A strong collaboration between government and civil society is essential for comprehensive and effective conservation of the natural environment of Seychelles, especially its endemic species, according to the head of a local conservation group. Lindsay Chong-Seng, the chairman of the Seychelles Plant Conservation Action Group (PCA), has said that as a nation, all parties concerned [...]
Officers and partners of the Seychelles Department of Trade will improve their negotiating skills through a one-week training programme starting Monday, facilitated by the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The training is expected to give the participants the required skills to negotiate for Seychelles, other nations and organisations on trade issues. "This training will help [...]
The presence of blue whales in the Seychelles' waters has been discovered in dedicated scientific surveys and scientists are hopeful that further research is possible on these elusive animals, said the Save Our Seas Foundation in a recent statement. While the waters of Seychelles became part of the Indian Ocean Whale Sanctuary in 1979, almost nothing [...]
India's military brought in specialised equipment Sunday as efforts to free 41 trapped workers entered a third week, with digging ongoing in three directions after repeated setbacks to the operation. The Indian air force said Sunday that they were "responding with alacrity", as they flew in their third load since the partial collapse of the [...]
The World Health Organization on Saturday reported 12,569 mpox cases and 581 related deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo this year to November 12, the highest annual figure ever recorded. The infectious disease, formerly known as monkeypox, was first identified in humans in 1970 in the DRC. It has been endemic for years in [...]
Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina has won another term in office, the election commission said on Saturday, but his victory in a vote boycotted by most opposition candidates is already facing legal challenges. Rajoelina won 58.95 percent of the votes cast in the November 16 presidential election first round, according to the results presented by the [...]
Using the abundant heat of the sun, a couple in Seychelles are holding workshops for locals and visitors on how to create unique designs using an old textile printing method known as sun printing. Conducted by husband-and-wife creative duo, Tony and Stephannie Souffe, the workshops are offered under their brand name "Roots Seychelles." Those who chose [...]
Hamas fighters were set to release a second group of hostages Saturday in exchange for Palestinian prisoners in Israel, officials said, as a truce largely held in the devastated Gaza Strip after seven weeks of war that killed thousands of people. Israeli prison authorities said 42 Palestinian inmates -- both male and female -- would [...]
Over 2000 books have been donated to the Seychelles National Library, which is set to re-open by mid-December, by members of the public, private companies, embassies, and other local groups. A small ceremony was organised for the donations to the revamped National Library on Thursday in a small ceremony on the premises. "A lot of [...]
The President of Seychelles, Wavel Ramkalawan, leaves the country on Friday for the United Arab Emirates to attend the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), said State House on Friday. Ramkalawan will attend COP28, which will be held at Expo City, Dubai, end of November [...]
