Former President James Mancham has topped the list of recipients of the International Jurists Award 2010 presented in New Delhi last Saturday.
The ceremony took place at the inauguration of the International Conference of ...
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The Department of Education met school leaders, teachers and students yesterday to share progress made so far in carrying out its reform programme.
The session, held at the Seychelles Trading Company’s conference centre, aimed to strengthen the partnership...
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Seychelles has much to offer in helping develop infrastructure in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) – a step the country plans to take as soon as a tripartite agreement is signed.
Minister for Foreign Affairs Jean-Paul Adam made this statem...
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A full trial is to be carried out to see whether the sun’s energy can produce electricity efficiently and affordably for the national power supply.
Details of a study into the viability of a solar energy system were discussed yesterday by partners who had ...
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President James Michel has received a special award for maintaining environmental safety, accepted on his behalf by Foreign Minister Jean-Paul Adam at an international forum in Cambodia.
The presentation was made last Saturday at the 1st World Eco-Safety A...
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Seychelles’ economy has moved away from the stage where it needed emergency support and is now doing well.
The World Bank’s country representative Constantine Chikosi said this as he signed for a US $9 million loan – to be...
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Seychelles’ capacity in the fight against piracy and other maritime threats got an added boost yesterday when the Coast Guard received five patrol boats from the United Arab Emirates.
The vessels arrived at Port Victoria from Dubai onboard the cargo ship M...
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The fibre-optic cable relay being offered by the Tanzanian telecommunication service provider Zantel is the “best for Seychelles” as it is the closest and is connected to all neighbouring countries in East Africa.
The company’s chief executive Norman Moyo ...
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An agreement was signed yesterday for the Tanzanian company Zantel to provide the landing station for the fibre-optic cable that will boost Seychelles’ connections with the rest of the world.
The landing party agreement wa...
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The Central Bank of Seychelles’ (CBS) governor Pierre Laporte has outlined some of the measures taken to ensure the institution functions better.
During the bank’s annual anniversary lecture last Friday, which was attended by President James Michel, former...
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As part of Seychelles’ strategy to strengthen ties with Asian countries, Minister for Foreign Affairs Jean-Paul Adam has signed an economic and technical cooperation agreement (ETCA) with his Cambodian counterpart Hor Namhong, who is also Deputy Prime Minister.
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Seychelles broke its record for tourist arrivals yesterday when a Frenchman became the 161,274th visitor this year.
This has brought the Seychelles Tourism Board’s (STB) target of over 170,000 visitors for 2010 well within sight and breaks the previous rec...
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