The recycled Christmas tree of Port Glaud won the title of best decorated district in the annual Seychelles eco-friendly and Do It Yourself Christmas Tree competition organised by the Ministry of Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment. Initiated in November 2020, the competition seeks to encourage people to use things they have discarded and create aesthetically pleasing [...]
Health and social workers who are on training at the National Institute of Health and Social Services (NIHSS) will as of next year have a new building as their campus after the completion of works on the new school. The Minister for Health, Peggy Vidot, accompanied by President Wavel Ramkalawan, received the key to [...]
The contracts of 13 Tanzanian prison officers working at the Seychelles main prison facility at Montagne Posee, which end next month, will be extended while others are expected to be recruited. The extension was one of the subjects discussed by the Commissioner of Prison, Raymond St Ange, and the Commissioner General of Prisons of Tanzania, [...]
This was supposed to be the comeback year for the world economy following the Covid pandemic. Instead, 2022 was marked by a new war, record inflation and climate-linked disasters. It was a "polycrisis" year, a term popularised by historian Adam Tooze. Get ready for more gloom in 2023. "The number of crises has increased since [...]
The Seychellois medallists at the Indian Ocean Youth and Sports Commission Games (CJSOI) games will receive cash rewards for their performances, a top government official said on Thursday. The announcement was made by the Minister for Youth, Family and Sports, Marie-Celine Zialor, in a ceremony at the International Conference Centre, where athletes were presented with [...]
Seychelles' lobster fishing season will open for only two months in 2023 as a recent survey shows a reduction in catch rate, the amount being caught, and the number of juveniles. In a recent press conference of the Seychelles Fishing Authority (SFA), it was outlined that the lobster season will open on January 15 to March 14 [...]
Ukraine's president thanked "every American family" in an emotional but defiant address to the US Congress Wednesday aimed at countering growing skepticism over US military aid as Kyiv's war with Russia drags into the new year. It was Volodymyr Zelensky's first overseas trip since Moscow launched the full-scale invasion on February 24, a ruthless offensive [...]
African football boss Patrice Motsepe told a press conference in Johannesburg on Wednesday he believes a team from the continent can reach the 2026 World Cup final. "Morocco opened the door by reaching the semi-finals this month and I am confident an African nation will go further at the next World Cup," said the South [...]
The Seychelles Investment Bureau (SIB) has launched an expression of interest (EOI) to local and international investors to build a multi-storey car park and kiosks at the Beau Vallon Regatta site on Mahe, a top official announced on Tuesday. The Minister for Investment, Entrepreneurship and Industry, Devika Vidot, told reporters that the building of a [...]
Seychelles' agricultural department has decided to impose restrictions on the importation of chicken with the aim of increasing the sale of locally produced chickens, a top official said on Tuesday. The statement was made by Flavien Joubert, the minister responsible for agriculture in an interview with reporters. This measure is being taken after many local chicken [...]
