1.Seychelles, Hungary to expand education opportunities to include sports scholarship  
Youth, Sports and Family Minister Marie-Celine Zialor, who also deputised for the absent Education Minister, Dr Justin Valentin, met with Hungary’s Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Péter Szijjártó on Tuesday at the Family House, Bel Eau. Minister Szijjártó who was ...»

Date:11 November 2021 | Category:Domestic

2.Cuba and Seychelles to strengthen cooperation within the youth and sports domain  
Recently accredited Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to the Republic of Seychelles, Martha Hernández Caneiro paid a courtesy call on the Youth, Sports and Family Minister Marie-Celine Zialor yesterday at Family House, Bel Eau. Pertinent discussions focused on strengthening ...»

Date:09 November 2021 | Category:Sport

3.International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDRR) 2021
Disaster risk management constitutes a core responsibility and capacity of ‘good’ government practices   This year’s theme for the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDRR), which is celebrated on October 13, is focused around governance. Recognition of the need ...»

Date:13 October 2021 | Category:Domestic

4.Les Seychellois et les Normands sont encore plus proches
● Le Jumelage entre La Digue et le Petit Caux devient une réalité par visio conférence   Depuis très longtemps les Seychellois et les Normands entretiennent des relations d’amitié qui ne demandent qu’à se développer. En 1974 un groupe de ...»

Date:11 October 2021 | Category:Domestic

5.Seychelles called to spearhead pilot digitization programme in southern Africa
Formerly known as the National Institute for Science, Technology and Innovation and headed by Xavier Estico, the local body has punched above its weight to be recognised as one of the leading science, technology and innovation bodies in the Southern ...»

Date:05 October 2021 | Category:Domestic

6.Cabinet considers Medium Term Expenditure Strategies 2022–2024 at extraordinary meeting
President Wavel Ramkalawan chaired an extraordinary meeting of the cabinet on Tuesday September 7, at which the Medium Term Expenditure Strategies (MTES) 2022–2024 were considered.  The MTES initiates the strategic phase of the budget process where the final budget ...»

Date:09 September 2021 | Category:Domestic

7.Ministry of Internal Affairs – Strategic Budget Planning Meeting
Internal Affairs’ top managers briefed on 2022-2024 budget planning   The Minister for Internal Affairs, Errol Fonseka, yesterday met with his heads of department and agencies along with their human resources and financial personnel to consult on the strategic budget ...»

Date:04 September 2021 | Category:Domestic

8.Grand succès de la seizième édition des Jeux paralympiques
Les sportifs handicapés sont des êtres exceptionnels !   La ville de Tokyo qui, après les Jeux Olympiques, a reçu, les Jeux Paralympiques, vit mal la situation actuelle. En raison de la pandémie, les organisateurs ont pris des décisions drastiques. La ...»

Date:04 September 2021 | Category:Sport

9.IMF Extended Fund Facility for Seychelles   IMF makes first disbursement of US $34.26m   By Elsie Pointe
Following its approval of an extended funded facility for Seychelles amounting to US $105.63 million, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has made a first disbursement of US $34.26 million, equivalent to around R535.1 million. The 32-month Extended ...»

Date:02 September 2021 | Category:Domestic

10.Seychelles to welcome back cruise ships in November
Seychelles will be reopening its shores to cruise ships in November 2021. Launching the 2021-2022 cruise season on November 14, 2021, will be the MS Island Sky, the first cruise vessel to sail to Seychelles since the closure of the ...»

Date:09 August 2021 | Category:Domestic

11.Victoria-Zagreb axis highlights new contours of Seychelles foreign policy
“We’re relooking at our foreign policy,” said Minister Sylvestre Radegonde in Zagreb, Croatia on Tuesday July 6, when wrapping up his three-nation tour of Central Europe. Seychelles’ Foreign Affairs and Tourism minister made these remarks during talks with the ...»

Date:08 July 2021 | Category:Domestic

12.Seychelles takes part virtually in World Bank flagship biennial Global Infrastructure Forum
Invited by the World Bank, the Minister for Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment Flavien Joubert on Wednesday participated in a virtual ministerial plenary panel as a high-level speaker on the ‘Challenge of Creating a Feasible Pathway towards Carbon Neutrality’. He ...»

Date:22 May 2021 | Category:Environment

13.Judo - Malagasy Randrianasolo elected African judo president
Malagasy Thierry Siteny Randrianasolo is the new president of the African Judo Union after being voted into office earlier this week during the body’s annual general meeting. Seychelles was represented at the meeting held on Tuesday May 18, 2021 in ...»

Date:22 May 2021 | Category:Sport

14.New Dutch ambassador accredited
The new ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Seychelles, Maarten Brouwer, presented his credentials to President Wavel Ramkalawan at State House yesterday morning. The good diplomatic relations between the two countries, environment policies and human rights were among ...»

Date:05 May 2021 | Category:Presidency

15.Olympic Solidarity Yachting association receives windsurfing equipment from Socga
Following the re-launch of local sports activities after temporary suspension as part of the national effort to mitigate the spread of Covid-19 in the country, the national Olympic governing body has once again brought its support towards the growth and ...»

Date:29 April 2021 | Category:Sport

16. Du plaisir de la baignade à la natation de compétition Avec 28 médailles d’or Olympiques, l’Américain Michael Phelps est le plus grand nageur de tous les temps
● Felicity Person est la nouvelle sirène Seychelloise   Parler de natation en tant que sport de compétition c’est bien, mais cette activité n’est pas que cela d’autant plus que quatre-vingt-dix habitants de la planète sur cent ne savent… pas ...»

Date:24 April 2021 | Category:Sport

17.Cabinet considers series of legal, policy memoranda
President Wavel Ramkalawan chaired a scheduled meeting of the Cabinet on Wednesday March 31, at which a number of legal and policy memoranda were considered. Cabinet approved the repeal of the National Institute of Science, Technology and Innovation Act, 2014 ...»

Date:06 April 2021 | Category:Presidency

18.Opinion: Moving beyond Paris, India steps up its climate ambitions
Five years after the Paris Agreement, India is among the few developing countries that are not only meeting their “green” targets but are aspiring to more ambitious climate goals. At the recent Climate Ambition Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi articulated ...»

Date:04 February 2021 | Category:Domestic

19.Voyages d’études, formations, fêtes sportives, foires expositions : La Normandie veut intensifier ses relations avec les amis Seychellois
Un quotidien comme la « NATION » se fait un devoir d’informer de façon objective, son public et ses fidèles lecteurs. Le journal doit, avec un maximum de précision, analyser et proposer d’éventuelles solutions dans de multiples domaines d’activité. Rien n’est figé. ...»

Date:04 February 2021 | Category:Domestic

20.Jeux Olympiques de Paris en 2024
Une chance de participation pour les karatekas Seychellois   Les Jeux Olympiques de Tokyo prévus en 2020 sont, comme chacun le sait reportés du 23 juillet au 8 août 2021. Malgré les incertitudes liées à la crise sanitaire et une ...»

Date:13 January 2021 | Category:Sport