On the 8th of May 2024, Mr. Kenneth Racombo, Seychelles resident Ambassador in Brussels, presented his Credentials to His Excellency Mr. Tamás Sulyok, President of the Republic of Hungary.

During the ceremony, the Hungarian President and the Seychelles Ambassador had the opportunity to discuss various issues regarding the bilateral cooperation between the two countries, focussing on capacity-building opportunities offered by the Government of Hungary, specifically in the fields of Medical Science, Information and Communications Technology (ICT), and Agriculture. The two parties also shared views on Hungary’s newly introduced strategy to strengthen cooperation with African countries.

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The Office of the President has today announced the appointment of the new Board of the Seychelles Revenue Commission.

Mr Chrystold Chetty has been re-appointed as the Chairperson.

The other Board Members are:

Mrs Varsha Singh – Commissioner General (ex-officio Member)

Ms Astride Tamatave – Member (ex-officio as PS Finance)

Mr Francis Lebon – Member (ex-officio as PS Trade)

Mr Charles Morin – Member

Ms Cillia Mangroo – Member

Ms Ginny Elizabeth – Member

Mr Serge Durup – Member

The Board Members have been appointed for a 3-year period effective from the 16th April, 2024.

The President has also thanked the outgoing Members for their period of tenure.

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The Office of the President has today announced the appointment of the new Board of the L’Union Estate, La Digue.

Mr Nigel Rosette has been re-appointed as the Chairperson and Ms Nadine Maillet has also been re-appointed as Vice-Chairperson.

The other Board Members are:

Mr Patrick Course                                         Member     

Ms Lisa Lautoy                                             Member

Mr Ralph Prea                                              Member

Mr Nigel Michel                                             Member   

Mr Ronny Germain                                       Member

Mrs Paula Confait Karydis                            Member

The Board Members have been appointed for a 3-year period effective from the 1st April, 2024.

The President has also thanked the outgoing Members for their period of tenure.    

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of State House Seychelles.

As part of her participation in the annual meeting of the steering committee of the regional project “Global Forest Transformation for Populations and Climate: A Focus on West Africa,” held on May 7, 2024, in Banjul, The Gambia, and funded by Swedish Cooperation and implemented with the support of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Madame Massandjé TOURE-LITSE, Commissioner for Economic Affairs and Agriculture of ECOWAS, took part in a field visit to the Mansakonko region on May 9, 2024.

During this tour, the project steering committee members visited community initiatives, which are results of the national pilot project “Basic Adaptation Interventions to the Effects of Climate Change (GRACE)” implemented by the NGO Freedom From Hunger Campaign in the Lower River region, supported by the project.

Starting with courtesy greetings to the Governor of Lower River Region, this field visit allowed observing the results of community mangrove restoration in the villages of Sandeng and Jataba, as well as honey production as a means of improving the livelihoods of the populations. Participants also visited assisted natural regeneration in the community forest area and energy-saving devices through improved cookstoves in Batelling village.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).