Brash, brazen, brilliant. American sprint duo Noah Lyles and Sha’Carri Richardson will look to live up to their billing as Olympic 100m favourites when the track and field programme at the Paris Games starts on Friday. The reigning world champions are the stars of a recently-released Netflix docuseries entitled "Sprint", giving an up-close and personal [...]
Donald Trump questioned Wednesday whether Democrat Kamala Harris is really Black or is using race as a political convenience in an interview that sent shockwaves through the 2024 presidential contest. "She was always of Indian heritage, and she was only promoting Indian heritage. I didn't know she was Black until a number of years ago [...]
The Seychelles Defence Forces (SDF) received a donation of equipment to be used in safety training from the French government on Wednesday. The donation includes 10 new life vests and a mannequin that will be used for maritime safety training exercises, which were handed over to the Chief of the SDF, Brigadier Michael Rosette, by [...]
Over the past 15 years, the number of divorces in Seychelles has increased, according to figures from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). In 2023, there were 220 divorces and the figures have been steadily increasing, compared to 15 years ago. In 2008, there were 145 divorces. According to the Seychelles Civil Status, in 2023, there were [...]
Over the past 15 years, the number of divorces in Seychelles has increased, according to figures from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). In 2023, there were 220 divorces and the figures have been steadily increasing, compared to 15 years ago. In 2008, there were 145 divorces. According to the Seychelles Civil Status, in 2023, there were [...]
US Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic election nominee, said Tuesday that Israel had a "right to defend itself" following a strike in Hezbollah's stronghold in southern Beirut. Harris -- who last week struck a tough tone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over Israel's war on Gaza -- also called for a diplomatic solution [...]
Landslides in India triggered by pounding monsoon rains struck tea plantations and killed at least 108 people Tuesday, with at least 250 others rescued from mud and debris. The southern coastal state of Kerala has been battered by torrential downpours, with blocked roads into the disaster area in Wayanad district complicating relief efforts. "This catastrophe [...]
Seychelles and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) launched the first National Diaspora Policy 2024-2029 for the island nation on Tuesday. The event, which took place at the Savoy Resort and Spa in the northern Mahe district of Beau Vallon, marks a milestone in the Seychelles' commitment to engaging with its diaspora communities worldwide. Attending the ceremony were [...]
A delegation from Seychelles will be going to China to meet with various factories and, if all goes well, sign a memorandum of understanding under which the island nation will receive 22 new electric and hybrid buses for the Seychelles Public Transport Corporation (SPTC). The Minister for Transport, Antony Derjacques, announced on Tuesday when answering [...]
Organisations and individuals that are in some ways using the Seychelles' ports are asked to join the Port Victoria Management Information System (PVMIS), a centralised information system where all the forms needed at the departure for boats and ships to conduct their business can be filled out earlier and in real time. The system has [...]
