Seychelles will finalise its Marine Spatial Plan in December this year and move to the implementation of activities that will be allowed in the designated Marine Protected Areas, said the project manager on Wednesday. Helena Sims gave an update on the developments of the plan to all partners concerned at a workshop held at Eden Bleu [...]
Seychelles expects to introduce an electronic money (e-money) regulation by June to provide potential investors in the field with the necessary guidelines. In a recent press conference, the financial surveillance analyst at the Central Bank of Seychelles (CBS), Cyril Benoiton, said that the regulation will provide more information on licensing and reporting requirements and applicable [...]
Kenya and Zimbabwe will be included in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying draw on Tuesday in Johannesburg despite being banned by FIFA over government interference. "We have included the two countries in the hope that the bans will be lifted not later than two weeks before the first matchday in June," a Confederation [...]
Ghana seeks to strengthen relationships with Seychelles in education, administration and tourism, while discussing other potential areas for cooperation, said the newly accredited Ghanian high commissioner. High Commissioner Charles Owiredu presented his credentials to Seychelles' President Wavel Ramkalawan in a short ceremony at State House, Victoria, on Tuesday. "There are already five Ghanian teachers here contributing to your [...]
Seychelles will see a lot of benefits from its participation in the Dubai Expo 2020, said the deputy general commissioner for Seychelles' Pavilion after he presented the gold award the team won to President Wavel Ramkalawan last week. At the end of March, the gold award was presented to Galen Bresson, the deputy general commissioner, [...]
Russia has launched a major offensive into eastern Ukraine, authorities in Kyiv said, opening a new phase of its invasion after being thwarted in efforts to capture the capital. The United States is due to hold a video meeting with allies Tuesday to discuss the conflict in Ukraine, where Moscow's military campaign has refocused on [...]
South Africa deployed 10,000 troops on Monday to help restore power and water and search for 63 people who remain missing after deadly storms battered its east coast. A week after unprecedented rain began to pound the city of Durban and KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province, the death toll stood at 443, and rescue workers said hopes [...]
Sey No Plastic, a non-profit organisation in Seychelles, is educating local communities on the dangers of plastic in the environment and the importance of recycling in a series of roadshows. The roadshows are part of a project called "Transition to Circularity in Plastic Waste Management and Reuse of the Blue Economy". The first roadshow was held with [...]
Pope Francis on Sunday called for peace in Ukraine during this "Easter of war" as he delivered the traditional Easter Sunday Urbi et Orbi address on St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. "May there be peace for war-torn Ukraine, so sorely tried by the violence and destruction of the cruel and senseless war into which [...]
Christians in Seychelles join others around the world to celebrate Easter on Sunday but not everyone is able to attend mass amid the COVID-19 restrictions still in place on large gatherings. In wishing believers a Happy Easter, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Bishop Alain Harel, and Archbishop James Wong of the Anglican Church, [...]
