Residents of the fourth two-bedroom apartment block of the Perseverance Point Condominium have received the keys to their new residence.
The keys were handed over to the ten owners by Vice President Ahmed Afif and IDC CEO, Glenny Savy in the Presence of the Minister for Lands and Housing, Billy Rangasamy. The fifth and last two-bedroom block is nearing completion. So far GICC has built two three bedroom blocks and four two-bedroom apartment blocks consisting of 10 units each, benefiting 60 Seychellois professionals and their families. A further three blocks of three-bedroom apartments remain to be built. The project also comprise luxury apartments which are sold on the open market to subsidise the cost of the units for young professionals. This Perseverance Point Condominiums project targets Seychellois graduates and young professionals first-time homebuyers.
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Plans are underway to make the Seychelles' outer islands more accessible and this will be done through a revamped airstrip on Assumption Island, which will include clearing facilities so that visitors can go straight to the island.
The chief executive of Islands Development Company (IDC), Glenny Savy, said, "The Assumption airstrip will have to be upgraded in two ways; it is too short, and it will have to be lengthened and enlarged to cater to international flights. We also intend to collaborate with SCAA [Seychelles Civil Aviation Authority] so that the facilities that will be added to the airstrip will be adequate for immigration officers to clear incoming visitors for example from private jets or cruise ships similar to the ones on Mahe." The Waldorf Astoria Seychelles Platte Island which forms part of the Waldorf Astoria, Hilton’s (NYSE: HLT) iconic luxury hotel brand, has achieved its highly anticipated debut in the country with the welcoming of its first guests today, following its opening on Monday.
It was President Wavel Ramkalawan who had the honour of cutting the ribbon at one of the villas to officially open the luxury hotel in the presence of First Lady Linda Ramkalawan; Hilton’s president for Middle East and Africa, Guy Hutchinson; and Hilton’s vice-president, Operations, Africa and Indian Ocean, Andreas Lackner. Also present were Elias Pertoft, general manager Waldorf Astoria Seychelles Platte Island, and other Hilton team members and guests. The cutting ceremony took place in the morning. The inhabitants of La Digue will soon receive specialised healthcare services with the inauguration of a new state-of-the-art, modern hospital.
Located close to L'Union Estate, the health centre will provide diagnostic services, such as laboratory, x-ray, ultrasound services, rehabilitative services, dialysis and small surgical procedures. Construction work by Green Island Construction Company (GICC) started in March last year. The inauguration ceremony of the La Digue hospital took place on 15th August to, coincide with the feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. In his address, President Wavel Ramkalawan described the hospital as the most beautiful, modern and state-of-the-art hospital in the country at present The plaque of the hospital was unveiled by President Ramkalawan, the Minister for Health, Peggy Vidot, and the secretary general of the Emirates Red Crescent Authority, Hamoud Abdullah Al Junaibi. The project has been financed through a $4 million donation from the United Arab Emirates government and R2 million from the La Digue Hospital Fund. Five years after it was closed down due to widespread fungus infestation, the National Library was officially reopened yesterday following extensive renovation works.
The work was done by Green Island Construction, a subsidiary of the Islands Development Company (IDC) whose chief executive Glenny Savy handed over the symbolic key to the building to President Wavel Ramkalawan and secretary general for the Seychelles National institute for Culture, Heritage and the Arts (Snicha) David André during the official opening ceremony yesterday morning. The key was then handed over to two long-serving staff of the National library ‒ Marie-Cecile Radegonde and Christianne Domingue. The National Library, which includes the National Archives, was officially opened on June 18, 1994. In 2018 it was closed down due to widespread fungus infestation. With extensive renovation that started in February 2022, 17 months later the library was reopened yesterday. However it is not yet fully operational for the public. The late Mr. Antonio Constance, better known as Mazaren has been decorated with the Medal of Honour of the Republic of Seychelles. This medal is awarded to a person who has rendered exceptional or outstanding services of national importance to Seychelles.
The medal was presented to his widow, Alda, by President Wavel Ramkalawan in a ceremony at State House. Mazaren, an ardent protector of the islands’ environment worked for 30 years with IDC. He sadly passed away in July 2022 at the age of 87. IDC would like to congratulate the Constance family. |
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