Marvin Fanny became Seychelles' first specialist paediatric surgeon after he completed a fellowship from the College of Medicine of South Africa and a master of medicine in paediatric surgery with the University of Pretoria. Fanny, who received his final results in June, is presently working at the Seychelles Hospital. SNA met up with Fanny to [...]
Construction on a state-of-the-art hospital on La Digue, the third most populated, is set to start with the laying of the foundation stone on Sunday. Ramkalawan said laying the foundation stone marks a milestone in the history of La Digue, the island nation's third-most populated island." "The hospital that will be built here is a modern [...]
The Taliban were on the brink of total victory in Afghanistan on Sunday, with their fighters ordered to wait on the outskirts of the capital and the government conceding it was preparing for a "transfer of power". Militants surrounded Kabul following an astonishingly quick rout of government forces in recent days, with troops incapable of [...]
The Arterial Network Seychelles re-opened its doors to the public last weekend in a new space, exhibiting and selling the work of 27 local artists under a themed exhibition on the South-East Monsoon. The re-opening and relocating come after a temporary closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Michelle Morden, the gallery manager, told SNA that [...]
Tens of thousands of people were urged to evacuate on Friday as "unprecedented" levels of torrential rain hit western Japan, raising the risk of floods and landslides, the weather agency said. The downpours are forecast to continue for several days over a large swathe of the country, from the northern Tohoku region to Kyushu in [...]
Seychellois looking for romance now have a website aimed at connecting them with possible partners with the launch of bouldou.sc. The matchmaking website is the first such service made available in the Seychelles, a group of 115 islands in the western Indian Ocean. "The aim of bouldou is to help the single adult over 18 years to [...]
The Bel Air Basketball Academy in Seychelles will train younger players to give them a better chance at reaching professional levels as part of the institution's revamping plan after five years in existence. Launched in 2016, the academy, which is headed by Jeffrey Payet, became the first privately owned basketball institution in Seychelles. "With [...]
A former minister of tourism for Seychelles, Alain St. Ange, won his case against the government before the Court of Appeal, which awarded him nearly SCR7 million ($507,000) on Friday. St. Ange brought the government to court after it withdrew its endorsement for his candidature for the post of secretary-general of the United Nations World Tourism [...]
The Central Bank of Seychelles (CBS) said a discussion with the private sector is needed to see if the current prices of commodities actually reflect all the factors that drive changes in prices. "When I personally look at prices of commodities in Seychelles, I have noticed that when the exchange rate went up, the increase [...]
The Seychelles' government is intensifying its efforts to develop infrastructures in different districts across the two main islands of Mahe and Praslin to ensure that artisanal fisheries remain an important pillar in the island nation's economy. The Principal Secretary for Fisheries, Roy Clarisse, told the press on Thursday that this is being carried out to [...]
