The Seychelles' health authority is looking into the possibility of administering COVID-19 booster shots to curb community transmission in the island nation, said a top official. The Public Health Commissioner, Jude Gedeon, told a press conference on Thursday that "we are saying that six months after getting the second dose, we will see if a [...]
The Saudi Arabian airline Flynas will operate flights to Seychelles three times a week starting July 1, in what amounts to a further expansion of the island nation's air connectivity to tourism markets, a top government official said Thursday. The Seychelles' Minister of Foreign Affairs and Tourism, Sylvestre Radegonde, told reporters that “this presents a big opportunity [...]
Algeria holds a parliamentary election Saturday under the shadow of a protest movement boycott and deep scepticism the North African nation can escape political paralysis and worsening economic crisis. The poll comes as authorities seek to bolster their legitimacy and take the wind out of the sails of the Hirak, the protest movement which returned [...]
The Myanmar junta has hit deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi with corruption charges over claims she accepted illegal payments of gold and more than half a million dollars in cash, state media reported Thursday. The country has been in turmoil since the generals ousted Suu Kyi on February 1, with more than 850 [...]
World Oceans Day, commemorated on June 8, is used to raise awareness about the ocean, which covers over 70 percent of the planet, and its utmost importance to life on earth. It is our life source, supporting humanity's sustenance and that of every other organism on earth. The ocean produces at least 50 percent of [...]
Mali's neighbours on Wednesday offered breathing room to Colonel Assimi Goita, saying they were "reassured" the strongman intended to restore civilian rule after heading two coups in nine months. Senior officials from the 15-nation Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) were sent to Bamako after Goita deposed the country's interim civilian leaders last month. [...]
Joe Biden left on the first foreign trip of his presidency Wednesday, touting the strong transatlantic alliance ahead of summits with G7, European and NATO partners, then a face-to-face with Russia's Vladimir Putin. Boarding Air Force One outside Washington, Biden said his trip would make "clear to Putin and China that Europe and the United [...]
Eleven Air Seychelles pilots are expected to be made redundant after a notification for redundancy was circulated to the Ministry of Employment and Social Affairs, the airline said on Wednesday. The airline said that “taking into consideration the financial impact of COVID-19, reduced flying activities and continued closure of markets across the airline’s network, based [...]
Economic challenges post-COVID-19 were discussed between the two island states of Bahrain and Seychelles on Tuesday. The newly accredited Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Bahrain told reporters that tourism, telecommunications and commerce are other areas his country hopes to develop further with Seychelles. Sheikh Khalid Bin Abdullah Al Khalifa spoke after presenting [...]
A former President of Seychelles, Danny Faure, has launched a new foundation to contribute to the island nation's sustainable development and to join the global community in its efforts to achieve a more sustainable and healthy planet. In his address at the launch ceremony on Tuesday to coincide with World Oceans Day, Faure said, "We [...]
