Air Seychelles has been crowned the "World's Leading Airline to the Indian Ocean" for the second consecutive year at the Grand Final ceremony of the World Travel Awards held in Madeira, Portugal, on Sunday. In a press release on Monday, the Seychelles' national carrier said that this recognition highlights the airline's continuous dedication to excellence [...]
November 25 is Seychelles Defence Forces (SDF) Day, dedicated to the men and women in uniform working around the clock to protect and defend the island nation's sovereignty. Currently, the SDF has 75 women officers. These women are ranked between Second Lieutenant, Lieutenant, and Captain, with the highest being Major. They are based in different units of [...]
New rules allowing wealthy polluting countries to buy carbon-cutting "offsets" from developing nations were agreed at UN climate talks Saturday, a move already raising fears they will be used to greenwash climate targets. This decision, taken during extra time at the COP29 conference, is a major step forward in a debate that has dragged through [...]
The Seychelles Fishing Authority (SFA) has launched an educational comic book to help children understand aquaculture and to encourage them to become interested in this field at a young age. "Zak Aquaculture Adventures" by Peter Lalande is targeting the younger audience, through the main character, a little boy named Zak, the book simplifies aquaculture so [...]
Ireland, Britain and France faced travel chaos on Saturday and one person died as a winter storm battered northwest Europe with strong winds, heavy rain, snow and ice. Hampshire Police in southern England said a man died after a tree fell onto a car on a major road near Winchester early in the day. Police [...]
Seychellois-Italian goalkeeper Francesco Anacoura has been named as the top goalkeeper of Serie C, the third-highest football division in Italy by Italian journalists. The award was given during the Italian Football Festival, which is the most important, prestigious and exclusive annual sports event in Italy. Anacoura was named in the Serie C XI of the year, [...]
A new draft deal at UN climate talks Friday proposes that rich nations commit $250 billion a year to help poorer nations combat global warming in an 11th-hour bid to break the deadlocked negotiations. African countries and climate activists quickly denounced the figure as "unacceptable" and inadequate to meet the realities of a rapidly warming [...]
This week marked three years since the prominent Seychellois businessman Mukesh Valabhji and his wife Laura, a lawyer, appeared in the Supreme Court after being arrested on November 18, 2021, by police on suspicion of money laundering of $50 million and possession of firearms. The couple has been on remand since, and the money laundering [...]
The Seychelles – China Trade Expo has officially begun and already several businesses have confirmed certain transactions with the Chinese exhibitors. This statement was made by Seychelles' Minister for Investment, Entrepreneurship and Industry, Devika Vidot, at the opening ceremony of the fair on Thursday. "At this moment, following a tour of the fair, I have personally witnessed [...]
Seychelles' President Wavel Ramkalawan, accompanied by First Lady Linda Ramkalawan, met with Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at the Jubilee House in Accra, reaffirming the strong ties between the two nations.On Thursday, a press release from State House said, "The official visit commenced with a ceremonial military guard of honour, followed by a private tête-à-tête [...]
