1.Remains of late Gerard Hoarau to be repatriated to Seychelles
The remains of late political activist Gerard Hoarau, who was assassinated while in exile in the United Kingdom on November 29, 1985, is expected to be repatriated to the country by November 2024. Chairman of the Gerard Hoarau Foundation, Collin ...»

Date:23 April 2022 | Category:Presidency

2.IOC confirms qualification criteria and weight classes for Paris 2024 Olympics
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved changes to boxing and weightlifting weight categories for Paris 2024, with the qualification system for the Games having been approved. The IOC announced in December that both troubled sports would see reductions in ...»

Date:11 April 2022 | Category:Sport

3.The newly accredited Finnish ambassador to Seychelles meets with Speaker of the National Assembly
The newly accredited ambassador of Finland to Seychelles, Pirkka Tapiola, paid a courtesy call on the Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon. Roger Mancienne, yesterday morning. Speaker Mancienne was accompanied by the chairperson of the International Affairs Committee, Hon. Waven ...»

Date:09 April 2022 | Category:National Assembly

4.Ambassador of Finland pays courtesy call on Seychelles Foreign minister  
The Ambassador of the Republic of Finland, Pirkka Tapiola, paid a courtesy call on the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism, Sylvestre Radegonde, on Monday this week, ahead of his accreditation yesterday. Seychelles and Finland have shared excellent bilateral relations, ...»

Date:06 April 2022 | Category:Domestic

5.2023-2024 Fulbright foreign student program   Seychellois encouraged to apply for Master’s, PhD or one year graduate study  
The embassy of the United States of America to Mauritius and Seychelles are accepting applications from qualified Mauritian and Seychellois citizens only for the 2023-2024 Fulbright Foreign Student Program. Grantees will be funded for up to two years of degree ...»

Date:06 April 2022 | Category:Domestic

6.Stakeholders fighting marine litter, plastic pollution seek to strengthen actions, better coordinate efforts
Major stakeholders working to fight marine litter and plastic pollution in Seychelles met this week to discuss how to strengthen their actions, better coordinate their efforts in the continued fight against the scourge and update themselves on the subject. The ...»

Date:02 April 2022 | Category:Domestic

7.SMSA reviews legal maritime framework to adhere to EU Port Security and Safety of Navigation
The Ministry of Transport, in collaboration with the Seychelles Maritime Safety Authority (SMSA) and the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), is hosting a one-week workshop with key local maritime stakeholders to review its legal framework and IMO conventions with regard to ...»

Date:29 March 2022 | Category:Domestic

8.Games of the XXXIII Olympiad, Paris 2024   Six young athletes benefit from Olympic Solidarity scholarships
Six young Seychellois athletes are recipients of the Olympic Scholarships for Athletes ‘Paris 2024’ programme for the quadrennial 2021–2024. The objective of the scholarships is to help elite athletes in their preparation and qualification for the Games of the XXXIII ...»

Date:24 March 2022 | Category:Sport

9.Consumer rights: The importance of ensuring the protection of every financial consumer in the digital age
The rapid pace of technological advances is changing how people live, work, conduct business, interact and provide solutions to some of the world’s challenges. This rise in technology is also changing the financial services landscape, which is crucial to the ...»

Date:19 March 2022 | Category:Domestic

10.Stakeholders discuss proposals to control coastal erosion and flooding
Representative from ministries, agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and foreign donors met on Monday to discuss proposals to control erosion and flooding along the coast. The validation stakeholders’ workshop for the proposed coastal defence and adaptation solutionsto control erosion and flooding ...»

Date:16 March 2022 | Category:Domestic

11.Message from the Minister for Finance, Economic Planning and Trade, Naadir Hassan on World Consumer Rights Day 2022
‘Digital finance in Seychelles has seen an explosion in growth’   “As is customary every year, yet again, the consumer world is celebrating the World Consumer Rights Day on March 15. This year’s theme is ‘Fair Digital Finance’. “What is ...»

Date:15 March 2022 | Category:Domestic

12.Seychelles holds first national stakeholders’ consultative workshop on Technology Assessment
Seychelles is hosting a first workshop to assess the types of technologies that can be used to help transform agriculture, fisheries and energy sectors, as well as identify their effect on social, economic and environmental aspects. The two-day National stakeholders’ ...»

Date:03 March 2022 | Category:Domestic

13.Mauritius International Open Weightlifting Championships 2022
Seychellois medallists return   Gold medallist Clementina Agricole, bronze medallist Ruby Malvina and silver medallist Romantha Larue returned home yesterday afternoon after competing in the Mauritius International Open Weightlifting Championships 2022 which doubled as a qualification event for the 2022 ...»

Date:03 March 2022 | Category:Sport

14.Mauritius International Open Weightlifting Championships 2022
Agricole claims 59kg gold medal   Malvina wins bronze, Larue captures silver   Clementina Agricole is the women’s 59kg weight category champion of the Mauritius International Open Weightlifting Championships 2022 as Seychelles captured three medals ‒ a gold, a silver ...»

Date:28 February 2022 | Category:Sport

15.Mauritius International Open Weightlifting Championships 2022   Three local lifters compete in Mauritius
Only three of the four Seychellois weightlifters who were earmarked to take part in the Mauritius International Open Weightlifting Championships 2022 left Seychelles yesterday morning for Mauritius. Seychelles is being represented in the Mauritius International Open Weightlifting Championships 2022, which ...»

Date:24 February 2022 | Category:Sport

16.‘Sids have risen to international prominence because we dared where others dithered’
“Small island developing states (Sids) have risen to international prominence because we dared where others dithered. When necessary, we voiced out and challenged the status quo. In doing so we showed the world that international politics is not about geographic ...»

Date:16 February 2022 | Category:Presidency

17.Les engagements de Brest pour l’océan
Plus de 100 pays, venus de tous les bassins maritimes et représentant plus de la moitié des zones économiques exclusives mondiales, ont fait part de leur détermination à préserver les océans en contribuant aux « Engagements de Brest pour l’Océan », aux ...»

Date:16 February 2022 | Category:Domestic

18.Nouvel An chinois 2022
Le traditionnel Nouvel An chinois est la plus grande des célébrations des communautés asiatiques du monde entier. Cette année, il se tient ce mardi 1er février 2022. A cette date, débutera l’année du tigre d’eau, qui remplacera l’année du buffle ...»

Date:01 February 2022 | Category:Domestic

19.Mauritius International Open Weightlifting Championships 2022
Four lifters get ready to compete   Four Seychellois weightlifters are training to take part in the Mauritius International Open Weightlifting Championships 2022 which will also serve as a qualification event for the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games. The four lifters ...»

Date:14 January 2022 | Category:Sport

20.Maryvonne Pool appointed Pan African Leadership and Entrepreneurship Centre board chairperson
Seychellois Maryvonne Pool has been appointed chairperson of the board of directors of the Pan African Leadership and Entrepreneurship Centre. Her appointment by the board of directors of the Pan African Leadership and Entrepreneurship Centre (PALEDEC) took effect on January ...»

Date:13 January 2022 | Category:Domestic