News: News
The Department of Foreign Affairs announces cancellation of repatriation flights11.07.2020
The Department of Foreign Affairs would like to announce that all Air Seychelles scheduled repatriation flights have been postponed with effect from 13th July 2020, until further notice. This decision has been taken in consultation ... | read |
Coronavirus Press Update : Contacts of seafarers tested for COVID-1908.07.2020
Tests for COVID-19 are being conducted on people who were identified as contacts to the seafarers who tested positive for the virus. From the group of contacts, 6 Seychellois have preliminary positive results and retesting ... | read |
Coronavirus Press Update : New COVID-19 cases detected on board Spanish fishing vessel08.07.2020
10 new positive cases of COVID-19 were detected on board two of the Spanish fishing vessels during a scheduled assessment of the fleet by the Public Health Authority on Sunday 5th July 2020. The assessment ... | read |
President Faure sends congratulatory message to President Donald Trump07.07.2020
To commemorate the Independence Day of the United States of America, dated on the 4th of July, President Danny Faure has conveyed a message of congratulations to H.E Mr. Donald Trump, President of the ... | read |
Honorary Consulate of Seychelles in Ghana Celebrates National Day06.07.2020
On June 29th 2020, the Seychelles Consulate in Ghana conducted a commemorative event to celebrate the 44th anniversary of the declaration of Seychelles Independence. The Honorary Consulate hosted an evening reception at their office located ... | read |
President Faure sends congratulatory message on Canada Day02.07.2020
President Danny Faure has sent a message of congratulations to H.E. the Rt Hon. Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada in commemorating ‘Canada Day’. “On the occasion of the 153rd Anniversary of the Confederation ... | read |
Repatriated Seychellois nationals from Europe arrive home safely30.06.2020
On Saturday 27th June 2020, 50 Seychellois nationals stranded in various European countries, were finally able to return home on an exclusive Air Seychelles repatriation flight. This operation was a coordinated effort by the ... | read |
Coronavirus: Press Update - Repeat COVID-19 PCR Test Negative for Three Persons28.06.2020
The Public Health Laboratory has confirmed that repeat PCR test for COVID-19 conducted on samples from the French, the Filipino and the United Emirates nationals who tested positive yesterday morning, have returned negative results for ... | read |
Coronavirus: Press Update28.06.2020
66 Seafarers from the Spanish fishing fleet who arrived in Seychelles on 23rd June now have positive PCR results for COVID-19. In addition, the Department of Health has today recorded positive PCR tests for COVID-19 ... | read |
Seychelles to resume passenger flights on 1st August26.06.2020
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 ... | read |
President Faure sends congratulatory message to Russia12.06.2020
The Russian Federation today, 12 June 2020, celebrates its Independence Day. To mark this occasion, President Danny Faure has sent a congratulatory message to his Russian counterpart, H.E Vladimir Putin. In his message, President ... | read |
Le Président Faure adresse ses condoléances au peuple burundais10.06.2020
Le Président Danny Faure a adressé ce mercredi un message de condoléances au peuple burundais à la suite du décès inopiné de son président sortant, Monsieur Pierre Nkurunziza, 55 ans. Selon un communiqué du gouvernement ... | read |
World Ocean’s Day keynote address delivered by Ambassador Barry Faure08.06.2020
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and the Blue Economy, Ambassador Barry Faure,was today invited by the Head of the Delegation of the European Union, Ambassador Vincent Degert, to deliver a keynote address on ... | read |
Handing over ceremony of second consignment of medical supplies from India07.06.2020
The second consignment of essential medicine supplies from India arrived today (7 June 2020) in Port Victoria aboard INS Kesari. Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs & Blue Economy, Amb. Barry Faure & Secretary of ... | read |
Les ministres de la COI se réunissent en une session virtuelle extraordinaire consacrée au Covid-1906.06.2020
Le Conseil des ministres de la Commission de l’océan Indien (COI) s’est réuni en session extraordinaire virtuelle ce vendredi. C’est la première du genre tenue par la COI, Covid oblige, et la première sous la ... | read |
Air Seychelles to operate inbound flights for Seychellois nationals05.06.2020
Air Seychelles is working closely with the Department of Foreign Affairs to plan a series of inbound flights in the upcoming weeks, to return Seychellois nationals as well as non-Seychellois residents with permanent residence status ... | read |
Commemorative message by VP Meriton in celebration of OACPS Day05.06.2020
Today, on 5th June, Seychelles proudly joins the rest of the member countries of the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) to celebrate the OACPS Day under the theme of ‘Power of Change’. ... | read |
Press Communique from Public Health Authority31.05.2020
Review of Countries for entry into Seychelles At its last review on the 28th May 2020, the Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (PHEOC) identified a number of countries as low risk. In conducting its review ... | read |
Third virtual SADC Council of Ministers meeting29.05.2020
The SADC Secretariat and the United Republic of Tanzania as the Chair, hosted today, on 29th May, the 3rd virtual meeting of the SADC Council of Ministers. The Seychelles' delegation was led by Ambassador ... | read |
Chinese government donates medical materials to Seychelles29.05.2020
On 26th May 2020, a batch of protective equipment donated by the Chinese government arrived in Seychelles via Ethiopian Airlines. The donated medical materials include 500 infrared thermometers, which are needed desperately by local schools ... | read |