Seychelles is clamping down on irresponsible behaviour as the festive season approaches amid an increase in the number of active COVID-19 cases, although the latest variant -- Omicron -- has not yet been detected in the island nation. The announcement was made on Monday after a meeting of the Platinum Committee of the national COVID [...]
Seychellois seafarers who worked on European Union (EU) fishing vessels under previous protocols will receive 73 percent of the requested amount of compensation, said Seychelles' fisheries minister. Jean-Francois Ferrari took part in the second Joint Committee Meeting under the Implementing Protocol 2020-2026 of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the EU and Seychelles. The meeting [...]
A child and two journalists were among several injured in the Burkina Faso capital Saturday after police fired tear gas to disperse an anti-government rally over jihadist violence in the impoverished country. Ouagadougou city authorities had banned the gathering, which aimed to voice frustration at the failure of President Roch Marc Christian Kabore to stem [...]
The prime minister of the riot-hit Solomon Islands defied pressure to resign Sunday, saying a wave of torching and looting that swept the capital had been orchestrated by a few people with "evil intention" to topple him. Shattered glass and rubble still lined the streets of Honiara as Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare addressed the nation, [...]
The 4th edition of the Seychelles Fashion Week was successful in spite of constraints and challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, said the organiser. "We managed to do it despite restrictions and we had to put in place several procedures for the event. But we made it. There is of course room for improvement and we will [...]
Seychelles remains one of the safest destinations, says a top government official on Saturday. The statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Tourism, Sylvestre Radegonde follows statements in the international news that the island nation has recorded cases of the new variant, omicron. According to the Seychelles’ Minister for Health, Mrs Peggy Vidot, to [...]
Fears mounted Saturday that a highly-infectious new coronavirus strain was pushing its way into Europe as the world brought the shutters down to contain the new Omicron variant. Suspected new cases emerged in Germany and the Czech Republic, while Dutch authorities quarantined 61 passengers from South Africa who tested positive for Covid-19. South Africa complained [...]
Emotion-filled abstract paintings inspired by the death of his mother are part of the first-ever exhibition by an autistic artist from Seychelles at Carrefour des Arts in the capital, Victoria, until December 3. Patrick Alexis, a 35-year-old artist with autism living in Roche Caiman, launched his exhibition recently with around 28 abstract paintings. His artwork [...]
Air Seychelles will resume scheduled passenger flights linking Seychelles and Mumbai as of December 2, the airline said on Thursday. The return of the Seychelles' national carrier to one of India's biggest cities and commercial financial centres follows the removal of travel restrictions between the two countries. The Seychelles' health ministry removed restrictions to India [...]
Visitors from seven southern African countries will not be permitted to enter Seychelles from Saturday November 27 until further notice under new travel measures announced by the local health authorities on Friday due to a new variant of COVID-19. The Ministry of Health said that the new restrictions apply to South Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, [...]
