Six organisations and individuals received donations from the Seychelles Breweries Ltd Foundation to reward sustained local projects, for a total of 1 million rupees (€76.000)

A new association, 'Telegraf', was created to bring poets together and to transmit messages, knowledge and cultural know-how with children

Heroin addiction has assumed epidemic proportions in the country where it is estimated that one tenth of the working population regularly takes this drug; it ranks first in the world for heroin consumption per capita

Trade business operators can now access a new platform to facilitate the resolution of trade obstacles, with the launch of the Trade Obstacles Alert Mechanism (TOAM) Seychelles

The Chagossian community should be included in any negotiations about the future of the island, rather than just the UK and Mauritius government, said the chairperson of the Seychelles Chagossian Committee