The presidential and legislative elections will be held at the same time this year to cut costs associated with holding two separate votes amidst the economic challenges that Seychelles faces, said President Danny Faure. In a public address on Thursday, Faure gave an overview of what Seychelles has done and all the various measures taken [...]
Given Seychelles abundant sand, sun and seq, it’s no surprise that tourism is the most important sector of Seychelles’ economy. Last year 384,204 visitors came to the 115-island archipelago in the western Indian Ocean. Amidst the challenges that accompany the global COVID-19 pandemic, Seychelles has decided to relaunch tourism on Aug. 1. Five international airlines [...]
Zimbabwe on Wednesday signed a US$3.5 billion compensation agreement with white farmers whose land was seized over 20 years ago under the country’s controversial reforms. Then president Robert Mugabe forcibly took more than 4,000 farms from the country's 4,500 white large-scale commercial farmers. The compensation is for built structures including farmhouses and irrigation systems on [...]
The government of Japan is giving nearly $1 million to Seychelles to purchase medical equipment to tackle the COVID-19 crisis. At the signing of the agreement on Wednesday, the Japanese ambassador, Makoto Tominaga, said that while the pandemic is still prevalent in the entire world, Seychelles is lucky not to have had any deaths. The [...]
South Africa on Wednesday laid to rest anti-apartheid hero Andrew Mlangeni, who faced the death penalty alongside Nelson Mandela and others for plotting to overthrow minority white rule with guerrilla warfare. Flags flew at half mast as Mlangeni, who died last week aged 95, was laid to rest in a state funeral. "We have lost [...]
The Seychelles Coast Guard last Wednesday was assisting in the search for an Australian couple after the two sent a distress signal saying that their boat was sinking. The couple called for help on July 20 and were subsequently sighted in a life raft by a nearby ship, but bad weather prevented a rescue and they [...]
Coronavirus infections in India passed 1.5 million and deaths neared 35,000 on Wednesday, but test results in Mumbai cast further doubt on official data in the world's second-most populous nation. Even as case numbers soar and more areas impose lockdowns, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said this week India was in a "better position that other [...]
All passengers coming to Seychelles from Aug. 1 when the airport opens for scheduled passenger flights must have proof of a negative COVID-19 PCR test not more than 72 hours old before boarding their flight to the island nation, said a top official on Tuesday. The Public Health Commissioner, Jude Gedeon, told a press conference [...]
Thousands of migrants have died after suffering "extreme" abuse while crossing Africa, according to a UN report on Wednesday that estimated 72 people perish each month on the continent's routes. There has been considerable focus on the thousands lost at sea while trying to cross from Africa to Europe, but a new report found that [...]
How best to deal with a tourist who tests positive for COVID-19 while on holiday in Seychelles was the focus of a discussion held by relevant authorities on Tuesday. This discussion, chaired by President Danny Faure, took place in a review meeting focused on tourism and the re-opening of the airport on Aug. 1. Representatives [...]
