Rehabilitating existing wetlands by constructing barrages using the gabion technology to increase water retention may be the way of securing more freshwater sources in Seychelles, an expert said. The “Dan Sours” Bougainville wetland was recently restored with the first-ever gabion rock barrage at the Bougainville wetland in the district of Takamaka in the south of the main island of [...]
More than 160 people were wounded when Israeli riot police clashed with Palestinians at Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound late Friday, capping a week of violence in the Holy City and the occupied West Bank. Stones, bottles and fireworks were hurled at officers who fired rubber bullets and stun grenades at the crowds at Islam's [...]
One of Seychelles' homegrown soft drinks has been recognised for its excellence by being given the Gold Award by Monde Selection, the International Institute for Quality Selections. Seypearl Ginger Ale is among a variety of non-alcoholic drinks that the Seychelles Breweries has been producing and selling for some years now. The beverage qualified for the [...]
Two dhows have been intercepted in the Seychelles' waters on suspicion of illegal fishing, the Seychelles Coast Guard and Police said in a joint communiqué on Friday. The two vessels were spotted by a routine patrol of the Seychelles Air Force on Tuesday in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Seychelles, and the information was [...]
The Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) on Friday strongly refuted claims that the local health authority is issuing false positive COVID-19 tests as a way to force tourists to extend their time in the island nation. STB said that "the initial reports alleging Seychelles was giving out inaccurate test results appeared in the Israeli press and [...]
A virus state of emergency in Tokyo and other parts of Japan was extended on Friday, less than three months before the Olympics, as India logged yet another record number of infections. While many western nations have begun a gradual opening-up buoyed by rapid vaccine roll-outs and falling case numbers, much of the world continues [...]
The International Criminal Court on Thursday sentenced Dominic Ongwen, a Ugandan child soldier who became a commander in the notorious Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), to 25 years in jail for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Ongwen, 45 -- whose nom de guerre was "White Ant" -- was found guilty in February of 61 charges, [...]
Diversifying the economy with an emphasis on the agricultural sector remains a priority of Seychelles' government, the head of state said in a live presidential press conference held over the conferencing platform Zoom on Thursday. The development of the island nation's fisheries and agriculture sector is something that Ramkalawan said he is following closely. "On [...]
More work remains to be done to get Seychellois citizens to register their intellectual property in Seychelles, especially when it comes to utility models, industrial design and patents, a government official said. According to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), intellectual property (IP) refers to creations of the mind, such as inventions, literary and artistic [...]
The Pentagon said Wednesday it is following the trajectory of a Chinese rocket expected to make an uncontrolled entry into the atmosphere this weekend, with the risk of crashing down in an inhabited area. US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is "aware and he knows the space command is tracking, literally tracking this rocket debris," [...]
