Seychelles News Agency

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Seychelles News Agency
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Agency overview
Formed2014;11 years ago (2014)
Dissolved2024 (2024)
Jurisdiction Government of Seychelles
Headquarters Victoria
Parent departmentDepartment of Information
Website www.seychellesnewsagency.com

The Seychelles News Agency (SNA) was the state news agency of Seychelles. It is headquartered in Victoria and regulated by the Seychelles Media Commission. [1] It ceased operations in December, 2024. [2]

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Launch of the Seychelles News Agency, April 2014 Launch of the Seychelles News Agency, April 2014.jpg
Launch of the Seychelles News Agency, April 2014

Launched on 22 April 2014 during the opening of the biennial Seychelles honorary consuls conference held at the Kempinski Resort at Baie Lazare, the SNA is the Seychelles' first online news agency service. It provided daily news service in English and French languages. [3] Most of the SNA's text and photos are free to be published or redistributed so long the agency and author are credited. [4]

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References

  1. "Seychelles News Agency".
  2. Vannier, Rassin (19 December 2024). "End of an era: After 10 years of operation, Seychelles News Agency to go offline on Jan. 1, 2025". Seychelles News Agency. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  3. Uranie, Sharon; Amla, Hajira (22 April 2015). "Seychelles: 'Innovative and Professional' - Seychelles News Agency's Co-Creator Maxim Behar Wishes SNA Happy First Anniversary". Seychelles News Agency. All Africa. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
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