Forty years on, the country’s social security benefit system remains amongst the few in the world that provides universal old age pension and disability benefits. Minister for Family Affairs, Mitcy Larue, stressed on this fact during a press conference held on Tu...
TovábbSeychelles is planning to put in place a law that will protect agricultural land from being used for other types of development, a top government official said last week. A workshop on agricultural land evaluation was organised by the Ministry of Agriculture and ...
TovábbIn a decision being called “devastating” for Seychelles, a new European Parliamentary decision could upgrade Europe’s fishing fleet, threatening the island nation’s fisheries sector, experts said. According to the Undercurrent News Service, “The European Parliam...
TovábbSeychelles Air Force pilots have received initial training to operate drones that will be used to monitor illegal fishing activities in the waters of the island nation. Improved surveillance and lower costs could be the result of the new initiative. Sur...
TovábbThe Seychelles’ Tourism Department has launched the second edition of a visitors guide filled with safety tips and information about maritime leisure activities in the island nation. Launched on Monday at the tourism head office, the ‘Beach and Sea Safety Guide’ ...
TovábbPresident Danny Faure chaired a scheduled meeting of the Cabinet on Wednesday 17th April, at which a number of legal and policy memoranda were considered. Cabinet approved amendments to the SI 1 of 2015 Revenue Administration (Common Reporting Standard) Re...
TovábbSeychelles is ranked first in Africa for affordable internet packages for offices and household, a report published by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has found, though consumers in Seychelles still lodge many complaints against service providers. ...
TovábbTwenty-five tonnes of waste -- including some 50,000 flip-flops -- were collected in a five-week clean-up on the Seychelles’ remote atoll of Aldabra. Five volunteers from the University of Oxford and seven from Seychelles joined the Seychelles Islands Foundation ...
TovábbSeven projects in Seychelles that support marine protected areas and sustainable fisheries will get financial assistance under the second Blue Grants Fund launched in 2018. The Seychelles Conservation and Climate Adaptation Trust (SeyCCAT) said a total of $363,00...
TovábbEvery year on March 20 the Seychelles joins other French-speaking countries to commemorate ‘La Francophonie,’ a celebration of the French language and for this island nation a reminder of its historical links to France. In this week’s Buzz SNA presents six histor...
TovábbSeychelles’ macroeconomic performance in 2018 continued to be robust, said a top official from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The statement was made by Amadou Sy, the IMF deputy chief, on Monday after the completion of the third review under the Po...
TovábbThe Seychelles’ capital of Victoria has been ranked 5th in Africa in a quality of life survey by an American consulting firm. The annual survey conducted by Mercer ranked the city of Port Louis of Mauritius first. Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg -- all in...
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