A moratorium on the construction of new tourism accommodations and change of use, which is currently in effect on Seychelles’ third-most populated island – La Digue – has been extended to December 2023. The decision was taken by the Cabinet of Ministers on Wednesday after it was briefed on the status of La Digue in […]
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The contracts of 13 Tanzanian prison officers working at the Seychelles main prison facility at Montagne Posee, which end next month, will be extended while others are expected to be recruited. The extension was one of the subjects discussed by the Commissioner of Prison, Raymond St Ange, and the Commissioner General of Prisons of Tanzania, […]
Health and social workers who are on training at the National Institute of Health and Social Services (NIHSS) will as of next year have a new building as their campus after the completion of works on the new school. The Minister for Health, Peggy Vidot, accompanied by President Wavel Ramkalawan, received the key to the […]
Seychelles’ lobster fishing season will open for only two months in 2023 as a recent survey shows a reduction in catch rate, the amount being caught, and the number of juveniles. In a recent press conference of the Seychelles Fishing Authority (SFA), it was outlined that the lobster season will open on January 15 to […]
Seychelles’ agricultural department has decided to impose restrictions on the importation of chicken with the aim of increasing the sale of locally produced chickens, a top official said on Tuesday. The statement was made by Flavien Joubert, the minister responsible for agriculture in an interview with reporters. This measure is being taken after many local […]
Yellowfin tuna catch limits and high operating costs are not a good recipe for the future, said a senior official of the Organisation of Associated Producers of Large Tuna Freezers (OPAGAC). The statement was made by the deputy manager of OPAGAC, Miguel Herrera, in an interview with SNA, who added that there is a possibility […]
A temporary weather radar has been installed in Bel Ombre, a northern district of the main island of Mahe with the aim of improving forecasting skills and early warning systems during bad weather events in Seychelles. The installation of the radar is part of the Study of Precipitating Systems in the Indian Ocean by Radar […]
The End of 2022, Seychelles’ Tourism Industry Recovered By 90 Percent Since the Onset of the Covid-19 Pandemic, Well Ahead of the Global Average Figure That Stands At Around 60 Percent, Said a Top Government Official On Tuesday. According to figures from the National Bureau of Statistics on December 11, a total of 311,108 visitors […]
The President of Seychelles, Wavel Ramkalawan, had a series of networking meetings on the sidelines of the U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit 2022 which took place in Washington DC, December 13-15. According to a State House press release on Thursday, the meetings and other events he attended were relevant to the Seychelles Agenda. On Wednesday evening, Ramkalawan […]
Health authorities in the Seychelles have expressed disappointment at the low turn-out of at its latest blood donation drive held on Friday. The Blood Transfusion Centre (BTC) in the Ministry of Health organised a blood donation on Friday at the Seychelles Hospital from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The head of the BTC, Elizabeth Banda, […]
Luanda — The Head of State, João Lourenço, met on Friday with his counterparts of the Central African Republics (CAR), Faustin Touadérada, of the Seychelles, Wavel Ramkalawan, and of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa. The private meetings took place in the Angolan capital, Luanda, on the sidelines of the 10th Summit of Heads of State and Government […]
Authorities in Seychelles are considering the possibility of demarcating areas important for biodiversity and conservation and for those that are on private land, they are consulting with respective landowners to get their approval. The project included a two-year research project conducted by four consultants — Bruno Senterre, Rachel Bristol, Gilberte Gendron and Dr. Elvina Henriette […]
A planned pilot project for prawn farming has started on Seychelles’ Coetivy Island with the arrival of a first batch of the whiteleg shrimp post-larvae, Islands Development Company (IDC) said on Wednesday. According to IDC, the first batch of 150,000 whiteleg shrimp post-larvae, imported by air freight from Singapore, landed in Seychelles on Wednesday and […]
Seychelles is in the final stages of negotiation of two project agreements for the installation of a 5-megawatt photovoltaic panel in the Providence Lagoons, which will be the country’s first independent power producer (IPP) project, said a top official. The principal secretary for climate change and energy, Tony Imaduwa, told SNA that there are two […]
Citizens of Seychelles have, since last month, received for the first time a new biometric passport. The biometric passport has a microchip with data such as fingerprints, facial recognition and digital signature elements. The new passport proudly bears some key environmental and cultural features related to the island nation’s natural and historical heritage. In this […]
President Wavel Ramkalawan held his final live press conference for 2022 at the State House on Tuesday evening. Journalists from media houses in the western Indian Ocean island state discussed a variety of issues including the government’s plans to introduce a new tracking system to avoid hikers getting lost. Visitors continually keep getting lost on […]
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the third review of Seychelles’ economic performance on Thursday, which allows the island nation to draw about $8.6 million under the 32-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF). Seychelles’ finance minister, Naadir Hassan, has welcomed the endorsement of the staff level third review of the economic reform […]
The second phase of two coastal rehabilitation projects in Seychelles will kick off next year, while the island nation eyes a new blue barrier concept in its fight in mitigating coastal erosion, said a top official. The senior climate adaptation officer at the Climate Change Division, Anie Simeon, told SNA on Wednesday that this will […]