The Roman Catholic Church of Seychelles has made history this month, by welcoming two new Seychellois priests in their diocese in the space of a week, Christian Toulon and Emmanuel Boniface who became the 20th and 21st Seychellois priests. Toulon, who was ordained deacon in Seychelles last year, was ordained as a priest on August 5, while [...]
Crew members of the UK Royal Navy vessel, HMS Lancaster, which is visiting Seychelles, joined the environmental organisation, Parley for the Oceans, to clean up the Northeast Point beach on Thursday. This is part of a series of activities the vessel's crew members are doing in Seychelles during their visit. The British High Commission's representative, [...]
Seychelles received a donation of medical equipment on Wednesday from a Chinese medical team that is currently in the island nation, which will cater to the needs of the Seychelles Hospital. Dr Zhuo Xiaoqing from the China Medical Team, said, "This donation reflects the friendship between China and Seychelles, and showcases our joint commitment to [...]
The Seychelles government has made new amendments to the Stamp Duty Exemption Act that will allow those in a position to buy their own houses can do so. The director general for the domestic and international tax policy division, Seylina Joymon, told reporters on Tuesday that the main aim for the amendments incorporated was to "ensure [...]
Food parcels dished out by a New Zealand charity unknowingly contained pineapple sweets laced with potentially lethal amounts of methamphetamine, police said Wednesday. The charity Auckland City Mission raised the alarm after discovering a batch of the sweets was contaminated with the highly addictive illegal drug, police said. "An investigation is under way and police [...]
US-mediated Sudan ceasefire talks were to kick off in Switzerland on Wednesday, even though the Sudanese government is set to stay away. Tom Perriello, the US Special Envoy for Sudan convening the discussions, insisted they go ahead regardless, saying the suffering people of Sudan, ravaged by the devastating conflict, cannot wait any longer. War has [...]
The Seychelles Special Forces Unit (SFU) and the Royal Marine Boarding Team from HMS Lancaster took part in three days of joint training exercises aimed at strengthening the cooperation between the two units, ahead of the ship's second visit to the island nation. According to a press statement from the British High Commission in Seychelles, [...]
A sixth political party has been officially registered in Seychelles ahead of the upcoming presidential and National Assembly elections set for September 2025. The Mouvman Lavwa Seselwa (MLS), or Movement of Seychellois Voices in English, received its registration certificate from the chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Seychelles, Danny Lucas, and will now be able [...]
High temperatures which scientists say are being worsened by human-driven carbon emissions caused nearly 50,000 deaths in Europe last year, a study published Monday found. The study by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health estimated that 47,690 died in connection with heat during the world's warmest year and Europe's second-warmest year on record. In the [...]
The United States insisted Monday it would press ahead with convening talks this week on the devastating conflict in Sudan, even without the Sudanese government. The US-mediated talks in Switzerland are scheduled to start on Wednesday, but Washington has had no confirmation from the Sudanese armed forces that they are intending to take part. Sudan's [...]
