The Anti-Corruption Commission of Seychelles will soon benefit from having its own prosecutor which will allow it to prosecute cases of corruption rather than having to go through the Attorney General. The development comes from support from the United Kingdom, which will include assistance to help the Commission tackle corruption. In the first donation, 12 new [...]
Seychelles' President Wavel Ramkalawan made a passionate plea to the developed world to help the global South grapple with the effects of climate change in his statement at the 5th edition of the Austria World Summit (AWS), State House said on Friday. Ramkalawan, who took part in the High-Level Forum on Thursday, explained to host [...]
The Delta variant of coronavirus is driving the pandemic forward in Africa at record speeds, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Thursday. Infection numbers have increased in Africa for six weeks running, rising by a quarter week-on-week to almost 202,000 in the week that ended Sunday, it said. The continent's weekly record currently stands [...]
All US and NATO troops have left the biggest air base in Afghanistan, a US defence official told AFP Friday, signalling the complete withdrawal of foreign forces from the country was imminent after two decades of war. Bagram Air Base served as the linchpin for US-led operations in the rugged country, where the long war [...]
Non-Seychellois individuals who own properties in Seychelles have until October 31 to register and avoid penalties, said a top official. The non-Seychellois immovable property tax came into effect on July 1, 2020, where foreigners who own property in Seychelles had until November 31, 2020, to register their property. The deadline was moved to December 31 [...]
The head of the UN's World Food Programme warned Wednesday there could be "unprecedented famine of biblical proportions" in dozens of countries without further action to address food shortages. Speaking at a G20 event on humanitarian aid in Brindisi, Italy, WFP chief David Beasley said world leaders had stepped up last year with funds to [...]
The Seychelles Tourism Department will keep its current catchphrase -- 'Seychelles Islands ... Another World' -- when it markets the destination, but for commercial reasons, the department will be referred to as Tourism Seychelles, said a top official on Wednesday. The newly appointed Principal Secretary for Tourism, Sherin Francis, made the announcement in a press [...]
July 1st, 2021 marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the communist Party of China (CPC). How Chinese people view the CPC? Today, I would like to give you a brief introduction of CPC in the eyes of the Chinese people. I “Without the CPC, there would be no New China” is a [...]
Austria's ability to help Seychelles add value to its tourism product so visitors to the island nation get real value for their money was one of the subjects discussed between President Wavel Ramkalawan and his Austrian counterpart, Alexander Van der Bellen, State House said on Thursday. Ramkalawan arrived in Vienna, the Austrian capital, on Wednesday [...]
US comedian Bill Cosby was freed from prison Wednesday, in a blow to the #MeToo movement after a US court overturned his conviction for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman 17 years ago. The 83-year-old flashed the V sign outside his home near Philadelphia after leaving jail following a Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling that he [...]
