As Seychelles joins the globe on December 13, 2012 in celebrating the one billionth tourist mark, it is an apt time for reflection upon exactly what this means, not only for the world, but also for Seychelles.
To begin with, the one billionth tourist tr...
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Officials of the environment department, nature protection organisations and local government and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) gathered recently to discuss a final draft of the National Policy for Protected Areas.
The policy doc...
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Sustainable development can only be achieved in an environment of peace, security, stability and good governance, Vice-President Danny Faure told the 7th summit of heads of state and government of the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific Group of countries (ACP).
These ...
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Sustainable development can only be achieved in an environment of peace, security, stability and good governance, Vice-President Danny Faure told the 7th summit of heads of state and government of the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific Group of countries (ACP).
These ...
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Joseph Nourrice has been accredited as Seychelles’ first African Union (AU) resident ambassador.
Mr Nourrice presented his credentials earlier this month to Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, the chairperson of the AU Commission, at the AU headquarters Ad...
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Our country on Friday broke yet another barrier of disbelief when the University of Seychelles (UniSey) delivered its first ever group of graduates as UniSey chancellor, President James Michel, awarded 22 scholars with their degrees.
In a colourful cere...
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Delegates at this year’s Central Bank anniversary lecture on Friday explored the various exchange rate regime options normally available and said gains from the method we chose have justified it.
Vice-President Danny Faure – who launched the lecture and...
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Trop-X, the Seychelles Securities Exchange, opened its doors for the first time on Friday November 30 with the launch of three initial equities boards that allow for the listing and trading of shares of both domestic and foreign companies.
The Venture C...
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A group of Russian businessmen, specialising in infrastructural projects, has discussed several areas for possible investment with top government officials during a two-week mission to Seychelles.
Headed by Melik Sarkisyan, the 10-man delegation was ac...
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CNN, one of the world’s leading news and information channel, has voted Seychelles’ capital Victoria as the third most romantic city in the world after ranking New Orleans of USA as the first, followed by Moscow, Russia in second place.
The result of th...
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Vice-President Danny Faure last evening launched this year’s Central Bank anniversary lecture and recalled the steps that marked our country’s economic turnaround in 2009.
He reminded delegates how the various arms of government worked together for comm...
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Seychelles has secured financing for a total 54 million euros for a major water and sanitation project, which will start next year.
The project will cover renewal and expansion of water supply systems on the three main islands, increase the capacity of four ex...
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