11.09.2009 The government has provided funding of R500,000 to finance a series of projects by civil society to empower and train the vulnerable sector of the population. Through this initiative, the Liaison Unit of Non-Governmental Organisations of Seychelles (Lun...
Tovább10.09.2009 With two years to go before the Indian Ocean Island Games (IOIG) in Seychelles, Minister Vincent Meriton has called for national unity and solidarity in preparing for the event. Speaking in the National Assembly as it resumed for its third term on Tuesd...
Tovább10.09.2009 A group of young people who are following the Seychelles Young Leaders Programme (SYLP) have learned more about community development as they gear up for a one-month working attachment in the district administration offices. The activity is a module in ...
TovábbBY WOLFGANG H. THOME, ETN AMBASSADOR | SEP 18, 2009 The annual international underwater festival, SUBIOS, short for Sub Indian Ocean Seychelles, is taking place next week with the main activities scheduled for October 2 and 3. This is the 20th time the festival is be...
TovábbBY WOLFGANG H. THOME, ETN AMBASSADOR | SEP 18, 2009 With the three Seychellois piracy victims now safely back home, more efforts to prevent piracy incidents in the island archipelago’s waters have become known. Tourism is one of the most important foreign exchange ea...
Tovább18.09.2009 President Michel named chancellor The University of Seychelles was established yesterday in a ceremony at State House where President James Michel was named as its chancellor. Dr Rolph Payet becomes its vice-chancellor and ex-officio president of its bo...
TovábbSun Sep 13, 2009 9:28am EDT By George Thande VICTORIA, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Three sailors from the Seychelles seized by Somali pirates in March arrived home on Sunday but declined to comment on their ordeal. The sailors were freed this month only to be arrested by t...
TovábbSunday 13 September 2009 14.00 BST The phrase "environmental refugee" has been around since the 1970s, with the term "climate refugee" appearing more recently. Although the concept is simple to grasp, these terms have no meaning in international law. The need to mi...
TovábbAmphibian species worldwide are in what can only be described as a crisis. With many species at risk of extinction, the Seychelles Islands Foundation (SIF) is particularly excited about a recent find in the Vallée de Mai. SIF employee Daniel Jessy, a fieldworker a...
Tovább31.08.2009 Marie Louise Desnoeufs has its spectacular sooty tern colony. Boudeuse has the second largest masked booby colony in Seychelles and African Banks is a haven for nesting terns of several species. But for sheer variety nowhere in the Amirantes beats Marie ...
Tovább31.08.2009 Former president James R. Mancham launched his autobiography Seychelles Global Citizen at a special reception at Labourdonnais Hotel in Port Louis, Mauritius, on Thursday. The launch was attended by several leading personalities representing politics, ...
Tovább31.08.2009 Key to progress is empowerment of all our people Reforming our education system, setting up our own university and creating opportunities for young people to develop themselves in all aspects of their lives all form part of a national drive that will all...
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