Category: News
Cocaine smuggling: Brazilian woman sentenced to 8 years in Seychelles prison
The Supreme Court of Seychelles on Friday sentenced a female Brazilian national to eight years in prison for the importation of cocaine.
According to [...]
Africa must not become ‘geostrategic battleground’ warns AU
Africa must not become a "geostrategic battleground" for global powers, as it grapples with several threats to its own peace and security, African Un [...]
Seychelles’ beloved Anglican Archbishop French Chang Him passes away
The Seychelles islands woke up Friday to the news that the island nation's first Anglican priest and bishop, Archbishop Emeritus French Chang Him, ha [...]
Carrying capacity study: Seychelles’ main islands reaching limits of tourism impact
New research from the Tourism Carrying Capacity Study for Seychelles' two main islands - Mahe and Praslin - shows that the country is having constrai [...]
High-stakes talks to end plastic pollution resume
Negotiations on a global treaty to combat plastic pollution will resume Monday, with nations under pressure to stem the tide of trash amid calls from [...]
Simply the best: Rock queen Tina Turner dies at 83
Tina Turner, the trailblazing rocker whose powerful voice and imposing stage presence thrilled global audiences for decades, died Wednesday at the ag [...]
Indian Ocean Commission countries to pool procurement of essential goods, says Seychelles’ official
A mechanism to facilitate the Indian Ocean Commission's (IOC) initiative of pooled procurement is expected to be completed by the end of the year and [...]
S.Africa presses for recognition of its high-end olive oil
South Africa is famous for its wines but not necessarily for olive oil, where Greece, Italy and Spain are the undisputed kings.
But the country's fa [...]
Mexico raises alert level as volcano ejects smoke, ash, lava
Mexican authorities on Sunday raised the warning level for the Popocatepetl volcano to one step below red alert, as smoke, ash and molten rock spewed [...]
Seychelles’ Island Conservation Society opens conservation centre on Astove Atoll
The Island Conservation Society (ICS) - a non-profit organisation in Seychelles - has extended its conservation presence in the Aldabra group of isla [...]