The Ocean Health Index (OHI) has ranked Seychelles first in Africa after the latest global assessment of ocean health. Globally the island nation came out 33rd amongst 220 countries and territories. Morocco and Egypt were ranked second and third on the conti...
TovábbSeychelles has improved eight places on the global Corruption Perceptions Index for 2018, ranking 28th out of 180 countries, the best performance for the island nation since the Index started in 1995. The index, released by Berlin-based Transparency Internat...
TovábbSeychelles’ third-most populated island, La Digue, has a new fish market funded by the European Union (EU), the EU said in a communiqué. Speaking at the opening on Friday, EU’s Ambassador to Seychelles, Marjaana Sall, said, “The La Digue fish market reflects the...
TovábbThe deep ocean around the Seychelles islands will be explored as part of a bigger expedition to study and better understand the Indian Ocean’s ecosystem. The mission led by Nekton Deep Ocean Research Institute is expected to take place in March. According to the ...
TovábbSeychelles’ preferential tax regimes have been deemed not harmful by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The decision comes after the island nation made several legislative amendments to these regimes late last year. Seyche...
TovábbThe customs departments of Seychelles and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will be able to share information on fraud cases after the signing of an agreement later this year, said a top government official. The two countries are expected to sign the Cooperatio...
TovábbThe Seychelles National Parks Authority (SNPA) is in the process of revising entrance fees for national parks to ensure better maintenance and sustainability of parks and trails, the first price increase since 2009. The authority, which becomes financially a...
TovábbEuropean and Japanese experts will be assisting the Seychelles’ environment ministry in two studies, one on the existing coastal waste management infrastructure and the other on developing a waste master plan in Seychelles. The principal secretary of environ...
TovábbConservationists and environmentalists in Seychelles have called for a more coordinated research approach and better management of the island nation’s amphibians. The need to gather more accurate and reliable data and put in place better population management pro...
TovábbKenya Airways will begin daily flights to Seychelles as of February 6, the Seychelles Tourism Board said Thursday, increasing its flight frequency to the island nation by 40 percent. The airline, which is the national carrier of Kenya, is currently flying to...
TovábbA new climate change curriculum guide for teachers of primary five to secondary five classes which takes into account the situation for Seychelles will soon be introduced in schools. “The aim of the guide is to educate the population. For you to be able to educat...
TovábbSeychelles has held on to the lead in two areas – visa openness and good governance – in two different rankings this year out of 54 countries, the Africanews’ digital team has pointed out in its review of major news items from across the African continent for...
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