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Seychelles High Commissioner Presents Credentials to President of Malta
African Press Organization
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December 6, 2018
Download logo The new non-resident Seychelles High Commissioner to the Republic of Malta, Mr. Derick Ally presented his credentials to President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca in a ceremony at The Palace in Valletta, Malta on Tuesday 04 December 2018....
Coronavirus - Seychelles: Ministry of Health - New measures effected as COVID-19 cases rise
African Press Organization
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January 5, 2021
Download logo As of 3rd January 2021, a total of 12 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded bringing the total number of cases to 297 as outlined in the table below: Categories Cumulative Active Recovered Death Visitors/GOP 96 36 60 0 Foreign...
Seychellois Citizen Kidnapped in South Africa Returns Safely
African Press Organization
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October 18, 2018
Download logo A Seychellois citizen has been safely returned to her family on Tuesday after being held captive by kidnappers for three days in South Africa. Her release was secured by the South African Police Services (SAPS) in an operation...
Seychelles to Participate in Expo 2020
African Press Organization
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June 1, 2018
Seychelles has joined over 170 countries committed to take part in EXPO 2020 in Dubai, UAE from 20 October 2020 to 10 April 2021 by concluding the participation Contract last week.(29 May 2018) The signing ceremony took place at the EXPO 2020 site...
Coronavirus: Seychelles to resume passenger flights on 1st August
African Press Organization
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June 26, 2020
Download logo President Danny Faure on June 23, 2020 announced that commercial passenger flights to Seychelles are to resume on August 1, 2020. The decision was announced following a meeting at the State House, chaired by President Danny Faure,...
Coronavirus - Seychelles: H.E Vincent Meriton, Vice President and Minister for Foreign Affairs, represents Seychelles at the 40th Southern African Development Community (SADC) Summit of Heads of State and Government
African Press Organization
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August 18, 2020
Download logo The Vice President stood in for President Danny Faure at the SADC Summit meeting, which is being conducted virtually for the first time due to travel restrictions currently in place to mitigate the spread of Covid-19. On this...
Coronavirus - Seychelles: Health officials follow up new COVID-19 positive case, urges adherence to health guidelines
African Press Organization
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September 12, 2020
Download logo Health officials have mobilised to conduct further assessment following detection of a positive COVID-19 case today Friday 11th September 2020. The 24 year old visitor who travelled from Dubai arrived in Seychelles on 4th September...
Coronvirus - Seychelles: Public Health Authority confirms new COVID-19 case on Praslin
African Press Organization
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September 12, 2020
Download logo Further investigation is being conducted following detection of a positive COVID-19 case on Praslin today. The 57 year old, who has no history of travel outside of the country presented with symptoms and was admitted to the Isolation...
Coronavirus - Seychelles: Health Authorities respond to new COVID-19 case
African Press Organization
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September 6, 2020
Download logo A 43 year old visitor was last night admitted to the Isolation and Treatment Centre in Perseverance after testing positive for COVID-19 The new positive case was detected by the Public Health Authority after routine exit screening of...
Coronavirus - Seychelles: List of countries from which visitors are permitted to enter Seychelles
African Press Organization
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August 21, 2020
Download logo The Department of Health reviews the COVID-19 situation (transmission levels, trends, public health capacity, etc.) in various countries on a regular basis, to update a list of permitted countries from which individuals can travel to...
Seychelles: First Ambassador to the Republic of Columbia Accredited
African Press Organization
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April 11, 2018
The first Ambassador to the Republic of Columbia to the Republic of Seychelles, H.E. Ms Maria Eugenia Correa, presented her credentials to President Danny Faure at State House today. President Faure congratulated the new Ambassador and said that...
Coronavirus - Seychelles: Department of Foreign Affairs conducts last repatriation meeting
African Press Organization
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July 31, 2020
Download logo On Thursday 30 July 2020, the Department of Foreign Affairs held its last repatriation meeting, chaired by Secretary of State Faure, in the presence of representatives from Health, Air Seychelles, Immigration and ANHRD. With the...
Coronavirus - Seychelles: Two new COVID-19 cases detected in Seychelles
African Press Organization
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September 21, 2020
Download logo The Public Health Authority has announced the detection of two new cases of COVID-19 on Friday 18th September 2020. The two visitors who are UK nationals living in UAE, arrived in the country on Monday 14th September 2020. They were...
Seychelles: President Faure receives the World Bank Vice President for Sustainable Development
African Press Organization
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February 23, 2018
President Danny Faure met with the World Bank Vice President for Sustainable Development, Ms Laura Tuck, at State House this afternoon. Ms Tuck and her delegation are in Seychelles to participate in the conference on Financing Sustainable and...
Seychelles: President Faure receives Irish Ambassador
African Press Organization
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March 8, 2018
The President of the Republic, Mr. Danny Faure, received the Ambassador of Ireland to Seychelles, H.E. Mr. Paul Sherlock, for a courtesy call at State House this afternoon. The President welcomed Ambassador Sherlock back to Seychelles and...
Seychelles: President Faure meets with the Prime Minister of Malta
African Press Organization
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April 17, 2018
As part of the bilateral talks held in the margins of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2018, in London this week, President Danny Faure met with the Prime Minister of Malta and current Commonwealth Chair-in-Office, Dr. Joseph...
Seychelles: Visa Waiver for diplomatic and official passport signed with Thailand
African Press Organization
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February 27, 2018
Following the accreditation of H.E. Mr. Cherdkiat Atthakor, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand to the Republic of Seychelles, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Barry Faure and the newly appointed Thai Ambassador held a brief...
Seychelles: DFA refutes Assomption claims
African Press Organization
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February 19, 2018
The Government of the Republic of Seychelles wishes to categorically refute the allegations that the island of Assomption has been leased or sold to the Government of the Republic of India for the purposes of the establishment of a unilateral...
Seychelle Media Drives Conversions and Big Numbers with Facebook and Big Data
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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January 30, 2018
ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 30, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Digital marketing innovator, Seychelle Media, produced measurable and often mind-boggling levels of engagement and conversion for its clients in 2017 using strategies that are typically unknown and...
Coronavirus - Seychelles: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board approves a US$31.2 Million Purchase in Emergency Assistance to Seychelles to address the COVID-19 Pandemic
African Press Organization
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May 9, 2020
Download logo The IMF approved Seychelles’ request for emergency financial assistance under the Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) of about US $31.2 million; the near-term economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to be severe....