Seychelles is in a better position to continue with the administration of third doses of COVID-19 vaccines after the island nation received a second consignment of 40,000 doses of Pfizer-Biotech vaccines from the United States government. Arriving onboard an early Emirates flight on Friday, the vaccines were delivered through a coordinated effort between the U.S government, [...]
Health authorities are calling on about 50,000 eligible people in Seychelles who have taken two doses of COVID-19 vaccines to get a third booster dose. The chief executive of the Health Care Agency, Danny Louange, said Thursday that Seychelles expects another consignment of the Pfizer-Biotech vaccine this week. Louange told a press conference that so [...]
US President Joe Biden warned Thursday of a "winter of severe illness and death" for those unvaccinated against Covid-19, as the G7 called the Omicron variant the biggest threat to global public health. The stark words came as Britain saw more than 88,000 Covid-19 infections, a second consecutive record daily number, prompting France to impose [...]
The Seychelles' traditional Moutya dance has been added to UNESCO's list of intangible heritage -- the first cultural tradition of the island nation to receive such recognition, an official said on Thursday. Moutya was added to the list on December 15th and the Secretary General of the Seychelles Institute of Culture, Heritage and the Arts, David [...]
A dance form created by African slaves and brought to the Seychelles in the 18th century, "moutya" was added to UNESCO's list of intangible heritage on Wednesday, bringing global attention to the archipelago's national emblem. "This recognition... is an accomplishment," said David Andre, secretary general of the Seychelles Institute of Culture, Heritage and the Arts, [...]
The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Seychelles will strengthen cooperation in the Blue Economy and environmental sectors, the Secretary General said on Wednesday. Dato Lim Jock Hoi made the statement to the press after his meeting with Seychelles' President Wavel Ramkalawan at State House. "I had a good meeting with the president [...]
A South African court Wednesday ordered former president Jacob Zuma to return to prison, invalidating the medical parole he was granted in September. The decision to place Zuma on medical parole is "declared unlawful and set aside", read the ruling by High Court Judge Elias Matojane. Within hours, Zuma's lawyers had filed a motion to [...]
The Supreme Court on Wednesday sentenced a Seychellois man to 12 months in prison for the offence of conspiracy to commit money laundering. Trevor Celeste, a 29-year-old from Pointe Au Sel, was arrested with five other Seychellois on July 9. He had been charged on two other counts: conspiracy to commit aggravating trafficking of a person [...]
More effective and efficient public services are one of the main priorities of the Seychelles' government next year, President Wavel Ramkalawan said on Tuesday in his final live news conference of the year. The President also announced that he expects the price of internet servicers to drop in Seychelles at the beginning of 2022 following [...]
The UK is to drop 11 African countries including South Africa from its "red list" barring incoming travel, ministers said Tuesday. From 0400 GMT on Wednesday, all will be removed from the list, said Transport Secretary Grant Shapps. The UK government had responded to the identification of the Omicron variant in South Africa by banning [...]
