Individuals and businesses will be given six months starting in July to clear tax arrears in order to receive an exemption on accumulated interest and penalty fees, under the condition that the main tax liability is settled, said a top official. The Minister of Finance, Naadir Hassan, told reporters on Tuesday that a new amnesty [...]
A burnt-out container ship that has already caused Sri Lanka's worst maritime environmental disaster was sinking Wednesday with nearly 350 tonnes of oil in its fuel tanks. The MV X-Press Pearl, carrying hundreds of containers of chemicals and plastics, burned for 13 days just outside Colombo's harbour before rescue workers finally extinguished the blaze on [...]
Seychelles will establish new regulations to align with international standards concerning early childhood care and development, officials said Tuesday at the signing of an agreement with UNESCO. The Seychelles' Minister for Education Justin Valentin signed the agreement, which will allow Seychelles through its Institute for Early Childhood Development, IECD, to provide training and expertise on [...]
Seychelles will establish new regulations to align with international standards concerning early childhood care and development, officials said Tuesday at the signing of an agreement with UNESCO. The Seychelles' Minister for Education Justin Valentin signed the agreement, which will allow Seychelles through its Institute for Early Childhood Development, IECD, to provide training and expertise on [...]
A week after Africa’s most active volcano, Mount Nyiragongo, erupted in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and poured lava into the city of Goma, experts flew into a second smoking crater nearby to assess the risks. Piloted by South Africans, a Puma helicopter from the UN's MONUSCO peacekeeping mission delivered leading volcanologists to the inside [...]
Seychelles has maintained a 'B' credit rating with a stable outlook from the latest Fitch Ratings released last week which reflects the expectation for tourism and economic growth to recover. The Minister of Finance, Naadir Hassan, told reporters on Tuesday that the rating is positive news for Seychelles. "It means that the government has been able to [...]
Seychelles and Angola will have more cooperation in tourism, agriculture, education and several other fields after the two countries signed their first bilateral agreements on Tuesday. The General Cooperation Agreement and the Agreement on the Creation of a Bilateral Commission were signed by Seychelles' Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sylvestre Radegonde, and newly accredited Angolan ambassador [...]
Uganda's transport minister was shot Tuesday in an attack which left the former top general's daughter and bodyguard dead, a government spokesman said. General Edward Katumba Wamala, who was chief of the defence forces between 2013 and 2017, came under fire while driving in capital Kampala, government spokesman Chris Baryomunsi said. "There was an attempt [...]
Seychelles’ cabinet of ministers has approved a proposal to implement flexible working arrangements across government based on the concept of results-based management. Ministries, departments and agencies will make proposals on how they will implement new arrangements while ensuring continued efficiency and high standards in public service delivery. The cabinet endorsed the proposal which is a first [...]
China has relaxed its family planning policy to allow couples to have three children after a census showed its population is rapidly ageing, state media reported Monday, further unwinding four decades of controls in the world's most populous nation which have strangled the birthrate. For almost 40 years, China enforced a controversial "one-child policy" -- [...]
