Seychelles to celebrate 250th anniversary of the first settlement in 2020
As announced by President Danny Faure in August 2018, the
celebrations of the 250th anniversary of the first settlement of Seychelles is
to be held in August 2020.
A national preparatory committee chaired by Seychelles Tourism
Board Chief Executive, Sherin Francis was thereafter set-up to spearhead the
planning and organisation of the events.
The committee, which consists of the eight other members namely
Jeannine Chung Faye, Emanuel D’Offay, Sybille Cardon, Oliver Bastienne, Tony
Mathiot, David Andre, Cindy Vidot and Alvin Laurence, has been meeting on a
regular basis to present an extensive one-year plan to commemorate this
important milestone in the history of Seychelles.
Following the endorsement by cabinet on May 30, 2019 of the
proposed plan to celebrate 250th anniversary of the first settlement in 2020,
the 250 years national preparatory committee organised a press meeting to
address the Seychelles press partners for the first time and unveil the logo of
this historic event.
During the press conference held at the National History museum in
the Settlement section on Friday June 7, 2019, that the committee also
presented a brief overview of the calendar of activities over the 1-year
celebration period, during which all Seychellois will be taken back through a
historical journey of discovery about the Seychelles.
A series of planned activities for the 2020 celebrations will be
launched on August 27, 2019; the activities scheduled will involve various
events in districts and at national level.
“The celebration is not merely
commemorating the anniversary of the first settlement, but it is also
celebrating the birth of Seychelles - 250 years of Seychelles. As proud
Seychellois, it is our duty to make sure that we celebrate
this achievement as it should be,” said Mrs. Francis.
The
committee chairperson also stated that a secretariat office will be set-up and
that will be based at the Seychelles Tourism Board Headquarters in Mont-
Fleuri, she encourages all Seychellois who would want to contribute their valuable
ideas or make a contribution of their time towards the project to contact the
secretariat on the following email info@250yearsseychelles.event.
Mrs. Francis also mentioned that throughout celebration period, the
Seychelles tourism marketing strategy would carry the 250th
anniversary brand to entice visitors to also take part in these historical
events.
