Visitors to Seychelles and locals had the chance during the weekend to appreciate the Creole culture during a cultural tourism event called the "Rendez-Vous Praslinois" on Praslin, the second most populated island. The initiative, called "Creole Rendez-Vous, that was launched by the Department of Tourism last year, is also held on La Digue Island to give [...]
St. Louis football club winger Dean Mothe has been named Seychelles' Footballer of the Year for the 2023/24 season. Mothe, who received the award in a ceremony on Friday, was rewarded for a great season of football, where he helped his side to win the Seychelles Premier League title. In second place was Foresters' Brandon [...]
World leaders headed to Switzerland on Saturday for a first summit on peace in Ukraine, after Vladimir Putin demanded Kyiv effectively surrender if it ultimately wants negotiations with Moscow. The two-day gathering at the luxury Burgenstock resort brings together Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and more than 50 other heads of state and government, but without [...]
Officials from biosecurity, fisheries, conservation and customs in Seychelles participated in a familiarisation workshop on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). The workshop, held at the Savoy Resort and Spa, is part of the steps to implement the convention in the country and it aims to step up efforts to fight [...]
The Seychelles' Port Victoria extension and rehabilitation project has been revised from 600 metres to 310 metres to cater for an escalation in costs of materials and building resources since the conception of the project in 2018. This was announced by the deputy chief executive of the Seychelles Ports Authority (SPA), Philippa Samson, in a [...]
The Seychelles' Cabinet of Ministers on Wednesday discussed the island nation's proposed positions in the forthcoming European Union and Eastern Southern Africa negotiations on the liberalisation of the provision of certain services. Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe and Madagascar signed the Interim Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Union and Eastern and Southern Africa in August 2009, and [...]
South Africa's newly-elected parliament meets Friday and is expected to re-elect President Cyril Ramaphosa to form an unprecedented coalition government after his ruling ANC cobbled together a coalition deal. The African National Congress leader had called for a government of national unity after his party lost its absolute majority in last month's general election, but [...]
G7 leaders agreed Thursday on a new $50 billion loan for Ukraine using profits from frozen Russian assets, a move Joe Biden said showed Moscow "we're not backing down". The US president and other G7 leaders agreed at a summit in Italy to use the profits from the interest on the assets to back the [...]
The Japan Training Squadron, JS Kashima and JS Shimakaze of the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force, will make a friendly port call at Victoria in Seychelles from June 17 to 20 as part of its overseas training and promotion of friendship and goodwill. In a press conference on Wednesday, the Japanese counsellor and chargé d'affaires, Ono Tomoyuki, said that [...]
Seychelles has once again proven its allure as a premier travel destination by clinching eight awards at the World Travel Awards 2024 ceremony held in Dubai on May 6. SNA presents the 8 awards Seychelles won at the ceremony. Indian Ocean's Leading Beach Destination The award for Seychelles is a testament to the island nation's [...]
