmes by Seychellois teachers to be aired as of this morning
After the closure of all State schools as of March 16, 2020 due to COVID-19, the Ministry of Education made new arrangements for learning to continue at home. Homework was distributed to parents at the schools of their children and ...»

Date:20 April 2020 | Category:Domestic

8.How is India’s fight against COVID-19 being managed on the ground?
While COVID-19 ravages the world, little is known about the disease’s spread in India’s rural hinterland and congested urban areas. More importantly, how is it being managed? Will India follow a similar, or even worse trajectory as China, Italy and ...»

Date:20 April 2020 | Category:Domestic

9.Our readers share their ‘lockdown’ experiences
COVID-19 has forced many of us to take a break. Take a break from everything else and focus on ourselves, our lives, our families and our immediate needs. Many people are discovering new talents and hobbies and many of us ...»

Date:20 April 2020 | Category:Domestic

10.Emirates first airline to conduct on-site rapid COVID-19 tests for passengers
Emirates is the first airline to conduct on-site rapid COVID-19 tests for passengers. Passengers on the April 15 flight to Tunisia were all tested for COVID-19 before departing from Dubai. The quick blood test was conducted by the Dubai Health ...»

Date:18 April 2020 | Category:Domestic

11.Interview with Vahid Jacob, managing director and digital consultant at Vision 360 Consultancy
‘In the digital age working from home might be here to stay!’   Working from home, le ‘Teletravail’ has become the new reality of the world and it is realistic to assume that shifting to the ‘home office’ will become ...»

Date:17 April 2020 | Category:Domestic

12.Local dermatologist cautions against prevalence of self-medication
In the following interview, Dr Dusan, dermatologist at Panafricare Clinic, sheds light on the potential risks and long-term effects of using non-prescribed topical creams, lotions and ointments on our skin – a common practice both in Seychelles and around the ...»

Date:17 April 2020 | Category:Health

13.Absa’s customers offered financial support
As the biggest retail bank in Seychelles, Absa Bank Seychelles has announced independent relief initiatives in support of affected customers. This is in response to the economic impact of COVID-19 on its customers whereby they will be eligible to start ...»

Date:16 April 2020 | Category:Business

14.AG Ally urges public to abide by restriction on movement order and limits on business operations
Attorney General Frank Ally called on President Danny Faure at the State House last Thursday to discuss the restriction of movement order as announced by the department of health, so as to stop the propagation of the COVID-19 pandemic in ...»

Date:14 April 2020 | Category:Presidency

15.Jesus Christ – Wounded for me
Many today merely revel in the excitement of the Easter season without reflecting on what it cost the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ to pay the price of redeeming man from the captivity of the devil. They often forget that ...»

Date:14 April 2020 | Category:Domestic

16.Ex-weightlifter Ian Rose passes away
The local sports fraternity has lost another of its local champion after Ian Rose passed away on Thursday April 9, 2020. Rose made his name in Seychelles’ sport as a weightlifter. Rose was the winner of the 2016 Weightlifting Open ...»

Date:14 April 2020 | Category:Sport

17.Assembly approves revised budget
  Discusses increased allocations in committee stage   The National Assembly yesterday approved the revised budget presented on Tuesday when 27 members voted for and none against to approve the merits and principles of the new budget. Only five Assembly ...»

Date:09 April 2020 | Category:National Assembly

18.COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease)
Prohibition orders and health and travel restrictions update   As of April 6, 2020, globally, the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 has exceeded 1.2 million people in over 200 countries, territories and areas and over 70,000 deaths ...»

Date:09 April 2020 | Category:Domestic

19.5 Q &A regarding the COVID-19 provided by the Chinese embassy
‘The only way to defeat the virus is through solidarity and cooperation’   Q: The epidemic has taken footholds in many places around the world and is still spreading. China has provided material assistance to several countries and shared Chinese ...»

Date:08 April 2020 | Category:Health

20.Seychelles records new case of COVID-19
A 26-year-old man who works as a ground handling staff at the Seychelles International airport has tested positive for COVID-19. According to a communiqué from the department of health, the individual reported to the Anse Royale health facility, located at ...»

Date:07 April 2020 | Category:Health