A Seychellois student, Alessia Lavigne, has received a fully funded scholarship to do her PhD on the reproductive failure in threatened turtles and tortoises. The 25-year-old will begin her scholarship in October for a period of four years. The research on the reproductive failure in threatened turtles and tortoises is an extension topic in her master's project, which she [...]
The global response to the bloodshed in Israel and Gaza has revealed deep divisions, with Western countries increasingly isolated on the global stage, a trend that has gathered pace since the outbreak of the Ukraine war. On the day of Hamas' unprecedented attacks on Israel, Western countries condemned the militant group's onslaught in the strongest [...]
After the World Fashion Exhibition in Beverly Hills, United States, scheduled for October was cancelled again, a Seychellois fashion designer, found herself on a new quest to New York. Oushna John Labrosse, 33, the owner of OJZ Seychelles, was to attend the event aiming to raise funds to support the cause to eliminate child mortality worldwide. With [...]
Seychelles bade farewell to former Assistant Commissioner of the Seychelles Police Force Andre Valmont on Saturday at his funeral service. He passed away on October 8. Valmont, who was 79, died at the Seychelles Hospital, where he was admitted the day before. He is survived by his wife, Anne Marie, five children, and grandchildren. The [...]
A new baby clothesline called "NeKreol," which means "born Creole," was launched on Tuesday as part of the Seychelles Creole Festival activities. At the launching ceremony, the owner of the business, Annarose Clarisse, presented three collections of clothing entitled "Nesans" (birth), "Flanbwayan" (flamboyant), "Inik e Andemik" (unique and endemic). Clarisse said that the words portray the collection that [...]
Five customs administrations from the Indian Ocean region met in Seychelles on Friday to discuss the proposal of setting up of a regional committee and agreed upon the principle. The meeting was the first one held for the proposed Indian Ocean Islands Customs Committee with representatives from Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion and Seychelles. Held at [...]
Niger's ousted president Mohamed Bazoum, who was overthrown by military leaders on July 26, faces his 80th day in detention on Friday together with his wife and son. Democratically elected to lead the West African nation, he remains adamant that he will not step down and has sought legal recourse in his plight. Despite ongoing [...]
Due to the current war situation in Israel, Air Seychelles will cancel its direct flights between Mahe and Tel Aviv from October 13 until the end of October, the airline said on Thursday. Air Seychelles operated four flights this week in order to return Israelis from their holiday in Seychelles. "The safety of our passengers and [...]
Madagascar's top court on Thursday ordered that presidential elections be postponed by one week, amid high political tensions after disputes over the regularity of the vote. For more than a week, opposition parties have held demonstrations against what they call an "institutional coup" to keep outgoing president Andry Rajoelina in power. "The Constitutional Court, by [...]
Seychelles won 14 medals including five gold, five silver, and four bronze in the the World Tang Soo Do Association Region 14 Championship held in Maputo, Mozambique, this month. Two gold medals came from Jishin Jins and the other gold medals came from Mastura Shah-Faure, Kyan Francourt and Tariq Shah-Faure. Speaking to reporters upon [...]
