A 14-year-old Seychellois windsurfer, Jules Kandasamy, won a silver medal at the 2023 PWA Youth & Junior Slalom World Cup, which took place in Alacati, Turkey, from October 3 to 8. Kandasamy was competing at the tournament for the second time and promised to do better this time. The President of Seychelles, Wavel Ramkalawan, has [...]
A mass funeral ceremony for around 300 earthquake victims was held Monday in rural western Afghanistan, as families remained trapped in the rubble of their ruined homes two days after high-magnitude tremors killed more than 2,000 people. In Siah Ab village, near the epicentre of Saturday's magnitude 6.3 quake followed by eight aftershocks, white-shrouded bodies [...]
At least 27 people have been killed after heavy rains caused a section of a hillside covered in precariously built houses to collapse in Cameroon's capital Yaounde. Rescuers were still searching for victims on Monday after the landslide happened in the district of Mbankolo, northwest of Yaounde, on Sunday evening. Landslides are frequent during the [...]
Israel imposed a total siege on the Gaza Strip Monday and cut off the water supply as it kept bombing targets in the crowded Palestinian enclave in response to the Hamas surprise assault it has likened to the 9/11 attacks. Reeling from the Islamist group's unprecedented ground, air and sea attacks, Israel has counted over [...]
Seychelles’ Ministry for Fisheries and Blue Economy has announced the launch of the first ever maritime maps and cartography exhibition due to open in the new Seychelles National Art Gallery in the capital of Victoria. The exhibition will start on November 7, titled “The Seychelles: A Journey through the History of Maps (1482-1830)”, which will [...]
Tackling unlicensed service providers and finding activities to entertain cruise ship tourists were among issues discussed by tourism officials and operators for the upcoming cruise ship season from October 2023 to May 2024, at a meeting held on Friday at the Docklands Auditorium in the capital Victoria. Tourism Seychelles, the marketing arm of the Department [...]
The death toll from a series of earthquakes in western Afghanistan rose sharply on Sunday to more than 2,000, the Taliban government said, as bodies continued to be pulled from demolished villages and buried in mass graves. More than 1,300 homes were toppled when Saturday's magnitude 6.3 quake -- followed by eight strong aftershocks -- [...]
Seychelles Breweries Limited (Seybrew) is fully committed to the well-being and the health of the people of Seychelles, according to the company's new managing director. Yvonne Mwangi, who assumed office at the beginning of September, has said that the company is keen to forge a partnership with the government for education and awareness on responsible drinking [...]
Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a large-scale surprise attack against Israel on Saturday, firing thousands of rockets from Gaza and sending fighters to kill or abduct people as Israel retaliated with devastating air strikes. At least 70 people were reported killed in Israel, while Gaza authorities released a death toll of 198 in the conflict's [...]
Five volunteer veterinarians will join the Department of Agriculture on La Digue to carry out another free dog sterilisation camp as part of efforts to reduce and control the around 6,000-strong stray dog population in Seychelles. Carried out under the 2023 Dog Control Programme, the next camp is expected to take place in mid-October. The department [...]