The era of space tourism is set to soar, with highly symbolic flights by rivals Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin scheduled just days apart. Virgin Galactic -- founded by flamboyant British billionaire Richard Branson -- is planning for a July 11 space flight. Blue Origin -- started by Jeff Bezos of Amazon fame -- is [...]
An assessment from Nature Seychelles has found a lack of awareness about the species in the Baie Ternay and Port Launay Marine National Parks and insufficient knowledge about current threats to the environment. Results from a survey carried out in 22 households in the western Mahe district of Port Launay district revealed that though most [...]
The owner of a factory where 52 people died in a fire was arrested for murder Saturday along with seven others, as it emerged that children as young as 11 had been working there. Police said Abul Hashem and four of his sons were among eight people detained over the inferno, which broke out Thursday [...]
A new locally produced television series called 'Laflanm' will soon be airing on the Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) television. 'Laflanm', which translates to 'Flames' in English, is a classic story of forbidden love between two people from different worlds who must face various adversity in the quest for happiness. According to the series' writer and [...]
The Seychelles Child Law reform committee on Friday submitted proposed laws designed to better protect children by more precisely defining criminal acts of a sexual nature, including rape, assault, grooming, and distributing sexually explicit material. The new laws would also make it mandatory for anyone who knows of or witnesses an act of sexual assault to [...]
Seychelles and the United Arab Emirates have signed an agreement that will boost trade between the two countries and enhance border control of both parties, the Trade Department said on Friday. The Cooperation and Mutual Assistance agreement in customs matters was signed on Tuesday at the Office of the Federal Customs Authority in Abu Dhabi [...]
President Emmanuel Macron will seek to reassure Sahel leaders of his commitment to Africa's anti-terror fight on Friday, at their first talks since he announced a reduction of French troops in West Africa. The decision last month to scale back French forces -- and hopefully convince EU allies to step up their presence -- opens [...]
A 28-member hit squad made up of Americans and Colombians assassinated President Jovenel Moise, Haitian police said Thursday, adding that eight were still at large as the country lurched into political chaos. One day after Moise was killed and his wife Martine wounded by gunmen in their Port-au-Prince home, the poorest country in the Americas [...]
Five athletes from Seychelles will participate in the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo, the Seychelles Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association. Seychelles will be represented at the Games by Rodney Govinden in sailing, Felicity Passon and Simon Bachman in swimming, Ned Azemia in athletics and Naintaina Finesse in judo. In the last Olympic Games in 2016, [...]
Croatia's Zagreb University is another option for Seychellois students looking to study medicine or hospital administration after talks between Seychelles' Foreign Affairs Minister, his Croatian counterpart and the University's medicine faculty vice-dean. The talks come as Seychelles inaugurated a new consulate in Croatia, expanding the island nation's limited diplomatic footprint overseas. The Minister for Foreign [...]
