Seychelles-based Chagossians have described the recent expedition to the Chagos islands organised by the government of Mauritius as a mere publicity stunt with no real interest in the plight of the displaced islanders. Pierre Prosper, the leader of the Chagossians living in Seychelles, told SNA that the islanders based in Seychelles and a group from [...]
Russian shelling hit civilian targets in central Ukraine's Dnipro city on Friday, as Moscow's troops edged closer to Kyiv, where officials said the capital was being transformed into a "fortress". Hundreds of thousands of civilians remained trapped and under fire in Ukrainian cities, including besieged Mariupol, after the first talks between Moscow and Kyiv's top [...]
Aeroflot, Russia's national airline, has cancelled this week's flights to Seychelles and has not provided information for the following week, said a top government official on Thursday. The chief executive of the Seychelles Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA), Garry Albert, told SNA that Aeroflot has cancelled flights from March 9 to 13. "We have not been [...]
President Joe Biden will announce Friday that the US, along with the G7 and European Union, will call for revoking "most favored nation" status for Russia, referred to as permanent normal trade relations in the US, sources familiar with the move tell CNN. Source: Latest CNN News
Retired. Gen. David Petraeus reacts after new satellite images show the long 40-mile-long Russian convoy outside of Kyiv dispersing into fields and wooded areas. Source: Latest CNN News
Members of the National Assembly are learning more about Seychelles' situation in terms of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), the relevant laws, and how they can be improved in a two-day workshop. It is an initiative of the women's parliamentary caucus led by MNA Regina Esparon, the elected member of the northern Mahe district of [...]
Ukrainian officials claim the military have defeated a Russian tank regiment outside the capital Kyiv and videos appear to show a number of tanks on fire or destroyed. Source: Latest CNN News
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Sri Lanka on Wednesday tightened restrictions on a wide range of imports from whisky to kitchen appliances as a foreign exchange shortage pushed the economy to the brink of collapse. An import ban was already introduced in March 2020 on big-ticket items such as cars in an effort by the government to stop the outflow [...]
The construction of a new state-of-the-art hospital on La Digue Island, Seychelles' third most populated island, started on Wednesday, seven months after the foundation stone was laid. State House said in a press release that the Green Island Construction company (GICC) has been commissioned to undertake the project and has started pegging boundaries and demarcating [...]
