Seychelles is looking for ways to ensure that octopus fisheries remain sustainable and recent studies have been done to learn more about the species. People involved in octopus fisheries and production got an overview of the recent studies and were able to ask questions and recommend actions that can be taken to protect the [...]
The World Bank said Wednesday it had released $250 million to support bankrupt Sri Lanka's tough economic reforms following last year's financial crisis. Sri Lanka defaulted on its $46 billion external debt in April 2022 after running out of foreign exchange to finance essential imports of food, fuel and medicines, with civil unrest ousting then-president [...]
People in the Democratic Republic of Congo were voting Wednesday in a high-stakes election pitting the incumbent President Felix Tshisekedi against a fragmented opposition, whose leaders denounced "chaos" and "irregularities". The first polling stations in the east of the vast central African nation, which straddles two time zones, opened almost on time, shortly after 6:00 [...]
Seychelles' participation in the "Operation Prosperity Guardian", a multinational force set up to provide maritime security in the Red Sea is only in the sharing and receiving of information, said Vice President Ahmed Afif on Wednesday. The participation of Seychelles in the newly set up mission was announced by the United States Secretary of Defence, [...]
Seychelles will compete in seven sporting disciplines at the upcoming African Games, scheduled to take place from 8 to 23 March next year in Ghana. The 13th African Games previously known, as the All-Africa Games, will see the participation of 53 nations and Seychelles will be present with a delegation of over 50 athletes. As [...]
Claims relating to the massive explosion at Civil Construction Company Limited (CCCL) at the Providence Industrial Estate, which caused enormous damages to businesses in the area and residential houses nearby on December 7 are still being processed by the respective insurers. In the aftermath of the explosion, one of the main concerns raised was whether this incident would [...]
Rescue teams on Tuesday evacuated a flood-ravaged town in northeastern Australia, racing to airlift hundreds of people to safety before they run out of food and water. Surging floodwaters have cut off the town of Wujal Wujal in Queensland state, engulfing houses, washing away roads and forcing some trapped residents to shelter on roofs. The [...]
Rescuers in remote villages of northwest China dug through the rubble of collapsed homes on Tuesday after China's deadliest earthquake in years killed at least 118 people and injured hundreds more. Officials in impoverished Gansu province said the shallow tremor just before midnight had caused the deaths of at least 105 and injured almost 400 [...]
Seychelles' President Wavel Ramkalawan has sent a message of condolences to Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the new Emir of Kuwait, following the passing of his brother Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al-Sabah, said State House on Monday. Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah died on Saturday, December 16, at the age of 86. He is succeeded by his [...]
The Seychelles' Court of Appeal has sent a pollution case back to Justice Melchior Vidot to decide on the damages that the petitioners will get from the Ministry of Environment in its last session for the year on Monday. The case relates to Woodlands Holdings, a private company in Seychelles, and its director as petitioners, who won [...]
