1.Football: SeyPearl Premier League
St Michel, Côte d’Or win, two matches called off 2018 league champions Côte d’Or returned to haunt Red Star Defence Forces with a 4-1 triumph at Stad Linite while on Friday afternoon at Stad Linite, league leaders St Michel defeated ...»

Date:02 March 2020 | Category:Sport

2.Football: SeyPearl Premier League
St Michel, Côte d’Or win, two matches called off 2018 league champions Côte d’Or returned to haunt Red Star Defence Forces with a 4-1 triumph at Stad Linite while on Friday afternoon at Stad Linite, league leaders St Michel defeated ...»

Date:02 March 2020 | Category:Sport

3.Sale of PMC Bond now open to legal entities
The five-year Bond for the Property Management Corporation (PMC) being guaranteed by government and administered by the Central Bank of Seychelles (CBS) is now open for sale to legal entities. The Bond worth R200 million was issued on January 27, ...»

Date:28 February 2020 | Category:Domestic

4.Public Health Authority issues new travel advisory
The number of cases of COVID-19 in China has continued to increase. However, although there are signs that it is slowing down, the number of reported cases and death remains relatively large. New territories outside China have been registering new ...»

Date:26 February 2020 | Category:Health

5.Public Health Authority gives update on COVID-19 and new travel advisory
Since the onset of the outbreak of the COVID-19 in China, the number of cases has continued to increase. There are territories outside China registering new cases. To date there are over 75,000 confirmed cases in 27 countries but ...»

Date:22 February 2020 | Category:Health

6.Are we “a-clue-istic”?
Now an international pastor, in one of his amazing speeches, stated: “Someone who is a-clue-istic means someone having no clue and if you try to find this word in the dictionary that means you, as the reader, don't either.” ...»

Date:22 February 2020 | Category:Domestic

7.Exclusive interview with Owen Sheers, world renowned author, poet, playwright, radio & TV presenter
‘Seychelles is aesthetically and ecologically beautiful’   It is with great excitement that Seychelles welcomes world class author, poet, playwright, radio and TV presenter, Owen Sheers, together with his wife Katherine Sheers – an award-winning artist. Some of Mr Sheers’ ...»

Date:21 February 2020 | Category:Domestic

8.The National Council for the Elderly – Dreams do come true
Paul and Rachel found their life partnership in an elderly home   Paul and Rachel from the Home for the Elderly at La Retraite saw their lifelong dream coming true last Saturday, only one day after Valentine’s Day celebration. Paul’s ...»

Date:20 February 2020 | Category:Domestic

9.ANHRD holds fifth public awareness education fair
Over 35 universities, embassies and consulates, education hubs and institutions convened at the International Conference Centre of Seychelles (ICCS) yesterday to showcase tertiary training opportunities available to Seychellois. Now in its fifth edition, public awareness education fair is hosted by ...»

Date:20 February 2020 | Category:Domestic

10.National standards for centre-based child minding services (day care services)
First consultative meeting on the 14 standards proposed   A national consultation and validation workshop on the draft national standards for centre-based child minding services (day care services) was held on Friday last week. The workshop, held at the STC ...»

Date:18 February 2020 | Category:Education

11.Football: SeyPearl Premier league
LightStars shatter Foresters’ unbeaten run   Praslin outfit LightStars came from behind to shatter Foresters’ SeyPearl Premier League unbeaten run with a hard fought 3-2 victory at Stad Linite, while on Friday evening, Red Star Defence Forces bounced back to ...»

Date:17 February 2020 | Category:Sport

12.StateHousePhotovoltaicSystem2020 State House goes green
The electricity bill for State House is expected to reduce now that it is running on renewable energy. Listed as a national heritage monument, State House and its surrounding buildings, housing the President’s and Vice-President’s offices among other offices, have ...»

Date:15 February 2020 | Category:Domestic

13.Valentine’s Day: Commemorating the reason it came to be
Valentine’s Day, celebrated annually on February 14, is commonly associated with offerings of cards, chocolates and flowers to our loved ones; yet unknown to many, the day is believed by some to have gotten its name because of a great ...»

Date:14 February 2020 | Category:Domestic

14.Overweight and obese cases are a concern, says visiting cardiologist at Future Care Clinic
Dr Thisara Samarawickrama was in Seychelles a few days ago as a visiting cardiologist at Future Care Clinic. Seychelles NATION spoke to him to learn about some of the main findings during his time in Seychelles. Dr Samarawickrama is a ...»

Date:14 February 2020 | Category:Health

15.Seychellois delegates ready to share and learn in Equality & Justice Alliance forum
Over 45 delegates have convened at the Eden Bleu Hotel for the Commonwealth Equality and Justice Alliance forum, set to explore reforms to laws that discriminate against women, girls and the LGBTI+ community. The forum is being hosted over the ...»

Date:13 February 2020 | Category:Domestic

16.Leader of the opposition speaks out on ANB luggage search incident
“What happened to me is not because they suspected me as a drug trafficker, but what happened was intended to humiliate me, harass me and to get a negative reaction,” leader of the opposition Wavel Ramkalawan said yesterday, regarding ...»

Date:13 February 2020 | Category:Politics

17.Truth, Reconciliation and National Unity Commission
Two complainants in open session   Bryan Anacoura was one of two complainants in open session in case 0170 before the Truth, Reconciliation and National Unity Commission yesterday where he claimed that his transfer from the Seychelles Coast Guard to ...»

Date:13 February 2020 | Category:Domestic

18.S5 students not accepted by professional centres learn about other options on offer
The Ministry of Employment is currently holding a series of meetings with all students who completed S5 in 2019 but who have not been selected to pursue their studies in a professional centre. A meeting was held yesterday at the ...»

Date:12 February 2020 | Category:Education

19.Coronavirus epidemic: Interview with Chinese medal team leader, Dr Li Zhiyuan
‘There are still no specific treatments for this disease, trying our best to prevent it is much more important’   With the coronavirus epidemic showing no sign of abating, Seychelles NATION spoke to Chinese medical team leader, Dr Li Zhiyuan, ...»

Date:10 February 2020 | Category:Health

20.Club Liberté Casino donates to three organisations
The Club Liberté Casino, Restaurant and Bar Lounge of Baie Lazare is supporting three organisations in their endeavours. A donation of R45,908.69 was presented to the Baie Lazare Fisherman’s Association (BLFA), a local cause in the district that ...»

Date:10 February 2020 | Category:Domestic