The three presidential candidates running in the island nation's October election will participate in a first-ever televised debate on Friday on three of the Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation's platforms, said a top official. Wavel Ramkalawan of the main opposition group Linyon Demokratik Seselwa, the incumbent President Danny Faure of United Seychelles and Alain St Ange from [...]
The Seychelles' government is finalising amendments to the Business Tax Act to become compliant with the European Union on tax matters, and the legislation is expected to come into effect on January 1, the finance ministry said on Wednesday. The Council of European Union for Taxation in October put Seychelles on its list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions. [...]
A delegation of African and UN envoys on Wednesday expressed "deep concern" ahead of Ivory Coast's tense presidential election this month as it wrapped up a visit to the capital Abidjan. Envoys from the West African regional bloc ECOWAS, the African Union and the United Nations met with government officials, the opposition and civil society [...]
Almost two million babies are stillborn every year -- one every 16 seconds -- the United Nations said Thursday, warning that the Covid-19 pandemic could add another 200,000 deaths to the "devastating" toll. The vast majority of stillbirths, 84 percent, occur in low- and middle-income countries, where basic neo-natal care could save hundreds of thousands [...]
The Seychelles' environment department is in the process of finalising a feasibility report and detailed design of a new dam to be built in Grand Anse Mahe district, a top official said on Wednesday. The principal secretary for environment, Alain Decommarmond, said that the report will have to undergo a public inspection for two weeks. "It [...]
Nature Seychelles has received $78,000 to construct a new research centre on Cousin Island special reserve which has helped save the once critically endangered bird the Seychelles warbler, the environmental organisation said on Monday. The funds were donated by the Seychelles Warbler Research Group -- a team of biologists from the European universities of East [...]
French lawmakers on Tuesday unanimously voted to return prized artefacts to Benin and Senegal more than a century after they were looted by colonial forces and hauled back to Paris to be displayed in museums. The pieces include a royal throne and statues taken by the French army during a war in Benin -- then [...]
Around 50 hotel establishments in Seychelles are welcoming visitors from seven special status countries since October 1 to ensure that there are fewer cancellations in bookings coming from the island nations' main tourism markets. Visitors from the special status countries -- Italy, France, Germany, UK, Switzerland, Austria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) -- will [...]
The World Health Organization warned European countries Tuesday about "pandemic fatigue" which it says threatens the continent's ability to tackle the coronavirus. "Although fatigue is measured in different ways, and levels vary per country, it is now estimated to have reached over 60 percent in some cases," WHO Europe director Dr Hans Kluge said. He [...]
A new booklet in Creole – Citizens guide to Climate Change – was launched on Sunday to coincide with World Tourism Day, September 27. The guide was developed by a local not for profit organisation, Sustainability for Seychelles (S4S). The launch took place on a beach in the north of the main island of Mahe being [...]
