For the first time this year, an e-gaming competition was organised as part of the 25th edition of the Youth Festival – an annual event held by the Seychelles National Youth Council (SNYC). According to the chief executive of the Council, Albert Duncan, this is the first step in formalising e-gaming, which is a popular activity, [...]
Seychelles' President Wavel Ramkalawan announced that he will be submitting his candidacy for President of the Linyon Demokratik Seselwa (LDS) for the next presidential election in 2025, during his live press conference on Thursday. Vice President Ahmed Afif also confirmed with SNA that he will be Ramkalawan’s running mate at the next Presidential election. Describing this [...]
Seychelles expects to receive around 135 to 150 houses from China, President Wavel Ramkalawan announced in his second live press conference for the year, on Thursday. Ramkalawan described the cooperation between the two countries as having progressed to a higher level following the Ninth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), which he attended recently in Beijing, China. [...]
Washington called Thursday for two new permanent seats on the UN Security Council for African nations, alongside a rotating seat for island states -- but insisted they not have a veto. The proposals would transform the 15-member top body of the global organization which has been largely unchanged for decades and is mired in dysfunction [...]
Pope Francis wrapped up an arduous 12-day tour of the Asia-Pacific on Friday, defying health concerns to connect with believers from the jungle of Papua New Guinea to the skyscrapers of Singapore. The 87-year-old pontiff took off for Rome, completing his longest trip in duration and distance since he became head of the world's estimated [...]
The President of Seychelles, Wavel Ramkalawan, will undertake an official visit to Havana, Cuba, at the invitation of Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez from September 16 to 20, State House said in a press release on Friday. After concluding his official engagements in Havana, Ramkalawan will travel to New York to participate in the 79th [...]
A revised protocol has been designed to effectively manage the population of yellow crazy ants in the Vallee de Mai and Fond Peper on Praslin, according to an official of the Seychelles Islands Foundation (SIF). Jessica Constance, the Vallee de Mai science coordinator, told SNA, "The previous protocol was designed when the yellow crazy ants [...]
Seychelles' top football division has been rebranded to Absa Premier League through a partnership agreement signed between the Absa Bank Seychelles and the Seychelles Football Federation (SFF). The agreement was signed on Wednesday by the managing director of Absa Bank Seychelles, Nazim Mahmood, and the chief executive of the Seychelles Football Federation, Dennis Rose. The [...]
Media practitioners have joined forces with the Red Cross Society of Seychelles (RCSS) and the Seychelles Media Commission to draft a document aimed at keeping members of the media safe while carrying out their duties. This was done in a two-day training course held at the St.Louis District Administrator's office that started on Monday. "We at RCSS [...]
One of the island nation's most iconic features, a landmark among the oldest monuments in the Seychelles' capital city of Victoria, is set to get a complete refurbishment. The Victoria Clock Tower, dating back to the British colonial era, was erected in memory of Queen Victoria, in April 1903. In its 121 years, the clock tower has [...]
