17.03.2010 Seychelles is taking the toughest possible measures to counter piracy, Minister Joel Morgan said yesterday, announcing that 11 suspected pirates arrested by international forces arrive here today to face charges. They attacked six ships – ...
Tovább17.03.2010 The National Assembly has voted for amendments to the law that covers crimes connected to piracy, making it relevant to today’s situation. During its session yesterday, members of the Parti Lepep voted in favour of the Penal Code (Amendment) Bil...
Tovább31.03.2010 The Seychelles Coast Guard’s patrol vessel Topaz repelled a pirate attack as it crossed into Seychelles’ exclusive economic zone in the early hours of yesterday. Minister Joel Morgan, who heads the High-level Committee on Piracy, s...
Tovább22.03.2010 The Botanical Gardens at Mont Fleuri received a double-trunk palm tree recently to add to its collection of exotic plants. The tree, scientifically known as Chrysalidocarpus madagascariensis, was given by Patrick Lablache of Quincy Village...
Tovább22.03.2010 A new rehabilitation centre has opened its doors to boost the national fight against drug and alcohol abuse. Based at La Rosière, the Centre d’Acceuil de La Rosière (CAR) – which is run under the patronage of the Roman Catholic Diocese of ...
Tovább20.03.2010 Local tour operators have praised the Affordable Seychelles campaign and said they are satisfied with the progress made since it was launched exactly a year ago at the ITB trade fair in Berlin. Seychelles’ tourism delegates have again gath...
Tovább18.03.2010 A representative from Goldsmiths College, University of London, has introduced creative computing degree and diploma courses that will be run through the University of Seychelles (UniSey) from September. Dr David Brownrigg giving h...
Tovább18.03.2010 Moves this week to amend the Penal Code prove the government’s commitment to countering piracy, Minister Joel Morgan has said. He was speaking on Tuesday in the National Assembly when presenting the Penal Code (Amendment) Bill, which will defin...
Tovább15.03.2010 Collie was a champion of Conservation A large crowd gathered in St Paul’s cathedral in Victoria recently to pay homage to John Collie, who passed away from cancer on December 30, 2009. Although an exceptionally nice person, he was also a tenac...
Tovább15.03.2010 The national environment campaign is focusing on tree planting this year, under the theme Plant a Tree – Conserve Biodiversity. The theme was officially launched during a recent tree-planting activity on Ile Perseverance, which will receiv...
Tovább14.03.2010 SPEECH BY PRESIDENT JAMES MICHEL ON THE OCCASION OF THE LAUNCH OF THE POLICE AND MILITARY YOUNG LEADERS PROGRAMMES, STATE HOUSE, WEDNESDAY MARCH 10, 2010 New Young Leaders ‘ready to face challenges of the future’ President James Michel ...
Tovább14.03.2010 ● Now 60 Seychellois in 25 countries It was under the catchphrase “once a Seychellois, always a Seychellois” that the Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) announced a second group of tourism ambassadors, at the ITB trade fair in Berlin, Germany. Th...
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