Sri Lanka on Saturday announced a five-day share trading halt after the crisis-hit country hiked interest rates and declared a default on its external debt during the traditional New Year holiday, as trade unions and top cricket stars joined protests demanding the president's resignation. The move came ahead of Colombo's planned talks with the International [...]
A podcast by two Seychellois students passionate about climate change and the sustainability of Seychelles started on Monday. The podcast called 'Together Far Apart podcast of UN Moves', which focuses on small island states, was made by Stacy Coopoosamy and Zoe. The first episode was "Let's hear it for seagrass." The content for the podcast was done by [...]
German extreme swimmer, Andre Wiersig, will attempt to swim from Mahe, the main island of Seychelles, to La Digue, the third most populated island, on April 19, in what is dubbed as the 'Open Ocean Project.' This will be the first attempt for a swimmer to cross the water channel, which is over 50km, and will [...]
With current COVID-19 restrictions in place on large gatherings, Seychelles' Roman Catholic church members held a motorcade for the Way of the Cross in the capital of Victoria instead of a walking procession to mark Good Friday. Traditionally, the Way of the Cross is held in various parishes in the Seychelles to mark Good Friday [...]
Tesla chief Elon Musk launched a hostile takeover effort for Twitter on Thursday, insisting the platform needs to be transformed but acknowledging his $43-billion bid may fail. The proposal faces uncertainty on multiple fronts, including possible rejection and the challenge of assembling the cash, but could have wide-reaching impacts on the social media service if [...]
Ukraine claimed Thursday to have hit Russia's flagship in the Black Sea with missiles, igniting a fire that Moscow said had "seriously damaged" the key warship, as Kyiv pushed to restart civilian evacuations from the war zone ahead of a feared major offensive. The guided missile cruiser Moskva, previously deployed in the Syria conflict, has [...]
Cryptocurrency, jewellery, art and the casino business are popular ways to launder money, said World Bank consultants at a four-day workshop in Seychelles for Supreme Court judges and the legal research team. A press statement from the Judiciary said that the workshop, which was organised by the Central Bank of Seychelles in collaboration with the World [...]
Britain will send migrants and asylum-seekers who cross the Channel thousands of miles away to Rwanda under a controversial deal announced Thursday as the government tries to clamp down on record numbers of people making the perilous journey. "From today... anyone entering the UK illegally as well as those who have arrived illegally since January [...]
The Seychelles' health authorities have noticed a sustained increase in active COVID cases but no new restriction measures were announced during a press conference on Wednesday. According to the latest figures given by the Public Health Commissioner, Dr Jude Gedeon, Seychelles has recorded 821 active COVID-19 and 164 COVID-related deaths. "These are positive cases on record [...]
Devastating floods left 253 dead in the South African city of Durban, the provincial health chief said Wednesday, after hillsides washed away, homes collapsed, and more people were still feared missing. The heaviest rains in 60 years pummelled Durban's municipality, known as eThekwini. According to an AFP tally, the storm is the deadliest on record [...]
