The President of Seychelles, Wavel Ramkalawan, will participate in the upcoming United Nations (UN) Ocean Decade Conference in Barcelona, in his capacity as one of the Patrons of the Ocean Decade Alliance, State House said on Monday. The conference will take place from April 10 to April 12 and will bring together the global Ocean […]
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The Netherlands and Seychelles will work closely on fighting cryptocurrency crimes and a mission from the northwestern European country is expected in the island nation this year, said the outgoing Dutch ambassador on Tuesday. The outgoing Ambassador of the Netherlands to Seychelles, Maarten Brouwer, made the announcement to reporters after his farewell visit to President […]
Sustainability for Seychelles (S4S), a non-governmental organisation, intends to expand on the air quality monitoring project it started last November to gain a clearer picture of how good the island nation’s air quality is and determine where action should be taken. One of the board members of S4S, Marie-Therese Purvis, told SNA that initially, to […]
In a significant stride towards bolstering its efforts against money laundering, Seychelles has unveiled a groundbreaking judicial manual crafted in collaboration with the European Union (EU) Global Facility on Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (AML/CTF). Speaking at the unveiling ceremony held at the Eden Bleu Hotel on Tuesday, Chief Justice Rony Govinden described the manual […]
The President of Seychelles, Wavel Ramkalawan, has sent a message of condolence to Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation, following the terrorist attack on the Crocus City Hall last week, the Foreign Affairs Department said on Tuesday. In his message, Ramkalawan said, “I am deeply saddened to learn of the devastating terrorist attack at […]
The Seychelles Supreme Court has sentenced a 50-year-old Tanzanian national to 12 years in prison for the importation of a controlled drug, the Seychelles Police said on Thursday. According to the police, Shabani Kizamba Shabani was arrested on September 26 in 2022 upon his arrival in Seychelles on a Qatar Airways flight by police and […]
The 10th joint-military exercise called ‘LAMITYE’, meaning friendship in the Creole language, between the Indian Army and the Seychelles Defence Forces (SDF) started in the island nation on Monday and will end on March 27. Forty-five personnel from Gorkha Rifles of the Indian Army led by Major Akshay Prakashrao Potraje are participating alongside 45 participants […]
At least three people have been confirmed dead as as many missing after a boat they were travelling in capsized on Lake Victoria in the wee hours of Tuesday morning, sources say. Stephen Mulaje, a witness, told Nile Post the incident that happened at around 4am. Preliminary information indicate the boat was carrying 16 people. […]
Team Seychelles received its sending-off for the upcoming African Games from March 8 to 23, in a ceremony on Monday at the Berjaya Beau Vallon Bay resort. The ceremony was low-key since many athletes were in overseas competitions or training. Those present received encouragement from the Minister for Youth, Sports and Family, Marie-Celine Zialor. “We […]
Seychelles’ tourism authorities are looking into the possibility of lifting the existing moratorium on building new tourism establishments on La Digue Island, the third most populated of the island nation, said a top tourism official. Following a recent meeting with the island’s inhabitants, the principal secretary for tourism, Sherin Francis, said that the authorities were […]
India’s navy has said it is bolstering forces on “strategically important” islands close to the Maldives, with a new base set to open just days before Male starts sending home Indian forces. Relations between India and the Maldives have soured since pro-China President Mohamed Muizzu won elections last year after promising to expel Indian forces. […]
Nairobi — Uganda has introduced a new ro-ro vessel, MV Mpungu, that is set to conduct operations between Kenya Uganda, and Tanzania. The vessel has a 21-trailer carrying capacity and will be used to transport various cargo between Port Bell, Mwanza, Jinja, and Kisumu ports. According to the Kenya Ports Authority, the new vessel will […]
Citizens Engagement Platform Seychelles (CEPS) will join the rest of the world to celebrate non -governmental organisations (NGOs) on a bigger scale this year. The chief executive of CEPS, Alvin Laurence, revealed week-long activities to the media in a press conference on Wednesday under the theme “Building a sustainable future.” He said, “We are holding […]
Seychelles and Malaysia are exploring potential areas to collaborate with the aim to achieve food sustainability in the western Indian Ocean island nation through the provision of technical help. The honorary consul of Malaysia, Kabilan Muniandy, led a delegation to Seychelles recently and met with high level officials in the agricultural sector. Among the areas […]
President Wavel Ramkalawan expressed pride after Seychelles remained the top scorer in the Sub-Saharan Africa region and moved up to 20th place globally on the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2023 released on Tuesday. According to State House, Ramkalawan said, “We are extremely proud. This displays the commitment of this administration to ensuring that transparency and […]
The Seychelles’ Islands Development Company (IDC), a state-owned agency, had a fairly successful year in 2023 and although had certain setbacks achieved most of its targets, said the chief executive on Thursday. Glenny Savy told reporters that the setbacks “were mostly in terms of being able to complete things on time because there were several […]
The Electoral Commission of Seychelles announced on Monday that electoral boundaries will not change for the 2025 elections. The statement was made by the chairperson of the Commission, Danny Lucas, who along with his top officials made a visit to President Wavel Ramkalawan and presented their report. “The first phase of the exercise, whereby we […]
The chairman of Central Common Cold Store (CCCS), Peter Sinon, congratulated the facility for having effectively and successfully climbed a steep learning curve in the initial year of operations in Seychelles. Sinon made the statement at the annual general meeting of the CCCS last week in which he said that one of the achievements was […]