1.School for the Deaf ends school year on a high note
The students of the School for the Deaf concluded the 2024 school year with a sense of pride and accomplishment. To celebrate the end of the school year, the students had a lucky dip, which generated a lot of excitement. ...»

Date:07 December 2024 | Category:Domestic

2.  Arid calls for detailed investigation into riot at Montagne Posée Prison 
The Association for Rights, Information and Democracy has called for a detailed investigation into the riot at Montagne Posée prison on December 5, 2024.  In a press release issued on Thursday, the association expressed concern over the frequency of ...»

Date:07 December 2024 | Category:Domestic

3.Eden Bleu Hotel – Localisation in action  
Earlier this year we featured a number of Seychellois who are excelling in management positions in the hospitality sector on Praslin. Now, as we approach the end of the year and a time of traditional reflection, we begin this final ...»

Date:07 December 2024 | Category:Domestic

4.New legislation geared towards securities dealers approved
Securities dealers based in Seychelles will as from January 1, 2025 be governed by a new legislation, the Securities (Amendment) Bill, 2024. To continue reading, please click here to subscribe to Seychelles NATION’s e copy ...»

Date:06 December 2024 | Category:Domestic

5.Karting
SKA celebrates 2024 champions at prize-giving ceremony   To continue reading, please click here to subscribe to Seychelles NATION’s e ...»

Date:06 December 2024 | Category:Sport

6.National Assembly marks World Aids Day
The National Assembly’s Communicable Diseases, HIV/Aids, and Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights Committee this week organised a brief ceremony and exhibition to mark World Aids Day, observed on December 1, 2024. To continue reading, please click here to subscribe to ...»

Date:05 December 2024 | Category:Domestic

7.Business tax amendment approved by National Assembly
The National Assembly yesterday approved the Business Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2024 which sets out to improve the business environment. The Bill proposes various changes, namely, amendments to give more clarity on certain provisions in the business tax law, amendments to ...»

Date:05 December 2024 | Category:Domestic

8.National Assembly approves VAT amendment bill to curtail abuses
A series of reforms will be implemented in the value-added tax system as from next year, with the National Assembly’s approval of the Value-added Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2024. To continue reading, please click here to subscribe to Seychelles NATION’s e ...»

Date:05 December 2024 | Category:National Assembly

9.National Assembly approves salary increase for constitutional appointees
The National Assembly has given its green light for a ten percent salary increase for constitutional appointees, with the approval of the Public Service Salary (Amendment) Bill (2024). To continue reading, please click here to subscribe to Seychelles NATION’s e ...»

Date:04 December 2024 | Category:Domestic

10.SADC PF calls for Rights-Based Approachto HIV and Aids on World Aids Day 2024
The secretary general of the Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF), Boemo Sekgoma,  To continue reading, please click here to subscribe to Seychelles NATION’s e copy   ...»

Date:04 December 2024 | Category:Domestic

11.Seychelles Challenge and Outward Bounds Association: Mahé Crazy Challenge 2024
Geno Belle grabs fourth title    Aisha Radwan is this year’s women’s winner To continue reading, please click here to subscribe to Seychelles NATION’s e copy ...»

Date:04 December 2024 | Category:Sport

12.  Formation des agents de la Bibliothèque nationale et des Espaces du livre francophone des Seychelles
Du 2 au 6 décembre 2024, 25 participants, dont deux volontaires de l’Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)  To continue reading, please click here to subscribe to Seychelles NATION’s e ...»

Date:03 December 2024 | Category:Domestic

13.Health minister’s message on World Aids Day 2024
‘Let’s unite and intensify efforts to achieve an Aids-free Seychelles’   To continue reading, please click here to subscribe to Seychelles NATION’s e copy ...»

Date:02 December 2024 | Category:Domestic

14.Hockey: Primary Schools End-of-Year Tournament
Persévérance, Plaisance primary champions          Keisha Emerith, best female player for 2024 To continue reading, please click here to subscribe to Seychelles NATION’s e ...»

Date:02 December 2024 | Category:Sport

15.Ocean festival  
Interactive exhibits, conservation efforts shine at Ocean Conservation Exhibition   The Seychelles Ocean Festival 2024 continued its celebration of marine life and conservation with a half- day captivating ‘Ocean Conservation Exhibition’, yesterday morning at the Berjaya Beau Vallon Bay Resort ...»

Date:30 November 2024 | Category:Environment

16.SeyCCAT attends UN climate change and biodiversity conferences
As part of the Seychelles delegation, the Seychelles Conservation and Climate Adaptation Trust participated in the 2024 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Conference of the Parties, also known as COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan, held from November 11 to ...»

Date:29 November 2024 | Category:Domestic

17.Regional parliaments discuss the setting up of a Youth Parliament
A regional Youth Parliament is expected to be launched in Seychelles in April 2025 to provide a concrete forum for the voices of the youth in the Indian Ocean. In preparation for its establishment, a two-day inter-parliamentary seminar titled ‘Public ...»

Date:28 November 2024 | Category:Domestic

18.Basketball: Fédération Internationale de Basketball 3x3 Africa Cup 2024
Team Seychelles Madagascar-bound today Seychelles will be represented at the Fédération Internationale de Basketball 3x3 Africa Cup 2024 scheduled to take place in Madagascar by a team of four players and two coaches. To continue reading, please click here to ...»

Date:28 November 2024 | Category:Sport

19.Seychelles Ocean Festival 2024
Celebrating the country’s breathtaking marine environment   After a five-year hiatus, the Seychelles Ocean Festival is back on the Tourism department’s calendar this year, with a series of activities planned from tomorrow to Saturday, November 30.  To continue reading, ...»

Date:27 November 2024 | Category:Environment

20.October 2024 Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
‘Macroeconomic imbalances are gradually easing in the region’   The October 2024 Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has announced that macroeconomic imbalances are gradually easing in the region, thanks to policy adjustments. Inflation has declined in many countries, ...»

Date:27 November 2024 | Category:Domestic