The Seychelles Constitutional Court on Tuesday dismissed the case of Vijay Construction against the Eastern European Engineering Limited (EEEL) on the grounds that the matter has already been dealt with before a competent court. The ruling lets stand a $22 million judgement to be paid to the Eastern European Engineering Limited, a company registered in [...]
The media community in Seychelles is mourning the loss of a veteran journalist in the print media. John Lablache, 69, died on Saturday, November 14, at the Seychelles Hospital after going into a coma the week before. According to family members, the father of four fell and hit his head on November 2, and went [...]
The leader of Ethiopia's dissident Tigray region has said that his people are "ready to die" defending their homeland, rejecting Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's ultimatum that they surrender within 72 hours. Abiy launched a military campaign against the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) on November 4, accusing it of attacking two federal military camps in [...]
US President-elect Joe Biden will name his first cabinet picks on Tuesday, his chief of staff said, even as Donald Trump clung to unsubstantiated claims of fraud despite growing dissent from within his own party. Biden has pushed ahead with preparations to assume the presidency on January 20, regardless of Trump's bid to undo the [...]
Amid rising COVID case numbers and new or continued travel restrictions, foreigners hoping to marry on the sandy shores of Seychelles have had to postpone, cancel or change wedding plans. A full-time wedding decorator and planner, Jeanina Edmond, said that although the international airport reopened on August 1 to scheduled passenger flights, the number of [...]
The President of Seychelles on Monday agreed to revise the 1975-era Civil Code so that modern law reflects Seychelles' current social construct and the human rights provisions of the Constitution adopted in 1993. The code was the first piece of legislation President Wavel Ramkalawan assented to since taking office. "I was also among the members [...]
After 10 years of coral restoration, Nature Seychelles has raised over 50,000 corals in its underwater nurseries. New corals have been planted on more than 5,000 square metres of degraded reef within the marine reserve of Cousin Island Special Reserve. The chief executive of Nature Seychelles, Nirmal Shah, said it was "extremely challenging at the [...]
The G20 promised Sunday to tackle the explosive issue of developing-nation debt, but failed to stake out any clear action, infuriating campaigners warning of a looming crisis.The leaders of the world's 20 richest nations reiterated their commitment to a moratorium agreed in April and extended in October allowing poorer countries to temporarily stop servicing eligible [...]
Ethiopia's government claimed advances in its battle against the dissident Tigray region on Saturday, while showing no signs of bowing to international pressure for a halt to the conflict that has caused tens of thousands to flee and raised fears of a humanitarian disaster. "Our defence forces are currently marching on Mekele," the Ethiopia State [...]
Two major nature reserves in Seychelles have reopened for visitors after closing to tourists and residents for several months. The opening of these parks comes at a time when the island nation is relaunching its tourism sector amidst the COVID pandemic still raging around the world. The Aride Island Special Reserve and the Curieuse National [...]
