The leader of United Seychelles, the main opposition party, Dr Patrick Herminie announced on Friday that he has consulted his lawyer and believes he has a strong case to sue the government for malicious and calculated accusations and arrests. Herminie was speaking to reporters a day after witchcraft charges against him were dropped along with four [...]
With the aim to raise awareness on cancer in Seychelles, the Cancer Concern Association is organising several activities in February as part of World Cancer Day commemorated on February 4. Cancer in Seychelles In Seychelles, like many parts of the world, cancer poses a significant health burden. Recent data reveals concerning trends, with both cancer [...]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said late Thursday that he rejected a plan for international recognition of a Palestinian state, saying such an initiative "would offer an enormous reward to terrorism". Netanyahu's comments follow a similar rejection by influential far-right ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, who responded to reports of the plan in The [...]
Senegal's Constitutional Council on Thursday overturned the postponement of this month's presidential election, a historic decision that opens up a realm of uncertainty for the traditionally stable West African nation. President Macky Sall's decision earlier this month to postpone the February 25 poll plunged Senegal into its worst crisis in decades, sparking widespread outcry and [...]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky travels to Berlin and Paris on Friday for talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and to sign a security agreement with Emmanuel Macron, Kyiv said. Zelensky is travelling to Germany and France as Moscow's invasion of Ukraine enters a third year. Kyiv's troops face an increasingly difficult situation on the eastern [...]
The African Union's annual summit will open on Saturday against the backdrop of coups in Gabon and Niger and a political crisis in Senegal, posing challenges for the bloc as it seeks to amplify its international presence. Set up more than two decades ago, the 55-member bloc has long been criticised for being ineffectual and [...]
The Seychelles Magistrates' Court on Thursday dropped all charges on five of the eight individuals in an ongoing witchcraft case. Leader of United Seychelles, the main opposition party, Dr Patrick Herminie was among those whose charges were dropped and released. The other four whose charges were dropped and released are Yvon Legaie from Ma Joie, Jules Radegonde from La [...]
Ocean Basket Seychelles is going ahead with plans to build a large fish processing company in a few years' time despite challenges in receiving fish supplies. The company's managing director, Louis Bossy, told SNA that one of the main reasons for the delay in the initial expansion plans is a lack of fish to process. In February 2022, Ocean Basket Seychelles announced it is planning to build a [...]
Twenty-seven chief executives and senior officials from Seychelles graduated from an intensive executive leadership programme sponsored by the United Arab Emirates, State House said on Wednesday. According to State House, the event, which took place on Sunday, commemorated the dedication, perseverance, and vision of Seychelles public servants as they emerged equipped with invaluable insights and [...]
Authorities in Seychelles have recorded 531 houses that have been affected by the blast of a CCCL explosives store on December 7 among which 354 are privately owned and 177 are managed by the Property Management Company (PMC). The houses and businesses were damaged after four containers of explosives of the CCCL quarrying company exploded in the [...]
