The FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships kicked off on Friday in Seychelles at the northern Mahe beach of Beau Vallon. Seychelles is hosting the event for the first time, which comprises around 220 athletes from 35 nations. The official launch was held on Thursday and the chairman of the organising committee, Alain Alcindor, said that preparations were [...]
Fostering economic growth and development in Seychelles, as well as further digitalisation of the economy were areas discussed by President Wavel Ramkalawan and top Absa Group representatives on Thursday. During the discussion, Ramkalawan said that the role of Absa Bank Seychelles as a banking institution is crucial for the country and that continuous dialogues should take [...]
The President of Seychelles, Wavel Ramkalawan, and First Lady Linda Ramkalawan will attend the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, which will be held on Monday, September 19 at the Westminster Abbey in London, State House said on Thursday. Ramkalawan has given the order that on the day of the funeral, all national flags of Seychelles, an [...]
The mandate of Seychelles’ Truth, Reconciliation and National Unity Commission (TRNUC) has been extended to the end of December to allow it to complete its work and present a final report. The chairperson of TRNUC, Gabrielle McIntyre, requested an extension in August when she presented an interim report to the President of Seychelles, Wavel Ramkalawan. The extension of [...]
Fuel prices in Kenya surged to record highs on Thursday after the new government slashed subsidies, piling on misery for a population already facing deep economic hardship. The price of petrol increased by 20 shillings to 179.30 (about $1.50) per litre while diesel and kerosene prices are up by 20 and 25 shillings respectively, the [...]
Thousands queued overnight into Thursday to pay their last solemn respects to Queen Elizabeth II, with some choking back tears after seeing her coffin lying in state in London. Britain's longest-serving monarch, who died a week ago aged 96 after 70 years on the throne, is at rest in the capital's Westminster Hall ahead of [...]
As the world celebrates the International Day of Democracy on Thursday September 15, the Seychelles’ Chief Justice, Rony Govinden, issued a statement in which he spoke about freedom of expression. Govinden said that "freedom of expression is important as it is through the free and unhindered capacity to express oneself that access to justice is possible, [...]
The residence of the Valabhji couple, Mukesh and Laura, accused in an ongoing illegal arms and ammunition case shall remain under the detention of the police for 60 days after Seychelles' Supreme Court granted the Commissioner of Police's application for a detention order. According to the Prevention of Terrorism Act, "where the Commissioner of Police has [...]
King Charles III leads a procession of the coffin of his mother Queen Elizabeth II through London on Wednesday before hundreds of thousands of people pay their final respects. Six days after her death in Scotland, Queen Elizabeth's body will be borne on a horse-drawn gun carriage from her Buckingham Palace home to Westminster Hall [...]
Ariana Memee, the first Seychellois woman to compete in an international boxing event for Seychelles, has reached the semi-final which guarantees her a bronze medal even if she does not make it to the final. Memee who is among a group of five boxers who left Seychelles last Friday for Maputo, Mozambique, for the 2022 African [...]
