First batch of locally produced shrimp to hit Seychelles’ market in April
The first batch of white shrimp grown in Seychelles is expected to hit the local market around April said the chief executive of the Islands…
Ousted Sri Lankan president quizzed over cash stash
Sri Lankan police told AFP on Wednesday they are investigating ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa over a hidden cash stockpile uncovered when protesters stormed his former…
Biden urges US blue-collar resurgence in feisty Congress speech
President Joe Biden urged unity and touted a blue-collar economic resurgence Tuesday in a rousing State of the Union speech before a raucous Congress that…
Jan De Nul wins contract for dredging extension of Seychelles’ Port Victoria
A renowned Belgian company, Jan De Nul, has won the bid to do the dredging of one of the components of the expansion project of…
Repairing past wrongs: 51 Seychellois qualify for return of land scheme
Fifty-one Seychellois applicants for the return of land scheme have met the criteria to have their lands returned, said a top official on Tuesday. The…
Lieutenant Colonel David Arrisol appointed Commander of Seychelles Coast Guard
Lieutenant Colonel David Arrisol has been appointed as the Commander of the Seychelles Coast Guard by President Wavel Ramkalawan after having served several months as…
Customs: Seychelles to introduce REX for exports to EU in July
Seychelles will introduce the Registered Exporter System (REX) as of July 1 for goods originating from the island nation destined for the European Union countries through…
Russia’s Lavrov visits Mali in sign of deepening ties
Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Mali early Tuesday for talks with its junta leaders seeking Moscow’s help in battling an Islamist insurgency that…
Earthquake kills more than 4,800 in Turkey, Syria
Rescuers in Turkey and Syria braved freezing darkness, aftershocks and collapsing buildings Tuesday, as they dug for survivors buried by a string of earthquakes that…
Macron pension reform hits French parliament as new strike looms
The French parliament was on Monday to start debating a contested pension reform championed by President Emmanuel Macron a day ahead of new strikes and…