Day: March 1, 2023

After completing the first challenge for the year 2023, under the theme ‘Making dreams come true’, enthusiastic charity runner Joel Melanie and his group ? Runners of Charity ? are still welcoming contributions which will go towards assisting two boys who are suffering from chronic diseases. The funding will be for a new fold-able wheelchair, […]

The high commission of Sri Lanka hosted a reception yesterday evening at the Savoy Resort & Spa, Beau Vallon to commemorate the 75th Independence Day of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. The reception was attended by the high commissioner of Sri Lanka to Seychelles, Srimal Wickremasinghe; the Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon. […]

Monsignor Tomasz Grysa, Apostolic Nuncio of the Vatican to the Republic of Seychelles, met this Tuesday, at Maison Quéau de Quinssy, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Tourism, Mr. Sylvestre Radegonde. The apostolic nuncio is the Vatican’s ambassador to a state, a function which combines diplomacy and ecclesial unity and which allows the nuncio to […]

President Wavel Ramkalawan has received a signed copy of the first edition of a book entitled ‘Koze Koze’, designed by Shirley-Huizhong Yu. It was Ms Yu and artist George Camille who presented the copy of the book to the head of state in a short ceremony at State House yesterday morning. ‘Koze Koze’ is about […]

Bishop Tomasz Grysa, the new Vatican Apostolic Nuncio to Seychelles, presented his credentials to President Wavel Ramkalawan yesterday Tuesday at the State House. He replaces Monsignor Paolo Rocco Gualtieri who was accredited to Seychelles on March 8, 2016. Upon leaving State House, Bishop Grysa described his meeting with the Seychellois Head of State as “a […]

From February 25 to March 1, 2023, Bahá’ís in Seychelles and around the worldcelebrated Ayyám-i-Há (also known as the Intercalary Days), a period of celebration devoted to charity, gift-giving and festivities prior to the annual period of fasting. This period is very special for the Bahá’ís as Ayyám-i-Há is a period dedicated to socialising, being […]