1.Letter: Danger to Paradise!
Why foreign investment?   Foreign investment involves capital flows from one country to another, granting extensive ownership stakes in domestic companies and assets. Foreign investment denotes that foreigners have an active role in management as a part of their investment. ...»

Date:07 August 2019 | Category:Domestic

2.President Faure meets new SNYC board
The newly elected board members of the Seychelles National Youth Council (SNYC) met President Danny Faure yesterday at State House. The SNYC board was accompanied by the chief executive of SNYC Penny Belmont and deputy chief executive Ghislaine Belmont, both ...»

Date:06 August 2019 | Category:Presidency

3.Badminton: Interview with ex-national team player and Sportsman of the Year Georgie Cupidon
‘All I wanted was to give a helping hand and encourage the young players to push harder and achieve a good result at the IOIG’   Only three medals, precisely a silver and two bronze, were Team Seychelles’ total harvest ...»

Date:05 August 2019 | Category:Sport

4.Save our Seas Foundation study pinpoints manta ray hotspot in remote Seychelles area
Nothing captures the imagination quite like manta rays; the gentle swoop of their pectoral fins move them like magic carpets through tropical seas. Captivating as they may be, little is known of where, when, or why these mysterious creatures travel ...»

Date:03 August 2019 | Category:Domestic

5.10th Indian Ocean Islands Games (IOIG), Mauritius July 19-28
 Maldives gives rendez-vous as curtains go down on 10th Games The 11th Indian Ocean Islands Games will take place in the Maldives in 2023, the Conseil International des Jeux decided on Saturday during the council meeting held at the Inter ...»

Date:29 July 2019 | Category:Sport

6.10th Indian Ocean Islands Games (IOIG), Mauritius July 19-28 – Interview with Cij president Antonio Gopal
‘My biggest appreciation goes to the different federations who worked in a professional manner to ensure proper running of events’   With the curtains officially down on the 10th Indian Ocean Islands Games held between July 19-28 in Mauritius, the ...»

Date:29 July 2019 | Category:Sport

7.VP Meriton cheers on Seychellois athletes hours after arriving in Mauritius
Days after Designated Minister Macsuzy Mondon, who holds the sports portfolio, returned home from Mauritius, Vice-President Vincent Meriton jetted out to the sister island yesterday to bring his support to Seychellois athletes who are still competing in the 10th Indian ...»

Date:27 July 2019 | Category:Sport

8.Boxing: Keddy Agnes, our local Tyson, in today’s final
‘KO for gold’, say our readers   On Wednesday night, people who were watching the 10th Indian Ocean Islands Games’ boxing semifinals enjoyed a real show from Seychelles’ reigning Sportsman of the Year and hard hitter Keddy Agnes who switched ...»

Date:26 July 2019 | Category:Sport

9.A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies
Renaissance Learning offers technology based educational programmes for primary school students. These programmes are designed to assess, monitor, supplement, and enhance traditional classroom activities and lessons. Additionally, Renaissance Learning offers professional development opportunities making it easier for teachers to implement ...»

Date:23 July 2019 | Category:Education

10.President Faure submits candidature to US party for next Presidential election
President Danny Faure yesterday submitted through a representative his application to be considered as United Seychelles’ candidate for the next Presidential election. The documents were hand delivered at Maison de Peuple at 11 o’clock just one hour short of the ...»

Date:17 July 2019 | Category:Presidency

11.10th Indian Ocean Island Games (IOIG) – Mauritius – July 19-28, 2019
R40,000 cash bonus for each gold medal   The new reward for a gold medal won by any Seychellois athlete at the upcoming Indian Ocean Island Games is a R40,000 cash bonus, Designated Minister Macsuzy Mondon, who is ...»

Date:13 July 2019 | Category:Domestic

12.‘My health, my responsibility’ from the Youth Perspective
‘We often forget all that has been given to us and take it for granted’   The following is a presentation made by UniSey student Wilnette Joseph on the first day of the Primary Health Care conference being held currently ...»

Date:12 July 2019 | Category:Health

13.Seychelles shines in Italy as top Italian journalists visit the destination
The Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) through its representations in Italy organised a successful press trip for seven top Italian journalists in June 2019. The aim of the press trip was to allow the Italian press to discover the destination and ...»

Date:05 July 2019 | Category:Tourism

14.Panafricare Clinic reveals that many people in Seychelles have one or more chronic diseases
In the last five years, Panafricare Clinic has registered around 6000 people in Seychelles, and it has been observed that many have at least one, if not more chronic diseases, including blood pressure and blood sugar problems, high cholesterol and ...»

Date:05 July 2019 | Category:Domestic

15.National Assembly approves, ratifies two environmentally-related conventions
The National Assembly yesterday voted unanimously to ratify two international conventions geared towards environment protection. Honourable Sebastien Pillay moved two motions on behalf of leader of government business Charles de Commarmond, the first calling for the National Assembly to ratify ...»

Date:03 July 2019 | Category:National Assembly

16.CBS publishes Financial Surveillance Report for 2018
The Central Bank of Seychelles (CBS) has published its Financial Surveillance Report for 2018. The report highlights the performance of the institutions that are regulated and supervised by CBS, namely, the commercial banks, bureaux de change (BDCs), financial leasing companies, ...»

Date:03 July 2019 | Category:Domestic

17.Squash: Eden Island Open tournament
Pragassen, Noël and Alphonse triumph   Klaus Pragassen, Mickey Noel and Eva Alphonse are the grand winners in the annual Eden Island-sponsored Open tournament which was held throughout last week at the Mont Fleuri squash courts. The three finals were ...»

Date:03 July 2019 | Category:Sport

18.La Digue Home for the Elderly celebrates 20th anniversary
The La Digue Home for the Elderly celebrated its 20th Anniversary on June 26. Activities to mark the occasion started with a special mass celebrated by Father Colin Underwood, “Aumonier des Troisièmes Ages”, at the Home for the Elderly at ...»

Date:01 July 2019 | Category:Domestic

19.Truth, Reconciliation and National Unity Commission
Two commissioners take their oath   Two commissioners of the Truth, Reconciliation and National Unity Commission who were not present for the swearing-in ceremony in May this year, took their oath yesterday. The two – Bishop James Wong Yin Song ...»

Date:28 June 2019 | Category:Domestic

20.Seypec’s ‘We Care’ policy
Continual support to children with special needs   The helping hand to the needier is a gesture well anchored in the work culture at Seypec (Seychelles Petroleum Company) both at corporate and staff levels. This is best epitomised by the ...»

Date:28 June 2019 | Category:Domestic