An International Climate Initiative Blue Economy project launched in Seychelles on Wednesday with the aim of developing sustainable management plans for coastal fisheries in Seychelles. Titled "Strengthening the Blue Economy of the Western Indian Ocean through Integration of Ecosystem Services and Effective Biodiversity Conservation," the project will run from 2021 to 2026. The first two [...]
Former US president Donald Trump on Wednesday announced plans to launch his own social network, in the latest push to reclaim his internet dominance after he was banned from Twitter and Facebook in the wake of the Capitol insurrection. The move is likely to further strengthen speculation that Trump is gearing up for another presidential [...]
More than 100 million extremely poor people in Africa are threatened by accelerating climate change that could also melt away the continent's few glaciers within two decades, a UN report warned on Tuesday. In a report ahead of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, the UN highlighted Africa's "disproportionate vulnerability" last year from food insecurity, [...]
Air Seychelles has won the coveted title of 'Indian Ocean's Leading Airline' for the second consecutive year, along with three other titles, at this year's 28th edition of the annual World Travel Awards, the airline said on Thursday. The Seychelles' national carrier also won for the first time the 'Indian Ocean's Leading Airline Lounge' title. The [...]
France could soon move back in to Seychelles' top three tourism markets with the return of Air France and the recent removal of the island nation from the European country's red list, a top tourism official said Wednesday. Seychelles was removed from France's red list last week in regards to COVID-19 travel restrictions and is [...]
Defamation is no longer a crime in Seychelles after President Wavel Ramkalawan signed into law an amendment to the Penal Code. Earlier this month, the National Assembly approved the repeal of Chapter 18 of the Penal Code which effectively decriminalises defamation. As of now, defamation can only be pursued as a civil case. "I am [...]
The Seychelles Supreme Court has remanded six men -- a Seychellois and five Malagasy nationals -- for two weeks on suspicion of alleged gold smuggling. The men, who appeared before the court Wednesday without the presence of their counsel, were remanded by Justice Melchior Vidot after they did not object to the application for remand [...]
Credit Suisse has agreed to pay $475 million to US and British authorities to resolve charges of "fraudulently misleading investors" and violating anticorruption law in the bond offerings in Mozambique, US officials announced Tuesday. Mozambique's "hidden debt" scandal stemmed from loans in 2013 and 2014 to three public companies to finance a tuna fishing project, [...]
Japan's Mount Aso erupted Wednesday, spewing a giant column of ash thousands of metres into the sky as hikers rushed away from the popular tourist spot. No injuries were immediately reported after the late-morning eruption in southwest Japan, which sent rocks flying in a dramatic blast captured by nearby CCTV cameras. People were warned not [...]
Health workers in the Seychelles will be better equipped to deal with patients who have contracted the COVID-19 virus after receiving a second batch of equipment from the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) on Tuesday. The IOC secretary general, Vêlayoudom Marimoutou, handed the equipment over to Minister of Health Maggie Vidot, who said that “the equipment [...]