Over 60 overseas travel agencies and press personnel are in Seychelles as part of a mega familiarisation event hosted by Tourism Seychelles, the marketing arm of the Department of Tourism. The event, which started on November 29 and will end on December 2, has representatives from 46 travel agencies and 19 press partners. The aim is for [...]
The Seychelles Coast Guard intercepted three foreign vessels suspected of conducting illegal unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the island nation's territorial waters between October to November, the Seychelles Fishing Authority (SFA) said on Friday. The latest vessel to be caught is from Sri Lanka with seven crew, and was brought to port on November 22. The [...]
Seychellois experts in fisheries and aquaculture have had the chance to learn from the best practices of the United States in these sectors through their participation in this year's International Visitor Leadership Programme (IVLP). The programme, which was held in September, allowed Veronica Alphonse–Uzice, Rodney Govinden, and Aubrey Lesperance from the Seychelles Fishing Authority (SFA) to increase [...]
Ten Seychellois students will be granted higher education scholarships every year under a newly signed agreement between the Seychelles' Ministry of Education and Hungary. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed in a ceremony at the Ministry of Education's headquarters by Minister Justin Valentin and the Hungarian Ambassador to Seychelles, Zsolt Meszaros, on Thursday. As [...]
Fans of the Full Vibes musical band with a mix of singers, including Seychellois, will be able to see the group perform live in Seychelles on Friday after over 20 years. The last time the group performed in the island nation was in 2001 and some members left since then to perform solo careers. The [...]
Deadly floods in the Horn of Africa. Summer wildfires that ravaged Canadian forests. Global temperature records unprecedented in the history of humanity. Environmental activists say there's no doubt anymore that urgent collective action is needed to preserve a livable planet. As the COP28 UN climate talks begin in Dubai on Thursday, here are five things [...]
The WHO on Wednesday said that a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was possible but those with influence were not doing enough to secure it, expressing concern at Gaza's "crippled" health system. World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said there was a high chance of fighting resuming, with the current truce scheduled to expire [...]
Two new non-resident judges of the Court of Appeal of Seychelles were sworn in on Wednesday morning at State House, in the presence of the Vice-President of Seychelles, Ahmed Afif. The two judges both come from neighbouring nations, with Judge Karuna Gunesh-Balaghee being from Mauritius, and Janak De Silva from Sri Lanka. “I am very [...]
Seychellois taxation expert Veronique Herminie is the new chairperson of the board of the African Tax Association Forum (ATAF) Women in Tax Network (AWITN) based in Pretoria, South Africa, said the Seychelles Revenue Commission (SRC) in a communique on Tuesday. Herminie, the former commissioner general of SRC, was elected at the AWITN board meeting on November [...]
The United Nations welcomed on Tuesday the increase in aid deliveries into Gaza afforded by a temporary truce but warned it was not enough to even start addressing the Palestinian territory's massive needs. UN children's agency UNICEF said the aid flow to the northern Gaza Strip -- the largest since the Israel-Hamas war erupted on [...]
