It has been said that when a speaker or presenter puts his notes aside, you can be assured that what he is about to say is coming from his spirit and what you are about to hear is the real deal. This was the case when Seychelles Minister Alain St.Ange chose not to use his prepared notes to address the United Nations (UN) conference on Sustainable Tourism in Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Those attending the conference got the chance to witness the tourism passion of Minister St.Ange as he was moved to put aside his notes and speak from his spirit. What St.Ange was about to say was unrehearsed, serious and candid on a subject that he holds very dear to his heart.

St.Ange recently went to New York to deliver a keynote address at the UN meeting that was co-organized by the International Organization of the Francophonie (OIF). He went leading a delegation made up of Ambassador Marie-Louise Potter, the Seychelles Permanent Representative to the United Nations and Ambassador Ronny Jumeau, the Seychelles Ambassador for Climate Change and Small Island Developing States. The UN conference was the opportunity for the Republic of the Seychelles to highlight its achievements in the Sustainable Tourism framework

One week in her reign as Miss Seychelles... another world 2014, Camilla Estico is passionately living to her aspired vision of the Seychelles new beauty queen.

With Miss World beauty pageant coming up in December 2014, Camilla Estico is saying with conviction that she is not just going out there to win but to make Seychelles proud.

As she seriously moves on with her preparation for Miss World, she can only keep her head high up with the support of people around her who believe she is blessed with the quality to make a difference in Miss World 2014 and fly the Seychelles flag high.

One of Seychelles key figures who believes in her success is Alain St.Ange, the Seychelles Minister for Tourism and Culture. Camilla Estico accompanied by Sherin Naiken, the Chief Executive Officer of the Seychelles Tourism Board, paid a courtesy call on Minister St.Ange on Wednesday morning.

Photo from Seychelles Ministry of Tourism and Culture
Confirmation has now been received that Minister Jean Kapata, the Zambian Minister responsible for Tourism and the Arts, will be leading her delegation to the 2014 edition of the Carnaval International de Victoria in the Seychelles.

The Minister from the Zambia responsible for Tourism and the Arts will be making her maiden trip as Minister since her recent appointment. The importance of tourism for Zambia has been restated by the Zambian President last week when he announced that tourism and agriculture are activities of high national importance and are now priority sectors.