Seychelles

The 2018 environmental performance index ranks Seychelles as the first country worldwide in the category « climate and energy”. This index is a biennial record from searchers of Yale and Columbia, in collaboration with the World Economic Forum. Latest data indicated that Seychelles became the country with the biggest advances. This record ranks 180 countries in 24 different categories : air...

Air Seychelles national carrier announced its intention to cancel two international flights this coming April. These will be flights to Antananarivo in Madagascar and Paris, the French capital. The two flights account for up to 30 percent passenger revenue of the airline. The cancellation will start on 24th April onwards. Consequently, the changes to domestic flights will result in loss of employment to...

There is a Cistercian monks’ community on the main island of Mahe in Seychelles where the monastery was established eight years ago. The monastery is located in an area isolated from the main road and other residences at L’Harmonie in the hills of La Misere. It takes about 10 minutes to walk from the main road and approximately 10-15 minutes to drive from Victoria, Seychelles’ capital. The...

In July next year it will be implemented a tax on property owned by foreigners. A top official of the Ministry of Finance announced this during a consultative meeting on Thursday. Patrick Payet, the principal secretary for finance, said that the ministry took this decision after discussing with the government. The issue is that the real estate market is populated with foreigners. This makes prices...

According to a new Global Vegetarian Index, Seychelles is the world’s most vegetarian –friendly country. Oliver’s Travel conducted the rankings and the index calculation was based on countries’ annual meat consumption per person, number of vegetarian restaurants and number of vegetarian restaurants in proportion with the population. Seychelles came in the first place. According to a...

Seychelles is an archipelago of 115 island in the Indian Ocean. Located off East Africa, this natural paradise is home to many beaches, coral reefs, natural reserves and rare animals. The giant Aldabra tortoises are inhabitants of these islands. There are some interesting facts that you might not know about this country. Read on to find out. The heaviest land tortoise lives on Bird Island. Her name...