The price of food in Seychelles has risen 19 percent, while non-food commodities are up 10.5 percent in the figures released in May 2021 compared to a year ago. The governor of the Central Bank, Caroline Abel, told a press conference on Wednesday that although most of the commodities are imported there is also local dynamics [...]
The Seychelles Islands Foundation is preparing to bury a time capsule on Aldabra to preseve a historic cache of items and information that will document the running and the operation of the atoll's research station as it is functioning currently. The burial, which was scheduled for June 30, is one of numerous activities that will [...]
Police clashed with demonstrators in Eswatini, Africa's last absolute monarchy, on Tuesday night despite a dusk-to-dawn curfew and a military deployment to quell a spate of pro-democracy protests. Demonstrations are rare in Eswatini, a small landlocked state commonly known as Swaziland. Political parties are legally banned, but recent weeks have seen violent anti-monarchy demonstrations in [...]
Scores of deaths in Canada's Vancouver area are likely linked to a grueling heat wave, authorities said Tuesday, as the country recorded its highest ever temperature amid scorching conditions that extended to the US Pacific Northwest. At least 134 people have died suddenly since Friday in the Vancouver area, according to figures released by the [...]
The ability of the Seychelles Coast Guard to combat maritime crimes has been given an added boost after a fast patrol vessel given by the Indian government was put into operation on Tuesday. The vessel, PS Zoroaster, is a powerful, fuel-efficient platform designed to perform multi-purpose operations, such as patrolling, anti-smuggling, anti-poaching, and search and [...]
Seychelles celebrated 45 years of independence on Tuesday, June 29, in a small ceremony at State House while respecting COVID-19 measures. The celebration activities for Independence Day, which is also the National Day, took place in the gardens of State House. Since 2015, June 29, which marks the day Seychelles gained independence from the United [...]
Dissident leaders in Ethiopia's war-hit Tigray have vowed to drive out "enemies" from the region, suggesting fighting will continue despite a federal government ceasefire declaration. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed sent troops into Tigray last November to oust the northern region's former ruling party, the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF). He said the move came in [...]
A Seychellois artist who sometimes celebrates his birthday with an exhibition of his masterpieces unveiled a new collection this year devoted to the lockdown period during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nigel Henri opened the exhibition on his birthday at the gallery at Carrefours Des Arts, in Seychelles' capital Victoria, on June 15. The exhibition is expected [...]
Air Seychelles will be headed by a Seychellois national as of July 1, part of the changes that accompany a transitional agreement between former majority owner Etihad Airways and the government of the island nation, the Ministry of Transport said on Monday. Sandy Benoiton will succeed Remco Althuis, who had been appointed as the chief [...]
The Seychelles Supreme Court on Monday remanded for 14 days the crew of two Sri Lankan vessels detained on suspicion of fishing illegally in the Seychelles' waters. The two vessels were intercepted on June 23 in a coordinated operation carried out by the Seychelles Coast Guard, Seychelles Air Force, Special Forces Unit, and the National [...]
