The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has given its commitment to support the 'Great Blue Wall Initiative,' a regionally connected network to develop a regenerative blue economy. The Great Blue Wall Initiative is a project for the western Indian Ocean countries that intends to adopt an action-driven, oriented and focused approach. Under [...]
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday announced plans to introduce Covid-19 "vaccine passports" amid widespread scepticism of the jab, ahead of an easing of movement restrictions this week. After sluggish vaccine procurement and a delayed roll out, Africa's worst-hit country for Covid is now struggling with low take-up, particularly among men. In a televised [...]
A ban on the importation and use of balloons in Seychelles came into force on September 1, although shop owners still have the item in stock due to lack of sales over the last year caused by restrictions on public gatherings. The ban was initially expected to come into force on June 1 but was [...]
Emma Raducanu's extraordinary US Open triumph on Saturday led to an explosion of joy in Britain, with Queen Elizabeth II leading the celebrations as the 18-year-old qualifier made tennis history in New York. Raducanu beat 19-year-old Canadian Leylah Fernandez 6-4 6-3 to become Britain's first women's Grand Slam singles champion since Virginia Wade at Wimbledon [...]
A leading figure in Guinea's opposition on Saturday urged regional bloc ECOWAS not to impose economic sanctions on Guinea's new military regime, describing the recent coup as a "welcome development". "The junta does not deserve to be sanctioned because it put an end to a situation of lawlessness," former prime minister Cellou Dalein Diallo told [...]
A Seychellois cartoonist is recounting the island nation's history through a series of animated stories, from the arrival of the first settlers to the islands changing from a French to a British Colony through to independence in 1976. Peter Lalande, a historian-turned-cartoonist, said that he always had a passion for comic books. French series such as [...]
America marks the 20th anniversary of 9/11 Saturday with solemn ceremonies given added poignancy by the recent chaotic withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan and return to power of the Taliban. Heart-wrenching commemorations will unfold at each of the three sites where 19 Al-Qaeda hijackers -- mostly from Saudi Arabia -- crashed packed airliners, striking the [...]
While COVID-19 has forced most sports in Seychelles to come to a standstill, the kings, queens and knights of the island nation are dancing across their virtual field of play. The players of the Seychelles Chess Federation have been taking part in online competitions during the pandemic. "We have had to adapt and find ways [...]
Seychellois are largely foregoing foreign travel during the COVID-19 pandemic, in part because many popular foreign destinations remain closed to them, government statistics and a travel expert say. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) latest figures show that there has been a decrease of nearly 78 percent in the number of Seychellois citizens that have [...]
The outlook for orphaned and injured sea turtles and flying foxes is a bit brighter after three friends formed a not-for-profit organisation with a mission to rescue, rehabilitate and release wildlife. The licensed wildlife rehabilitation centre, Protect Paradise Seychelles, is the brainchild of Christopher Lespoir, Damien Dreyer and Tamara Dreyer, all of whom are passionate about wildlife and [...]
