The Seychelles’ and Israeli governments signed an agreement on Thursday, allowing citizens from both nations to travel freely without the need for a visa. The signing ceremony occurred during the visit of Michael Lotem, the Israeli Ambassador to Seychelles this week, where he held talks with Seychelles’ Minister for Tourism and Affairs, Sylvestre Radegonde and [...]
The 2024 Seychelles sports fishing season is expected to be another packed one, with numerous events for local sports fishing enthusiasts, kicking off with the Heineken Funfish Slam Tournament in January. Set for January 27, the tournament, which always launches the season into the new year, will be a trolling event, where fish must be [...]
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism of Seychelles, Sylvestre Radegonde, met with the Ambassador of Israel to Seychelles, Michael Lotem, on Thursday to discuss a number of issues, particularly the current situation in Gaza, according to a press statement from the Department of Foreign Affairs. Radegonde and Lotem, who is based in Nairobi, discussed [...]
The Seychelles Parks and Gardens Authority (SPGA) has taken steps to revolutionise its operation by implementing a new digital system covering the different protected areas it manages. The chief executive of the SPGA, Allen Cedras, said that Authority has partnered with a Kenya-based organisation as it begins to make use of the EarthRanger. A team from [...]
The third Saya De Malha Expedition to collect fish aggregating devices (FADs) and debris from the Seychelles Outer Islands group concluded with the return of the crew on December 11, 2023, according to a statement from the Ministry for Fisheries and the Blue Economy on Wednesday. The crew removed seven intact FADs and five others [...]
The Seychelles judiciary will “Learn from the past to build tomorrow”, announced Chief Justice Rony Govinden during the formal re-opening of the Supreme Court on Wednesday. This is the theme the judiciary will work on for the year 2024. The traditional re-opening ceremony started with a mass, which was held this year at the Roman Catholic Cathedral of [...]
Seychelles’ President Wavel Ramkalawan has urged patience from those affected by the two disasters that hit the island nation on December 7, 2023, during a live televised press conference on Tuesday. He addressed issues such as why many people are still awaiting assistance from the government as they wait to repair their damaged properties. The [...]
The year of 2023 was the hottest on record, with the increase in Earth's surface temperature nearly crossing the critical threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius, EU climate monitors said Tuesday. Climate change intensified heatwaves, droughts and wildfires across the planet, and pushed the global thermometer 1.48 C above the preindustrial benchmark, the Copernicus Climate Change [...]
French leader Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday picked Gabriel Attal as prime minister in a bid to give new momentum to his presidency, with the 34-year-old becoming France's youngest and first openly gay head of government. Following days of speculation, Macron on Monday accepted the resignation of Elisabeth Borne, 62, who stepped down after serving less [...]
Seychelles’ National Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Committee (NAC) is conducting a consultation phase for the proposed framework for the regulation of virtual assets (VA) and virtual asset service providers (VASPs). As a member of NAC, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has taken a lead with regards to this project and its implementation. [...]
