World Bank President David Malpass said Monday he expects G20 countries this week to extend debt payment moratorium for the poorest countries until the end of the year. G20 finance ministers are due to meet virtually on Wednesday on the sidelines of Spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. Malpass, who had [...]
Jordan said Sunday it had foiled a plot against the kingdom involving a half-brother of King Abdullah II, arresting at least 16 suspects it accused of "sedition" and alleging foreign complicity. Hamzah bin Hussein -- a former crown prince stripped of that title by Abdullah in 2004 -- and the others had worked with foreign [...]
Four new nuns have joined the Sisters of St Joseph of Cluny in Seychelles 33 years after the Vice-Province received its last member. The nuns, aged between 22 and 31 years, all from Tanzania – took their first vows at the St Joseph of Cluny convent in Victoria recently and have been formally accepted in [...]
Millions of Christians around the world on Saturday faced another Easter weekend under restrictions because of coronavirus surges, but the hard-hit United States made good news as it crossed the milestone of 100 million people receiving at least one vaccine shot. Worrying spikes in infections in many parts of the world, even as vaccine rollouts [...]
For the second year in a row, Christians in Seychelles will celebrate Easter Sunday at home and follow mass on television due to restrictions still in place on mass gatherings amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In wishing all believers a Happy Easter Sunday, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Bishop Alain Harel, and Archbishop James [...]
Salvage teams began removing mangled train carriages on Saturday after Taiwan's worst rail disaster in decades killed at least 50 people, as flags flew half-mast across an island plunged into mourning. Officials said Friday's devastating collision was caused when a parked railway maintenance vehicle slipped down an embankment and onto the tracks. A train packed [...]
No balcony is too small and no yard is too large. There is space enough for every home in Seychelles to participate in a newly launched garden competition. Launched by the Ministry of Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment, the idea of a 'Home Gardens Competition' started when the ministry noticed an increase in the number [...]
After a 17-year hiatus, the Russian airline Aeroflot landed in Seychelles on Friday carrying 387 passengers and a consignment of COVID-19 vaccines, Sputnik V. The Boeing 777 landed at the Pointe Larue international airport a little past 9.30 am. The outbound flight is expected to leave at 11.05 pm the same day. Onboard the flight was [...]
Madagascar's health minister on Thursday announced the country had joined the COVAX vaccine-sharing programme, following through with a recent pledge to roll out jabs after months of resistance from the president. Vaccination has yet to begin on the Indian Ocean island nation, where President Andry Rajoelina took a hard-line stance against jabs that most other [...]
A week after Seychelles opened its borders to most countries, 3,800 visitors have arrived in the island nation, a figure that a top Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) officer describes as "more than satisfactory." Seychelles reopened it borders on Thursday, March 25 to all visitors from any country except South Africa so as to relaunch its [...]
