Seychelles hosted an investor forum on Wednesday and Thursday with the aim to address the urgent need for sustainable waste disposal methods and to explore solutions that completely eliminate the concept of landfills. The event, held at the Savoy Resort and Spa, was organised by the Ministry of Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment in [...]
Seychelles will receive a grant amounting to SCR35 million ($5.7 million) from India to finance high impact community development projects through a newly signed memorandum of understanding (MOU), said the Department of Foreign Affairs on Thursday. The MOU was signed in New Delhi by Seychelles’ Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism, Sylvestre Radegonde, and the Minister [...]
A prolonged heatwave that hit Madagascar in October would not have occurred without human-caused climate change, a scientific study said on Thursday. Scientists from the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group said the heatwave in the Indian Ocean island, which affected millions of people, "would have been virtually impossible without human-caused climate change". The study by [...]
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday he urged Vladimir Putin to end Moscow's war on Ukraine and withdraw all troops from the country, in the first G20 video call the Russian president participated in since the conflict. "I called on President Putin to end his attack on Ukraine and withdraw troops from Ukraine's territory, so [...]
As of January 15 next year, passengers entering Seychelles with commercial cargo at the arrival terminal of the Seychelles International Airport will pay a fee of SCR500 ($37.5) per piece of luggage, said a top official on Thursday. The principal secretary for Trade, Francis Lebon, told reporters that this measure is being taken to curb [...]
The World Health Organization has asked China for more data on respiratory illnesses spreading in the north of the country, but Beijing offered no public comment on Thursday. Northern China has reported an increase in "influenza-like illness" since mid-October when compared to the same period in the previous three years, the WHO said. "WHO has [...]
Israel said a four-day Gaza truce and hostage release will not start until at least Friday, delaying a breakthrough deal to pause the brutal war with Hamas. National security adviser Tzachi Hanegbi indicated the phased release of at least 50 hostages in return for 150 Palestinian prisoners would still go ahead but not on Thursday [...]
A new regulation will be put in place under the Seychelles Gambling Act to clarify the specific categories of interactive gambling for the purpose of issuing licences, as well as the applicable licence fees and conditions, Vice President Ahmed Afif said on Thursday. The regulation was approved by the Cabinet of Ministers in a meeting [...]
Aldabra Atoll is one of two sites in Seychelles designated as World Heritage sites by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). The second is the Vallee de Mai Forest on Praslin Island. These are protected for their cultural and natural importance and outstanding universal value. Designated by UNESCO in 1982, Aldabra stands [...]
The Seychelles National Alliance Party (SNAP) is now the eighth registered political party in the Electoral Commission's register. The chairperson of the Electoral Commission Seychelles, Danny Lucas, presented the newly formed party with its official documents and a certified voters' register on Wednesday in a ceremony at the Commission's headquarters at SACOS Tower in Victoria. Lucas presented [...]
