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Seychelles should consider passing legislation to protect women from sexual harassment in their workplace, as well as adopt criminal or civil penalties for such conduct, a World Bank index suggests. The World Bank’s annual study called ‘Women, Business and the Law 2022’ assesses laws and regulations that affect women’s economic opportunities in different countries. With…

Conservation team members on Fregate, the easternmost granitic inner island of Seychelles, are conducting their yearly task to count the number of giant tortoises on the island. Fregate is home to the second biggest giant tortoise population in the world – after the Aldabra atoll – a UNESCO World Heritage site where about 100,000 Aldabra…

Cryptocurrency, jewellery, art and the casino business are popular ways to launder money, said World Bank consultants at a four-day workshop in Seychelles for Supreme Court judges and the legal research team. A press statement from the Judiciary said that the workshop, which was organised by the Central Bank of Seychelles in collaboration with the…