The public had the chance to sample and buy a variety of fish products developed by the Seychelles Fisheries Authority (SFA) on Friday, an effort to encourage people to consume more fish and related value-added products. Made from four fish species -- trevally, j...
TovábbProperty owners in Seychelles who would like to grow a coco de mer palm on their land can apply for a seed to plant with the Seychelles Islands Foundation in a newly launched campaign to conserve the iconic species. For SCR500 ($28), a person can apply to plant u...
TovábbBusinesses in Seychelles that are certified as safe to welcome and provide services to visitors are now identifiable by a specially designed stamp -- a green check-marked badge. Seychelles reopened its borders to commercial passenger flights on Aug. 1, relau...
TovábbA United Nations volunteer who arrived in Seychelles last week has tested positive for COVID-19, the only active case in the island nation, even as health officials are preparing regulations that will make mask wearing mandatory in public, a top health official ...
TovábbThe Electoral Commission of Seychelles has confirmed October 22 to 24 as the island nation's dates for its presidential and legislative elections. The chairperson of the Commission, Danny Lucas, told a press conference on Tuesday that with the confirmation o...
TovábbEmployees from the tourism industry who have lost their jobs due to COVID-19 are joining in an ambitious project to plant 500,000 trees in a bid to reforest Seychelles’ second-most populated island. The opening phase of the project will see 100,000 trees planted...
TovábbSeychelles’ international airport reopened for commercial flights on Aug. 1, the first regular flights since the country closed its borders in March to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in the 115-island nation. The opening of the airport means that the country is...
TovábbSeychelles has only one active case of COVID-19 left among the 109 seafarers who tested positive, a top health official said on Tuesday. The Public Health Commissioner, Jude Gedeon, told a press conference that the vessels of the Spanish fishing fleet operat...
TovábbGainful Occupation Permits (GOPs) of foreign workers in Seychelles currently out of the country have been revoked with immediate effect and companies that need the employees back have to go through a new process, said a top government official on Monday. "Em...
TovábbOne hundred and seventy passengers -- both visitors and Seychellois -- landed in Seychelles on Saturday onboard the first commercial passenger flight since the COVID-induced travel shutdown. Emirates flight EK705 from Dubai touched down at 6.30 a.m., the first pl...
TovábbGiven Seychelles abundant sand, sun and seq, it’s no surprise that tourism is the most important sector of Seychelles’ economy. Last year 384,204 visitors came to the 115-island archipelago in the western Indian Ocean. Amidst the challenges that accompany the gl...
TovábbThe presidential and legislative elections will be held at the same time this year to cut costs associated with holding two separate votes amidst the economic challenges that Seychelles faces, said President Danny Faure. In a public address on Thursday, Faur...
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