Seychelles has signed a United Nations declaration on equitable global access to COVID-19 vaccines to show its support, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday. The island nation became a signatory to the declaration on May 7, and the Foreign Affairs Ministry said that "this is an important declaration for Seychelles to support as [...]
Israel bombarded Gaza with artillery and air strikes on Friday in response to a new barrage of rocket fire from the Hamas-run enclave, in an intensification of a conflict that has now claimed more than 100 Palestinian lives. Days of deadly violence have seen Israeli soldiers massing on the edge of the territory, although the [...]
The Seychelles' health authority is convinced that the COVID vaccines being administered to its population are effective, a top official said Thursday. The Public Health Commissioner, Jude Gedeon, told a press conference that so far the island nation has not registered a case where someone who had both doses has passed away. "What people are [...]
The Muslim community in Seychelles for the second straight year celebrated the religious holiday Eid-ul-Fitr at home with family instead of in larger community gatherings or with a traditional congregational prayer in accordance with the COVID-19 measures in place in the island nation. Normally, the Islamic groups in the 115 island archipelago join together at [...]
Rich Indians can no longer escape their country's raging pandemic by holidaying in the Maldives, after the island paradise said Wednesday it would ban travel from South Asia as it battles a surge in Covid-19 infections. The Indian Ocean holiday destination reopened its tourist resorts in July last year after halting international flights for more [...]
Souvenir sellers and a wedding planner in Seychelles say business has not yet returned to normal even with the re-opening of the island nation's borders two months ago, though car hires appear to be doing booming business. Two entrepreneurs who are in the souvenir and craft business told SNA on Wednesday that they had to [...]
The World Health Organization said Wednesday that a variant of Covid-19 behind the acceleration of India's explosive outbreak has been found in dozens of countries all over the world. The UN health agency said the B.1.617 variant of Covid-19, first found in India in October, had been detected in more than 4,500 samples uploaded to [...]
Two Seychellois singers will join others from the Indian Ocean in a virtual music festival on Saturday, May 15, that will dedicate part of the funds raised to COVID-19 victims in the region. The event, dubbed 'Festi Muzik Océan Indien,' is being organised by AIDE Ocean Indien (Actions pour l'Internationalisation, le Développement et l'Emergence de [...]
Tourists from Sweden will return to Seychelles as soon as the Scandanavian country's population has been vaccinated against COVID-19, said the newly accredited Swedish ambassador. Caroline Vicini spoke after presenting her letter of accreditation to President Wavel Ramkalawan on Tuesday at State House. "We are lagging behind in terms of vaccinating our people against COVID-19. [...]
Seychelles' oldest centenarian, Nancy Marie, passed away early Tuesday at age 112, an official said. The District Administrator of English River, Jancy Volcere, told SNA that she received the information on Tuesday morning from Marie's family. Marie, who was born on the archipelago's second-largest island of Praslin on January 26, 1909, held the record [...]
