1.Living the COVID-19 experience across the world
As of April 6, 2020, almost every country in the world has recorded cases of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. It has spread across countries, putting millions under lockdown and there are around 1.2 million confirmed cases worldwide, according to ...»

Date:07 April 2020 | Category:Domestic

2.Quick chat with Maria Sullivan, owner of Exotic Scents
‘Solidarity will save us’   With COVID-19, many entrepreneurs who had tourists as their main clients are being forced out of business. Maria and John Sullivan, owners of Exotic Scents, are also finding themselves in a very precarious situation. But ...»

Date:07 April 2020 | Category:Domestic

3.Quick chat with Bishop Denis Wiehe
‘We support the national effort coordinated by the Ministry of Health by any means at our disposal’   Seychelles NATION: In a live press conference with the Family Affairs, it was mentioned that it will work in collaboration with the ...»

Date:04 April 2020 | Category:Domestic

4.I shall not be moved
Life is not all rosy; it has thorny moments too. As human we cannot but face challenges and oppositions. Because we live in a sinful and wicked world, we will experience times of pains and discomfort. We will face battles ...»

Date:04 April 2020 | Category:Domestic

5.Red Cross hosts sessions in psychological First Aid
The Red Cross Society of Seychelles (RCSS), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MoH), is conducting a series of mini-training sessions for volunteers in COVID-19 and Psychological First Aid. Psychological First Aid is an approach used to help people ...»

Date:03 April 2020 | Category:Health

6.India launches global art competition on COVID-19
• Encourages artists to emote their feelings and ideas through artworks   The COVID-19 pandemic has taken the world by storm, touching the lives of every human being on Earth! It has brought out the best and worst of human ...»

Date:02 April 2020 | Category:Domestic

7.‘Amended 2020 budget needs to be treated with urgency,’ says finance minister
The Minister for Finance, Trade, Investment and Economic Planning Maurice Loustau-Lalanne is due to appear before the National Assembly again next Tuesday, April 7, to present the amended budget for 2020. This comesafter the National Assembly yesterday voted against the ...»

Date:01 April 2020 | Category:Domestic

8.This week in the National Assembly
R10.4 billion proposed for amended 2020 budget   Finance, Trade, Investment and Economic Planning Minister Maurice Loustau-Lalanne will today present an amended budget for 2020 before the house at first and second reading, namely the Appropriation (Amendment) Bill, 2020. ...»

Date:31 March 2020 | Category:National Assembly

9.When to use a mask?
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), if you are healthy, you only need to wear a mask if you are taking care of a person with suspected 2019-nCoV infection. Wear a mask if you are coughing or sneezing. Masks ...»

Date:31 March 2020 | Category:Domestic

10.Pharmacies around still open
On our round in Victoria during the weekend we were able to see some pharmacies open such as Pharmacy D’Offay at Hypermarket, Medicare, Medix and Central Point Pharmacy. We talked to Shibu Samuel, manager of Central Point Pharmacy, who said ...»

Date:30 March 2020 | Category:Domestic

11.The refrigerant sector remains one of the least gender diverse sectors in our economy
Refrigeration and air-conditioning (RAC) is crucial for our health, nutrition, comfort and well-being. From prevention of food wastage to preservation of vaccines, from air-conditioning in hospitals to our homes we increasingly rely on the advances that refrigeration has brought us. ...»

Date:30 March 2020 | Category:Domestic

12.Ceps ready to spring into action and offer humanitarian aid to vulnerable groups
The Citizens Engagement Platform Seychelles is ready to afford its support and join concerned organisations in their efforts to combat and pick up the pieces of the COVID-19 pandemic in Seychelles, it was said yesterday afternoon in a press conference. ...»

Date:28 March 2020 | Category:Domestic

13.Post office workers call for improved sanitary and precautionary measures amid COVID-19 crisis
Around 20 employees of the Seychelles Postal Services, (the Victoria branch) yesterday morning protested against the working conditions and the management’s approach amid the COVID-19 pandemic which has led many business organisations and public service departments to introduce operational measures, ...»

Date:28 March 2020 | Category:Domestic

14.Seychelles’ former minister appointed on Africa's COVID-19 tourism task force
Alain St Ange, the former Seychelles Minister for Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports & Marine, has been appointed to serve on the African Tourism Board's COVID-19 Tourism Task Force. “African tourism is going all out against COVID-19,” said members of ...»

Date:27 March 2020 | Category:Tourism

15.COVID-19 containment measures
Access to President’s Village barred until further notice   Access to the President’s Village at Port Glaud, which includes visits within the premises and outside to the community, have been cancelled until further notice in order to protect the children ...»

Date:27 March 2020 | Category:Domestic

16.COVID-19 pandemic - Foreign aid starts coming in
Humanitarian aid from international donors to help contain and mitigate the spread of coronavirus in the country has started to come in with the arrival, yesterday, of two cargo planes loaded with protective gear and medicine against the virus. These ...»

Date:26 March 2020 | Category:Domestic

17.Kreolfleurage saves the day with local-made sanitiser
As stores and supermarkets were flooded with people panic buying only a couple of weekends ago, hand sanitisers were among the first things to fly off the shelves, understandably so, as the World Health Organisation (WHO) advises to sanitise hands ...»

Date:26 March 2020 | Category:Domestic

18.Mandatory quarantine for returning residents
All Seychelles residents returning to the country will be taken to a designated quarantine centre where they will remain for 14 days, the department of health has said. Family members are advised that only small packages will be accepted to ...»

Date:26 March 2020 | Category:Health

19.President Faure brings support to inner island community
President Danny Faure visited Praslin and La Digue yesterday to bring his support to the communities now that economic activities on both islands, which are heavily dependent on tourism, have greatly reduced as a result of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic. ...»

Date:25 March 2020 | Category:Presidency

20.Fight against COVID-19
Assembly leaders call for community engagement, country close down to better contain spread of virus   The two leaders in the National Assembly yesterday called for more community engagement and commitment as well as a complete close down of the ...»

Date:25 March 2020 | Category:National Assembly