Islamic Banking ‘A Possible Option’ for BMIO As Reorganization Plan Is Implemented
Onshore banking activities, including the possibility of introducing Sharia-compliant banking are being considered for the Seychelles-registered Bank of Muscat International Offshore (BMIO). The Al Salam Bank of Bahrain, which now owns 50 percent shares in the Seychelles-registered Bank is engaging with the Seychelles authorities on the future of the institution, following the recent approval of […]
Seychelles President Sends Condolences to China After Double Explosions Claim At Least 100 Lives
The Seychelles President James Michel has sent a message of sympathy to the Chinese President Xi Jinping and the people of China, after giant explosions in the Chinese city of Tianjin, Wednesday evening claimed dozens of lives. “We offer our thoughts to the bereaved families of the victims and to all those injured in this […]
A Date With the Coolest Cars in Seychelles – Modified Cars Show Attracts Bigger Crowd This Year
Following the success of last year’s first-ever modified car show in Seychelles, an even bigger crowd turned up at the NSC Hall on the main island of Mahé last Saturday in the hope of being amazed by some of the coolest cars in the Indian Ocean archipelago. With entry tickets costing almost $4, the spectacle […]
Seychelles First Female Central Bank Governor Honoured With Two International Awards
The Governor of the Central Bank of Seychelles, CBS, Caroline Abel, has been honoured with two awards during the 6th African Business Leadership Forum and Awards. Abel was presented with the African Female Public Servant of the Year Award by the African Leadership Magazine at the event which took place in London on July 15. […]
Justice Mathilda Twomey Appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Seychelles
President James A Michel has today, upon the unanimous recommendation of the Constitutional Appointments Authority, appointed Justice Mathilda Twomey, née Butler Payette, as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Seychelles. Mrs Twomey has had an illustrious career in the legal profession, serving as a barrister first in the Ocean Gate […]
First Same-Sex Union in Seychelles
The Seychelles Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Maurice Loustau-Lalanne, has described the announcement of the British High Commissioner to Seychelles’ intention to conduct a marriage ceremony today between two men in Seychelles as “lacking in sensitivity,” saying same-sex unions are not currently recognised by law in the Indian Ocean archipelago. The two men, who […]
Seychelles James Michel to Push For Climate Change Action at AU
More than 50 African Heads of State and Heads of Government have converged to South Africa, which is hosting the 25th African Union (AU) Summit this weekend. The gathering themed “Year of Women Empowerment and Development towards Africa’s Agenda 2063” is being held in Johannesburg from June 14 to 15. In a press statement issued […]
Linne Freminot Is Crowned Miss Seychelles 2015
Port Glaud — Another World 2014 Camila Estico has handed over her crown to a new ambassador to represent the Indian Ocean island nation. In the early hours of Sunday morning, before an audience of hundreds, contestant number 9, 21-year-old Linne Freminot was crowned the new Miss Seychelles for 2015. Speaking to the media after […]
‘Independence Is My Greatest Achievement’ – Yasmin Ghislain, Miss Seychelles Contestant
Victoria — Miss Seychelles … Another World contestant number 12, Yasmin Ghislain, has spent much of her life away from her home country. At the age of five, Yasmin moved with her family to Mauritius, where she lived for the next fifteen years. Living in the neighbouring Indian Ocean island nation was a bittersweet experience, […]
African Development Bank Inks Deal With Seychelles for Sustainable Water Project
Abidjan and Victoria — On the Seychelles’ main island of Mahé, inhabitants are often faced with daily water rations during the annual dry season of May to September, but this inconvenience could one day soon be a thing of the past. The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed a loan agreement worth $20.6 million with […]
