Despite the economic recession hitting many European countries, the ‘Old Continent’ is still Seychelles' main market source, supplying 72,436 visitors up to the second week of June 2013, or a 12% increase on the corresponding period last year.
This was ...
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Ties between Seychelles and Canada are set to be further strengthened following the accreditation of Marie-Louise Potter as Seychelles’ sixth non-resident high commissioner to Canada.
High commissioner Potter presented her credentials to the Governor Ge...
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The following is a keynote address by founding President of ffering from our Seychelles, Sir James R. Mancham, at a symposium organised earlier this week to look at the performance of the judiciary and chart the way forward.
The symposium, which also commemor...
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Relations between Seychelles and Botswana, two middle-income countries whose leaders share similar views in advancing and promoting common values, principles and aspirations, are bound to be intensified in the coming years.
The remark was made by ...
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‘Seychelles has made the right economic decision’
Seychelles has made the right decision in the economic reform programme being carried out in collaboration with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), according to the secretary general of the United Nations...
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The European Union (EU) ambassador to Seychelles, Alessandro Mariani, yesterday paid a farewell call on President James Michel and Vice-President Danny Faure at State House following a four-year tenure.
President James Michel thanked ambassador Mariani for the...
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‘20 years of significant progress and remarkable transformation’
Tomorrow Seychelles and its people celebrate the 20th National Day. A day when, 20 years ago on June 18, 1993, Seychelles adopted a new Constitution. Over those past two decades, the country has go...
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The country’s second largest hospital, after Seychelles Hospital in Victoria, was officially opened at Anse Royale by President James Michel and Health Minister Mitcy Larue on Saturday morning in a ceremony which coincided with the 20th National Day celebrations...
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Africa needs to be firm with foreign mining and oil companies to ensure the continent is not exploited to the detriment of the poor.
This view was expressed by the newly appointed chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma...
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African Union Commission chairperson, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, is here on a three-day official visit which started yesterday.
She was met at the Seychelles International Airport yesterday morning by Vice-President Danny Faure accompanied by Foreign A...
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New body to give support to returning graduates
Returning graduates in the field of tourism will in the near future receive support, advice and guidance to resolve employment and other related issues now that a committee is to be set up for that purpose.
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Seychelles and Kenya are two of the few countries making up a regional peace support group which are ready for deployment in 2015.
The support group, known as the Eastern African Standby Force (EASF) under the aegis of the African Union, is a mul...
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