16.10.2008 by admin.

Every year, during the last week of October, as the last breeze of the South East Monsoon
winds die down over the archipelago, the capital - Victoria explodes in a kaleidoscope of
colourful celebrations.
Festival Kreol is the biggest and most important event of the Seychelles cultural calendar.
Organized by the Ministry of Community Development, Youth, Sports and Culture, its aim
is the preservation and promotion of the Seychelles culture in a world where the risk of
globalization threatens to eliminate national traditions.
This year it will coincide with the Victoria’s 230th
anniversary, our Capital.
The theme will be ‘One eye on the past, one on the
future’.
It will offer once again the visitors a fascinating week
full of the colours, sounds, flavours and fragrances of
one corner of the Creole world that treasures its
traditions while

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16.10.2008 by admin.

The annual Sub-Indian Ocean Seychelles (Subios) underwater festival was held from the 6th
to the 12th of October and attracted once again diving enthusiasts from around the World
who came to find their inner-mermaid in our beautiful
waters.
SUBIOS is the annual underwater film and image
festival combining a range of daytime diving and
snorkelling activities with free evening programmes of
films, video and slide presentations by acclaimed guest
speakers from around the world as well as local ones.
The main attraction of the festival was the Treasure
hunt sponsored by STB and Kenwyn House. The
winner received a gift voucher from the well-known jewellery Kenwyn-House.
Elizabeth Fideria and Edward Snidjers received three awards apiece for their outstanding
performance in the different contests.
Mrs Fideria won the first prizes for best image shot in Seychelles and photo shoot-out. She
came out second in the image contest.
Mr Snidjers won the first prize for best video shot in Seychelles and two more prizes in the
video contest.
Prizes were also awarded to the winners of the Subios Man and Subios Woman as well as
the treasure hunt competitions.
The festival’s aim is to promote marine-based tourism in Seychelles and at the same time,
to sensitize the local population to the importance of the role of the marine world in
Seychelles’ environment. This year’s theme: “Wrecks as Ocean Habitats” hightlighted
their importance for underwater wildlife.

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16.10.2008 by admin.

Frégate Island Private, the Seychelles’ pioneering eco
and conservation resort, has launched its fleet of 14
new solar powered guest buggies as part of an
ongoing drive towards achieving carbon-negative
status.
The new buggies will lead to a reduction in CO2
emissions of almost 42 tonnes per year: the equivalent
of seven years worth of emissions from the average
UK household, based on the recommended
conversion factors provided by the UK Government
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
as part of its Environmental Reporting Guidelines.
A multi-award-winning luxury retreat, Frégate Island
Private has spearheaded the development of ecotourism
in the Seychelles and is undertaking extensive
ongoing research into the application of emerging energy technologies to its resort
operation, in order to reduce dependence on fossil fuels.
All staff quarters already have solar-assisted hot water systems, and successful
experimentation in the use of pure coconut oil and recycled food oil is underway, with one
island tractor already running on a mixture of diesel and used frying oil.
Frégate Island has also reforested well over 80,000 local trees over the past decade as part
of its programme to restore natural habitats, and, with two trees planted for every new
arrival, the island boasts a guest: tree ratio of 1:17,600

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4.9.2008 by admin.

Miss Regatta beauty pageant will this year concentrate on finding a contestant who will be its
ambassador in the fight against substance abuse. The winning contestant will be in the forefront in
anti-drugs and alcohol campaigns which the Round Table will be focusing on this year.

The pageant which is this year open to all ladies aged 17 – 35 regardless if they have a child or not
was launched last month through adverts on SBC Television. It has so far attracted an interesting
number of contestants.
The ceremony to crown the 2008 Miss Regatta is to be held at the
International Conference Centre on August 16th starting at 7.30pm.
Apart from being beautiful, intelligent, confident and outgoing, the
2008 Miss Regatta should also be a person with good communication
skills, have a good knowledge of what is going on and what is being
done where the fight against substance abuse is concerned.
Tickets for the event have been on sale since mid July at R125 each but
as of August 02nd onwards will cost R150.
The reigning Miss Regatta is Stephanie Duval who claimed the title last
year when she was an 18-year-old student from the Seychelles Institute
of Technology (SIT) will also be present that evening.
ii. Seychelles Round Table Regatta 2008
Held each summer, the Seychelles Round Table Regatta takes place on the beautiful Beau Vallon
Beach on Mahé. The popular event includes activities for young and old alike, including yacht races,
swimming competitions, an amateur boxing tournament, beach tugs-of-war, live music and a
traditional craft market. All the entertainment is served with plenty of food and drink including
regional specialties such as spicy coconut curries and “la daube”, a delicious dish made from
breadfruit, yams, cassavas and bananas
This year’s Regatta will be held on 30th August 2008 until 31st August 2008; from 10:00hrs–20:00hrs
daily.

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4.9.2008 by admin.

Congratulations go to Maia Luxury Resort & Spa, North Island Resort Seychelles and Lémuria
Resort, whose representatives flew home recently with prestigious awards from the annual World
Travel Awards.

The three five-star resorts won outstanding awards within the Indian Ocean
while competing against top hotels in the region.
The star-studded gala event was held on the 19th of June 2008 in Shanghai,
China, where some of the biggest players in travel came out in force. Miss
World, China’s Zi Lin Zhang, was the guest of honour presenting some of the
key awards, and TV presenter Varun Sharma from BBC World was host for the
evening.

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