The Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins on Monday, Middle Eastern nations have announced, with the king of Saudi Arabia using the occasion to call for an end to the "heinous crimes" taking place in war-torn Gaza. Saudi Arabia said through its official SPA news agency on Sunday that the Supreme Court had announced "Monday, [...]
Ukraine on Sunday slammed Pope Francis's call to negotiate with Russia two years into its invasion, vowing "never" to surrender after the pontiff said Kyiv should "have the courage to raise the white flag". The Catholic leader had fuelled anger in Kyiv after saying in an interview published Saturday that Ukraine should negotiate with Russia, [...]
Conservationists and concerned citizens were given an in-depth presentation for a luxury tourism establishment due to be built on Assumption Island in the Seychelles archipelago. The presentation, held on Saturday at the Roche Caiman community centre, is part of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) exercise the Department of Environment is carrying out before the construction [...]
Seychelles' Anse Lazio beach has been ranked sixth in the TripAdvisor Awards for World's Best Beaches, said Tourism Seychelles, the official marketing branch of the Department of Tourism, on Friday. Anse Lazio is located on the northwest coast of Praslin Island, the second most populated island of Seychelles, and TripAdvisor's recognition reaffirms the beach's status as a [...]
Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday sent troops to rescue more than 250 pupils kidnapped by gunmen from a school in the country's northwest in one of the largest mass abductions in three years. The Kaduna state attack was the second mass kidnapping in a week in Africa's most populous country, where heavily armed [...]
The 'Rencontres Creoles des Seychelles' (Seychelles' Creole Meetings) conference closed with a poignant performance on Friday evening allowing the artists who participated to show their respective country's music and instruments. The Conference of Creoles Nations, held in Seychelles, brought together representatives from various Creole countries, including Haiti, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Mauritius, Reunion, Rodrigues and Madagascar. The [...]
The Grande Barbe Hotel project on Seychelles' Silhouette Island being monitored by the Islands Development Company (IDC) is going well although it is taking longer than expected. The chief executive of IDC, Glenny Savy, said it has taken quite some time to complete certain things. "Currently, the team conducting the EIA [environment impact assessment] along [...]
To coincide with International Women's Day on March 8, Seychelles' President Wavel Ramkalawan recently appointed four women professionals in prominent positions in the administration of the country. State House said in a press communique on Friday that these are the re-appointment of the governor of the Central Bank of Seychelles, Caroline Abel, the new principal secretary [...]
Seychelles' present Minister of Tourism, Sylvestre Radegonde, and former Minister, Alain St. Ange, were both recognised at an award ceremony during the tourism fair ITB 2024 in Berlin. The award ceremony was held on March 6, just after the 2024 edition of the Pacific Area Travel Writers Association (PATWA) World Tourism and Aviation Leader's Summit on tourism [...]
Seychelles' addition of Derrick Island as its 116th marvel has not just expanded its geographical tapestry but also spotlighted a burgeoning ecological dilemma. Amidst this newfound island's lush biodiversity and scenic splendor, a less welcome discovery has emerged: a Fish Aggregating Device (FAD) stranded in the vicinity of its pristine shores. Olivier Manaut, leading the charge at the Seychellois non-governmental [...]
