The ''Seychelles Nation'' is a daily

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Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (french: link=no, République des Seychelles; Creole: ''La Repiblik Sesel''), is an archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, ...

. It is now considered to be the national newspaper of Seychelles and is published Mondays to Saturday by the National Information Services Agency (NISA). The ''Seychelles Nation'' covers national, regional, sports, and international

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. It is the government's mouthpiece as it carries reports on all government-related issues. It has 20 colored pages on weekdays, and the ''Weekend Nation'', as it is called on Saturdays, has 24 pages. The director and editor is Robert Andre, who is also the most senior

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of the staff. The newspaper carries a selection of

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on specific days. These include human-interest,

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and games. Letters and views from the readers on any subject and issues deemed constructive and informative are also published. Eleven pages of the newsprint is dedicated to

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and

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every day.

History

After Seychelles gained independence from

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on June 29, 1976, the newspaper, then called ''Seychelles Bulletin'', changed its name to ''Nation''. In January 1984, the paper was renamed ''Seychelles Nation''. On January 4, 2012, the paper's design underwent a complete overhaul. The paper is widely distributed to

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, departments, businesses,

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and hotels, as well as subscribers. It has the widest circulation in the country, of between 3500 and 4000 copies. It is distributed every day to all the main islands from its office in the center of

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and distribution points around Mahé.

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* Newspapers published in Seychelles Publications with year of establishment missing {{Seychelles-newspaper-stub