The UN nuclear watchdog's head said Monday it was "becoming increasingly difficult" to extend a temporary inspections arrangement with Iran, as Tehran and world powers try to salvage a nuclear deal. In February, Tehran suspended some IAEA inspections, leading the agency to strike a temporary three-month deal allowing it to continue its activities despite the [...]
The United States on Monday announced visa restrictions on individuals accused of fueling violence in western Cameroon, which has seen vicious fighting for four years between army troops and separatist English-speaking rebels. Members of the anglophone minority in the country's westernmost provinces have long complained of being marginalised by the French-speaking majority and President Paul [...]
The Marine Conservation Society Seychelles (MCSS) is offering training for people who are interested in volunteering for its coral reef restoration project in Ste Anne Marine Park, after a suggestion made in an online survey. In the six-year project financed under the Adaptation Fund, MCSS is actively restoring 5,000 square metres of coral in Ste [...]
Seychelles will benefit from a $2.3 million grant to support the effective management of its marine protected areas, as the country joins the Blue Nature Alliance, a consortium of different philanthropic organisations. Blue Nature Alliance is a global partnership that seeks to protect 18 million square kilometres of ocean over the next five years. Working [...]
A black box from a container ship sinking off Sri Lanka was recovered but a dive Sunday to check for oil leaks had to be aborted, the navy said. The Voyage Data Recorder, also known as a maritime "black box", was found intact and is expected to help investigators review procedures and instructions ahead of [...]
A new tribunal is expected to be created in Seychelles to pass formal judgement on all consumer and competition matters, in what officials say will be timely and effective redress to consumers and businesses. The setting up of the tribunal follows the approval of the consolidated Fair Trading Bill by the cabinet of ministers recently. [...]
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced Sunday the birth of their daughter Lilibet Diana -- named for Harry's grandmother Queen Elizabeth II and his late mother -- in a moment of joy capping a year of increasingly strained ties between the couple and the British royal family. The baby, who is eighth in line to [...]
The Truth, Reconciliation and National Unity Commission in Seychelles intends to finish hearing all evidence during 2021 so that it can focus the last six months of its mandate on the completion of its final report and case determinations, said the chairperson. Set up in 2018, the Commission's aim is to provide the public with [...]
Seychelles has partnered with the Global Impact Network to encourage visitors to the islands to offset their carbon footprints with sustainable actions like tree-planting and buying locally made goods. In a short ceremony on Friday to coincide with World Environment Day, celebrated on June 5, Seychelles' Tourism Minister, Sylvestre Radegonde, launched the initiative through a [...]
A young Seychellois warden shared with the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) that tourism has helped him to understand different cultures and appreciate his own even more. Called #MyAfrica, the social media campaign by UNWTO seeks to showcase the power of tourism through the personal stories of inspirational people working in the tourism sector [...]
