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Seychelles' President meets with President of the Cuban National Assembly of People's Power 

Seychelles and Cuba can enhance collaboration on the international stage in various areas as well address the unique challenges of small island developing states, said President Ramkalawan in his meeting with Esteban Lazo Hernández, President of the Cuban National Assembly of People's Power.  According to a press communique from State House, Ramkalawan met with Hernández [...]

By | 2024-09-19T13:38:34+00:00 September 19th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Seychelles' President meets with President of the Cuban National Assembly of People's Power 

Seychelles' main industrial estate is 97% operational after 2023 explosion

Ninety-seven percent of businesses at Seychelles' Providence Industrial Estate that were affected by the December 7, 2023, explosion at the Civil Construction Company Limited (CCCL), are now operational. A total of 642 businesses were greatly affected the enormous blast caused by explosives stored by the company, which caused extensive damage to buildings located in and [...]

By | 2024-09-19T11:43:33+00:00 September 19th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Seychelles' main industrial estate is 97% operational after 2023 explosion

Seychelles' mid-year economic review 2024 lowers growth from 3.4% to 3.1%

Seychelles has revised the economic growth forecast for 2024, which was 3.4 percent of the GDP to 3.1 percent, based on the economic development, both domestically and internationally. The Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Trade, Naadir Hassan, made the statement when presenting a Mid-Year Economic Review for 2024.   Hassan said the revision follows [...]

By | 2024-09-18T17:01:58+00:00 September 18th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Seychelles' mid-year economic review 2024 lowers growth from 3.4% to 3.1%

Vaccine alliance secures deal for 500,000 mpox jabs for Africa

The Gavi vaccine alliance announced Wednesday a deal with Danish drugmaker Bavarian Nordic to secure 500,000 jabs against mpox for use in African countries facing an epidemic of the virus. The announcement came after the World Health Organization last week prequalified an mpox vaccine, MVA-BN, for the first time, paving the way for the United [...]

By | 2024-09-18T16:41:08+00:00 September 18th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Vaccine alliance secures deal for 500,000 mpox jabs for Africa

Sean 'Diddy' Combs charged with racketeering, sex trafficking

Superstar rap mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs pleaded not guilty Tuesday to racketeering and sex trafficking charges, and was ordered to remain in custody pending a trial. Combs, 54, was arrested by federal agents in New York on Monday evening and accused in a just-unsealed three-count criminal indictment alleging he sexually abused women and coerced them [...]

By | 2024-09-18T16:33:52+00:00 September 18th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Sean 'Diddy' Combs charged with racketeering, sex trafficking

New work permit holders in Seychelles to have virtual IDs

New work permit holders in Seychelles will no longer be issued a physical Identification Card (ID) but instead have to use SeyID, the digital platform for virtual national identification as of Tuesday, September 17, said a top government official. The principal secretary for Immigration, Alain Volcere, told reporters that this new development is to improve the efficiency of the [...]

By | 2024-09-18T16:19:05+00:00 September 18th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on New work permit holders in Seychelles to have virtual IDs

Seychelles prepares AfCFTA implementation strategy with expert input 

The Seychelles' authorities are to have an African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) strategy draft ready by next month and a workshop with key partners was organised on Monday to gather relevant information. Seychelles ratified the AfCFTA agreement in 2021, which aims to create a single continental market for goods and services, with free movement of business [...]

By | 2024-09-18T11:43:55+00:00 September 18th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Seychelles prepares AfCFTA implementation strategy with expert input 

Air Seychelles made landmark profit of $7 million for 2023

Air Seychelles made a landmark profit of $7 million for 2023, an achievement the airline said marks not only a successful continuation of its turnaround journey initiated in 2022, but also a strong revival. In a press statement on Tuesday, the airline said it has transformed its net asset position from negative to positive in [...]

By | 2024-09-17T19:42:14+00:00 September 17th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Air Seychelles made landmark profit of $7 million for 2023

Seychelles' President arrives in Cuba on official visit

The President of Seychelles touched down in Havana on Monday on an official visit at the invitation of Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez from September 16 to 20. According to State House, upon his arrival at José Martí International Airport, Wavel Ramkalawan was received by the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Anayansi Rodríguez Camejo. During his [...]

By | 2024-09-17T16:52:12+00:00 September 17th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Seychelles' President arrives in Cuba on official visit

TikTok battles US ban threat in court

TikTok faced pushback in a federal court on Monday in its efforts to stop a law that requires the app to divest from its Chinese ownership or face a ban in the United States. A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals in Washington heard arguments from TikTok, its owner ByteDance, and a group [...]

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