President James Michel has named a new committee to promote the concept of volunteerism in Seychelles and to advise the government on ways it can be encouraged in our society. The year 2011 will mark the 10th anniversary of the United Nations International Year...
TovábbPresident opens US $12m fishing port at Providence President James Michel on Saturday opened the Providence Fishing Port in the presence of the Japanese ambassador Shigeo Iwatani, former President James Mancham, government ministers and other dignitaries. ...
TovábbSeychelles will have to legally set its maximum level of import tariff rates before joining the World Trade Organisation (WTO), principal secretary for finance Ahmed Afif has said. “We would have to do so in an exercise known as ‘bindi...
TovábbSeychelles is living through a transformation unprecedented in its history, and the people of Seychelles have, through hard work and unity, achieved what many thought was impossible. ...
TovábbIn his announcement of a new Cabinet (see lead story), President James Michel thanked Vice-President Joseph Belmont, who is retiring after 40 years of service, and Minister Marie-Pierre Lloyd, who is leaving the government, for their hard work and dedication to the...
TovábbPresident James Michel has announced sweeping changes in his government – with the formation of new ministries and the restructuring of several others – to take Seychelles on to the next stage of its development. The President’s Cabine...
TovábbIt is crucial that Seychelles joins the World Trade Organisation (WTO) soon, given that the current negotiating climate is more favourable to small and vulnerable economies. Mr Afif launching the sessions yesterday ...
TovábbThe United Arab Emirates has agreed to help Seychelles in its fight against piracy after President James Michel held high-level talks there over the weekend. Mr Michel made a one-day stopover in Abu Dhabi following his state visit to I...
TovábbPresident James Michel has asked senior executives of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) of India to consider investing in Seychelles’ fibre-optic submarine cable link to the West. During his state visit to India, he also invited TCS – wh...
TovábbPresident James Michel has met the chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change, Dr Rajendra Kumar Pachauri, to discuss the issue as it affects the sustainable development of small island states. The meeting ...
TovábbIf you’ve ever been to a zoo or wildlife park abroad, you will know how big an ostrich can be. At 2¾ metres tall, it is the largest living species of bird, and it lays the largest egg of any living bird – one ostrich egg can weigh as much as 20 chicken eggs. To...
TovábbPraslin residents are being guided in forming their own coastal management and conservation plan, with the help of the Green Islands Foundation (GIF). Through a two-day workshop organised last Monday at the island’s Indian Ocean Lodge, around ...
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