1.National Assembly 
Budget allocations for four more entities approved   Internal Affairs minister, Errol Fonseka, was in the National Assembly yesterday to justify his ministry’s 2024 proposed budget of R672.607 million. The National Assembly had to vote once for the internal ...»

Date:15 November 2023 | Category:National Assembly

2.19ème Colloque Régional VIH/Sida, Hépatites et Addictions de la région Océan Indien
« VIH au cœur des soins intégrés et accessibles »   Par Vidya Gappy   « J'interpelle nos partenaires bilatéraux et multilatéraux sur la nécessité de continuer à soutenir nos pays sur les plans technique et financier. Aujourd'hui, les Seychelles sont ...»

Date:14 November 2023 | Category:Domestic

3.National Assembly  
Budget allocations for five entities approved   The Seychelles National Assembly yesterday approved budget allocations for five government entities namely Office of the President, the department of Legal Affairs, Seychelles Law Commission, Department of Defence and Seychelles Intelligence Service.  ...»

Date:14 November 2023 | Category:National Assembly

4.Search is on for next winners of The Earthshot Prize 2024
Deadline to submit applications is December 1, 2023   The search for the next winners of The Earthshot Prize 2024 has begun and The James Michel Foundation is proud to be an official nominator. The Earthshot Prize is a global ...»

Date:14 November 2023 | Category:Domestic

5.High-quality Belt and Road cooperation: Together for common development and prosperity
The Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) was held in Beijing on October 17 and 18, 2023. Attended by over 10,000 representatives from 151 countries and 41 international organisations, the Forum once again showcased the tremendous ...»

Date:13 November 2023 | Category:Domestic

6.Ceps reacts to budget 2024
          Establishes special email address for public’s comments   The Citizens Engagement Platform Seychelles (Ceps) has said it wants to move away from just commenting on the budget and to concentrate more on how it is implemented ...»

Date:11 November 2023 | Category:Domestic

7.CBS board and management retreat focuses on the institution’s initiatives for the next strategic plan cycle
The Central Bank of Seychelles (CBS) hosted its board and management retreat as one of the final stages in developing its new Strategic Plan for 2024-2028. The retreat, held from November 8 to 9, 2023, aimed to provide valuable insights ...»

Date:11 November 2023 | Category:Domestic

8.Budget 2024  
New tax regimes to benefit employees and businesses   New tax regimes will be implemented as from next year to encourage better performance among employees and also encourage businesses to make substantial investments, Finance, National Planning and Trade Minister Naadir ...»

Date:10 November 2023 | Category:Domestic

9.Cabinet briefing  
New regulation to prohibit marketing of baby formula nationally   Seychelles is expected to introduce a Breast milk Substitute Regulation early next year that will enforce prohibition of the marketing of baby formula in the country. This was approved by ...»

Date:10 November 2023 | Category:Domestic

10.SIT showcases achievements through open day  
The Seychelles Institute of Technology (SIT) yesterday opened its doors to the general public, parents, secondary schools students, learners from other professional centres and its partners in industry. The open day at its campus in Providence was to showcase the ...»

Date:10 November 2023 | Category:Domestic

11.Erratum
Seychelles NATION would like to amend an information stated in the article ‘Budget 2024: Capital Projects to be funded are in line with the country’s development plan’ published on Thursday, November 9, 2023. The information stated that the construction of ...»

Date:10 November 2023 | Category:Domestic

12.Budget replies  
US deplores 2024 budget while LDS applauds ‘a blueprint for a modern Seychelles’   The leader of the opposition has said the United Seychelles party cannot accept the premise the budget 2024 is based on. Hon. Sebastien Pillay made the ...»

Date:09 November 2023 | Category:Domestic

13.Les Seychelles à la 44ème Conférence Ministérielle de la Francophonie à Yaoundé
L'Ambassadeur des Seychelles en France, Monsieur Georges Tirant s’est rendu à Yaoundé, au Cameroun, pour représenter du 4 au 5 novembre le chef de la diplomatie seychelloise, le Ministre Sylvestre Radegonde à la 44ème session de la Conférence Ministérielle de ...»

Date:09 November 2023 | Category:Domestic

14.2024 budget  
‘Capital projects to be funded are in line with country’s development plan’   Capital projects appearing in the 2024 budget for funding are in line with government’s development plan for the country. The deputy comptroller general in the Ministry of ...»

Date:09 November 2023 | Category:Domestic

15.2024 budget brings major cuts in vehicle taxes
            Excise and environmental levies slashed for twin cabs and hybrids   The Trade department within the Ministry of Finance, National Planning & Trade has elaborated on the recently announced reduction in excise tax and environmental levy for pick-up ...»

Date:08 November 2023 | Category:Domestic

16.No new levy to be implemented on hybrid vehicles, ministry clarifies
The Ministry of Finance, National Planning and Trade has denied there is a new levy being imposed on hybrid vehicles as from next year. In a communique issued yesterday, the ministry advised members of the public that a notice in ...»

Date:07 November 2023 | Category:Domestic

17.Budget Address 2024   Government announces increase in several social benefits  
● Outlines projects for priority sectors   The government has announced a revision in seven statutory benefits and the addition of a new benefit effective January 2024. The Minister for Finance, National Planning and Trade, Naadir Hassan, made the announcement ...»

Date:04 November 2023 | Category:Domestic

18.Seychelles captivates audiences at wedding and honeymoon exhibition in Sri Lanka  
A Tourism Seychelles team composed of Amia Jovanovic-Desir, the director for Israel, Turkey, Australia, and Southeast Asia, and Selma Magnan, the director for Customer Services, represented the destination at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (B MICH) from October 6 ...»

Date:04 November 2023 | Category:Domestic

19.10-year Treasury bond, worth R75 million to be issued
  The government, through the Ministry of Finance, National Planning and Trade (MoFNPT), is issuing a 10-year Treasury bond for fiscal purposes as per its Q4 Issuance Plan. The 10-year bond is in line with the government’s strategy to lengthen ...»

Date:04 November 2023 | Category:Domestic

20.Tourism Seychelles to charm visitors from all corners of the world at WTM 2023
Tourism Seychelles returns to the World Travel Market (WTM) London to entice prospective travellers from all corners of the world. The highly anticipated global tourism event will take place at London’s ExCeL Exhibition Centre from Monday, November 6, to Wednesday, ...»

Date:04 November 2023 | Category:Domestic