A group of children from Praslin Island in the PAREO programme learned more about restoring coral reefs in a whole-day programme organised by the Marine Conservation Society Seychelles (MCSS) recently. The PAREO's mission, which includes Seychelles, Mauritius, Reunion, and Comoros, is to raise awareness among children and local communities about the protection of coral reefs and move [...]
Jorge Vilda was derided by some of his players as a control freak who was not up to the job, but the coach now stands on the brink of making history with Spain at the Women's World Cup. His team face England in front of a sell-out 75,000 crowd in Sydney in Sunday's final, and [...]
More Seychellois dancers are expected to be exposed to higher-level contemporary dance through their participation in the 10th edition of the Biennale de Danse. Taking place between August 21 to September 2 in the island nation under the theme 'Water', the Biennale will see the participation of groups from Congo, Mauritius, Rodrigues, Russia, and Seychelles, with a [...]
The taking of appropriate steps to follow up on the Truth, Reconciliation and National Unity Commission (TRNUC) Report and the establishment of a successor body, are two calls for actions made by the Seychelles National Assembly in its Majority Report. TRNUC, which was established in 2018 to work on settling past political divisions and grievances [...]
West African military chiefs held a second day of talks in Ghana on Friday, preparing for a possible armed intervention in Niger after a coup ousted President Mohamed Bazoum. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has agreed to activate a "standby force" as a last resort to restore democracy in Niger after generals [...]
Thousands were fleeing wildfires advancing on one of the largest cities in Canada's far north on Thursday, as convoys snaked south to safety on the only open highway and evacuation flights took off from the airport. The order to evacuate Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories marks the latest chapter in a terrible summer for wildfires [...]
Team Seychelles has been asked to get as many medals as possible in the upcoming Indian Ocean Island Games (IOIG) in a grand sending-off ceremony on Thursday at the National Sports Council Hall at Roche Caiman. In her address at the event, the Minister for Family Affairs, Youth and Sports, Marie-Celine Zialor, said, "We have chartered [...]
Seychelles fervently disagrees with the decision of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes to maintain the island nation's rating as "partially compliant," and fears being placed back on the European Union blacklist, said a top finance official on Thursday. The Global Forum of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is the leading international body [...]
West African military chiefs are set to meet Thursday in Ghana to coordinate a possible intervention aimed at reversing Niger's coup. Alarmed by a cascade of takeovers in the region, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has decided to create a "standby force to restore constitutional order" in Niger. The meeting of the [...]
Police were guarding a Christian neighbourhood in Pakistan on Thursday, after hundreds of Muslim men rampaged through its streets burning and ransacking churches and homes over accusations of blasphemy a day earlier. The violence broke out in Jaranwala, on the outskirts of the industrial city of Faisalabad, after allegations spread that Christians had desecrated the [...]
