The outgoing French Ambassador to Seychelles, Dominic Mas, says that the two country's cooperation will continue especially in areas related to maritime security during a joint military training exercise on Tuesday. The joint military training is taking place at the Seychelles Recruit Training Centre at Barbarons, in the west Mahe, the main island, by French [...]
The Seychelles' President, Wavel Ramkalawan, has reiterated the call of small islands developing states (SIDS) for a globally accepted vulnerability assessment in his address at the 77th session of United Nations General Assembly debate on Tuesday. Ramkalawan said that economic equity is the biggest impediment to the realisation of the sustainable development goals. "The blueprint [...]
On a chilly spring morning, a kilted piper playing the bagpipes led diplomats into Harare's stone-walled Anglican Cathedral for a thanksgiving service in honour of Queen Elizabeth II. But the turnout among the public was meagre -- numbering in the dozens -- and the flags that flew at half-mast were in honour not of Zimbabwe's [...]
The Seychelles Islands Development Company (IDC) has called for investors to put forth their expressions of interest in the development of a small luxury eco-tourism establishment at Grand Barbe on Silhouette Island, the third largest island of the Seychelles archipelago. The investment could total up to $12.5 million, according to IDC. The chief executive of the state-owned [...]
The Seychelles' President, Wavel Ramkalawan, has sent a message of condolence to the wife and family of former finance minister Dr. Peter Larose following his passing, State House said on Tuesday. In his message, Ramkalawan said that Larose served his country with devotion and professionalism in various capacities and made significant contributions to his homeland, [...]
The stock of sea cucumbers in Seychelles is depleting by 30 percent due to various factors, including climate change, according to the results of a recently conducted survey. The aim of the survey organised by the Seychelles Fishing Authority was to assess the abundance of all sea cucumber resources, not just those that are commercially [...]
One person was confirmed dead in Japan on Monday after Typhoon Nanmadol slammed into the country, injuring dozens, but authorities downgraded warnings as the storm weakened after landfall. The storm system, which made landfall in southern Kyushu's Kagoshima on Sunday night, was moving off the western coast of Japan by Monday afternoon. Nearly six million [...]
The President of Seychelles, Wavel Ramkalawan and the First Lady, Linda Ramkalawan, joined world leaders and thousands of mourners for the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on Monday. State House said that Ramkalawan and the First Lady paid their final respects during the Lying-in-State of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Hall upon their arrival [...]
Authorities in Seychelles have joined forces with experts from the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) to draft an antimicrobial resistance action plan for the island nation. This is being done through a five-day workshop being held at Eden Blue Hotel on the main island of Mahe where representatives will evaluate Seychelles' current action plan and assess its surveillance [...]
Britain said farewell to Queen Elizabeth II on Monday at a state funeral attended by world leaders, before a historic last ceremonial journey through the streets of London packed with sorrowful mourners. Huge crowds gathered in near silence to watch as the queen's flag-draped coffin, topped with the Imperial State Crown, her orb and sceptre, [...]
