1.11th Nairobi Convention COP in Madagascar
Seychelles reaffirms commitment to Ocean Governance and Biodiversity Conservation   Contracting Parties to the Nairobi Convention took part in the 11th Conference of the parties from August 20-22, 2024 in Antananarivo, Madagascar.  The theme for this 11th COP was: ...»

Date:24 August 2024 | Category:Domestic

2.1st Joint Steering Committee meeting for Cooperation Framework (2024 – 2028)
Concludes with emphasis on partnerships and joint approaches to accelerate SDGs   In a significant step towards advancing sustainable development goals (SDGs), the government of Seychelles and the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) concluded the first Joint Steering Committee Meeting ...»

Date:24 August 2024 | Category:Domestic

3.Erratum
Seychelles NATION would like to apologise for a mistake in its caption in the article titled ‘COMFWB Seychelles and partners to set up incubation centre,’ published on Thursday August 22, 2024 where we erroneously mixed up the captions under ...»

Date:24 August 2024 | Category:Domestic

4.Cricket Updates  
Deevas Kings win by eight wickets against SL United   In the Seychelles Cricket Association Challenge 2024 match played last weekend at the Perseverance ground, Deevas Kings won by eight wickets against SL United. To continue reading, please click here ...»

Date:24 August 2024 | Category:Domestic

5.PEMC hosts capacity building session for five public entities  
Representatives from the Seychelles Financial Authority, Seychelles Petroleum Company, Seychelles Postal Services, the Seychelles Trading Company and Seychelles Pension Fund attended a capacity- building session yesterday under the theme: ‘Mapping Procedure of Mandates and Strategic Priorities to the NDS 2024-2028 ...»

Date:23 August 2024 | Category:Domestic

6.STA representatives set for Culinary Promotion in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Seychelles Tourism Academy will be represented at the upcoming Culinary Promotion hosted by Kingsbury Hotel, in the heart of Colombo, Sri Lanka, from August 24 to September 1, 2024. Two persons are making the trip, namely Chef Lecturer, David Hoareau, ...»

Date:22 August 2024 | Category:Domestic

7.Minister Radegonde to participate in Ticad ministerial meeting
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism, Sylvestre Radegonde, will travel to Tokyo, Japan from August 22 – 27, 2024 to attend the Tokyo International Conference on African Development’s (Ticad) ministerial meeting. The meeting is being held in preparation for ...»

Date:22 August 2024 | Category:Domestic

8.ASP and DICT addressing system glitch partly affecting retirement pension payment
The Agency for Social Protection (ASP) is working closely with the Department of Information Communication Technology (DICT) to rectify a system issue which is impacting the retirement pension payment for a group of pensioners who have travelled out of Seychelles ...»

Date:22 August 2024 | Category:Domestic

9.Sports Trust Fund 2024
Deadline for submission of forms tomorrow Tomorrow is the deadline to submit all project proposals under the Sports Trust Fund set up by the government to provide assistance for sports related projects. To continue reading, please click here to subscribe ...»

Date:22 August 2024 | Category:Sport

10.Seychelles gears up for global robotics challenge  
  Team unveiled and ready to innovate   Students who will be representing Seychelles at the upcoming 1st Global Robotics Challenge 2024 in Athens, Greece, from September 26 to 29, received their Robotic kit in a ceremony held yesterday at the ...»

Date:21 August 2024 | Category:Domestic

11.Karting  
Senior classes march on towards final phase of the 2024 championship   There are three more rounds left for the senior drivers to make their mark in their respective categories in the 2024 Karting championship season which ends in November, ...»

Date:21 August 2024 | Category:Sport

12.Seychelles represented at the 44th Ordinary Summit of SADC Heads State and Government  
The 44th Ordinary Summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Heads of State and Government, along with the preceding Senior Officials and Council of Ministers meetings, took place in Harare, Zimbabwe from August 8 to 17, 2024. To continue ...»

Date:20 August 2024 | Category:Domestic

13.Seychelles among Top 10 cleanest countries in Africa in 2024
Seychelles continues to solidify its reputation as a global leader in environmental conservation, ranking fourth among the cleanest countries in Africa in 2024, according to the latest Environmental Performance Index (EPI) report released by Yale University. To continue reading, please ...»

Date:20 August 2024 | Category:Domestic

14.Changes to board composition as the amended CBS Act comes into force
The Central Bank of Seychelles (Amendment) Act, 2024, that came into force on Friday August 16, 2024, have ensued changes to the composition of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Seychelles (CBS). To continue reading, please click ...»

Date:20 August 2024 | Category:Domestic

15.August 2024 session of the Court of Appeal  
President Fernando’s closing remarks   “I welcome you all to the closing of the August 2024 session of the Court of Appeal. As I did mention in my opening remarks at this session, we have now cleared the backlog of ...»

Date:20 August 2024 | Category:Domestic

16.  SRC urges taxpayers to use the payroll withholding templates as prescribed in the law
The Seychelles Revenue Commission (SRC) has announced that effective September 1, 2024, the Commission will no longer accept any payroll withholding statements created and submitted by taxpayers in their own format or templates. To continue reading, please click here to ...»

Date:20 August 2024 | Category:Domestic

17.Electoral Commissions Forum  
Seychelles to host 26th annual conference of the ECF-SADC   By Sunny Esparon   The Electoral Commission of Seychelles is set to host the 26th Annual General Conference of the Electoral Commissions Forum-Southern African Development Community (ECF-SADC) on December 9, ...»

Date:19 August 2024 | Category:Domestic

18.James Cadbury, 1935-2024  
Tribute to “a great friend of Seychelles conservation”   A service in memory of James Cadbury, a great friend of Seychelles conservation, was held at the Church of St Andrew and Mary, Grantchester, Cambridge, UK, on July 11, 2024. James ...»

Date:19 August 2024 | Category:Domestic

19.Mukesh Valabhji replies to ACCS press release
In response to the press release issued by the Anti-Corruption Commission Seychelles and published in the Seychelles NATION newspaper on August 16, 2024, and the several interviews and news reports broadcast by the SBC, we wish to address certain matters. ...»

Date:19 August 2024 | Category:Domestic

20.Mukesh Valabhji replies to ACCS press release
In response to the press release issued by the Anti-Corruption Commission Seychelles and published in the Seychelles NATION newspaper on August 16, 2024, and the several interviews and news reports broadcast by the SBC, we wish to address certain matters. ...»

Date:19 August 2024 | Category:Domestic