Former President of Seychelles, James Michel, joined other former world leaders of the Club de Madrid in addressing a letter to U.S President Joe Biden to consider giving support for a temporary suspension on patent rules for COVID-19 vaccines. According to a press release from the office of the former president on Monday, the letter [...]
Seychelles recorded its first fatality among health workers from COVID-19 after the death of Gerry Govinden on Monday. The Ministry of Health sent condolences to family and friends. Govinden, 42, died from COVID-19 complications in the early hours of Monday, the Ministry’s chief nursing officer, Guylian Mein said. Mein told SNA that Govinden “was one [...]
The Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) on Monday launched a digital tourism platform in an effort to increase the visibility of the island nation through the internet and support the local tourism industry with online and digital marketing. Called ParrAPI, the platform will serve to collect, store and distribute digital tourism information. The first four letters [...]
The National Institute for Science Technology and Innovation (NISTI) in Seychelles is in the process of testing a solar-powered pesticide sprayer that it has developed for farmers. The prototype took four years to develop. It has been put through various stages of testing by technicians from the institute and is now being used on a [...]
Djibouti's veteran ruler Ismail Omar Guelleh was overwhelmingly re-elected for a fifth term as president, according to final results announced this weekend, after the vote in the tiny but strategically important country was boycotted by the main opposition. Around 215,000 citizens were registered to vote in the ballot pitting Guelleh, 73, against a little-known businessman [...]
Massive power outages struck the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent before dawn on Sunday, as officials recorded more explosive activity at a long-dormant volcano that launched into a series of eruptions. After remaining quiet for nearly 42 years, La Soufriere rumbled back into life Friday, blanketing the island in ash and permeating the air with [...]
The Seychelles warbler and the Seychelles splendid palm are two endemic species that are being featured on a new commemorative postal cover launched on Saturday. The limited-edition cover was released to mark the 20th anniversary of the Island Conservation Society (ICS). The work is in collaboration with the Seychelles Postal Services. In the world of philately [...]
As a senior royal, Prince Philip's death would normally have triggered a well-rehearsed protocol honed to precision over decades, involving pomp and pageantry before a ceremonial send-off. But coronavirus restrictions banning large public gatherings have forced royal officials to hastily revise the plans for his funeral, codenamed "Operation Forth Bridge". A day after the Duke [...]
Once the pride of Seychelles, the island nation’s oldest known car – Princess - is expected to be restored to its former glory. Built in 1950, Princess was once the official state vehicle but now sits in desperate need of repair. A recent communique from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Tourism said there is [...]
The Public Health Authority in Seychelles has launched an app that it says will revolutionize the way COVID-19 contact tracing is done in the island nation. The newly approved ‘Contak’ mobile application was developed by local company Space-95 in partnership with the Department of Information Communication Technology (DICT) and Seychelles Chamber of Commerce and Industry [...]
