Author: Seychelles News Agency
Biden breaks with Trump as G7 tackles climate, Covid recovery
Joe Biden will make his presidential debut on the world stage on Friday as America's G7 partners re-focus their collective heft on pandemic recovery a [...]
National Assembly leaders respond to proposed $519 million budget for Seychelles
The two leaders in the Seychelles' National Assembly responded on Friday to the budget address made by the finance minister earlier in the week.
A bud [...]
African Covid deaths top 100,000
Africa on Thursday recorded more than 100,000 deaths from Covid-19, a grim milestone likely to understate the real toll, as the continent of 1.2 billi [...]
Seychelles adopts tax reform legislation to ensure removal from EU’s black list
Seychelles has adopted new legislation to reform its tax regime to ensure it is removed from the European Union's list of non-cooperative jurisdiction [...]
Seychelles partly on target to reopen to any tourist; sees 10th COVID-19 death, rising infection rates
Seychelles is partly on target to achieve its objective of vaccinating 70 percent of its local population in order to reopen its doors to visitors fro [...]
South Africa launches vaccine drive, first to administer J&J shot
South Africa launched its long-awaited coronavirus vaccine campaign on Wednesday while also becoming the first country worldwide to administer inocula [...]
Seychelles to forge ahead with investments in health, education sectors; $94 million budgeted
Seychelles is budgeting more money for capital investment, particularly in the education and health sectors, worth SCR 1.9 billion ($94 million), a 58 [...]
Australia slams ‘heavy-handed’ Facebook news blackout
Australia's government said Thursday that Facebook was "heavy-handed" and "wrong" for introducing an unprecedented local ban on sharing news in respon [...]
President of Seychelles to make second visit to UAE this weekend
The President of the Seychelles, Wavel Ramkalawan, will travel to UAE this weekend, his second official visit to the regional power.
According to Sta [...]
Seychelles expects to receive new, fast patrol boat from Indian gov’t next month
Seychelles is expected to receive a fast patrol vessel from the Indian government next month to help its coast guard with maritime surveillance, a top [...]