The presidential elections have been set for May 19 to 21. This was announced yesterday by electoral commissioner Hendrick Gappy, who said the main polling day will be Saturday May 21, when voting will take place in all di...
TovábbA Pakistani national has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for importing heroin with a street value of more than R2 million into Seychelles. The Supreme Court imposed the sentence after convicting 53-year-old Tariq Mehmood, who was arrested on suspicion on J...
TovábbAnna Grupinska, the first Polish ambassador to Seychelles, presented her credentials to President James Michel at State House yesterday morning. After talks with Mr Michel, she paid a courtesy call on Vice-President Danny Faure. Meeting the press after...
TovábbA survey ship left Port Victoria yesterday to measure the exact distance of the route the planned fibre-optic cable will follow to Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. The work will help in making the 2,000-kilometre cable, due to be laid by the middle or end of nex...
TovábbInterpol is to boost the ability of law enforcers in Seychelles to combat piracy by providing essential high-tech equipment and training. This is part of a €1.6 million project funded by the European Commission (EC) in which the international police organisatio...
TovábbIt is not often that a country and its people have an opportunity to take a peek into the future and project what life could or should be like 10 years from now. Enter Seychelles2020 Expo – a two-week show that will run from March 25 to April 6 in a revamp...
TovábbPresident James Michel has had talks with Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh at the latter’s residence in New Delhi during a working visit to India this week. “We have reviewed the progress we have made in our cooperation projects, in the fields of ma...
TovábbLeaders ‘must address rights of island nations’ President James Michel has made a powerful call on world leaders to listen to the developing world and vulnerable communities most affected by climate change. The leaders should, together, address the developme...
TovábbUniSey strikes Partnership with Indian university The University of Seychelles (UniSey) and the Energy and Resource Institute (Teri) University of New Delhi have signed an agreement to develop joint proposals for collaborative research and training programmes, a...
TovábbSeychelles goes into 2011 with its image as a tropical paradise even stronger, with new markets showing a keen interest in the destination and offering it as a new holiday option to their visitors. Tourism has long played a key role in Seychelles’ ec...
TovábbFifty-two new Tata buses have arrived in Seychelles to improve the public transport service, as well as the comfort of passengers. The Seychelles Public Transport Corporation (SPTC) said on Friday this additi...
TovábbGood progress on a survey into Seychelles’ seabed oil potential has been reported by the leading partner in the group carrying out the research. Petroquest International has been carrying out the seismic survey of mo...
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