Twenty-seven Aldabra giant tortoises, an endemic species of Seychelles listed as vulnerable, were recently released on the wild side of Desroches island under a breeding programme. The release was the highest number put into the wild part of Desroches island under a programme managed by the Island Conservation Society (ICS), a not-for-profit organisation. The communications [...]
The Four Seasons Resort Seychelles located on Desroches island has been listed among the top 30 hotels in the Indian Ocean by the Condé Nast Traveller's 2021 Readers' Choice Awards. Four Seasons Resorts Seychelles was listed as number 19 in the Indian Ocean and the top resort in Seychelles, an archipelago in the western Indian [...]
Questions mounted on Friday about the health of 95-year-old Queen Elizabeth II after she had tests and spent a night in hospital, despite royal officials saying she was resting at home.Buckingham Palace said on Wednesday morning that she pulled out of a planned engagement in Northern Ireland and had been advised to rest on medical [...]
Fans of well-known Seychellois artist Joe Samy and more generally lovers of Seychellois music have a new album to add to their collection. Coinciding with the 36th edition of the Seychelles Creole Festival, Samy has released a new album entitled "A Lifetime of Songs." Samy told SNA that the album, which consists of 55 songs, is [...]
Ten people have made claims under a newly launched scheme for the return of land forcibly taken by the government or purchased by private agreement from 1977 to 1993, a top government official said Friday. Under the scheme, which was launched on October 1, persons wishing to lodge claims for the return of land have [...]
Africa's last absolute monarchy Eswatini on Thursday banned protests as regional mediators landed in the kingdom amid rumbling pro-democracy demonstrations. A demonstrator died in hospital on Thursday from gunshot wounds suffered the day before when security forces opened fire on a protest, according to unions. At least 30 health workers were treated for gunshot injuries, [...]
Chief nursing officer Gylian Mein is the first nurse in Seychelles to be awarded a doctoral degree in nursing practice. Mein received a professional doctoral degree with distinction from the Chamberlain University of Illinois, United States of America. Mein has been practicing nursing for nearly 40 years, joining the nursing profession as a student in [...]
A new institute to ensure stability, continuity and permanence in the development and management of the culture sector in Seychelles will be launched on Saturday as part of activities to mark the Creole Festival. The National Assembly approved a bill creating the Seychelles National Institute for Culture, Heritage and the Arts earlier this week. In [...]
President Joe Biden on Thursday said the United States would defend Taiwan if the island were attacked by China, which considers it part of its territory. "Yes," he responded when asked in a CNN town hall about defending Taiwan. "We have a commitment to that." Biden's statement was at odds with the long-held US policy [...]
Celebrating the Creole Festival in Seychelles every year says a lot about the perseverance and determination of a nation that is proud of its identity, said a top official at the opening of the annual event on Thursday. A poem from Helda Marie which traced the birth of the Seychellois nation kicked off the [...]
