Author: Seychelles News Agency
Business Tax regime in Seychelles to undergo overhaul to ensure a fairer playing field, Ministry of Finance says
The Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Trade has done a series of consultative meetings to discuss a new Business Tax regime.
The overhaul of [...]
Seychelles’ credit rating downgraded due to economic pressures from pandemic
An increase in Seychelles' external debt has resulted in the island nation's credit rating being downgraded from 'B+' to a 'B' with a stable outlook t [...]
Britain holds crisis meeting over virus travel ban
Prime Minister Boris Johnson was to chair a crisis meeting Monday as a growing number of countries blocked flights from Britain over a new highly infe [...]
Seychelles Court of Appeal upholds defamation judgement for 2016 article in Seychelles Weekly
The Seychelles Court of Appeal has maintained the judgement that an article published by the Seychelles Weekly newspaper on former Minister Charles Ba [...]
Seychelles’ Vallee de Mai reserve sees 97 pct drop in visitors, loss of $2 million in revenue
The Vallee de Mai nature reserve, one of the Seychelles' UNESCO World Heritage sites, has seen a 97 percent drop in visitors amid the COVID-19 pandemi [...]
WHO Europe urges stronger action to contain new virus strain
The World Health Organization is calling on its members in Europe to step up measures against coronavirus in the face of the new variant circulating i [...]
Chair of Seychelles’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry re-elected for 2-year term
Oliver Bastienne was unanimously re-elected for a two-year mandate as the chairperson of the Seychelles Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) during [...]
Cyberattack on US government poses ‘grave risk’: security agency
A sophisticated cyberattack on US government agencies and private companies that was revealed this week poses a "grave risk" and thwarting it will be [...]
India’s coronavirus cases pass 10 million
India surged past 10 million coronavirus cases on Saturday, official data showed, the second highest in the world although new infection rates appear [...]
A simpler Seychelles Fashion Week will return to the catwalk amidst COVID-19
The third edition of the Seychelles Fashion Week will be televised nationally on SBC later this month, keeping the momentum of the event despite the o [...]