1.Cruise ship season ends
• Registers a fall in port calls, number of passengers   There was a reduction in the number of port calls by cruise ships in Port Victoria, resulting also in a decrease in the number of passengers for the 2024-2025 ...»

Date:23 May 2025 | Category:Domestic

2.ECOFISH programme holds its 6th steering committee chaired by SADC
ECOFISH programme holds its 6th steering committee chaired by SADC   The sixth steering committee of the ECOFISH programme was held in Gaborone, Botswana, on May 15. It was chaired by the Southern African Development Community (SADC), in the presence ...»

Date:23 May 2025 | Category:Domestic

3.A record year for bird records
A record year for bird records   By Adrian Skerrett Every year, rare migratory birds arrive in Seychelles. Seychelles Bird Records Committee (SBRC) collects and authenticates sightings of these rare birds and makes the information freely available. In 2024, 155 ...»

Date:19 May 2025 | Category:Environment

4.Port of Victoria takes lead in sustainable port development
The Seychelles Ports Authority and the Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE) has signed a memorandum of understanding to collaboratively advance the greening of Port Victoria, marking a major step forward in sustainable maritime development across the Indian Ocean. Under this ...»

Date:17 May 2025 | Category:Domestic

5.Retired in Seychelles; Special gifts to share
Seychelles is a paradise; a land of turquoise waters, lush green hills and warm, vibrant communities. Into this paradise, a couple arrived in December, 2023. They came to retire following a combined 80 years of teaching blind adults and blind ...»

Date:17 May 2025 | Category:Domestic

6.Fabio Morel excels; wins President’s Cup
SIAH’s graduation ceremony Fabio Morel excels; wins President’s Cup   Fabio Morel of Anse Royale has been recognised as the outstanding student of the Seychelles Institute for Agriculture and Horticulture for the 2023 -2024 cohort, earning him the prestigious President’s Cup. ...»

Date:16 May 2025 | Category:Domestic

7.CBS enhances banking standards through mystery shopping
CBS enhances banking standards through mystery shopping Compiled by Sunny Esparon   In April 2024, a mystery shopper entered a Seychelles bank branch to inquire about a personal loan, endured a 108-minute wait, and received incomplete information from an unidentifiable ...»

Date:16 May 2025 | Category:Domestic

8.Ami’Rantes : Une nouvelle association pour accompagner les étudiants seychellois en France
Ami’Rantes : Une nouvelle association pour accompagner les étudiants seychellois en France   La diaspora seychelloise en France, estimée entre 2 000 et 5 000 personnes, se concentre principalement dans les grandes villes comme Paris, Lyon, Toulouse ou Marseille. Face ...»

Date:13 May 2025 | Category:Domestic

9.Seychelles and South Africa strengthen local governance ties
Seychelles and South Africa strengthen local governance ties   The Ministry of Local Government and Community Affairs has deepened its collaboration with the South African Local Government Association through a strategic, week-long visit aimed at building partnerships, enhancing institutional capacity, ...»

Date:12 May 2025 | Category:Domestic

10.NIHSS graduation ceremony
Jean-Luc Rose wins President’s Cup By Anika Cathene Jean-Luc Rose was awarded the prestigious President’s Cup during the graduation ceremony of the National Institute for Health and Social Studies for cohort 2022-2024 yesterday morning. Jean-Luc, who has successfully completed a ...»

Date:10 May 2025 | Category:Domestic

11.Judiciary honours employees
By Vidya Gappy The Judiciary of Seychelles marked four important events yesterday: recognising its long-serving staff, acknowledging Bar Finals Graduates, awarding certificates to employees who completed training in 2024 and commemorating Labour Day. To continue reading, please click here to ...»

Date:10 May 2025 | Category:Domestic

12.Farmers learn about Employment Act, Occupational health and safety
Farmers learn about Employment Act, Occupational health and safety The Employment department in collaboration with the Agriculture department recently organised a half-day workshop as part of ongoing efforts to sensitise and familiarise employers of the agricultural sector on the Employment Act, ...»

Date:09 May 2025 | Category:Fisheries and Agriculture

13.Seychelles and Sweden set to elevate bilateral relations
Seychelles and Sweden set to elevate bilateral relations   Press release from the department of Foreign Affairs   Caroline Vicini, outgoing ambassador of Sweden to Seychelles, paid a farewell call yesterday on the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism, Sylvestre ...»

Date:06 May 2025 | Category:Domestic

14.Belarus 12-3 Guatemala - Group A
Belarus melted Guatemala 12-3 to seal their place at the top of group A. Belarus delivered a breathtaking performance, scoring a flurry of stunning goals to secure the biggest win of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Seychelles 2025™ with ...»

Date:05 May 2025 | Category:FIFA Seychelles 2025 Results

15.First records of two duck species for Western Indian Ocean
First records of two duck species for Western Indian Ocean By Adrian Skerrett The wetland within the grounds of Cheval Blanc Seychelles Resort on Mahe is one of the finest remaining wetland habitats in Seychelles. Here, Marine Conservation Society Seychelles ...»

Date:05 May 2025 | Category:Environment

16.Brazil on perfect course towards title defence
Brazil on perfect course towards title defence          Win for Senegal, Oman, Spain By Samuel Nalletamby Reigning champions Brazil yesterday took a crucial step on their route to defend their title with a 2-1 win over rivals Italy at the ...»

Date:05 May 2025 | Category:Domestic

17.World Press Freedom Day 2025: A statement from the Seychelles Media Commission
‘We call for respect of media practitioners and their work’   “Proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 1993, World Press Freedom Day on May 3 acts as a reminder to governments of the need to respect their commitment ...»

Date:03 May 2025 | Category:Domestic

18.Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin  
 Les Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin annoncent l’ouverture de la seconde phase de leur appel à propositions pour l’édition 2025-2026. Jusqu’au 15 mai 2025, artistes, réalisateurs et collectifs du monde entier sont invités à soumettre leurs œuvres pour participer à cet événement ...»

Date:03 May 2025 | Category:Domestic

19.Labour day message united seychelles
labour day message united seychelles ‘Let us work together to build a Seychelles where justice, fairness, and progress prevail’ “Al Seychellois workers, “On this Labour Day, we reflect not only on our achievements but also on the grave injustices that ...»

Date:02 May 2025 | Category:Domestic

20.Marcus Mathiot’s late goal sinks Au Cap to hand Bel Ombre the league title
Seychelles Football Federation (SFF) League One Marcus Mathiot’s late goal sinks Au Cap to hand Bel Ombre the league titleBy Samuel Nalletambly A Marcus Mathiot stunner in the last minute of added time completed a 3-3 comeback for Bel Ombre ...»

Date:02 May 2025 | Category:Sport