Two major nature reserves in Seychelles have reopened for visitors after closing to tourists and residents for several months. The opening of these parks comes at a time when the island nation is relaunching its tourism sector amidst the COVID […]
After 10 years of coral restoration, Nature Seychelles has raised over 50,000 corals in its underwater nurseries. New corals have been planted on more than 5,000 square metres of degraded reef within the marine reserve of Cousin Island Special Reserve. The chief […]
Air Seychelles has resumed passenger services to Johannesburg, South Africa and will fly to Tel Aviv, Israel beginning on Monday, said a top official of the airline. The airline’s first flight to Joburg was on Saturday, November 7, and the […]
After several years without one, the political tides that have swept over Seychelles bring the island nation a new First Lady, one who says she will seek to favour children and education in her new role. Linda Ramkalawan, 57, has […]
Core industry stakeholders in Seychelles have joined forces in a seductive operation targeting the population with the restart of tourism in the Indian Ocean destination. The “Tourism Wi” campaign, developed by the Seychelles Hospitality & Tourism Association (SHTA) in collaboration with the […]
The population of sea turtles in the Seychelles’ waters is stable despite continuous poaching incidents, said a top environment official. The director of conservation in the Department of Environment, Ashley Dias, said the sea turtles “continue to thrive within the […]
Ramping up its response to COVID-19, Seychelles as of Wednesday will ban visitors from Europe, Mayotte and Reunion — two French overseas departments in the Indian Ocean. The move is in line with a global response increasingly concerned with preventing a […]
Seychelles’ authorities should better highlight the country’s efforts to address challenges in the financial sector, said top officials. Representatives of government, the Central Bank, Financial Intelligence Unit and the Financial Services Authority, told a news conference on Tuesday that increasing dialogue with foreign counterparts […]
Two new patrol vessels gifted by the Sri Lankan government to help in maritime surveillance officially joined the Seychelles Coast Guard fleet on Friday. The two inshore patrol wave riders arrived in Seychelles last week on an Indian navy ship — INS AIRAVAT — […]
The Seychelles Maritime Safety Administration on Friday became an independent and autonomous authority, giving Seychelles one government body in charge of regulating, managing and administrating maritime affairs and safety. President Danny Faure assented to the Seychelles Maritime Safety Administration Bill 2019 on Friday at […]