ISLAND CONSERVATION SOCIETY - 17.08.2009 On June 20 a freshly dead male ginkgo-toothed beaked whale was found stranded on the beach at the eastern end of Desroches near to the old lighthouse. This is the first ginkgo-toothed beaked whale to ever be recorded in the S...
Tovább17.08.2009 A group of 37 people from Seychelles who took part in the second Pan-African Cultural Festival in Algeria last month have met to review what they described as an enriching experience. The meeting, at the International Conference Centre on Friday, was al...
Tovább17.08.2009 Our economy is now doing better than the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicted, so this year’s gross domestic product (GDP) should fall by about 8% instead of the 11% forecast. The head of an IMF economic performance evaluation team, Paul Mathieu,...
Tovább11.08.2009 Intellectual property rights will be in focus this week at a training session to help Seychelles pursue its negotiations on an economic partnership agreement with the European Community. Since the country has also reopened the process of joining the Wor...
Tovább11.08.2009 Following the approval of four local environmental projects by the Mangroves for the Future (MFF) secretariat, training is now taking place to help stakeholders develop their proposals before they compete for funds. Mr Greenhow leading the workshop ye...
Tovább11.08.2009 Airline tickets and boat charter fares have dropped sharply because the rupee has gained in value, meaning a traveller now needs less in local currency to buy a ticket. All the airlines contacted said this yesterday when the US dollar was selling at jus...
Tovább10.08.2009 ‘All contributions are welcome’ says Albert SEYCHELLES can organise a successful Indian Ocean Islands Games (IOIG) and probably the best in 2011, according to fund-raising committee chairman Joseph ‘Joe’ Albert. Speaking after Friday’s unv...
Tovább18 August 2009 Assessing the degree of ecological damage can be an expensive and lengthy ordeal for conservation projects. But scientists have found that land crabs respond readily to change and can be used as a quick and cheap habitat assessment tool. 'Land crab...
Tovább05.08.2009 Seychelles’ official website www.virtualseychelles.sc has been given a facelift to make it even more appealing, its managers said yesterday. Also reachable through the address www.virtualseychelles.com, the site receives more than 2,000 visits every mon...
Tovább05.08.2009 A five-strong team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday took part in a meeting to begin their 10-day assessment of Seychelles’ economy, which will also allow for an extended fund facility. Present at the meeting were Finance Minister Dan...
Tovább03.08.2009 Seychelles is now better equipped to bring a high level of efficiency and reliability to search and rescue missions in its exclusive economic zone and extended region. This follows the opening on Friday of the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC), at...
Tovább01.08.2009 Visitors to the National Museum will, from Monday, see a chronological history of Victoria over the past 230 years. The exhibition – Celebrating the 230th anniversary of Victoria, from 1778 to 2008 – shows through pictures, posters and leaflets the dev...
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