Seychelles' ministers and a United Nations Country Team (UNCT) discussed issues of priorities in the various sectors of the government in a multi-sector policy dialogue on Thursday. The dialogue is part of a UNCT strategic retreat taking place in Seychelles from May 18-20. It covered five key thematic areas; transformative economy, environment, sustainability and climate change, human [...]
The UN warned Wednesday that a growing global food crisis could last years if it goes unchecked, as the World Bank announced an additional $12 billion in funding to mitigate its "devastating effects." Food insecurity is soaring due to warming temperatures, the coronavirus pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which has led to critical shortages [...]
The Anti-Corruption Commission of Seychelles (ACCS) on Thursday filed amended charges for money laundering against businessman Mukesh Valabji and former First Lady Sarah Zarqhani Rene, and dropped charges against three others in the case of the $50 million that went missing from government accounts. According to court documents, the counsel for ACCS, Edmund Vickers, informed the Supreme [...]
The crew of a Sri Lankan vessel caught on suspicion of illegal fishing in Seychelles' waters is expected to appear in court on May 27. According to a press release from the Seychelles Defence Forces (SDF), the vessel was intercepted by the Seychelles Coast Guard on May 11 after an alert by the Seychelles Fishing Authority [...]
Burkina Faso's government said Friday that rescue teams were struggling to pump out water from a flooded mine where eight miners have been missing for nearly three weeks. The eight -- six Burkinabe, a Zambian and a Tanzanian -- were listed as missing when an underground section of the mine flooded on April 16 following [...]
Seychelles will get more international assistance in its research into bats and giant tortoises under a renewed agreement with the Green Teen Team Foundation (GTTF) and the Parco Natura Viva. The agreement signed between the Seychelles Parks and Gardens Authority (SNPA) and the GTTF in 2017 was renewed on Wednesday. The chief executive of the [...]
Pollution caused some 9 million people to die prematurely in 2019, according to a new global report published Wednesday, with experts raising alarm over increasing deaths from breathing outside air and the "horrifying" toll of lead poisoning. Human-created waste in the air, water and soil rarely kills people immediately, but causes instead heart disease, cancer, [...]
The UN voiced alarm Tuesday at the swelling Covid outbreak in North Korea, warning that its unvaccinated population was particularly vulnerable, and reiterated its offer to provide assistance and jabs. The UN's World Health Organization cautioned that the highly contagious Omicron variant of Covid could easily rip through the impoverished country with disastrous effect. And [...]
SeyBrew, the flagship brand of Seychelles Breweries, has won a gold award in the International Lager category of the African Beer Cup, the company said on Tuesday. The iconic beer brand also clinched third overall in the competition for the title of Best Beer in Africa out of 251 beers by an expert panel during [...]
The founder of the Green Teen Team Foundation (GTTF), Princess Theodora von Liechtenstein from Italy is on a one-week visit to Seychelles with the aim of seeking further avenues of work for her foundation. The GTTF is already working with environmental organisations in Seychelles to gather data on tortoises found in the island nation. "I [...]
