Category: News
Christians in Seychelles observing a ‘virtual’ Lent
Christians in Seychelles this year are observing Lent at a distance, with prayers, devotions and the weekly way of the cross being broadcast on televi [...]
Fans, but no cheering, for delayed Olympic torch relay
Spectators will be allowed to line the route when the Olympic flame begins its delayed relay across Japan next month, organisers said Thursday, but ch [...]
Treasures of Seychelles campaign being shared by BBC Travel, island nation’s tourism board
The treasures of Seychelles waiting to be discovered by future visitors is a campaign idea being shared by the Seychelles Tourism Board and BBC Travel [...]
First six-star resort in Seychelles, Waldorf Astoria Platte Island, to open in 2023
The Seychelles' Island Development Company (IDC) has announced that construction work has re-started on Seychelles' first six-star tourism -- a $100 m [...]
Ombudsman tells President of Seychelles that ministries are resisting her office’s advice
The Seychelles' Office of the Ombudsman registered 166 complaints in 2020, mostly related to malpractice within the public sector, a top official said [...]
New agreement between Seychelles and Reunion open more opportunities in health field
A new agreement between Seychelles and Reunion – a French department in the Indian Ocean – will give Seychellois more opportunities for exchanges and [...]
Eritrean troops killed ‘hundreds’ in Ethiopia massacre: Amnesty
Eritrean soldiers fighting across the border in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region killed hundreds of people in a massacre last year in a likely crime [...]
Seychelles to adopt flexible working hours for better work-life balance
The government in Seychelles is to increase efforts to adopt flexible working hours and develop a policy framework to evaluate workers' performance in [...]
Biden, Saudi king speak ahead of Khashoggi murder report
President Joe Biden held a long-delayed first phone call Thursday with Saudi King Salman ahead of an imminent US intelligence report expected to link [...]
More businesses to reopen in revision of Seychelles’ COVID-19 public health orders
Officials in Seychelles are working on a revised public health order concerning COVID-19 prevention measures as the previous measures expire end of Fe [...]