Seychelles introduces Educational Loan Scheme for university students, ends Part-Financing Scheme

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Students who qualified for scholarships in 2024. (Seychelles Nation) Photo license   Students in Seychelles who want to pursue higher education but have...

Creole cultures: Conference in Seychelles culminates with music and dance show

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The musical show on Friday was the culmination of the parallel programme in which artists worked together to create a new piece...

Seychelles’ President invited to first Korea-Africa Summit in June

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Kang Jung was accredited on Tuesday at the State House. (State House) Photo license   (Seychelles News Agency) - Seychelles' President Wavel Ramkalawan...

Seychelles’ Trois Freres Distillery sets up Islands Bar Sustainability project 

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Participants with their certificates after attending the workshop held in partnership with The Cambridge Public House in January. (Gran Kaz)Photo license...

Seychelles’ first aquaculture containerised echinoderm hatchery opens

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The new hatchery is located at the Providence fishing port on the main island of Mahe. (Seychelles Aquaculture/Facebook) Photo license  Purchase photo (Seychelles...

Keddy Agnes and Felicity Passon crowned Seychelles’ Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year 2023

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). (Seychelles News Agency) - Boxer Keddy Agnes and swimmer Felicity Passon have been crowned Seychelles' Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year...

Germany and Russia are top markets for tourists to Seychelles in Q1

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Europe continues to lead the visitor arrival to the island nation in the western Indian Ocean. (Gerard Larose)Photo license   (Seychelles News...

Respected Seychellois artist Leon Radegonde exhibits new works on slavery and poverty

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The exhibition opened at the National Art Gallery in the Seychelles National Library on Friday. (Seychelles News Agency) Photo license   A solo...

Seychelles’ Attorney General’s Office launches strategic plan 2024-2029

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). A copy of the plan on a pen-drive was presented to President Wavel Ramkalawan by the Attorney General. (Seychelles Nation) Photo license...

Seychelles’ President calls for international community support for swift ratification of High Seas Treaty

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Ramkalawan made the statement during his intervention at the High Ambition and Partnerships for the High Seas. (State House)Photo license   (Seychelles...

Unknown gas incidents shut down Seychelles’ judiciary, parliament and several schools 

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The Disaster and Risk Management Division (DRMD) in Seychelles has confirmed that there has been an incident of an unknown substance...

Tanzanian national sentenced 12 years in prison in Seychelles for importation of cocaine

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Palais de Justice building which houses the Supreme Court. (Seychelles News Agency) Photo license   (Seychelles News Agency) - The Seychelles Supreme Court...

Seychelles’ President sends condolence message to Russia after terrorist attack in Moscow

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). (Seychelles News Agency) - The President of Seychelles, Wavel Ramkalawan, has sent a message of condolence to Vladimir Putin, President of...

Seychelles’ economy has “high vulnerability to external shocks and climate change”

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). An IMF delegation, led by Todd Schneider, was in Seychelles from March 21 to April 3.(Bruno Andrade) Photo Licence: CC-BY 2.0 The International...

Seychelles National Awards committee launches call for nominations 

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Seychelles' President Wavel Ramkalawan received the Medal of the Republic in the first edition of the National Award last year. (State...

Seychelles planning to lift moratorium on increasing tourism accomodation on La Digue

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The moratorium on construction of new tourism accommodation and change of use on La Digue came into force on August 1,...

Seychelles Hydrospatial Observatory for Research and Exploration created

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The Seychelles Hydrospatial Observatory for Research and Exploration Institute (SHORE) is a newly registered non-governmental organisation founded by young Seychellois experts. The...

Seychelles and Cuba to partner in new art, music and heritage exchanges

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The agreement was signed by the secretary-general of SNICHA, David Andre and the Ambassador of Cuba to Seychelles, Martha Hernández Caneiro....

“Seychelles is on the right track,” says IMF chief

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The IMF mission in Seychelles to conduct the second review under the new Extended Fund Facility met with President Ramkalawan on...

Sustainability: Seychelles and Mauritius to collect more data on sea cucumbers in JMA

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The harvesting of sea cucumber in the Joint Management area is exploratory fishing. (Seychelles Fishing Authority) Photo license   More scientific data is...

Gaea Seychelles assesses healthiness of 15 rivers on 3 Seychelles’ islands

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). (Seychelles News Agency) - Developing a freshwater biodiversity information system for long-term conservation and management in Seychelles is a first-of-its-kind project...

LAMITYE 2024: Seychelles and Indian forces participate in 10th military exercise 

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Part of the LAMITYE exercise in 2022. (Seychelles Defence Forces) Photo license   The 10th joint-military exercise called 'LAMITYE', meaning friendship in the...

Paris 2024: Seychelles runs with virtual baton for worldwide Olympic relay 

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Seychelles received the virtual baton from Sri Lanka, through their High Commissioner Srimal Wickremasinghe. (Seychelles News Agency) Photo license   Seychelles is among...

Team Seychelles prepares to leave for African Games in Ghana, aiming for the best 

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). (Seychelles News Agency) - Team Seychelles received its sending-off for the upcoming African Games from March 8 to 23, in a ceremony...