The newly appointed high commissioner designate of New Zealand, Dr James Kember, yesterday presented his credentials to President James Michel at State House. President Michel and Dr Kember held talks after the accreditation before New Zealand’s Foreign Affa...
TovábbFor the second year in a row, Seychelles has been awarded the Best Destination Management Award. Seychelles received the good news during the closing ceremony of the 2013 Routes Africa Aviation Forum that took place in Kampala, Uganda between July 6-9....
TovábbAmerican personnel of the former US tracking station which was based at La Misère, and their Seychellois counterparts, family and friends were in Seychelles this week for their 50th anniversary reunion. The celebration on the beach at Beau Vallon for the former p...
TovábbOccurring only in the Seychelles, the Sheath-tailed bat (Coleura seychellensis) is the rarest bat species, and one of the rarest mammals in the world. A robust nation-wide census was undertaken in March 2013, during which only 61 individuals were recorded. Th...
TovábbIf oil is ever discovered in the Seychelles Exclusive Economic Zone the country will already have in place the necessary laws and regulations to manage the operations of petroleum exploration companies and revenues generated through the activity. This will be po...
TovábbDirect flights to start in October The government of Sri Lanka and representatives of the Sri Lankan Airlines have announced that the airline will introduce direct services to Seychelles in October 2013. The airline will operate three return services per...
TovábbThe Lemuria hotel golf course is one of the 10 best in Africa, according to Tony Smart of the Cable News Network (CNN). Mr Smart writes: “The 5,827-yard, par-70 course at the Lemuria resort on Praslin island in the Seychelles is the only 18-hole course in this I...
TovábbSeychelles and South Africa have signed an accord which will serve to benefit the tourism industry of the two countries. The memorandum of understanding was signed yesterday at La Plaine St André by Minister for Tourism and Culture Alain St Ange and South African...
TovábbSeychelles’ presence at the first-ever dedicated road show in China’s three main cities – Tianjin, Shanghai and Shenzhen – has generated significant interests. The Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) delegation and local trade partners have echoed a positive note a...
TovábbMarie-Louise Potter has become Seychelles’ sixth non-resident ambassador to Cuba. She presented her credentials to the Vice-President of the Council of State, H.E. Gladys Maria Bejerano Portela, in a ceremony held recently in Havana. Ambassador Potter, who is ...
TovábbPresident James Michel yesterday met the Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity of Calcutta, Sister Mary Prema Pierick, and a delegation of sisters. Sister Mary is currently visiting seventeen communities of the Missionaries of Charity i...
Tovább‘Art and culture has the potential to become the third pillar of the economy’ I’m waiting for George Camille at his restaurant and art gallery, Kaz Zanana, in town. My photographer Louis is with me, and we sit somewhat uncomfortably on cushioned wicker chairs, n...
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