The dedication of the staff and the uniqueness of La Cigale Estate, a nine-bedroom colonial style family private estate at Cote D'Or, Praslin, contributed to the establishment winning the Special Award of the first-ever 'Lospitalite - Lafyerte Sesel' award, according to the general manager Maxime Rachel. "It is an amazing feeling to be recognised as such, considering there are [...]
A new Zulu King was formally enthroned as the head of South Africa's most influential traditional monarchy at a colourful ceremony on Saturday attended by tens of thousands. President Cyril Ramaphosa handed over a giant framed certificate officially recognising the 48-year-old new ruler Misuzulu Zulu in the coastal city of Durban. "Our king, is indeed [...]
With the aim of helping Seychelles achieve good results in international sports competitions, a group of Seychelles honorary consuls from Europe made a donation of various sports equipment on Friday. The donation was presented to the respective sports federation in a small ceremony held at the sports ministry headquarters at Family House, Bel Eau. Keesjan Rietveld, the Honorary Consul [...]
Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter sparked both concern and celebrations among users Friday, with many expecting radical changes in how the platform regulates comments. US billionaire Mark Cuban, known for his role on the "Shark Tank" entrepeneur reality show, said sardonically that he was "looking forward to" Musk captaining Twitter. "He is a ready, fire, [...]
The legal counsel of Laura Valabhji is filing an application with the Supreme Court on Friday for an urgent hearing to listen to its motion to maintain the visit to the couple's residence scheduled for Saturday, October 29. Samantha Aglae told the press in an interview on Thursday that she was notified through an email [...]
Officials from fisheries, biosecurity, conservation and customs from Western Indian Ocean states are meeting in Seychelles for two days to review the proposed species for Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). The two-day workshop, in which participants will also discuss the various approaches to [...]
The Seychelles Financial Services Authority (FSA), in its capacity as the regulator for the insurance industry, has suspended the licence of Falcon Insurance Limited, the Authority said in a press release on Thursday. FSA said that “Falcon shall continue to serve its existing clients and respect its obligations, and continue to abide by the provisions of the [...]
After a bitterly divisive campaign and inconclusive first-round vote, Brazil will elect its next president Sunday in a cliffhanger runoff between far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and veteran leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The sprawling South American giant of 215 million people has been bracing for this moment for 18 months, since the Supreme Court [...]
Country climate pledges leave the world on track to heat by as much as 2.6 degrees Celsius this century, the United Nations said on Wednesday, warning that emissions must fall 45 percent this decade to limit disastrous global warming. The United Nations Environment Programme, in its annual Emissions Gap report, found that updated national promises [...]
A continued partnership between Seychelles and Monaco in environment protection was the subject of discussion between President Wavel Ramkalawan and Prince Albert II of Monaco on Wednesday. The two heads of state held talks prior to a reception held in the State House gardens and Ramkalawan said that "for us, it is indeed an honour to welcome a [...]
