Using the abundant heat of the sun, a couple in Seychelles are holding workshops for locals and visitors on how to create unique designs using an old textile printing method known as sun printing. Conducted by husband-and-wife creative duo, Tony and Stephannie Souffe, the workshops are offered under their brand name "Roots Seychelles." Those who chose [...]
Hamas fighters were set to release a second group of hostages Saturday in exchange for Palestinian prisoners in Israel, officials said, as a truce largely held in the devastated Gaza Strip after seven weeks of war that killed thousands of people. Israeli prison authorities said 42 Palestinian inmates -- both male and female -- would [...]
Over 2000 books have been donated to the Seychelles National Library, which is set to re-open by mid-December, by members of the public, private companies, embassies, and other local groups. A small ceremony was organised for the donations to the revamped National Library on Thursday in a small ceremony on the premises. "A lot of [...]
The President of Seychelles, Wavel Ramkalawan, leaves the country on Friday for the United Arab Emirates to attend the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), said State House on Friday. Ramkalawan will attend COP28, which will be held at Expo City, Dubai, end of November [...]
Seychelles hosted an investor forum on Wednesday and Thursday with the aim to address the urgent need for sustainable waste disposal methods and to explore solutions that completely eliminate the concept of landfills. The event, held at the Savoy Resort and Spa, was organised by the Ministry of Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment in [...]
Seychelles will receive a grant amounting to SCR35 million ($5.7 million) from India to finance high impact community development projects through a newly signed memorandum of understanding (MOU), said the Department of Foreign Affairs on Thursday. The MOU was signed in New Delhi by Seychelles’ Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism, Sylvestre Radegonde, and the Minister [...]
A prolonged heatwave that hit Madagascar in October would not have occurred without human-caused climate change, a scientific study said on Thursday. Scientists from the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group said the heatwave in the Indian Ocean island, which affected millions of people, "would have been virtually impossible without human-caused climate change". The study by [...]
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday he urged Vladimir Putin to end Moscow's war on Ukraine and withdraw all troops from the country, in the first G20 video call the Russian president participated in since the conflict. "I called on President Putin to end his attack on Ukraine and withdraw troops from Ukraine's territory, so [...]
As of January 15 next year, passengers entering Seychelles with commercial cargo at the arrival terminal of the Seychelles International Airport will pay a fee of SCR500 ($37.5) per piece of luggage, said a top official on Thursday. The principal secretary for Trade, Francis Lebon, told reporters that this measure is being taken to curb [...]
The World Health Organization has asked China for more data on respiratory illnesses spreading in the north of the country, but Beijing offered no public comment on Thursday. Northern China has reported an increase in "influenza-like illness" since mid-October when compared to the same period in the previous three years, the WHO said. "WHO has [...]
