The new resort in the remote yet pristine Aldabra Group is due to open by 2027. The islands are home to the Aldabra giant tortoises as well as rare marine and bird life such as the Aldabra rail. The first images have been unveiled of the breathtaking, new resort planned for Assumption in the Aldabra group [...]
A new Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) team has been set up in Seychelles to establish a national action plan to deal with such risks and eventualities by the beginning of next year. The CBRN local focal point, Aisha Rachel, revealed the team's plans in an interview with the press at a meeting at the Savoy [...]
A Chinese Navy Ship, Xu Chang, is currently berthed in Port Victoria on a three-day visit for some much-needed rest and recuperation before proceeding on its way to China. This is the first time that Xu Chang, a ship of 130 metres in length with a width of about 16 metres, visits Seychelles, an archipelago [...]
A global target of ending extreme poverty by 2030 is "out of reach," said the World Bank on Tuesday, adding it could take three decades or more to do so. "Global poverty reduction has slowed to a near standstill, with 2020–30 set to be a lost decade," according to a new report assessing progress on [...]
Seychelles and Ghana are exploring collaboration in fisheries health and education, said the newly accredited Ghanian High Commissioner to Seychelles on Tuesday. Francisca Ashietey-Odunton made the statement after she presented her credentials to President Wavel Ramkalawan at State House. Ashietey-Odunton said, "Our discussions were focussed on strengthening the relationship between Ghana and the Seychelles." She [...]
To equip judges and legal professionals of Seychelles' judiciary with the skills to handle the rapid advancement of digital technology, a two-day intensive training was organised recently by the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) and conducted by experts from the United States Secret Service. In a press release on Monday, the judiciary said that during the training, [...]
A 60-year-old French skipper was rescued on Friday off the Seychelles' main island of Mahe after his yacht, Cote Rotie, sank, the Seychelles Defence Forces (SDF) have said in a press statement. According to the SDF, the Seychelles Coast Guard Maritime Operations Centre was alerted that there was a vessel in distress by the Centre Régional Opérationnel [...]
The UN stressed on Monday the urgent need for ceasefires in both Lebanon and Gaza to avert a broader regional conflict with ramifications for the whole world. "A ceasefire that is sustained by a meaningful peace process ... is the only way to break the cycle of violence, of hatred, of misery," said UN refugee [...]
Britain on Monday ordered sanctions against top Iranian military figures after the Islamic republic's October 1 ballistic missile attack on Israel. Foreign Secretary David Lammy said Iran had ignored repeated warnings that its "dangerous actions" -- and those of its proxies -- were fuelling conflict in the Middle East. Among the individuals subject to a [...]
Seychelles has long been ranked as having the strongest passport in Africa, with the largest number of countries that its citizens have visa exemptions for when travelling, and now it has added Benin to the list. Seychelles and Benin signed a visa exemption agreement at a bilateral meeting during the 19th Summit of the Francophonie [...]
