A report by the United States Coast Guard (USCG) has found that Seychelles is not maintaining effective anti-terrorism measures at its port. 

The increase in tourism arrivals, the operation of Air France in Seychelles instead of sister airline Joon and the expansion plan for Port Victoria were among the topics highlighted by the Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine in a press conference on Wednesday.

Forty years on, the country’s social security benefit system remains amongst the few in the world that provides universal old age pension and disability benefits.

Seychelles is planning to put in place a law that will protect agricultural land from being used for other types of development, a top government official said last week.

In a decision being called “devastating” for Seychelles, a new European Parliamentary decision could upgrade Europe’s fishing fleet, threatening the island nation’s fisheries sector, experts said. 

The Seychelles’ Tourism Department has launched the second edition of a visitors guide filled with safety tips and information about maritime leisure activities in the island nation.

Seychelles is ranked first in Africa for affordable internet packages for offices and household, a report published by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has found, though consumers in Seychelles still lodge many complaints against service providers.