In a move meant to comply with tax obligations of the European Union (EU), the National Assembly of Seychelles has approved amendments to the island nation's Business Tax Act. Minister for Finance, Economic Planning and Trade Naadir Hassan presented the amendments to the Business Tax Act during the assembly's last sitting for the year on [...]
Seychelles will save SCR46 million ($2 million) on the cost of renal dialysis treatment following discussions between President Wavel Ramkalawan and the head of AMSA renal care in the United Arab Emirates, said State House on Tuesday. Ramkalawan met with Abdullah Ajmal, the president of AMSA, on Monday while on a five-day official visit to [...]
Joe Biden said Monday that US democracy proved "resilient" against Donald Trump's "abuse of power" after the Electoral College confirmed him as the next president, shutting the door further on unprecedented efforts to overturn the results. In his first extended attack on Trump since the election, Biden said in his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware, that [...]
Businesses that were receiving salary assistance for their employees under the Financial Assistance for Job Retention (FA4JR) scheme will continue to benefit from the programme until February 2021, said a top finance official. In a meeting on Monday with the private sector, Secretary of State for Finance Patrick Payet said that the scheme has been [...]
The United States on Monday removed Sudan from its state sponsors of terrorism blacklist and declared a "fundamental change" in relations, less than two months after the Arab nation pledged to normalise ties with Israel. The move opens the way for aid, debt relief and investment to a country going though a rocky political transition [...]
Five foreign divers from the UK, South Africa and Russia who were rescued at sea in Seychelles on Sunday after six hours in the water have been released from hospital after a routine medical checkup, said a top official. A rescue operation was launched after a report was filed with the Seychelles Coast Guard late [...]
The United Arab Emirates will donate 50,000 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine for the Seychellois people, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi told the President of Seychelles during an official trip to the UAE, State House said on Monday. President Wavel Ramkalawan conveyed his appreciation for the continued support, particularly in the health sector, to the [...]
The Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine was to begin leaving the company's Michigan factory on Sunday, ready to be injected into the arms of millions of the most vulnerable Americans as the global death toll topped 1.6 million. Doses will be shipped out in boxes containing dry ice that are capable of staying at -70 degrees Celsius [...]
The United Nations on Saturday urged leaders to declare a global climate emergency and shape greener growth after the coronavirus pandemic, as nations took gloomy stock five years since the landmark Paris Agreement. Fast-growing China, the world's biggest emitter, outlined limited new ambitions in green energy at a virtual "Climate Ambition Summit" addressed by more [...]
Wondering what to gift a loved one for this coming festive season? That perfect Christmas or New Year present might be waiting for you at the 'Affordable Art Fair' taking place at Eden Space Gallery, on Eden Island, Seychelles. Organised by Arterial Network Seychelles, the seventh edition of the fair kicked off on Friday and [...]
