Gaza has recorded its first polio case in 25 years, the Palestinian health ministry said on Friday, after UN chief Antonio Guterres called for pauses in the Israel-Hamas war to vaccinate hundreds of thousands of children. Tests in Jordan confirmed the disease in an unvaccinated 10-month-old from the central Gaza Strip, the health ministry in [...]
Three sailors from Seychelles won one silver medal and two bronze medals at the Benghazi International Sailing Opening Regatta 2024, a prestigious event organised by the Libyan Sailing Federation (LSWF) from August 11 to 14 in Libya. Seychelles participated in the competition with five sailors, namely Dean Mathiot in the International Laser Class Association 7 [...]
Mike Tirant is the new second deputy governor of the Central Bank of Seychelles (CBS) for a six-year mandate with effect as of August 15. President Wavel Ramkalawan presented Tirant with his instrument of appointment in a ceremony held at State House on Friday morning. Tirant, who joined CBS in 2004 as an assistant accountant [...]
Mike Tirant is the new second deputy governor of the Central Bank of Seychelles (CBS) for a six-year mandate with effect as of August 15. President Wavel Ramkalawan presented Tirant with his instrument of appointment in a ceremony held at State House on Friday morning. Tirant, who joined CBS in 2004 as an assistant accountant [...]
The Minister of Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment of Seychelles, Flavien Joubert, will represent Seychelles in the 3rd Voice of Global South Summit (VOGSS) on August 17, 2024, to be hosted by India in the virtual format. This unique initiative began as an extension of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's vision of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka [...]
The Anti-Corruption Commission of Seychelles (ACCS) has issued an update on its progress on Operation 'Black Iron', the investigation and prosecution of Seychellois businessman Mukesh Valabhji and former First Lady Sarah Zarqani Rene for alleged theft of state assets, corruption and money laundering. Mukesh Valabhji, a former economic advisor of late President France Albert Rene, [...]
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris made an upbeat show of unity Thursday as they held their first joint public event since Harris replaced the president as the Democratic Party's candidate in November's election. Chants of "Thank you Joe!" rang out from the audience at a community college in the Maryland suburbs outside Washington. Biden announced [...]
With Gaza largely in ruins after more than 10 months of war, the Hamas-run territory's health ministry has struggled to count the death toll, which on Thursday surpassed 40,000. Israel has repeatedly questioned the credibility of the daily figures put out by the ministry and US President Joe Biden did so too in the early [...]
The British government is expected to support Seychelles in developing a maritime security strategy, the British High Commissioner to Seychelles, Jeffrey Glekin, said in a reception aboard the UK Navy vessel HMS Lancaster Wednesday. "This evening, I can announce that my government will launch a project to support Seychelles in developing a maritime security strategy in [...]
An mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 548 people since the start of the year, with all provinces affected by the virus, the health minister said on Thursday in a statement. The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday declared the mpox surge in Africa a global public health emergency, worried by [...]
