A team from the University of Zurich has started a project to better understand the genetics of the individual giant tortoises found on Silhouette Island in Seychelles. The team is led by Dr Gözde Çilingir, who is undertaking the genetic sequencing. Every blood sample collected from the giant tortoises at Grand Barbe, Silhouette, will be placed in a [...]
Nature Seychelles, in collaboration with OceanLabs Seychelles and Kingsgate Electronics, is pioneering a locally-made, cutting-edge conservation technology in the monitoring of turtle nests. The not-for-profit environmental organisation said on Thursday that as a result of this revolutionary collaboration, two devices have been co-designed and co-produced entirely in Seychelles. The devices are Nest Electronic Surveillance of Turtles (NEST) and [...]
The Seychelles' Islands Development Company (IDC), a state-owned agency, had a fairly successful year in 2023 and although had certain setbacks achieved most of its targets, said the chief executive on Thursday. Glenny Savy told reporters that the setbacks "were mostly in terms of being able to complete things on time because there were several issues, much [...]
The top UN court hands down an initial decision Friday in a case against Israel over alleged genocide in Gaza, a landmark ruling closely watched in the Middle East and around the world. The International Court of Justice could order Israel to stop its military campaign in Gaza, sparked by the unprecedented October 7 attacks [...]
Moscow and Kyiv traded accusations Thursday at the UN Security Council after the crash of a Russian military plane near the Ukraine border a day earlier. "All of the information that we have today show that we are dealing with a premeditated, thought through crime," said Russia's deputy ambassador to the UN, Dmitry Polyanskiy, whose [...]
Local media practitioners learned more about the latest developments in the seagrass and carbon mapping project now in its second phase in Seychelles in a workshop on Thursday. The workshop was organised by the Seychelles Conservation and Climate Adaptation Trust (SeyCCAT). Presentations were made about the Seychelles Marine Spatial Plan, Blue Carbon Ecosystems, the Carbon [...]
The President of Seychelles, Wavel Ramkalawan, sent a condolence message following the passing of Seychellois historian and researcher, Tony Mathiot. State House said that Ramkalawan acknowledged the extensive contributions made by Mathiot throughout his career. "I am deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Mr Tony Mathiot an avid Seychellois researcher, writer and historian. [...]
With shovels and garden hoes, villagers dig where a house once stood in Rwanda to reveal a mass grave filled with bones -- victims of the genocide still being found 30 years on. Around 100 volunteers, many wearing face masks and rubber gloves, turn over the red soil in Ngoma village with a sombre determination [...]
Yemen's Huthis fired three missiles at two merchant ships in the Red Sea on Wednesday in their latest attack in the commercially vital waterway, the White House and the Iran-backed rebels said. It came after the Huthis vowed to keep up their attacks despite repeated US and British strikes against them. One missile missed its [...]
A young participant from Seychelles leaves for India to take part in the 10th Young Chef Olympiad 2024 organised by the International Institute of Hotel Management (IIHM) and the International Hospitality Council of London. Team Seychelles for the event comprises Melissa Adelaide, the learner who will be contesting, chef Antoine Simeon, the lecturer, and Murla Gabriel, the mentor, [...]
