As restrictions are lifted on the island nation and life slowly resumes to some degree of normality, tourism establishments are trying to attract a new audience: Seychellois residents.Since the opening of the international airport in July 1971, tourism has been the main pillar of the economy. Last year 384,204 tourists came to the islands, the [...]
Muslims in Seychelles will this year celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr at home with their family after instead of the traditional congregational prayer which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. The announcement was made on Friday by the National Muslim Council of Seychelles in line with the Public Health's restriction on large assemblies to prevent the [...]
Sports activities and competitions can resume on June 1 in Seychelles following the restricting of such activities in mid-March because of COVID-19. SNA spoke to the chief executive of the National Sports Council (NSC) to find out how the preparation is going for the resumption of sports next month. SNA: Where is the national [...]
Brazil overtook Russia Friday as the country with the second-highest number of coronavirus infections worldwide behind the United States, as the Americas emerged as a new epicenter of the pandemic. The South American country has now registered 330,890 infections and 21,048 deaths from the new coronavirus, though experts say under-testing means the real figures may [...]
A third-round donation of medical supplies from the Jack Ma Foundation will help the Seychelles' Health Care Agency in its response plan in case of a second wave of COVID-19, a top official said on Friday. According to the Department of Foreign Affairs, the third consignment from the Foundation was delivered on a special Ethiopian [...]
Russia will observe the Open Skies treaty as long as it is in force, a Russian deputy foreign minister said Friday after President Donald Trump announced the US will withdraw. "We need a pragmatic approach. As long as the treaty is in force, we intend to fully follow all the rights and obligations that apply [...]
Around 30 renowned artists from the Indian Ocean will participate in a concert live-streamed on Facebook on Friday. Dubbed the Grand Concert de l'Ocean Indien (Great Concert of the Indian Ocean), the performance will be streamed live at 8.30 p.m. through the Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) Facebook page. The concert is being organised by Réunion [...]
China took the rare move of not setting an annual growth target this year after the coronavirus battered the world's second-largest economy and ravaged global growth, Premier Li Keqiang said Friday. Instead, given "great uncertainty" caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Beijing will "give priority to stabilising employment and ensuring living standards", he told the opening [...]
A new study has found that 12 percent of the population of Seychelles is multi-dimensionally poor and experiencing deprivation related to the standard of living, education, health and employment. The study carried out last year was released on Thursday by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and the Department for Poverty Alleviation. "This kind of [...]
Air Seychelles will repatriate 95 Seychellois nationals stranded in India and Sri Lanka due to the COVID-19 pandemic on a special flight on Saturday, said the Department of Foreign Affairs. The repatriation has been identified as a priority as it consists of many Seychellois patients who were undergoing treatment in India and Sri Lanka both [...]
