The head of UN climate talks pressed nations Friday to move fast to deliver an "unprecedented" pact on tackling global warming, as negotiators scrambled to bridge differences over phasing out fossil fuels. While UN climate talks rarely finish on time, COP28 president Sultan Al Jaber has set the ambitious goal of wrapping up the summit [...]
People who have been affected by the major explosion at Seychelles' Providence Industrial Area said they are grateful for the assistance they are getting but are also frustrated and exhausted. A massive explosion took place in the early morning of Thursday in an explosives storage facility of the Civil Construction Company Limited (CCCL) causing enormous [...]
The Seychelles President Wavel Ramkalawan announced on Thursday the opening of a relief fund called the 7th December Disaster Fund, in which people in Seychelles or abroad can make monetary donations in Seychelles rupees, US dollars, British pounds and euros. Bank accounts for the ‘7th December Disaster' Fund Central Bank of Seychelles Account Name: 7th December DisasterAccount Number: [...]
Seychelles won the World's Most Romantic Destination for the fourth consecutive year title at the 30th World Travel Awards 2023, Tourism Seychelles, the marketing branch of the Tourism Department, said on Tuesday. This year's ceremony took place on December 1 at Dubai's famous Burj Al Arab. The director general of Destination Marketing, Bernadette Willemin, praised the partners for their [...]
Seychelles' President Wavel Ramkalawan announced in a press statement in the late afternoon on Thursday that Seychelles is no longer in a state of emergency as of 5.50 pm. Seychelles was in a state of emergency earlier on Thursday morning following an explosion in a storage area for explosives at a quarrying company in the [...]
In the aftermath of the massive explosion from site of the Civil Construction Company Limited (CCCL) that happened in the early morning on Thursday in the Providence Industrial area, many Seychellois businesses are now picking up the pieces and trying to bring back some semblance of normalcy. SNA caught up with several owners of businesses in [...]
Seychelles' President Wavel Ramkalawan declared a state of emergency on Thursday after an enormous explosion at the Civil Construction Company Limited (CCCL) caused massive damage at the Providence Industrial area and surrounding areas, and also major destruction occurred in the north of Mahe Island from flooding after heavy rainfall. Ramkalawan said in a live press [...]
Seychelles President Wavel Ramkalawan declared a state of emergency on Thursday, ordering all citizens except essential workers to stay at home, after an explosion at a store and flooding due to heavy rainfall, the presidency said in a statement. "Following an explosion at the CCCL explosives store that has caused massive damage... and major destruction [...]
Boris Johnson on Wednesday apologised for "the pain and the loss and the suffering" caused by the Covid-19 pandemic but defended his government at a public inquiry into its handling of the crisis. The former UK leader, who has faced a barrage of criticism from ex-aides for alleged indecisiveness and lack of scientific understanding during [...]
The establishment of a dedicated national technical school in Seychelles will not take place in January next year as was previously announced, a top government official said on Wednesday. In May this year, the government announced that a new school for TVET - Technical and Vocational Education and Training - and technology studies will become [...]
