Four German nationals, who are crew members onboard the vessel S/Y Moana, were rescued by the Seychelles Defence Forces (SDF) in a search and rescue mission. According to a press release from the SDF on Monday, the operation was a collaborative effort involving the Seychelles Coast Guard, the National Information-sharing and Coordination Centre (NISCC), and the Seychelles [...]
Seychelles is sending a team to the inaugural Benghazi International Sailing Opening Regatta 2024, a prestigious event organised by the Libyan Sailing Federation (LSWF) from August 11 to 14, in Benghazi, Libya. The Seychelles delegation, which includes five athletes and two officials, will represent the nation across various sailing categories showcasing a diverse range of [...]
The SWIOFish3 project has significantly contributed to the development of entrepreneurship and increased business ventures in the Blue Economy sector in Seychelles over the past five years. The six-year project, which ended on June 31, provided the foundation for the Blue Investment Funds, which supported innovations in the Blue Economy. Its objective was to improve [...]
Moscow on Sunday acknowledged Ukrainian troops had pierced deep into the Kursk border region in an offensive that a top official in Ukraine said aimed to "destabilise" Russia and "stretch" its forces. Later Sunday, each country blamed the other for a fire at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern Ukraine occupied by Russian forces, though [...]
Hollywood star Tom Cruise abseiled from the roof of the Stade de France as Paris said farewell on Sunday to an Olympics hailed as one of the most successful in history. Cruise descended on a wire in front of 71,500 spectators, grabbed the Olympic flag and jumped on a motorbike, to the delight of athletes and [...]
Rwanda's all-powerful President Paul Kagame was sworn in on Sunday for a fourth term after sweeping to victory in elections last month with more than 99 percent of the vote. Several dozen heads of state and other dignitaries from African nations joined the inauguration ceremony at a packed 45,000-seat stadium in Kigali, where crowds had [...]
Reggae music, an internationally known genre made popular by singers like Jamaican Bob Marley, is also well known in Seychelles and one businessman and artist from Praslin, has named his bar after it. Andy Niole, from Grand Anse Praslin, and his brother-in-law, Rhiarde Balette, decided to venture into a business last year that they named Zilwa [...]
An airplane carrying 57 passengers and four crew crashed Friday in Brazil's Sao Paulo state, killing everyone on board, the airline said. The aircraft, an ATR 72-500 operated by Voepass airline, was traveling from Cascavel in southern Parana state to Sao Paulo's Guarulhos international airport when it crashed in the city of Vinhedo. Voepass initially [...]
About 20 residents and business owners, who were affected by the major explosion in Seychelles that took place on December 7, 2023, at the Civil Construction Company Limited (CCCL) quarrying headquarters at Providence, took to the streets on Saturday morning to protest what they describe as a lack of accountability on the part of the [...]
Air Seychelles will set off on its first-ever flight to Reunion, a French Overseas Department, on December 30, as part of seasonal direct flights between the two destinations to bolster connectivity and promote tourism exchange. According to Tourism Seychelles, the national carrier will operate one weekly direct flight to Reunion on December 30, 2024, January 6, 13, [...]
