A Seychellois has filed a case to the United Nations Human Rights Committee claiming that the lack of legal recognition of gender identity in Seychelles has breached her right to be recognised as a person under the law. According to an article by Saccucci and Partners, a law firm in Italy that is litigating the case, [...]
The Seychelles Supreme Court on Friday suspended a judgment ordering Vijay Construction to pay Eastern European Engineering Limited almost €20 million as compensation for breaking the terms of a contract for the development of Savoy Hotel. The lawyer of Vijay Construction, Bernard Georges, told the press that the application brought before the court by the [...]
West African leaders ended a day-long summit in Mali on Thursday without a deal to soothe the country's escalating political crisis. Five of the region's leaders met Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and leaders of a protest movement clamouring for his resignation, as a long-running jihadist insurgency threatens to throw the country into chaos. But [...]
A new management plan for La Digue Veuve Special Reserve is being written to promote sustainable tourism, recreation and scientific activities while also protecting the Seychelles paradise flycatcher. Currently, in its draft stage, the 'La Digue Veuve Special Reserve Management Plan 2020-2024' will replace an outdated 25-year-old version. The public can provide their views on the document [...]
The coronavirus pandemic hit grim new milestones Thursday, with cases topping four million in the United States and three million in Europe as fresh spikes from Belgium to Tokyo to Melbourne forced new restrictions on citizens. While EU lawmakers combed through a huge aid package for their economies, the UN called for a basic income [...]
Six Seychellois who tested positive for COVID-19 have all recovered and have been placed in quarantine at the Berjaya Beau Vallon facility, a top health official said Thursday. The Public Health Commissioner, Jude Gedeon, told a press conference that the six Seychellois tested on Wednesday were negative. The Seychellois have been removed from the isolation [...]
Nearly three billion of the world's poorest people should receive a temporary basic income to help slow the spread of the coronavirus, a United Nations body says. As infection numbers spike in developing countries, measures to protect vulnerable populations are "urgently needed", according to a report released Wednesday by the UN Development Programme (UNDP). Funding [...]
Women and children in Seychelles can better protect themselves against COVID-19 after the Chinese Embassy donated medical supplies to the parent ministry. The donation of 18,000 medical disposable face masks and 120 infrared thermometers was made to the Ministry of Family Affairs on Wednesday. "The materials will protect people who fall under our ministry from [...]
The African Development Bank on Wednesday approved a $288 million (249 million euro) loan to South Africa to help fight coronavirus and mitigate the economic fallout of the pandemic. South Africa is the hardest-hit country on the continent, with over 380,000 cases and at least 5,368 fatalities recorded to date. It ranks among the top [...]
Most of the seafarers on a Spanish fishing fleet who tested positive for COVID-19 in Seychelles have recovered and gone back to work, a top health official said on Tuesday. The Public Health Commissioner, Jude Gedeon, told a press conference that 58 out of the 97 people who had COVID-19 have now recovered. The 39 [...]
