Railway teams worked non-stop Sunday restoring tracks after India's deadliest train crash in decades, a tragedy that has reignited safety concerns about one of the largest networks in the world. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pushed a $30 billion railway infrastructure modernisation in a bid to boost India's economy and connectivity, with trains the preferred [...]
The arrival of rain to eastern Canada Saturday brought relief to firefighters in Nova Scotia province battling historic wildfires for nearly a week, though the situation in Quebec remained critical. Of the fires threatening Nova Scotia's provincial capital Halifax, 85 percent have been brought under control to "a state of being held," authorities said at [...]
The Seychelles Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA) raised over SCR10,000 ($774) during the first two months of launching its first-ever birthday pledge. Geared towards bringing the community together on a long-term basis to make a difference in the well-being and care of the animals, the 2023 SSPCA Birthday Pledge is a [...]
At least 288 people were killed and hundreds more injured in a horrific three-train collision in India, officials said Saturday, the country's deadliest rail accident in more than 20 years. Wreckage debris was piled high at the crash site near Balasore, in the eastern state of Odisha, where some carriages had been tossed far from [...]
The term "medical cannabis" is another misconception fed to the public as well as the plant being a gateway drug, said the chairperson of the Seychelles Kanabis Association (SKA), Nelson Esparon. Recently the association went live on Pure 90.7 local radio station to provide educational information on cannabis, which is considered an illegal drug for recreational use [...]
US senators voted to suspend the federal debt limit Thursday, capping weeks of fraught negotiations to eliminate the threat of a disastrous credit default just four days ahead of the deadline set by the Treasury. Economists had warned the country could run out of money to pay its bills by Monday -- leaving almost no [...]
The Seychelles Supreme Court on Thursday declined and dismissed the application of Mukesh Valabhji and his wife Laura for the recusal of the Chief Justice, Rony Govinden, as the trial judge in the firearms and money laundering cases. The Valabhji couple based their recusal application on several allegations stating among other things, that they had [...]
Seychelles seeks to amend its Fisheries Act to input the need for the installation of electronic monitoring systems (EMS) onboard large-scale fishing vessels, a move that will ensure monitoring at sea is more reliable. This was outlined during a briefing by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to the Minister of Fisheries and Blue Economy, Jean-Francois Ferrari, [...]
Seychelles seeks to amend its Fisheries Act to input the need for the installation of electronic monitoring systems (EMS) onboard large-scale fishing vessels, a move that will ensure monitoring at sea is more reliable. This was outlined during a briefing by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to the Minister of Fisheries and Blue Economy, Jean-Francois Ferrari, [...]
An Ocean Fair, organised by the Danny Faure Foundation showcasing the work that several organisations are doing to preserve the oceans, opened on Thursday. Governmental and non-governmental organisations, educational institutions, the fisheries industry, and local artisans are among those participating in the exhibition open from June 1-3 at the Camion Hall in the capital of Victoria. The spokesperson of [...]
