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01.01 : Deux filles voient le jour en ce premier jour de l’année 2020. Le premier bébé est née à 9h06 du matin alors que le deuxième est née à 10h23 par césarienne.
02.01: Centenarian Noemie Benoit celebrates her 104th birthday among her family and friends at her residence in Cascade.
08.01: Marie Antoinette Barrack, a resident of Cascade, celebrates her 101st birthday in a small gathering among her family members.
15.01. Air Seychelles revises its fuel surcharge for travel between Mahé and Praslin. Tickets bought in advance for travel between Mahé and Praslin now cost R600, an increase of R50.
Fashion Week 2021 in the making
A more tone-downed version of the illustrious Seychelles Fashion Week was organised yesterday afternoon at the ICCS, with the participation of six designers.
The third Seychelles Fashion Week was re-dubbed the Seychelles Night yesterday afternoon with a smaller budget and venue, but with the same enthusiasm.
Terry Carolla, the organiser, noted that the novel coronavirus had affected plans to hold the Fashion Week in mid-year, in June or July, and they were forced to scrap the event all together in March.
Attempts to organise a virtual show was unsuccessful as international designers were also under lockdown and sponsorships dried up.
A simpler Seychelles Fashion Week will return to the catwalk amidst COVID-19
Seychelles Fashion Week provides local designers with the opportunity to get more exposure. (Seychelles Fashion Week/Facebook)
Seychelles Fashion Week will be televised nationally on SBC later this month, keeping the momentum of the event despite the ongoing global health crisis, said the organiser.
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Seychelles Fashion Week provides local designers with the opportunity to get more exposure as well as bring more importance to the fashion industry of the island nation.
Terry Carolla, the organiser, told SNA that he is still in the process of marketing and building the momentum of the event so it important that the third edition takes place this year.