Israeli tanks briefly advanced Monday into the fringes of Gaza City, witnesses said, as the army ramped up its war on Hamas saying it had killed dozens of militants in hundreds of strikes. The military said it had struck more than 600 targets in 24 hours, up from 450 the previous day, in one of [...]
The Seychelles Supreme Court has charged a Dutch national for importation of a controlled drug, and conspiracy to import and traffick a controlled drug, the police said on Monday. Ernest Cezary Kosiek, aged 30, was arrested at the Seychelles International Airport at Pointe Laure on October 13 upon his arrival on a Qatar Airways flight [...]
Seychelles' energy department is looking for locations to install large-scale solar farms on Praslin and La Digue as part of the island nation's aim to achieve 15 percent renewable penetration by 2030. The principal secretary for the Department of Energy, Tony Amaduwa, told SNA that feasibility studies are underway with regard to the project. "We [...]
A "cash-lite" approach is being undertaken in Seychelles to ensure that specific groups of the population that are less adaptable to change and rely heavily on cash are provided with a payment option. CBS said that this is being done until such time that digital alternatives are significantly introduced and adopted and confidently being used [...]
South Africa edged New Zealand 12-11 to claim their record fourth Rugby World Cup, but the future for the Springboks looks problematical with coaches and leading players set to leave after the historic success. Crafty head coach Jacques Nienaber will depart for Irish province Leinster and highly-rated assistant Felix Jones will head to England, meaning [...]
Seychelles' Honorary Consul General in Bulgaria, Maxim Behar, premiered his first hip-hop song about public relations simultaneously in New York and in Bulgaria last week. The single "PR We Are" was aired on Hot 21 Radio in New York and BG Radio in Sofia and is being aired on all major radio stations all over the world including [...]
Around 61 young artists from Seychelles are paying homage to traditional fashion in this year's Zenn Artis Kreolofonn (Young Creolophone Artist) competition while the local arts council is seeking to get international participants for next year's edition. The Zenn Artis Kreolofonn is a competition held annually during the Creole Festival to showcase the artistic talents of [...]
Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters marched in central London on Saturday calling for an immediate ceasefire in the deadly war between Israel and Hamas. It was the third consecutive weekend that the British capital had seen a large rally in support of Palestinians since the attack by Hamas on Israel earlier this month. Israel unleashed a [...]
Seychelles' Institute for Early Childhood Development (IECD) has been officially inaugurated as a Category 2 centre for Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) under the auspices of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). The inauguration ceremony took place on Friday evening at the Eden Bleu Hotel on Eden Island in the presence [...]
The Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Seychelles is mourning the passing of its longest serving member of the clergy, Father Gustave Lafortune. Lafortune, who was 86, died on Friday after dedicating 60 years of his life as a priest. He celebrated his diamond jubilee on June 30 this year, although he officially retired [...]
