The late member of the Seychelles National Assembly, Rosie Bistoquet, who was found dead at home last week, was laid to rest in an official ceremony held at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Victoria on Saturday. Bistoquet was a resident of the Pointe Larue district and was born on July 26, 1961. She served her first [...]
The WHO called for urgent action Friday to tackle the deepening health and humanitarian crises in Sudan and asked the international community to step up with financial aid. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health Organization, said the majority of health facilities in Sudanese regions affected by the war were not working, due [...]
The Seychelles' Ministry of Finance, National Planning and Trade on Friday announced the resignation of Siana Bistoquet from her role as chief executive of the Seychelles Trading Company (STC). The ministry said in a communique that Bistoquet has tendered her resignation citing health reasons and that Minister Naadir Hassan and the STC board of directors have respectfully [...]
Authorities in Seychelles are better equipped to measure weather changes, and accurately record the amount of rainfall with the launch of the Seychelles Meteorological Authority Observation Network Evolution (SMA-ONE). The network consists of 15 different stations on Mahe, the main island, that are all connected to the main SMA station at the International Airport at Pointe Larue. Vincent [...]
Western powers on Thursday condemned Iran accelerating its production of highly enriched uranium, after a watchdog said it had upped manufacture following months of slowdown. In a joint statement, Britain, France, Germany and the US said they "condemn this measure that further aggravates the continued escalation of the Iranian nuclear programme," adding that "Iran's production [...]
The UN human rights chief said Thursday he was "deeply alarmed" by the string of attacks on villages in central Nigeria which left nearly 200 dead, according to local authorities. Armed groups launched attacks between Saturday evening and Tuesday morning in Nigeria's Plateau State, a region plagued for several years by religious and ethnic tensions. [...]
The government of the United Arab Emirates has donated 50 tonnes of essential food supplies for the victims affected by the disasters that struck Seychelles on December 7, 2023, according to a press statement from State House on Thursday. The consignment arrived on Wednesday onboard a specially chartered Etihad Airways flight. "The donation was delivered [...]
The governor of the Central Bank of Seychelles (CBS), Caroline Abel, announced on Thursday her departure from the post in March 2024 when her contract ends. Abel gave the news during the CBS press conference on the monetary policy for the upcoming three months. She has occupied the role since March 14, 2012. "Today is [...]
The United Nations on Wednesday said it was deploying peacekeepers to northwestern Central African Republic, where 23 civilians were killed last week in a massacre blamed on rebels. Fighters believed to be from the notorious 3R armed group attacked the village of Nzakoundou on December 21 and left 23 civilians dead, the UN said in [...]
Not many people can live up to the age of 100. Achieving such a milestone is a privilege only a few lucky individuals can enjoy. In Seychelles, with a population of just over 100,000, up to September 2023, there were 12 centenarians, including its oldest citizen Margaret Woodfield Pouponneau, aged 111. Over two months - [...]
