1.ICS alerts authorities on suspected poachers of Sooty Terns’ eggs and wildlife on African Banks  
The photos accompanying this article depict a suspected group of Seychellois men while they were coming ashore to African Banks on June 18, 2022 at around 11 am. It seems they may have been at sea for quite a while ...»

Date:25 June 2022 | Category:Domestic

2.44th National Inter-Schools Athletics Championships
Intensifying efforts to further promote and develop physical education and sports   The Ministry of Education's new strategic plan 2021-2024 places a lot of emphasis on the holistic development of all students within the system, and in this context, extra-curricular ...»

Date:20 June 2022 | Category:Sport

3.Cricket: MSC / Enjoy Super League T20 tournament   GSP 7 - A, Gran Kaz Kings winners
Gran Kaz Kings (division one) and GSP 7 - A (division two) are the winners of their respective categories of the MSC / Enjoy Super League T20 after winning the finals played on Sunday at the Persévérance ground. GSP 7 ...»

Date:15 June 2022 | Category:Sport

4.Local sailors leave for training camp
Local International Laser Class Association (ILCA) sailors (previously known as the Laser class), Dean Mathiot and Loïc D’Offay left Seychelles on Thursday for a three-month training camp with SailCoach in Malta. Mathiot and D’Offay are using the training camp in ...»

Date:11 June 2022 | Category:Sport

5.  Stakeholders discuss new concept design for port rehabilitation project
The lenders for the Port Victoria Rehabilitation and Extension Project (PVREP), along with the foreign consultants, are since Sunday in the country to conduct a week’s series of update meetings with the Ministry of Transport, the Seychelles Ports Authority (SPA) ...»

Date:01 June 2022 | Category:Domestic

6.United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) 22nd Global Meeting of the Regional Seas
Addressing the issues of biodiversity loss, climate change and pollution   The Regional Seas Programme is one of United Nations Environment Programme’s most significant achievements and forms an integral part of ocean governance and cooperation at regional and global level, ...»

Date:26 May 2022 | Category:Domestic

7.Pour Olivier Girault, Champion Olympique de Handball :
« Les Gymnasiades sont les Jeux Olympiques des scolaires »   ● Les enfants des Seychelles ont leur place dans ce concert international   En mars dernier Olivier Girault, l’un des plus grands joueurs de hand ball de la planète, champion ...»

Date:26 May 2022 | Category:Sport

8.United Nations Country Team (UNCT) retreat May 18 to 20
Seychelles, UNCT hold first multi-sector policy dialogue   The cabinet of ministers, heads of different United Nations agencies covering Seychelles and Mauritius or UN country team members, principal secretaries, several senior government officials, yesterday held high-level discussions during a day-long ...»

Date:20 May 2022 | Category:Elections 2020

9.Pilot test of blended learning platform gets positive feedback
A pilot project to test out a blended learning platform in various schools around Mahé has received positive feedback from everyone involved. The three-month pilot project, nicknamed the Vanilla school (Vschool) project, was conducted by Mavericks Pty Ltd in collaboration ...»

Date:16 May 2022 | Category:Domestic

10.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

11.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

12.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

13.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

14.2023-2024 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

15.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

16.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

17.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

18.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

19.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

20.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