All 53 crew aboard an Indonesian submarine that disappeared last week were killed, the military said Sunday as it confirmed the vessel had been found in pieces on the seafloor. Authorities said that they picked up signals early Sunday from a location more than 800 metres (2,600 feet) deep -- far below what the KRI [...]
The Island Conservation Society (ICS) is playing a major role in the sustainable development of islands of Seychelles. Mandated to promote the conservation and restoration of island ecosystems of Seychelles, the society creates awareness about the vulnerability of species found on the islands and the vital importance they have to the planet's biodiversity. Founded in [...]
Fighting waves, the current and the challenge of mind over matter, Seychelles' top female swimmer, Felicity Passon, completed a 15-kilometre swim challenge Saturday to raise funds for mental health awareness and support. Passon, the reigning local sportswoman of the year and a Tokyo Olympics qualifier, took 4 hours 6 minutes to swim from La Digue [...]
Seychellois writer Robert Mondon has launched a collection of short Creole stories, a first publication made with the assistance of the National Arts and Culture fund. The book entitled 'En Tapi Pyeste' – which means a patched tablecloth in English -- was launched on April 23 to coincide with World Book and Copyright Day. En [...]
US President Joe Biden on Saturday recognized the 1915 killings of Armenians by Ottoman forces as genocide, a watershed moment for descendants of the hundreds of thousands of dead as he defied decades of pressure by Turkey. Biden became the first US president to use the word genocide in a statement on the anniversary, a [...]
Hospitals in India launched desperate appeals for oxygen on Friday as the nation's Covid crisis spiraled, while Japan issued a state of emergency in some areas just three months before the Olympics are due to open. Covid-19 surges are placing a major strain on healthcare systems across the world, with no end in sight to [...]
Turkish Airlines resumed regular flights between Istanbul and Seychelles on Friday after a year's absence due to the pandemic. Turkey’s national airline ceased its scheduled flights to Seychelles in March last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. When the island nation reopened its border on March 25 this year, the airline announced it will resume services with two weekly [...]
The tourism industry in Seychelles appears to be on a positive path for recovery, bringing a sense of stability to the country amidst the global COVID-19 pandemic, President Wavel Ramkalawan said amidst the return of several airlines and the opening of new hotels in the island nation. President Ramkalawan spoke one month after the country [...]
The death of Chadian President Idriss Deby has been a hefty blow to the anti-jihadist campaign in the Sahel, but especially so for Nigeria, locked in a 12-year-old battle with Boko Haram and Islamic State-allied militants. After Deby's death announced on Tuesday, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari was quick to pay tribute, saying he would leave [...]
A new monument has been unveiled at Venn's Town – a heritage site that is referred to as the cradle and birthplace of modern education in Seychelles. The statue of liberated slave children and their school principal was inaugurated on Thursday at the first settlement of liberated African slave children and where the first school [...]
