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Cultural heritage connects people to their history and creates bonds between the diverse communities, providing the basis for national integration, unity and prosperity.

The Seychelles Heritage Foundation welcomes you to its website. This website is the ideal platform to showcase and promote different aspects of Seychelles cultural heritage and to encourage Seychellois across the world to embrace and celebrate their culture. The site also offers information and news about the functions, mandate, programmes and activities of Seychelles Heritage Foundation.

We look forward to public participation and engagement through our website in the hope of developing greater interest towards the promotion and protection of our cultural heritage assets.

Benjamine Rose (Ms.)
Chief Executive Officer

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On the 10th July of 1967, traffic regulations came into force on Mahe. The regulations made it unlawful for buses to stop on the roads, either to pick up or put down passengers at any place except where a bus stop sign had been erected or at the Gordon Square (Freedom Square) Bus Stand (the actual taxi stand).
On the 11th April of 1933, the Mahe Prospecting Syndicate Limited was established in the Seychelles for the purpose of exploiting the guano deposits on outer islands. From 1901 to 1960, Seychelles exported 690,000 tons of guano.
On the 9th June of 1883, the HMS Undine arrived at Mahe from Zanzibar with aboard, a passenger afflicted with small pox. This caused an epidemic that killed hundreds of inhabitants.
On the 26th March of 1979, the new constitution of Seychelles came into force. It provided for one party and recommended the country be divided into 23 electoral districts.
On the 10th November of 1965, the Government announced the setting up of the British Indian Ocean Territory which would be composed of the Chagos Archipelago (formerly, part of Mauritius), Aldabra, Farquar and Desroches (formerly, part of Seychelles). The Territory was administered by Governor Julian Edward George Asquith in addition to his duties as Governor of Seychelles.
On the 8th April of 1939, the Geneva Convention Act 1937 (Colonies), order in council, 1937 came into force in the colony of Seychelles. This applied to the conditions of the wounded and sick in times of war.
On the 12th May of 1804, a law came into force that decided who and how many notaries were allowed to employ in the countries that France governed. In 1787, Thomas Bastille was appointed as notary of Seychelles. In 1776, the civil agent and Commandant Jean-Qeau de Quincy (1748-1827) occupied the post. Then, from 1806-1823, Louis Fleuri Jerome Dumont, 1815-1833 – Remy Jean DArgent 1821-1831 – Amable Febure Marcy, followed in 1835-1843 by Jean-Baptiste Jean DArgent. They were all French men. To this day, the acts, settlements, and deeds drawn up by these former notaries have to be consulted when the ownership of properties are at times questioned.
On the 24th December of 1917, the Legislative Council passed an ordinance for the protection of Breadfruit and other trees. The penalty for violating this ordinance was a fine not exceeding Rs.50 for each tree destroyed, in addition to three times the value of each tree. This law presently covers 23 trees including Santol & Takamaka.