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Climate change: Seychelles completes 2 major reports for UNFCC

Partners involved in environmental issues in Seychelles received on Monday a copy of the third National Communication Report and the First Biennial Updated Report showcasing the island nation's commitment to tackling the challenges of climate change. The documents form part of the global effort to ensure transparency, accountability, and shared responsibility in mitigating and adapting to [...]

By | 2024-08-06T14:11:27+00:00 August 6th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Climate change: Seychelles completes 2 major reports for UNFCC

Malawian and Sierra Leonean drug smugglers sentenced in Seychelles to 9 years prison

Two male foreign nationals received prison sentences from the Seychelles' Supreme Court for the importation of a controlled drug, the police said on Monday. According to the police statement, Bashiru Chande, 31, from Malawi, was sentenced to nine years in prison and Francis Williams, 45, from Sierra Leone, was also sentenced to nine years in [...]

By | 2024-08-06T12:45:46+00:00 August 6th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Malawian and Sierra Leonean drug smugglers sentenced in Seychelles to 9 years prison

Harris set to name VP pick ahead of swing state tour

Kamala Harris was closing in on her vice-presidential pick Monday, with an announcement expected within 24 hours as she scrambles to introduce herself to the American public with a tour of battleground states just three months out from the election. All paths to the White House run through a handful of swing states, and Harris [...]

By | 2024-08-06T09:07:11+00:00 August 6th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Harris set to name VP pick ahead of swing state tour

Military in control of Bangladesh after Hasina flees

Bangladesh's military was in control of the country on Tuesday after mass protests forced longtime ruler Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee. Hasina, 76, had been in power since 2009 but was accused of rigging elections in January and then watched millions of people take to the streets over the past month demanding she step [...]

By | 2024-08-06T09:01:42+00:00 August 6th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Military in control of Bangladesh after Hasina flees

Seychelles' sportspeople give their best at Paris Olympics 

The participation of the three Seychellois athletes in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games has ended but they all gave their best in their respective events. In athletics, sprinter Dylan Sicobo Sicobo, one of  Seychelles' flag bearers at the games, finished second in his heat in the preliminary rounds. Sicobo was racing alongside athletes from Suriname, [...]

By | 2024-08-05T16:33:54+00:00 August 5th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Seychelles' sportspeople give their best at Paris Olympics 

Sri Lankan national fined $27,000 for illegal fishing in Seychelles' EEZ 

The Supreme Court of Seychelles has fined a Sri Lankan national SCR400,000 ($27,000) for fishing in the island nation's territorial waters without a foreign fishing vessel licence. According to the court report, Mawalla Kattadilage Padmasiri, 58, skipper of the vessel Sampath 16 and his crew, were caught on June 9. The vessel was approximately 94 [...]

By | 2024-08-05T14:39:19+00:00 August 5th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Sri Lankan national fined $27,000 for illegal fishing in Seychelles' EEZ 

Seychelles' Ahmad Moncherry wins pro-card for bodybuilding and 3 golds at Gym Angel Classic 

Ahmad Moncherry is the third Seychellois to become a professional bodybuilder after winning a pro card at the Gym Angel Classic in Klerksdorp, South Africa, held on Saturday. Moncherry, 29, managed to deliver by not only winning his pro card but claiming three gold medals. He won the Classic Bodybuilding category and clinched gold in the [...]

By | 2024-08-05T13:16:51+00:00 August 5th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Seychelles' Ahmad Moncherry wins pro-card for bodybuilding and 3 golds at Gym Angel Classic 

Sudan catastrophe threatens to engulf region: UN

The humanitarian catastrophe in conflict-ravaged Sudan threatens to engulf the entire region, the United Nations warned Friday after famine was declared in the North Darfur region. War between the army and rival paramilitaries has pushed the Zamzam camp near the besieged city of El-Fasher into famine, the UN-backed Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) review [...]

By | 2024-08-05T09:06:03+00:00 August 5th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Sudan catastrophe threatens to engulf region: UN

Foreign nationals told to leave Lebanon as war fears surge

Urgent calls grew for foreign nationals to leave Lebanon, which would be on the front line of a regional war, as Iran and its allies readied their response to high-profile killings blamed on Israel. While diplomats worked to avert a feared conflagration, France's Emmanuel Macron and Jordan's King Abdullah II said Sunday a regional military [...]

By | 2024-08-05T09:00:38+00:00 August 5th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Foreign nationals told to leave Lebanon as war fears surge

So, so proud': St. Lucia celebrates Alfred's historic Olympic gold

Saint Lucia celebrated Sunday after sprinter Julien Alfred stormed to victory in the women's 100m in Paris for the tiny Caribbean nation's historic first Olympic medal. Alfred upstaged the much-hyped American world champion Sha'Carri Richardson on Saturday, clinching a stunning win in 10.72sec. In the Saint Lucian capital Castries, the 23-year-old became an instant hero. [...]

By | 2024-08-04T20:48:51+00:00 August 4th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on So, so proud': St. Lucia celebrates Alfred's historic Olympic gold