Prisoners in Seychelles will take part in a project to harvest cinnamon bark for exportation as part of their rehabilitation.The work is an initiative of the Seychelles Prison Services under its ‘Phoenix Project’ rehabilitation programme and Seychelles…
The government of Seychelles has started a programme to diversify its economy by exploiting its natural resources for exportation as value-added products. The first step in the programme is the revival of the cinnamon industry as a new source of income…
The ending of unemployment benefits in Seychelles has led to a rise in people searching for jobs, though the relaunching of the tourism sector has provided new employment opportunities, said a top official on Monday.As of March, there were 1,121 jobsee…
A Seychellois has launched a new translation messaging app and is working to add the Seychelles Creole language as an option.The app, called ‘Know What I Mean’ or KWIM for short, can translate up to 60 languages and is available for download for both i…
A Seychellois entrepreneur has launched her own makeup brand that targets the upper half of a client’s face, a response to the ubiquitous mask wearing of the COVID-19 era.Under the brand name ‘Kreole Kosmetics’, the entrepreneur, Anisa Rose, last Frida…
Three Seychellois and four Indonesian nationals have been arrested after a local vessel was intercepted during the weekend, the Police and the Seychelles People’s Defence Forces (SPDF) said in a joint press communiqué.The communiqué on Sunday stated th…
Seychellois seafarers looking to work on foreign-flagged vessels will undergo less scrutiny as the island nation’s gears up to sign Memorandum of Understandings (MOUs) with around 10 countries on mutual recognition and endorsement of certificates.Throu…
Fellowships in the medical field for Seychellois students is one of the main areas of cooperation that Georgia is aiming for with Seychelles, the Georgian ambassador said on Tuesday.Zurab Dvalishvili, the ambassador of Georgia for Seychelles, spoke aft…
Seychelles is not slowing down its efforts in the fight against illegal drugs coming in by sea, the fisheries minister said on Wednesday while giving updates on three incidents that happened in the past three weeks.Jean-Francois Ferrari told a press co…
A parking ticket or seatbelt fine is about to become a lot more expensive in Seychelles.Officials in the island nation are seeking to lower the number of minor traffic offences by increasing penalties for the first time in 25 years — as much as 10-fol…