Tackling unlicensed service providers and finding activities to entertain cruise ship tourists were among issues discussed by tourism officials and operators for the upcoming cruise ship season from October 2023 to May 2024, at a meeting held on Friday at the Docklands Auditorium in the capital Victoria. Tourism Seychelles, the marketing arm of the Department [...]
The death toll from a series of earthquakes in western Afghanistan rose sharply on Sunday to more than 2,000, the Taliban government said, as bodies continued to be pulled from demolished villages and buried in mass graves. More than 1,300 homes were toppled when Saturday's magnitude 6.3 quake -- followed by eight strong aftershocks -- [...]
Seychelles Breweries Limited (Seybrew) is fully committed to the well-being and the health of the people of Seychelles, according to the company's new managing director. Yvonne Mwangi, who assumed office at the beginning of September, has said that the company is keen to forge a partnership with the government for education and awareness on responsible drinking [...]
Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a large-scale surprise attack against Israel on Saturday, firing thousands of rockets from Gaza and sending fighters to kill or abduct people as Israel retaliated with devastating air strikes. At least 70 people were reported killed in Israel, while Gaza authorities released a death toll of 198 in the conflict's [...]
Five volunteer veterinarians will join the Department of Agriculture on La Digue to carry out another free dog sterilisation camp as part of efforts to reduce and control the around 6,000-strong stray dog population in Seychelles. Carried out under the 2023 Dog Control Programme, the next camp is expected to take place in mid-October. The department [...]
A French court will try Pascaline Bongo, eldest daughter of Gabon's former president Omar Bongo, early next year on suspicion of corruption, a judicial source told AFP. First reported by French daily Liberation, the January 29-February 1 case will also target French construction firm Egis Route and five other people. Pascaline Bongo, who was her [...]
The Seychelles Ports Authority (SPA) launched a Port Victoria Management Information System (PVMIS) on Friday as part of the celebrations of the Mahe Quay's 50th anniversary. The PVMIS was officially put online by Seychelles' President Wavel Ramkalawan and the Minister for Transport, Antony Derjacques. The mechanism is a centralised information system where all the forms [...]
Scientists and conservationists from Seychelles, Madagascar and Mauritius, learned more about the various research on the Aldabra Giant tortoise in a symposium held in the capital Victoria on Thursday. The symposium was held under the theme "Giant Tortoises: The Past, The Present, The Future." It was the first event in a series of activities a group of [...]
Seychelles is becoming more accessible to visitors from other parts of the world with an increase in airline connections and flight frequencies, said Tourism Seychelles, the marketing arm of the tourism department Last Saturday, Condor Airlines resumed seasonal flights to Seychelles with a new innovative aircraft, the Airbus A330Neo-900. The charter airline links Seychelles directly [...]
A Russian strike killed at least 51 people gathered for a wake in an eastern Ukrainian village Thursday, provoking a wave of outrage from Western leaders for what a UN official called a "horrifying" attack. AFP journalists on the scene in the aftermath saw rescuers carrying a corpse from the rubble and several charred bodies [...]
