An initiative to improve healthy marine life and ecosystems of wetland areas, by ensuring the flow of fresh and sea water in wetland areas, as a way of preventing pollution, has resulted in signs of recovery of the Baie Ternay wetland in the western part of the main island of Mahe. The rehabilitation works, aimed at [...]
Emissions-belching nations were challenged to stump up for climate-related damage as a key Pacific islands summit opened on Monday, with low-lying Tuvalu declaring: "If you pollute, you should pay." The Pacific Islands Forum got underway in Tonga's capital Nuku'alofa, with leaders hoping to draw global attention to the region's worsening climate plight. "We really need [...]
Australia gave millions of workers the legal right to "disconnect" on Monday, allowing them to ignore unreasonable out-of-hours contact from employers, to the distress of big industry. People can now "refuse to monitor, read, or respond to" their employers' attempts to contact them outside work hours -- unless that refusal is deemed "unreasonable". The law [...]
Israel launched air strikes into Lebanon on Sunday, saying that it had thwarted a large-scale Hezbollah attack, while the Lebanese group announced its own cross-border raids to avenge a top commander's killing. The Israeli military said its fighter jets had destroyed "thousands" of Hezbollah rocket launchers "aimed toward northern Israel and some were aimed toward [...]
Since the time of the first French colonial settlers in the islands of Seychelles, the pirogue - a traditional vessel used with oars - was the key to the livelihood of many generations of fishermen and a means of transportation for some, but this is now almost extinct. Many of the Seychellois youngsters have either [...]
Sudan's de facto ruler, army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, said Saturday his government would not join peace talks with rival paramilitaries in Switzerland, vowing instead to "fight for 100 years". "We will not go to Geneva... we will fight for 100 years," Burhan, whose troops have been battling the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for over 16 [...]
The popular Mahe-Praslin windsurfing race in Seychelles is set for Monday, August 26, and will feature 30 competitors eager to brave the waves between the Seychelles' two largest islands. Alain Alcindor, the chairman of the organising committee, said, "We had originally scheduled it for this Saturday, but predictions show that they will now be enough [...]
The Seychelles Port Authority (SPA) is now responsible for managing the plots of reclaimed land that the Ile Du Port Handling Services (IPHS) operates on. This comes after the Cabinet of Ministers approved finalising the lease agreement that exists between the company and the government, in its last meeting - including the sub-leases for four [...]
The number of usage of a digital wallet called "eboo," launched in Seychelles in January by Nebula FinTech Limited, has surpassed expectations, said a top official of the company. Eboo is an instant payment service based in Seychelles and offers an eWallet service that allows users to make instantaneous payments. It is a digital platform designed [...]
Seychelles has been ranked as the most attractive country for investors on the African continent for 2024 on the 'Where To Invest In Africa' report published by the investment department of South Africa's second largest bank, First National Bank (FNB), earlier this month. The ranking is based on the investigation of 20 indicators that are [...]
