The Seychelles Police have confirmed that they have sought the expertise of the Kenyan ballistics experts to assist in an ongoing case of illegal possession of firearms. The Nairobi Review newspaper stated in a recent article that "the government of Seychelles has contracted the services of experts drawn from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Forensic [...]
Bousculé par la gauche dimanche au premier tour des élections législatives, Emmanuel Macron et son camp repartent en campagne pour tenter d'arracher une majorité absolue à l'Assemblée, indispensable pour avoir les coudées franches pour les cinq prochaines années. "Il y a une bataille à mener pour le deuxième tour, il y a un travail de [...]
In a bid to facilitate the building of cinnamon processing plants for interested investors, plots of land on the man-made island of Perseverance have been tendered, said a top official of the Seychelles Investment Board (SIB). The SIB's chief executive Anna Rosette told SNA recently that at the moment, 18 people are actively involved in the industry, [...]
French President Emmanuel Macron's centrist alliance was in danger of falling short of a majority after a first round of parliamentary elections on Sunday that saw a surge in support for a new leftwing coalition. Macron's "Ensemble" (Together) alliance ran neck-and-neck with the leftwing NUPES grouping in Sunday's first round, with both scoring around 25-26 [...]
Pope Francis said Sunday he hoped to visit the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan as soon as possible, after cancelling an upcoming visit due to a knee problem. "Dear friends, with great regret, due to problems with my leg, I have had to postpone my visit to your countries," the 85-year-old said after [...]
In a bid to keep alive the Moutya, a traditional dance from Seychelles, a group of local artists launched on Wednesday an album with a mix of Moutya music and the Sega dance beat, another traditional dance of the islands. Called "Moutya de Seychelles" the new album is the production of a group called SMS [...]
Former Belgian model, Joelle Fabre, has launched a special art exhibition at Cafe 74 in the southern district of Anse Royale. Fabre is well known in the local fashion world as she had her own agency Coral Models of Seychelles to promote Seychellois talent. She is now focusing on her art and SNA met with her to [...]
Britain's Prince Charles has called the government's plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda "appalling", a report said Saturday as opponents readied a last-gasp legal bid to stop the first flight. The UK government intends to fly the first planeload of 31 claimants to Rwanda on Tuesday -- shortly before Charles is due to represent his [...]
Seychelles and Mayotte have re-negotiated and signed a new fisheries agreement, allowing Seychelles-flagged tuna purse seining vessels to operate in the waters of the French overseas department, while also being reciprocal in its terms for vessels from Mayotte fishing in Seychelles' waters. The six-year agreement was signed by Seychelles' Principal Secretary for Fisheries, Roy Clarisse, [...]
A new five-storey building, SBC House, that will house the Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation (SBC), the public broadcaster, is expected to be completed in December of this year, the contractor undertaking the project said on Thursday. This was revealed during a visit of the President of Seychelles, Wavel Ramkalawan, accompanied by SBC board members and chief executive [...]
