Top officials from key law enforcement bodies in Seychelles are expected to acquire a better understanding of human rights issues through a half-day training course on Tuesday, said a top official. The police, immigration and prison officers are among the participants in the training focused on the Seychellois charter of fundamental human rights and freedoms in [...]
Seychelles and other countries in the western Indian Ocean are set to learn how to disrupt and prevent common maritime threats through a multinational military exercise called Cutlass Express launched on Monday. Led by the United States Naval Forces Africa, the 13th Cutlass Express taking place from March 6-17 was officially launched in Seychelles by [...]
New video from the scene where four US citizens were kidnapped by gunmen in Mexico shows people being loaded into the back of a pickup truck. CNN's Kylie Atwood reports. Source: Latest CNN News
Seychelles' President Wavel Ramkalawan and his counterpart from Slovenia, Nataša Pirc Musar, have expressed the wish to strengthen the friendly ties between the two countries for the benefit of both nations. According to State House on Monday, the two presidents held bilateral talks on the margins of the 5th United Nations Conference on the Least [...]
China's new Foreign Minister Qin Gang warned Tuesday that "conflict and confrontation" with the United States is inevitable if Washington does not change course, delivering a stern and wide-ranging rebuke of US policies for his first press conference in the new role. Source: Latest CNN News
Tropical storm Freddy returned to Madagascar in what meteorologists described on Monday as a "rare" loop trajectory, killing four people, including two children as it hit for the second time in as many weeks. Authorities in the Indian Ocean island nation said on Monday a one-year-old died when a house collapsed as strong winds and [...]
Horrific video appears to show a Ukrainian soldier, allegedly a prisoner of war, executed seemingly by Russian soldiers after he says: "Glory to Ukraine." CNN's Erin Burnett reports. Source: Latest CNN News
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday asked the country's Supreme Court to prioritise any criminal cases over last week's deadly train crash and to shed light on what led to the country's worst rail disaster. "The Greek people want an immediate and thorough clarification of the criminal incidents related to this tragic accident," Mitsotakis [...]
The main priorities that Seychelles is focusing on in its millennium development plans are a modern public service, a healthy nation, modern education aligned with future needs, as well as law and order and environmental sustainability. These are the main points to be discussed and agreed upon during a meeting to establish the United Nations [...]
Seychelles' former President, Danny Faure, has been named the chair of the board of governors of the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), the organisation said in a press release last week. In his message of congratulations, President Wavel Ramkalawan said, "It is an honour for Seychelles and I wish you the very best as you chair the [...]
