Wild populations of monitored animal species have plummeted over 70 percent in the last half-century, according to the latest edition of a landmark assessment by WWF published on Thursday. Featuring data from 35,000 populations of more than 5,000 species of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish, the WWF Living Planet Index shows accelerating declines across [...]
Rafael Nadal on Thursday announced he will retire after the Davis Cup finals in November, ending a career which brought 22 Grand Slam titles, global respect and inspired epic, iconic rivalries with Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. "I am retiring from professional tennis. The reality is that it has been some difficult years, these last [...]
Seychelles’ Cabinet of Ministers has approved the necessary steps for Seychelles to accede to the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime. This decision was made at the recent meeting of the Cabinet, where it will see amendments made to the Computer Related Crimes Act (CRCA), to refine definitions, enhance procedural laws and expand international cooperation. “The Budapest [...]
The 114-year-old Carnegie Building, Seychelles’ first public library, reopened this year following renovation works that restored it to its former glory and splendour. The building, which now features a remarkable resemblance to the one that was opened in January 1910, stands not only as a reminder of the colonial character and British era but one [...]
Seychelles has seen a significant increase in internet usage over the last couple of years as service providers offer better speed packages at more affordable prices. As of June 30, the amount of traffic data observed from April to June, was 17,644,347 Gigabytes (GB), an increase of nine percent from the previous quarter. Patrick Moustache, [...]
The Biennial Honorary Consuls Conference opened on Wednesday in the presence of Seychelles’ President Wavel Ramkalawan, where discussions will focus on policies adopted by Seychelles recently, and diplomatic officials will update the consuls on other matters involving the island nation. A total of 60 out of 85 honorary consuls the country has abroad are present at [...]
Hezbollah militants and Israeli forces exchanged fire along the Lebanon-Israel border on Wednesday, ahead of expected talks between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Joe Biden. Hezbollah said its fighters were locked in clashes with Israeli troops in southern Lebanon, using rocket-propelled weapons to repel Israeli attempts to breach the border. Israel said [...]
A "catastrophic" Hurricane Milton was closing in on the storm-battered state of Florida on Wednesday as US officials pleaded with residents to flee or risk dying. President Joe Biden warned that the Category 5 storm could be the worst natural disaster to hit the state in a century. As the second huge hurricane in as [...]
Representatives from the African Beneficial Ownership Transparency Network (AfBOTN) met at the Eden Bleu Hotel in Seychelles on Wednesday to discuss opportunities and challenges in implementing beneficial ownership reforms. The meeting organised by the African Development Bank, the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and supported by Open Ownership, provides a platform bringing together 13 [...]
The Seychelles Coastguard (SCG) will start the construction of a SCR 52.9 million ($3.8 million) jetty in anticipation of the arrival of two new patrol vessels. The Chief of Defence Forces, Brigadier Michael Rosette, revealed the plans during an interview with the press following the signing of an agreement to begin the construction work. "With [...]
