2020 in Seychelles: An anniversary party year ruined by COVID s economic hammerpunch
Victoria, Seychelles | December 31, 2020, Thursday @ 10:29 in Entertainment » SEYCHELLES BUZZ | By: Sharon Ernesta | Views: 11317
(Joe Laurence,Seychelles News Agency)
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The year 2020 was meant to be a milestone year for Seychelles. The island nation was to celebrate its 250th anniversary since the arrival of the first settlers in August 1770. A year-long slate of activities initiated in August 2019 was planned. But all those grand plans were shelved after the arrival of COVID-19.
With the global pandemic raging in the world, life on earth slowed down as people had to adapt to a new, more isolated normal. But despite this, island life continued, and SNA now shares with you six important national events that occurred in Seychelles – 115 islands in the western Indian Ocean – in 2020.