French President Emmanuel Macron declined Wednesday to repeat President Joe Biden's accusation that Russia was carrying out "genocide" against Ukrainians, warning that verbal escalations would not help end the war. Biden had accused Vladimir Putin's forces on Tuesday of committing genocide in Ukraine, saying it has "become clearer and clearer that Putin is just trying [...]
Seychelles has won the GIST Green Travel Award for its efforts to preserve its natural beauty and protect wildlife with sustainable tourism at the Trade and Consumer Fair BIT 2022 in Milan. Tourism Seychelles – the marketing arm of the tourism department – said on Wednesday that the island nation walked away from the 10th [...]
Life expectancy in Seychelles has dropped by 3.8 years and stands at an average of 73.5 while the number of deaths has increased, the latest figures from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) show. Life expectancy is described by the NSB as "an estimate of the average number of additional years a person is expected to [...]
Eighteen businesses have shown interest in investing in the cinnamon industry in Seychelles, which is part of the government's plan to diversify the economy, said a top official on Tuesday. Investment, Entrepreneurship and Industry Minister Devika Vidot made the statement in response to a question from the elected member of the National Assembly for the [...]
In Denmark, large black pipes are about to be buried in a muddy trench, as construction of a gas pipeline from Norway to Poland resumes following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. From plans for liquefied natural gas terminals in northern Germany, Finland and France to potential new routes through Spain and the Mediterranean, Europe is striving [...]
Millions of people in Somalia are at risk of famine, with young children the most vulnerable to the worsening drought in the troubled Horn of Africa nation, UN agencies warned on Tuesday. "Somalia is facing famine conditions as a perfect storm of poor rain, skyrocketing food prices and huge funding shortfalls leaves almost 40 percent [...]
Foreign workers in Seychelles who are not contributing to the national pension fund may soon have to start, according to a white paper being formulated to include them in the pool of contributors as part of measures to keep the fund viable. The announcement was made on Monday by the chairperson of the Seychelles Pension [...]
The Magistrates' Court of Seychelles has remanded for 14 days a female national from Sierra Leone, who was arrested in possession of a controlled substance, the Anti-Narcotics Bureau (ANB) said on Monday. The ANB revealed that the 32-year-old from Sierra Leone was apprehended on April 6 after immigration and customs officers found around 1.7 kg [...]
Understanding how much blue carbon there is in Seychelles will help put the island nation on the global map and facilitate access to funding, a local expert said on Monday at a citizens' workshop. The workshop is part of a project - the Roadmap to Blue Carbon opportunities in Seychelles - being carried out by [...]
China is battling its biggest spike in coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic, with millions under lockdown and the healthcare system feeling the pressure. One of the last countries sticking to a zero-Covid strategy, China aims to stamp out every infection with strict lockdowns and by sending all cases to secure facilities. That [...]
