The ordination of two new Seychellois priests, and a new deacon within days of each other in August has given hope to the Roman Catholic Church in Seychelles, after years of no new persons interested in this religious vocation. Recently Seychelles' President Wavel Ramkalawan met Father Christian Toulon, Father Emmanuel Boniface, and Deacon Aubrey Pon Wayne [...]
The WHO on Tuesday said droplets were a minor route of transmission for mpox compared to physical contact, adding that more research was needed to understand how the outbreak is spreading. The World Health Organization declared an international emergency over mpox on August 14, concerned by the surge in cases of the Clade 1b strain [...]
Israel launched a large-scale operation Wednesday in the occupied West Bank, where the army said it killed Palestinian fighters, as the nearly 11-month-old Gaza war showed no signs of abating. The military said its forces killed nine militants while the Palestinian Red Crescent reported 10 deaths in the West Bank, where violence has surged during [...]
Popular Seychellois reggae artist, Golty Farabeau, who moved to the United Kingdom some 20 years ago is appealing to fans and well-wishers in the country to help him raise much-needed funds to return to Seychelles. Farabeau, 62, has been diagnosed with terminal progressive kidney cancer, and late last month, the singer with the help of his [...]
Seychelles and Algeria will reinforce their existing relationship by further cooperation in key sectors such as education and health, said the newly accredited Algerian ambassador on Tuesday. Filali Ghouini made the announcement after presenting his credentials to President Wavel Ramkalawan at State House. He told reporters that the two countries are looking to facilitate students from Seychelles [...]
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres voiced a global climate "SOS" at a Pacific islands summit on Tuesday, unveiling research that shows the region's seas rising much more swiftly than global averages. "I am in Tonga to issue a global SOS -- Save Our Seas -- on rising sea levels. A worldwide catastrophe is putting this [...]
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday spoke with US President Joe Biden about his visit to Ukraine, with the White House voicing hope that he embraced Kyiv's view on ending Russia's invasion. Modi, who angered Ukrainians by hugging Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow recently, visited Kyiv on Friday and told President Volodymyr Zelensky [...]
Although the fleet of Spanish purse seiners registered in Seychelles have noted a drop in catch for the yellowfin tuna in 2023, the first half of 2024 seems to be back to the normal average, said the deputy manager of OPAGAC, Miguel Herrera. The OPAGAC-AGAC group represents the interests of six Spanish seiners out of [...]
Seychellois sailor Jean-Marc Gardette is once again the winner of the Mahe-Praslin windsurfing race, which took place on Monday morning. The popular event saw participants compete in windsurfing, kite surfing and wind foiling. They had to complete a 44km crossing from Seychelles' main island of Mahe to the archipelago's second largest island, Praslin. Gardette, a [...]
Japan will have a fully-fledged embassy and a resident ambassador in Victoria, the Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kamikawa Yoko, said during bilateral talks with Seychelles' Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism, Sylvestre Radegonde. According to Seychelles' Foreign Affairs Department in a press release on Monday, this is part of the government of Japan's reaffirmation [...]
