International Women’s Day – Women voice concerns in roundtable discussion...
A group of women at the top level of society gathered at State House yesterday morning for a closed roundtable discussion with President Danny Faure. The gathering, which brought together women...
View ArticleLe Duc de Praslin furthers its efforts towards greener methods
Le Duc de Praslin is currently a leading example for hotels in Seychelles based on its ongoing effort to push forth a more sustainable and greener tourism model which is set to blossom this year based...
View ArticleZimbabwe & Seychelles Candidates for UNWTO elections sit together on a panel...
Walter Mzembi of Zimbabwe and Alain St.Ange of the Seychelles are both candidates for the position of Secretary General of the UNWTO and were both on the PATWA (Pacific Area Travel Writers Association)...
View ArticleRefurbished Children’s Library officially reopens
The Children’s Library situated in the National Library reopened officially yesterday morning after having remained closed for more than a year. The reopening comes after intensive refurbishment work...
View ArticleCEPS i lans son progranm zenn volontarya
Platform sosyete sivil Sesel, CEPS, in lans en nouvo progranm pour ankouraz e motiv bann zenn pour adopte volontarya konman en valer fondamantal e en fason pour kontribye anver kominote. Bi sa progranm...
View ArticleWOMEN’S DAY IN THE MINISTRY OF YOUTH, SPORTS AND CULTURE – The men in the...
The international woman’s day was on the 8th of March therefore the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture held an event on the 9th of March 2017 at the ICCS where all members of staff were present....
View ArticleStudents at the Al Yasat private school in Abu Dhabi learn more about Seychelles
‘The Seychelles islands’ was the main theme of a presentation a given to a group of students at the Al Yasat private school in Al Shamkha, Abu Dhabi. Tourism attaché based in Abu Dhabi, Aliette Esther...
View ArticlePleins phares sur la Culture et les Arts des Seychelles
Du 14 au 18 mars à Luxembourg Comme nous l’avions annoncé dans notre édition du 18 février, les Seychelles seront à l’honneur au Luxembourg du 14 au 18 mars. Le but de cette exposition est bien sûr de...
View Article14th SNYA attends induction session
Shamira Basset elected new speaker Shamira Basset, a young teacher from Glacis, is the speaker of the 14th Seychelles National Youth Assembly (SNYA). She was unanimously elected to the post by other...
View ArticleYoung Citizens movement celebrates 13th anniversary
Five hundred Young Citizens (YC) members from primary schools gathered at the Paradis Des Enfants on Saturday to celebrate the 13th anniversary of the movement. During the event, organised by the...
View ArticleOutbound Travel Mart 2017 in India – a successful one for Seychelles
The Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) with its partners from the private sector took part in one of India’s biggest travel trade fair, the Outbound Travel Mart (OTM) held at the Bombay Exhibition Centre...
View Article‘Echoes from the Oasis’ preserving Seychelles’ past in novel form
Seychellois author Rosie Tirant-Longhurst presented her first novel to Seychelles’ President Danny Faure recently and shared with him the concept of her new project. Faure met with Tirant-Longhurst at...
View ArticleYoung Seychellois footballer playing in Portugal’s top league
Carlos Simeon, 18, is playing with Maritimo in the first division football league of Portugal. (Carlos Simeon ) A young Seychellois footballer has joined a top division team in Portugal since the...
View ArticleWomen’s Day: A painter finds inspiration in the islands
Frances spends her days capturing picturesque landscapes, plants, flowers, animals and a variety of scenes.(Seychelles News Agency) Up the mountain at Mont Simpson in the northern district of Bel...
View ArticleCommonwealth Day 2017 –‘Promoting peace in Seychelles. Let’s talk solutions!’
This year’s Commonwealth Day was celebrated under the theme ‘A Peace Building Commonwealth’ which correlates the core value of international peace and security enshrined in the Commonwealth Charter....
View ArticleWinners of Commonwealth poem competition rewarded
The lucky winners of the Commonwealth poem competition were presented with their prizes in a short ceremony held yesterday morning at the University of Seychelles’ Anse Royale campus. The prizes have...
View ArticleOrange Day Campaign
In November 2012, Seychelles joined the rest of the world to launch Orange Day following the announcement of the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, when he proclaimed every 25thof the month...
View ArticleInterview: ‘I have been on a steep learning curve,’ Seychelles’ National...
For the first time in Seychelles since the return of multiparty democracy in 1993, a member of the opposition party is the Speaker of the National Assembly, the country’s legislative body. Patrick...
View ArticleSeychelles’ oldest marine park turns 44
On March 19, 2017, the Ste Anne Marine Park turns 44, making it the oldest marine park in the country. To celebrate this important milestone in marine conservation in Seychelles, a series of activities...
View ArticleSeychelles’ cabinet gains 4th female as Minister for Family Affairs is sworn in
Jeanne Simeon was sworn on Wednesday at the State House. (Patrick Joubert, Seychelles News Agency) Photo License: CC-BY The Seychelles’ Cabinet of Ministers now has four women after the swearing in of...
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