Culture - Arts | Travel - Leisure
Africa prepares for carnival season
afrol News, 1 March - Africa's many carnivals are not the most internationally known, but Cape Verde, Angola, Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique carnivals have long traditions. Newcomer Seychelles this year offers a tourism-adapted carnival.
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Society | Politics
Somali pirates to be returned from Seychelles
afrol News, 11 February - The government of Seychelles has signed first-ever deals with justice ministers from Somalia, Somaliland and Puntland for the repatriation of convicted pirates, to serve their prison sentences at home.
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Travel - Leisure | Economy - Development
Record tourist arrival numbers in Seychelles
afrol News, 18 January - Seychelles set a new record for arrivals in 2010 with 174,529 visitors. This is the highest number of visitors ever recorded during a year on the tropical islands and is some 17,000 higher than in 2009.
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Politics | Economy - Development
Piracy costs Seychelles millions
afrol News, 8 December - Pirate activity in Seychelles' waters is very limited, but nevertheless it costs the small nation millions of dollars in lost revenues from fishing and tourism, and in extra transport costs.
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Science - Education | Society
Seychelles gets its 1st university
afrol News, 30 November - Seychelles, a nation of only 85,000 inhabitants, yesterday inaugurated its first university. The small nation hopes to reverse the "brain drain" resulting from students having to travel abroad.
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Society
Seychelles rescues piracy hostages
afrol News, 20 November - The Seychelles Coast Guard today rescued 7 Seychellois fishermen from the hands of Somali pirates in an operation coordinated with European anti-piracy navy and air units.
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Travel - Leisure | Culture - Arts
Seychelles to organise "prestigious" carnival
afrol News, 2 November - Seychelles is planning an international carnival scheduled to take place in its capital Victoria in March 2011, echoing the time when Seychelles first became a melting pot of different cultures from the entire world.
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Economy - Development
Seychelles, from recession to new boom
afrol News, 29 October - Already early this year, the Seychelles economy showed it had recovered from last year's recession through tough reform programmes. Now, new figures show the Indian Ocean state is entering a boom
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Economy - Development | Politics | Travel - Leisure
Indian Ocean tourism cooperation limping
afrol News, 7 October - Mauritius, Seychelles, Réunion and Comoros; together these Indian Ocean islands could be a powerful travel destination by a united marketing drive. But main players admit high-profiled cooperation talks are only empty words.
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Environment - Nature | Travel - Leisure
Seychelles opens 1st "carbon neutral reserve"
afrol News, 28 September - Cousin Island in Seychelles is launched as the world's first "carbon neutral natural reserve" at the national 2010 Tourism Expo. Eco-tourists flying in from overseas are assured their flights' CO2 emissions are reduced elsewhere.
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Society | Politics
Seychelles takes lead in piracy fight
afrol News, 13 July - The Seychelles islands, which estimates it is losing 4 percent of GDP due to piracy from far away Somalia, has grouped affected national, regional and international stakeholders to lead the fight against piracy.
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Economy - Development
Seychelles economy growing again
afrol News, 18 May - The economy of Seychelles, which was hard hit by crisis last year, is now quickly recovering from recession, according to a new report. Growth will hit 4 percent already this year.
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Travel - Leisure | Economy - Development
Seychelles embraces SA tourist market
afrol News, 13 May - Still restructuring its tourism-dependent economy, Seychelles has found that nearby South Africa could become among its largest markets. South Africans show great interest in the destination and can afford it.
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» 09.04.2010 - Seychelles, Réunion tourism cooperation pays off
» 30.03.2010 - Seychelles downs pirates, rescues crews
» 12.03.2010 - Seychelles, SA promote joint travel packages
» 02.02.2010 - Seychelles appoints ambassadors to boost tourism
» 17.12.2009 - Seychelles appeals for small islands' right to exist
» 03.12.2009 - Seychelles rejects financial piracy allegations
» 11.11.2009 - Somali pirates seize SA bound cargo ship
» 09.11.2009 - W/B helps Seychelles out of economic deep end
» 02.11.2009 - Sliding Seychelles secures growth in 2010
» 23.10.2009 - Seychelles takes additional measures against piracy
» 18.09.2009 - University of Seychelles takes off
» 18.08.2009 - Seychelles must tighten macroeconomic stability, IMF
» 19.05.2009 - IMF encouraged by Seychelles' reforms success, but warns...
» 29.04.2009 - Seychelles arrests 9 suspected pirates
» 01.04.2009 - IMF approves disbursement of Seychelles’ stand-by arrangement
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