Seven Seychellois women are competing in the second edition of the FemBioBiz competition. Beauty products, added value to bamboo, and products from seaweed and sea cucumber are ideas which were revealed during the pitching meeting held Wednesday at the Guy Morel Institute. Maria Sullivan, an entrepreneur, and Stana Mousbe from the Seychelles Maritime Academy were [...]
The Guy Morel Institute (TCMI) in Seychelles is now offering computer-based Association of Chartered Certified Accountants - ACCA - exams. This means that the students will not have to wait for weeks to know their results, which will be shared online in a shorter amount of time. This also means that Seychellois students will no longer have [...]
Tonnes of garbage sent to the Philippines years ago was shipped back to Canada on Friday after a festering diplomatic row, as Asian nations increasingly reject serving as dumping grounds for international trash. After a long campaign to urge Canada to take back the rotting waste, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte lashed out at Ottawa last [...]
A three-metre bronze statue of Seychelles’ late president James Mancham was unveiled on Thursday, and a family member said it was a fitting tribute to an inspiring leader. “Irrespective of one's political persuasion, this statue is symbolic and is reflective of the formidable contribution Sir James Mancham played in promoting peace worldwide as well as championing [...]
As the month of May comes to a close, SNA brings you seven happenings which occurred in May in Seychelles -- a nation of 115 islands in the western Indian Ocean. First May Day procession On May 1, 1966, there was the first May Day procession to be held in Seychelles, organised by the SPUP [...]
Britain has received 750,000 applications from EU citizens seeking to settle in the UK in the first four months of 2019, with Poles leading the way, official data showed Thursday. The government's scheme for offering an estimated 3.8 million EU nationals the right to live permanently in Britain after Brexit has been riddled with controversy. [...]
Seychelles has launched a call for proposals for the installation of Africa’s first utility-scale Floating Solar Photovoltaic (PV) system, an official of the energy commission said. The call was released last week to eight bidders that were selected in the first phase of the project. Proposals will be evaluated against a set of technical and financial criteria [...]
France and Madagascar will resume discussions over the Scattered Islands, administered by the former colonial master but claimed by the poor Indian Ocean country since 1973. The two countries' presidents Andry Rajoelina and Emmanuel Macron have said they will not resort to a legal process or international mediation but instead set up a joint commission [...]
Seychelles is honouring Mauritian artist Daniel Delord for his contribution towards the promotion of Seychellois musicians and performers. Delord has been in Seychelles, a group of 115 islands in the western Indian Ocean, since last week at the invitation of Jean-Marc Volcy and Joseph Sinon. At a press conference at the National Arts Council building [...]
The Seychelles Supreme Court has formally charged five suspected Somali pirates who were transferred to Seychelles by EU NAVFOR in April, the Police said on Tuesday. The five suspects were transferred to Seychellois authorities by the EU NAVFOR Somalia Operation Atalanta on April 26 after being captured by the EU NAVFOR’s flagship ESPS NAVARRA. The suspects were transferred [...]
