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27.05.2020
President Faure has extended his condolences to H.E. Mr. Arif Alvi, President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, following the shocking news of the tragic air plane crash of the Pakistan International Airlines flight ... | read |
26.05.2020
On the occasion of Africa Day, celebrated on Monday 24 May 2020, the Ambassador of the Russian Federation, H.E. Artem Alexandrovich Kozhin, called upon Vice President (VP) Meriton, to personally deliver a congratulatory message ... | read |
25.05.2020
Today, on the 25th of May, Seychelles join the rest of the continent to proudly celebrate our beloved Africa. As we commemorate Africa Day this year, we do so by contemplating on our African origins. ... | read |
22.05.2020
President Faure has extended his condolences to H.E. Mr. Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of the Republic of India, upon hearing of the devastating effect of the cyclone ‘Amphan’ that has swept across areas of ... | read |
22.05.2020
In his address to the nation on Monday 27th April 2020, President Danny Faure announced Government’s plan to repatriate Seychellois patients who were stranded in India and Sri Lanka, in the wake of the COVID-19 ... | read |
22.05.2020
On Thursday 21st May 2020, Seychelles received a third round of medical supplies from the Jack Ma Foundation (Alibaba), delivered on a special Ethiopian Airways flight. This relief initiative was launched by the Prime Minister ... | read |
18.05.2020
Projects will support the economic and livelihoods systems of the populations and promote 15 May 2020, United Nations Headquarters, New York, U.S.A.: SIDS DOCK, the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Sustainable Energy and ... | read |
15.05.2020
Following the Trade and Customs Committee meeting which was held on 28th April and 5th May 2020 and the Intergovernmental Committee meeting held on 12th May 2020, the COMESA Council of Ministers met in an extraordinary session on ... | read |
14.05.2020
Nothing unites a nationlike a shared struggle against a common enemy. At this point in our history the common enemy is the Coronavirus, or Covid-19, which threatens our very existence. The Covid-19 pandemic has spared ... | read |
13.05.2020
Given the COVID 19 pandemic affecting the region and the world, the COMESA Secretariat decided to call for an extraordinary Intergovernmental Committee (IC) meeting, held on 12th May 2020, at the Department of Foreign Affairs. ... | read |
11.05.2020
Chinese Embassy in Seychelles - PRESS RELEASE On 8th May, the Chinese embassy in Seychelles donated medical supplies to the Department of Health to support the Seychelles’ efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. This batch of ... | read |
09.05.2020
On the occasion of ‘Europe Day’ celebrated on the 9th May, Mr. Vincent Meriton, Vice-President (VP) of the Republic of Seychelles and Minister for Foreign Affairs, has extended warmest wishes to H.E Ambassador Vincent ... | read |
08.05.2020
In his address, President Faure highlighted that “On the occasion of the 96th birthday of Dr. Kenneth Kaunda, first President of the Republic of Zambia, the government and the people of Seychelles join me in ... | read |
07.05.2020
The Department of Foreign Affairs would like to refer to an article published in RNZ News (New Zealand’s public broadcaster) on the 6th May 2020 entitled “Cuba offers doctors to Palau, helps stranded Palauan students” (see ... | read |
07.05.2020
As announced by the Public Health Commissioner in the last press conference held on Thursday 30th April 2020, several of the restrictions put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19 will gradually be removed ... | read |
07.05.2020
LEGAL MEASURES UNDER THE PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 2015 New Orders are in force from 4th May until further notice 1. Infectious Disease (Prohibition of Public Assemblies) (No. 4) Order, 2020 2. Infectious Disease (Prohibition of ... | read |
07.05.2020
MAY 1. Shops 2. Retail-Home Deliveries 3. Food outlets: Take-Aways Restaurants Snack Shops Mobile Units 4. Spas/Hairdressers/Barber 5. Postal Services 6. All Fishing Industry 7. Construction 8. Tourism activities: guided tours, Guest Houses, Hotels 9. ... | read |
07.05.2020
PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 2015 (Act 13 of 2015) PUBLIC HEALTH (INFECTIOUS DISEASES) REGULATIONS ORDERS Infectious Disease (Prohibition of Public Assemblies) (No. 4) Order, 2020 Infectious Disease (Prohibition of Public Assemblies) (Restriction on operation of activities ... | read |
06.05.2020
President Danny Faure has sent a message of condolence to H.E Dr. John Pombe Joseph Magufuli, President of the United Republic of Tanzania, after hearing of the passing away of Dr. Augustine Mahiga, who ... | read |
04.05.2020
President Faure has sent his condolences to the H.E the Grand Commander Fra’ Ruy Gonçalo do Valle Peixoto de Villas Boas, Lieutenant ad interim, acting as head of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, ... | read |