Crisis-hit Sri Lanka slashed fuel prices on Monday, the second cut in as many weeks, after the World Bank warned that the economy will shrink an unprecedented 9.2 percent this year. The energy ministry said the price of petrol will be reduced by 40 rupees to 370 rupees ($1.02) a litre from Monday night after [...]
Climate change continues to present unique challenges for small island nations, such as Seychelles. 80 percent of the infrastructure of the Seychelles is on the coastline, affected by soil erosion and flooding as part of the ravages of climate change. Being a tourist destination, Seychelles is trying to mitigate some of the effects of coastal [...]
The Anti-Corruption Commission of Seychelles (ACCS) has refuted the allegations made by Mukesh Valabhji and his wife Laura that it is interfering with the couple's right to have a legal representation of their choice. Representing herself in the Supreme Court on Monday, where several motions were filed, Laura Valabhji said that ACCS has been reluctant [...]
The first sharing platform for the election commissions of the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) has been established through the signing of the Mahe Declaration by member states on Friday. The historical signing at the headquarters of the Seychelles' Electoral Commission by the member states, namely Seychelles, Mauritius, Madagascar, and Comoros, took place after a two-day [...]
The African Union on Sunday called for an unconditional ceasefire in northern Ethiopia and urged the warring parties to "recommit" to peace talks, as violence intensifies in the Tigray region. The city of Shire in northwest Tigray has been bombarded for days in a joint offensive by Ethiopian and Eritrean troops, with civilian casualties reported [...]
Twenty-five journalists from Seychelles and Sri Lanka have learned more about India and the progress the country has made in various areas following a seven-day visit organised by the Indian government. The journalists from various media houses visited several departments and companies with the aim to learn from what India is doing and hold discussions to [...]
Sub-Saharan Africa faces its "most challenging environment in years," with the region's pandemic recovery disrupted by surging inflation, rising interest rates and a global slowdown, the IMF said Friday. The crisis lender's assessment came days after it downgraded the region's growth prospect to 3.6 percent for 2022 -- markedly lower than last year's 4.7 percent [...]
A 60-year-old Seychellois artist, Justin Reddy, is showcasing his artwork dating back to the 1980s in his first solo exhibition called "Reddymade" at the Eden Art Gallery. After 40 years, Reddy's colleagues, fans and family had the chance to admire a collection of his best pieces of drawings, collages and paintings in an exhibition named [...]
The Court of Appeal expects to deliver its judgement next week on whether the foreign arbitration order for Vijay Construction to pay damages to Eastern European Engineering Limited (EEEL) is just and can be applied in Seychelles. This is the ground of the appeal filed by the lawyers of Vijay Construction who stated that when [...]
Seychelles and South have identified new areas for cooperation and exchanges notably in the fields of youth and sports and innovation and technology, said a Seychellois top government official. The statement was made by Seychelles' foreign affairs minister, Sylvestre Radegonde, at the end of the 3rd Ministerial Session of the Seychelles-South Africa Joint Commission of Cooperation (JCC) [...]
