US troops swooped in on helicopters to evacuate embassy staff from Sudan's battle-torn capital, President Joe Biden said Sunday, as other nations sought to help their citizens flee deadly fighting between rival generals. France and Turkey on Sunday also launched evacuation operations from the troubled northeast African nation, where ongoing fighting has entered its second [...]
Seychelles will soon have its first harvest of mangrove honey, which is being produced by bees in the mangrove forest surrounding the Constance Ephelia Resort in Port Launay on the west of the main island of Mahe. Mangrove honey is a unique and delicious type of honey produced in tropical climates. It is made from [...]
Environmental campaign group Extinction Rebellion on Friday began four days of action in London, promising less disruption and more inclusion than the mass blockades that became its trademark. "This is about broadening the invite and bringing far more people in far more groups on board," said Clare Farrell, the co-founder of the group known as [...]
With an interest in the social history of Seychelles, former local journalist Denise Johnstone has published a book with over 220 images of the island nation taken between 1839 and 1902. Titled "Victorian Seychelles:1839-1902", the book is based on contemporary accounts and images of the period. It gives a glimpse into life during a period of [...]
Sixteen young Seychellois have won their places in two one-week camps to increase their knowledge of the ecosystem of one of Seychelles' outer islands, D'Arros, home to the Save Our Seas Foundation's Research Centre (SOSF-DRC). Aged 10 to 15 years, the adolescents are winners of the D'Arros Experience Competition for school children launched last year. The [...]
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for a ceasefire of "at least three days" in Sudan over Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. "We are living a very important moment in the Muslim calendar. I think this is the right moment for a ceasefire to hold," Guterres [...]
The Seychelles Defence Forces (SDF) have intercepted a Madagascar-flagged fishing vessel suspected of conducting illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the island nation's waters. According to a press release from the SDF on Friday, the operation was carried out in a joint effort involving the Seychelles Coast Guard, Air Force, and Special Forces. SDF [...]
Seychelles' finance ministry has set up a customer feedback service to allow more interaction with its budget dependent entities such as the Procurement Oversight Unit Seychelles (POU) and the National Tender Board. The principal information and communications officer, Lindy Vital, explained the new mechanism to the press on Wednesday morning. Other entities under the ministry affected [...]
Seychelles' economy grew by 8.4 percent in 2022, according to the annual report of the Central Bank of Seychelles (CBS). "Preliminary estimations show that Seychelles economy did well in 2022, which was a result of the good performance of the tourism sector, despite concerns early in the year with regards to the impact of Russia's [...]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday pressed NATO to invite Kyiv to join the alliance and send more fighter jets and long-range weapons, as battles with Russia raged on in the east of the country. Zelensky spoke during a visit to Kyiv by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg -- his first since the start of [...]
