Seychelles says goodbye to ‘a most illustrious son’
Seychellois bade farewell and paid homage, yesterday, to a great man, Sir James Mancham, whom Designated Minister Macsuzy Mondon has described as “a most illustrious son of Seychelles”.
The foundi...
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Former President France Albert Rene has expressed “deep sorrow and shock” at the sudden and untimely passing of Former President James Mancham.
“My wife and I would like to extend to his wife Catherine and his three children our heartfelt condolences at this...
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Former President James Michel expresses condolences
Former President James A. Michel has expressed his deepest sorrow and regret on the passing away of the Founding President of the Republic of Seychelles, Sir James R. Mancham.
In a letter to his wife, Lady ...
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As a sign of respect to the late Sir James R. Mancham – Seychelles’ Founding President – the national flag will fly at half-mast until his funeral.
This comes in a statement from President Danny Faure on the passing of former President Mancham.
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Farewell Sir James…
Founding President of Seychelles, Sir James Richard Marie Mancham KBE, has passed away aged 77 years old.
Affectionately called Jimmy or Ton Jim by many, Sir James died peacefully in his sleep in the early morning of yesterday (...
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Mr James Michel notes that while the Seychelles may be a small country, it has made big strides in sustainability efforts. The government will issue blue bonds this year to fund the development of sustainable fisheries. He believes that a sustainable perspect...
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END-OF-YEAR ISSUE
• Managed to build further resilience against future potential economic headwinds
In the midst of widespread degree of uncertainty surrounding the global economic environment, notwithstanding Seychelles’ high reliance on the rest of t...
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END-OF-YEAR ISSUE
“We started 2016 on a high and today we know that we will finish the year with a 10% increase over last year. So it is a real success story for Seychelles. A success story because we are going against the trend in many other countries where the...
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A hundred years ago, the First World War was in its second year and Seychelles shared a common obedience with many other British Colonies to the British Empire.
TONY MATHIOT relates the events of that momentous year.
General Smuts (1870-...
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A delegation consisting of young ambassadors who either represented Seychelles at major international youth events or are leaders of significant international youth bodies, called on President Danny Faure at State House yesterday.
They presented their p...
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As of Thursday this week the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) has formerly ended its counter-piracy operations known as Operation Ocean Shield in the Indian Ocean and off the coast of Somalia as announced in July, citing a sharp drop in piracy attacks i...
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Qatar Airways made its return to Seychelles yesterday, touching down at Seychelles’ International Airport to a red carpet welcome ceremony attended by airport and government officials, together with local dignitaries.
On hand to welcome guests and crew membe...
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