A strategic urban development plan that will prepare for a growing population and the diversification of the economy is due to be outlined within the next year. This is according to the project director of the Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council (UPC), Th...
TovábbOngoing cooperation projects as well as a new fisheries grant proposal were the focus of talks between President James Michel and the senior vice-president of Japanese International Cooperation Agency (Jica), Hideaki Domichi, during the former’s working visit to...
TovábbPresident James Michel, who holds the portfolio for hydrocarbons, has announced that Seychelles and Japan will be concluding an agreement in the near future for a joint oil exploration programme in the Seychelles Exclusive Economic Zone. This foll...
TovábbPresident James Michel has held bilateral talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the margins of the Ticad V conference in Yokohama, Japan. The President was accompanied by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Jean-Paul Adam, Seychelles’ non-resi...
Tovább‘Peace, stability key to Africa’s growth’ “Peace and stability are the platforms on which we can build truly inclusive growth for Africa - and we salute the efforts of Japan which complement those of our African Union.” President James Michel made the remarks...
TovábbThe member states of the Indian Ocean Vanilla Islands organisation has re-elected its President, Alain St. Ange, who is the Seychelles Minister for Tourism & Culture, for a second term. This election was held during the organisation's extraordinary mee...
Tovább“There is no doubt that Africa is now able to tell to the world that her time has come and that in unity Africa will move forward a long awaited renaissance in today’s globalised world.” Seychelles’ founding President James Mancham made this statement a...
Tovább‘Africa must take charge of its own development’ The only way to make progress is by taking control of your current situation, so therefore it is time for Africa to take ownership of its problems, its resources and not to let others look for solutions for i...
TovábbThe Hilton Seychelles Northolme Resort & Spa and the Hilton Seychelles Labriz Resort & Spa are both celebrating major tourism award wins after picking up four major honours at his year’s World Travel Awards, dubbed the ‘Oscars of the Travel Industry’. H...
TovábbFormer President France Albert Rene yesterday lit the African Union flame in a symbolic ceremony at State House in the presence of President James Michel and other dignitaries. The lighting of the flame commemorates the 50 years of existence of the unity of A...
TovábbSixteen students have enriched themselves with a wealth of knowledge about marine life, which they gathered between April 27 and May 11 during activities hosted by the Save Our Seas Foundation (SOSF) on D’Arros Island. Eight students per week flew to th...
TovábbSeychelles Port Victoria was once again in the limelight, this time on the evening of May 12 as it captured a second Indian Ocean Leading Cruise Port Award. The ceremony – which took place in the Maldives – was aimed at acknowledging and recognising exc...
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