The Culture Department in Seychelles is hosting a series of virtual dance auditions in the hopes of getting potential candidates to revive the island nation’s National Cultural Dance Troupe. An official of the department told SNA that despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic it is forging ahead with its plans to revamp the troupe. [...]
Seychelles expects to establish airline connectivity with Angola through a bilateral air services agreement scheduled for signing in September, said a top official. The Minister for Transport, Anthony Derjacques, told a press conference on Tuesday that Angola has always been very attractive to Seychelles and its national carrier, Air Seychelles, and such an agreement will [...]
The Seychelles’ President Wavel Ramkalawan sent a message of condolence to Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Friday to express his deep sympathies following the death of former President and Prime Minister Anerood Jugnauth, the Foreign Affairs department said. The former prime minister of Mauritius, who is credited with steering the island nation's economic transformation [...]
The easing of COVID-19 restrictions in Europe thanks to nations' rising vaccination numbers and falling infection rates will have positive effects on tourism in Seychelles, said a top official. However, the governor of the Central Bank of Seychelles (CBS), Caroline Abel, told a press conference on Friday that new variants of COVID-19 still threaten global travel and [...]
The environment ministry of Seychelles this month started a national census of the sooty tern and also closed the egg collection season in order to determine the bird's population, size and distribution of colonies in Seychelles. Found throughout the world’s tropical seas, and as the most abundant seabird in Seychelles, the eggs of this species [...]
Forty years on since the first AIDS cases were reported, the United Nations said Thursday it was cautiously optimistic that the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) -- the virus that causes the disease -- could be beaten by 2030. The UNAIDS agency said at least 40 countries were on track to achieve a 90-percent drop in [...]
The former prime minister of Mauritius, Anerood Jugnauth, who is credited with steering the island nation's economic transformation as its longest-serving leader, had died aged 91, the country's president said. "It is with deep sadness and greater regret that we announce the death of Sir Anerood Jugnauth on June 3 as a result of illness," [...]
Calendars and stray dogs: How would you link them together? A Slovakian-born photographer, Erika Valkovicova, found the connection when she raised funds for two animal welfare societies in Seychelles through the sale of calendars. Following a long, unexpected, COVID-19-induced stay exceeding five months in Seychelles, Valkovicova compiled a calendar showcasing a handful of photos she [...]
Innovation and dynamism are what the new director of the Seychelles Tourism Academy (STA) wants to bring to the academy. The newly appointed Terence Max said that STA needs to become "the pathway to success for every young Seychellois". Max added that his vision for the educational institution is for the tourism and hospitality industry in Seychelles [...]
After kicking their massive lending powers into overdrive to help the nations hardest hit by Covid-19 last year, the IMF and the World Bank are now focusing on getting vaccines to poor countries to keep the pandemic from derailing the global economic recovery. Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva is spearheading a [...]
