Seychelles is seen as a model for other Indian Ocean Island states in the field of debt-for-environment swaps, the Speaker of the Parliament of Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, said after he met President Wavel Ramkalawan on Tuesday. Nasheed is also the former President of the Maldives. Nasheed told reporters that he has requested the president and [...]
Seychelles is seen as a model for other Indian Ocean Island states in the field of debt-for-environment swaps, the Speaker of the Parliament of Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, said after he met President Wavel Ramkalawan on Tuesday. Nasheed is also the former President of the Maldives. Nasheed told reporters that he has requested the president and [...]
Burkina Faso's former president Blaise Compaore, sentenced in absentia to life in jail for the 1987 assassination of revolutionary icon Thomas Sankara, apologised to the ex-leader's family on Tuesday. "I ask the Burkinabe people for forgiveness for all the acts I may have committed during my tenure, and especially the family of my brother and [...]
The Seychelles Fishing Authority (SFA) is extending the date proposed for local fishermen to register their fish traps, an exercise aimed at understanding the current artisanal fisheries situation, said a top official. The principal fisheries scientist of SFA, Amir Ebrahim, told SNA that last month, the authority called on fishermen who use fish traps to [...]
WNBA star Brittney Griner is in court outside Moscow as her defense team prepares to present evidence in her trial on Tuesday. Source: Latest CNN News
Retired Army Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling says that Ukraine is ready to open up a second front in the eastern part of the country that could put the Russian army "on the horns of a dilemma". Source: Latest CNN News
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Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper joins CNN to discuss Chinese espionage in the United States as well as a potential trip to Taiwan by US Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Source: Latest CNN News
Visitors and tourism operators seeking to buy tickets for a visit to Seychelles' Curieuse Marine Park will as of August 1 do so via digital means through a mandatory online payment system introduced by the Seychelles Parks and Gardens Authority (SPGA). The use of the online system is expected to reduce the number of revenue leakages, improve [...]
