Seychelles: Seychelles to Accelerate Covid-19 Vaccination Programme Ahead of Tourism Re-Opening

Seychelles will accelerate its COVID-19 vaccination programme to ensure that 70,000 residents are vaccinated when the island nation opens to visitors from any country except South… Read more »

Seychelles: Restaurants Can Re-Open, Curfew Pushed Back As Seychelles Eases Covid-19 Rules

Restaurants in Seychelles will be able to reopen under strict guidelines from the Public Health Authority, whilst the nightly curfew will be pushed back two hours to 10 p.m., the… Read more »

Seychelles: Fish Export Business in Seychelles Being Squeezed By Pandemic's Effects

An increase in freight prices and fewer available international flights are two of the factors negatively affecting fish exports from Seychelles as a result of the COVID-19… Read more »

Seychelles: New Waste Sorting and Collection Project in Seychelles Delayed Due to Covid-19 Restrictions

A waste sorting and collection project that was being implemented in Perseverance, Seychelles, is being delayed due to the ongoing restrictions in place in the island nation to… Read more »

Seychelles: Seychelles Hopes to Begin Administering Second Covid-19 Vaccination Dose On February 7

The government of Seychelles is eyeing February 7 as the date when health care workers will start administering the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to the population, a step… Read more »

Seychelles: Air Seychelles' Chief After President Suggests Changes - Airline Was On Positive Path Before Covid

President Wavel Ramkalawan's suggestion to restructure Air Seychelles in his State of the Nation Address is an opportunity to analyse and review what the options are for the… Read more »

Seychelles: New 'Workation' Programme Hopes to Lure Working Professionals for Long Stay in Seychelles

Stuck at home doing dreary winter work and wish you were at a beautiful vacation hotspot? A "workation" in Seychelles might be your answer. Read more »

Seychelles: Seychelles Begins Next Phase of Vaccination Campaign, Targeting Residents Age 60 and Up

Seychelles' health authority has started its second phase of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign by administering the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine from India to people 60 years and… Read more »

Seychelles: Overnight Curfew Introduced, Movement Restrictions Extended to Help Seychelles Fight Covid-19

In a bid to curb community transmissions and the spread of COVID-19, authorities in Seychelles have extended restrictions on movement to February 15 and introduced new stringent… Read more »

Seychelles: Seychelles Ranks 3rd in World for Percentage of Population Vaccinated Against Covid-19, Official Says

Seychelles is ranked third in the world in terms of vaccinations administered, said a top official. 13,163 vaccinations have been given in the eleven days since the island nation… Read more »

Seychelles: New School Year in Seychelles Starts Virtually Amidst Covid-19

Students in Seychelles this week began a new school year at home for the first time due to the COVID-19 measures the island nation are observing, as the Ministry of Education… Read more »

Seychelles: Vaccinations in Seychelles Targeting Tourism Sector Then Rolling Out to General Public

Most frontline medical and essential workers in Seychelles have received the COVID-19 vaccine and efforts will now move to tourism employees, said a top official. Read more »

Seychelles: Foundations, Businesses in Seychelles Donate Another $705,000 to Covid-19 Relief and Vaccination Fund

In a show of solidarity against COVID-19, eight Seychellois businesses and foundations donated $705,000 on Tuesday for the island nation's COVID-19 relief fund and vaccination… Read more »

Seychelles: Seychelles Tourism Official - New Re-Opening Measures Won't Immediately Help Industry

The newly announced measures to re-open Seychelles to tourists who have taken the COVID-19 vaccine will not help the tourism industry immediately, the chairperson of the Seychelles… Read more »

Seychelles: Seychelles Re-Opens to Any Tourist Who Has Received the Covid-19 Vaccine

Seychelles on Thursday re-opened its doors to visitors from anywhere in the world as long as they have taken both doses of the COVID-19 vaccination, said a top tourism official. Read more »

Seychelles: Seychelles' Nurses Exhausted After Months of Covid-19 Care

After providing months of care for COVID-19 patients, the association of nurses in Seychelles says its members are exhausted from long, intense hours, and that their physical and… Read more »

Seychelles: 2 Airlines Reducing Flights to Seychelles This Month As Travel Demand Drops After Covid Spike

Two international airlines are reducing the number of flights to Seychelles in January, part of the reason the Seychelles Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA) is likely to continue to… Read more »

Seychelles: Outbound Parcels Must Be Declared Under New Regulations in Seychelles

Sending a parcel from Seychelles to a foreign destination requires the sender to make an official declaration as of January 1, providing information about the outbound package. Read more »

Seychelles: Health Professionals in Seychelles Line Up to Get Covid-19 Vaccine

Health professionals in Seychelles lined up at different centres on Monday to take the COVID-19 vaccine as part of a campaign to target all health professionals on the island… Read more »

Seychelles: Political Leaders, Followed By Health Care Workers, to Kick Off Seychelles' Covid - 19 Immunisation Campaign On Sunday

Seychelles' political leaders will kick off the COVID-19 immunisation campaign on the island nation this Sunday. Read more »

Seychelles: Seychelles to Unveil Vaccination Plan This Week As Covid-19 Infection Spreads

Seychelles is expected to roll out its COVID-19 vaccination plan this week, a health official said, even as cases of the virus continue to increase and spread to other islands of… Read more »

Seychelles: Businesses in Seychelles Cope Wish Covid-Induced Shutdown Orders

In an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, authorities in Seychelles are closing down more businesses and introducing new restrictions. Read more »

Seychelles: Seychellois Man Dies of Covid-19, First Pandemic Fatality Recorded in Island Nation

Seychelles has recorded its first COVID-19 fatality after a 57-year-old Seychellois man who had been hospitalized since New Year's Eve passed away on Sunday. Read more »

Seychelles: Seychelles Again Increases Measures As Covid Cases Rise - Movements Restricted

For the second time in a week, Seychelles has increased restrictive measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 after a surge in active cases among Seychellois, a decision taken in an… Read more »

Seychelles: 2020 in Seychelles - an Anniversary Party Year Ruined By Covid's Economic Hammerpunch

The year 2020 was meant to be a milestone year for Seychelles. The island nation was to celebrate its 250th anniversary since the arrival of the first settlers in August 1770. A… Read more »