UN meeting sought as Myanmar forces fire on anti-coup protests
Britain has called for the UN Security Council to meet Friday on Myanmar, diplomatic sources told AFP, as security forces have steadily stepped up their…
New Seychellois-owned cargo service to start March 6; need is clear but rates a question
A new Seychellois-owned company, EAST Services, will be transporting cargo to and from Seychelles starting on March 6, the company said. The first cargo is…
Africa virus fight boosted as jabs reach Nigeria, Angola
Millions of coronavirus shots from the global Covax scheme have arrived in Nigeria, Angola and Kenya, as African countries ramp up their vaccine rollouts. Richer…
Seychelles Islands Foundation says 50 coco de mer poached in 2020
The Seychelles Islands Foundation (SIF) recorded an increase in the poaching of the endemic coco de mer in the Vallee de Mai special reserve on…
US to distribute 4 million J&J Covid vaccines by Tuesday
Four million doses of the latest Covid-19 vaccine to get US approval will be delivered across the country as early as Tuesday, a senior administration…
Seychelles to set up register of extradition cases
Seychelles will set up a register of extradition cases occurring in the island nation after the National Assembly approved a bill presented by the Minister…
Seychellois team to manage relaunched prawn farm on Coetivy Island; foreign labour also needed
A Seychellois team will manage the soon-to-be-relaunched prawn farm on Seychelles’ Coetivy Island, the Island Development Company (IDC) said. The chief executive of the company…
French ex-president Sarkozy handed jail term for corruption
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was found guilty of corruption on Monday and handed a three-year prison sentence, in a ruling that deals a major…
Restaurants can re-open, curfew pushed back as Seychelles eases COVID-19 rules
Restaurants in Seychelles will be able to reopen under strict guidelines from the Public Health Authority, whilst the nightly curfew will be pushed back two…
Over 20 million get first dose of covid vaccine in UK
Britain announced Sunday that it has given more than 20 million people at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, with the rapid rollout providing…
Greenpeace to study biological diversity in Seychelles’ waters along the Mascarene Plateau
Greenpeace International will carry out research in Seychelles’ waters from February 27 to March 30 as part of an expedition within the Mascarene Plateau through…
S.Africa to ease virus restrictions after ‘dramatic decline’
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday said the country will start relaxing coronavirus restrictions, moving from alert level three down to level one, after…
S.African wine ‘paradise’ finds success by going its own way
Heaven and Earth — that is the name in Afrikaans for this valley nestled between arid mountains and the cool ocean, a location that makes…
Christians in Seychelles observing a ‘virtual’ Lent
Christians in Seychelles this year are observing Lent at a distance, with prayers, devotions and the weekly way of the cross being broadcast on television….
Fans, but no cheering, for delayed Olympic torch relay
Spectators will be allowed to line the route when the Olympic flame begins its delayed relay across Japan next month, organisers said Thursday, but cheering…