1.Several entities get new board
● SFA board re-appointed   The Office of the President has announced the appointment of the board of several entities. They are the Public Utilities Corporation (PUC), Seychelles Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA), Seychelles Ports Authority (SPA) and Public Health Authority ...»

Date:02 March 2024 | Category:Domestic

2.26 new soldiers join SDF
The Seychelles Defence Forces (SDF) has welcomed 26 recruits in its ranks after they successfully completed six weeks of basic military training held mostly at the SDF military training centre, Barbarons. The new soldiers took their Oath of Allegiance in ...»

Date:02 March 2024 | Category:Domestic

3.Launch of second OGP Action plan 2024-2025 and National Integrity Coalition Platform
          Five areas chosen for the year   The second Open Government Partnership National Action Plan for 2024-2025 and the National Integrity Coalition Platform were launched yesterday morning at State House by Vice-President Ahmed Afif. The second ...»

Date:02 March 2024 | Category:Domestic

4.Rencontres Créoles des Seychelles 2024
Les Rencontres Créoles des Seychelles, une initiative purement seychelloise, se dérouleront du 4 au 8 mars 2024 au Centre International des Conférences des Seychelles. Cette deuxième édition contiendra des activités organisées par l'Institut national des Seychelles pour la Culture, le ...»

Date:02 March 2024 | Category:Domestic

5.Seychelles strengthens ties with Kenyan university to boost agricultural education and innovation
In a significant stride to advance and improve agricultural education and innovation, Seychelles will forge a collaborative partnership with Edgerton University in Kenya to transform the Seychelles Institute of Agriculture and Horticulture (SIAH) to bring the right skills and competencies ...»

Date:02 March 2024 | Category:Domestic

6.Lapel pour elimin diskriminasyon dan pei i kontinyen
Lorganizasyon ‘HIV Aids Support Organisation’ (Haso) in organiz en foronm a lokazyon lazournen ‘Zero Diskriminasyon’ ki ti yer, Vandredi le 1er Mars, kot Mize Nasyonal Sesel. Sa rankont sete pour sansibiliz dimoun lo sa size diskriminasyon dan Sesel. Parmi dan ...»

Date:02 March 2024 | Category:Domestic

7.New Commissioner General of SRC appointed
The Office of the President has announced the appointment of Varsha Singhas the new Commissioner General of the Seychelles Revenue Commission (SRC). Mrs Singh, a South African national, has over 28 years’ experience in tax, customs, transfer pricing, trade facilitation ...»

Date:01 March 2024 | Category:Domestic

8.Seychelles Pension Fund gets new board of trustees
The Office of the President has announced the appointment of the new Board of Trustees of the Seychelles Pension Fund (SPF) following the end of the term of the current trustees on February 29, 2024. Shella Mohideen has been appointed ...»

Date:01 March 2024 | Category:Domestic

9.Orientation for post-secondary graduates who qualify for government scholarship
Post-secondary graduates who have qualified for government scholarship had their first meeting with education ministry officials yesterday to learn about the application process and career opportunities in the country, useful for when making their choice. The meeting at the STC ...»

Date:01 March 2024 | Category:Domestic

10.Seychelles’ non-resident ambassador accredited to the Republic of Cabo Verde
Ambassador Conrad Mederic has been accredited as the second non-resident Seychelles ambassador to the Republic of Cabo Verde. He presented his credentials to the President of the Republic of Cabo Verde, José Maria Neves, on Wednesday February 28, 2024 in ...»

Date:01 March 2024 | Category:Domestic

11.When a hotel saves marine life
● Raffles hotel staff work with Nature Seychelles to restore coral reefs   To mark its 13th anniversary on February 8, 2024, staff from Raffles Praslin successfully deployed 13 coral “spiders” in one single day in the ocean as part ...»

Date:01 March 2024 | Category:Environment

12.PUC soon to commission permanent alarm system installed around La Gogue dam
Following the installation of a permanent alarm system around La Gogue dam, the Public Utilities Corporation (PUC) will be undertaking tests on the new system between 10am to 12 noon on Saturday March 2, 2024. Loud sirens will be heard ...»

Date:01 March 2024 | Category:Domestic

13.Nouvo servis laplikasyon paspor biometrik
Apartir le 1er Mars 2024, sitwayen Seselwa ki pe reste, travay oubyen etidye Lafrans, Grann Bretanny ek Emira Arab Ini (UAE), pou kapab fer zot laplikasyon ek prosedir pour resevwar zot paspor biometrik, san ki zot bezwen fer deplasman pour ...»

Date:01 March 2024 | Category:Domestic

14.Indian Navy helps bolster Seychelles Defence Forces’ technical capacity  
Indian Navy’s First Training Squadron, INS (Indian Naval Ship) Tir, is carrying onboard critical machinery and defence gear for Seychelles Defence Forces to enhance the technical capacity of the Seychelles Coast Guard and the Seychelles Air Force. The INS Tir ...»

Date:01 March 2024 | Category:Domestic

15.SLA announces relocation of branches on Praslin and La Digue
The Seychelles Licensing Authority (SLA) is advising the general public on Praslin and La Digue that its offices on both islands will move into new locations as from tomorrow, March 1, 2024 while operations will start as from March 4, ...»

Date:29 February 2024 | Category:Domestic

16.Seychelles Indian Ocean Championship qualifiers a success, says SNYC
Three young Seychellois dancers, namely, Carlos Roucou, Dean Onezime and Kery Tamboo will be competing against other dancers in the Indian Ocean Championship regional dance tournament to be held in Mauritius in July. The three dancers qualified for the championship ...»

Date:29 February 2024 | Category:Domestic

17.US ambassador pays courtesy call on Minister Sylvestre Radegonde  
The enhancement of maritime surveillance to combat illicit maritime activities and the  resurgence of piracy in the Western Indian Ocean, as well as Exercise CUTLASS EXPRESS  2024 currently being held this week in Seychelles, were the main topics of discussion ...»

Date:29 February 2024 | Category:Domestic

18.UN International Court of Justice rejects Ukraine’s accusations that Russia violated the Genocide Convention  
On February 2, 2024, the UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague issued a judgment in the case “Allegations of Genocide under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Ukraine v. Russian Federation)....»

Date:29 February 2024 | Category:Domestic

19.Fête de la Francophonie 2024
Atelier de critique de film   Parmi les activités prévues pour la Fête de la Francophonie 2024 aux Seychelles, un atelier de critique de film se déroulera du 20 au 22 mars. Cet atelier est financé par les Fonds de ...»

Date:29 February 2024 | Category:Domestic

20.Assembly leaders’ replies to State-of-the-nation address 2024  
‘Our country has a vibrant democracy, with a solid economy and an engaged government,’ says LGB   The leader of government business has summarised the President’s message on the State-of-the-nation as a country with a “vibrant democracry, solid economy ...»

Date:28 February 2024 | Category:Domestic