The Seychelles judiciary will “Learn from the past to build tomorrow”, announced Chief Justice Rony Govinden during the formal re-opening of the Supreme Court on Wednesday. This is the theme the judiciary will work on for the year 2024. The traditional re-opening ceremony started with a mass, which was held this year at the Roman Catholic Cathedral of [...]
Seychelles’ President Wavel Ramkalawan has urged patience from those affected by the two disasters that hit the island nation on December 7, 2023, during a live televised press conference on Tuesday. He addressed issues such as why many people are still awaiting assistance from the government as they wait to repair their damaged properties. The [...]
The year of 2023 was the hottest on record, with the increase in Earth's surface temperature nearly crossing the critical threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius, EU climate monitors said Tuesday. Climate change intensified heatwaves, droughts and wildfires across the planet, and pushed the global thermometer 1.48 C above the preindustrial benchmark, the Copernicus Climate Change [...]
French leader Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday picked Gabriel Attal as prime minister in a bid to give new momentum to his presidency, with the 34-year-old becoming France's youngest and first openly gay head of government. Following days of speculation, Macron on Monday accepted the resignation of Elisabeth Borne, 62, who stepped down after serving less [...]
Seychelles’ National Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Committee (NAC) is conducting a consultation phase for the proposed framework for the regulation of virtual assets (VA) and virtual asset service providers (VASPs). As a member of NAC, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has taken a lead with regards to this project and its implementation. [...]
The Supreme Court of Seychelles has further remanded a Vietnamese national, a suspect in a murder at sea case, on Tuesday morning. He is expected to reappear in court in a fortnight. The man, who initially appeared before the court on December 26, was involved in an incident on a fishing vessel in the Seychelles Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) whereby [...]
Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu suspended three deputy ministers on Sunday for making "derogatory remarks" against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the government said. Muizzu, who won September elections on promises that included removing a small contingent of Indian troops operating maritime aircraft from his archipelago, banned the ministers from work pending an investigation. One deputy [...]
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne resigned on Monday as President Emmanuel Macron prepared to unveil a long-awaited cabinet reshuffle in a bid to give new momentum to the final three years of his presidency. After days of intense behind-the-scenes manoeuvring, Education Minister Gabriel Attal, 34, was emerging as the favourite to succeed Borne. If appointed, [...]
The 2024 edition of the Seychelles Nature Trail competition scheduled to take place on May 11 this year, according to Reunion Island press articles. The event, which first took place last year, was a huge success, and it is hoped that this year, the event will be even better. It organised is by the Department [...]
The Seychelles Islands Foundation (SIF) is planning to undertake a feasibility study on eradicating cats and rats on the Aldabra Atoll, a UNESCO World Heritage site. The SIF is hoping to collect vital information that will help to decide if eradication is possible and how it should be done. This first phase, which will take [...]