The much awaited 13th month salary will not be paid this year to any employees, either in the public service or in the private sector, due to the current economic crisis. President Wavel Ramkalawan made this announcement yesterday while addressing the National Assembly for the first time since he was elected in October. The decision to forego the 13th month…
‘I have always been passionate about making a difference in society’ Seychelles has a new Cabinet with 13 new ministers appointed. While some of them are familiar faces, others were not in the limelight. In an effort to better acquaint ourselves with the new cabinet, Seychelles NATION will be sharing with its readers profiles of each minister on a regular…
The Minister for Employment and Social Affairs, Patricia Francourt, continued her series of familiarisation visits to Praslin on Friday. She was accompanied by the principal secretary for employment, Jules Baker; principal secretary for social affairs, Linda William-Melanie; the special advisor for employment, Veronique Bresson and the acting chief executive of the Agency for Social Protection (ASP), Roma Edmond. The members…
Newly appointed Minister for Employment and Social Affairs, Patricia Francourt, yesterday conducted a familiarisation visit at the Agency for Social Protection (ASP), expressing her satisfaction at the way in which the institution is operating and fulfilling its mandate of providing assistance and administering certain benefits and programmes. Minister Francourt, who was welcomed by acting chief executive Roma Edmond, commenced her…
President Wavel Ramkalawan yesterday unveiled his new cabinet which is composed of 13 ministers. After 11 of the ministers were sworn in, they were convened for a first special meeting with President Ramkalawan and Vice-President Ahmed Afif. For this first special meeting, the press were given permission to attend the proceedings. After greeting and congratulating the ministers, President Ramkalawan seized…
The Ministry of Employment, Immigration and Civil Status is proud to present four dedicated Seychellois men and women in their respective post from three different sectors of our economy who got promoted under the localization programme in 2019 and 2020 In the effort to continue supporting our Seychellois to take up employment in different sectors of our economy especially to…
Thirty-two participants from government departments, parastatals and the private sector are participating in a three-day workshop at The Guy Morel Institute (TGMI) on performance management for workplace flexibility. The three-day workshop for chief executives, human resource persons, middle management and supervisors is being organised by the productivity unit in the Ministry of Employment, Immigration and Civil Status (MEICS) in collaboration…
S5 school leavers have been urged to perform well even though professional centres and School of Advanced Level Studies (Sals) move to absorb more students next year. The Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development made note of this yesterday during a press conference to explain its newly approved proposal to increase the intake of S5 school leavers in these…
Four partners have formalised an agreement to build capacity of local talents in financial services and compliance at introductory level. The Seychelles Financial Services Authority (SFSA), the Seychelles International Financial Services Association (Sifsa), the Seychelles Employee Transition Scheme (Sets) and The Guy Morel Institute (TGMI) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in a small ceremony held on Thursday afternoon at…
