In early March, Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde Gebremariam told an aviation conference in Addis Ababa the coronavirus pandemic was "a temporary problem" -- comparable to a natural disaster or a spike in oil prices.Several weeks later Africa's largest carrier is locked in what Tewolde describes as "a struggle that we're performing for survival", ramping up [...]
The cabinet of ministers in Seychelles has endorsed a new regulation for the processing, trade and exportation of the unprocessed coco de mer kernel. The endorsement comes after the cabinet approved the repeal of the Coco De Mer (Restriction on the Processing, Trade and Export of the unprocessed kernel of Mature Nut) Regulations of 2019. [...]
The government of Seychelles is aware that around 20 South African nationals in the island nation wish to return home, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday. The Department said that in view of current travel restrictions "the government has been working with various governments whose nationals are in Seychelles in offering them the [...]
The rise in temperatures that Seychelles is experiencing will have a profound impact on the agriculture and fisheries sectors, two areas also being disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, a top official said on Wednesday, as the world observed Earth Day. Increases in surface-air temperatures result in rainfall intensity which can cause significant losses to crops, [...]
As the coronavirus pandemic bears down on vulnerable nations in Africa and South Asia, experts say there are only weeks to help fill chronic shortages of what medics need to help people breathe. Not ventilators, but oxygen itself. Medical oxygen is a core component of the life-saving therapies hospitals are giving patients with severe cases [...]
The UN children's agency on Monday appealed for $92.4 million in new funds for the Middle East and North Africa to help combat the effects of coronavirus on already poverty-stricken areas. "The region has the biggest number of children in need in the world due to ongoing conflicts and wars," said Ted Chaiban, UNICEF director [...]
Nearly 1,000 COVID-19 tests have so far been conducted in Seychelles by the health authority, officials said on Tuesday. As of Tuesday only four patients still have the virus and remain at the isolation treatment centre at the Family Hospital at Perseverance. A fifth tested negative but is still at the centre. In the latest press [...]
The re-opening date for two private schools in Seychelles remains uncertain in view of the health measures in place and a temporary ban on returning expatriates to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The International School Seychelles and Ecole Francaise des Seychelles (French school) run their school year from September to July, unlike state schools which run [...]
Survivors of last year's devastating Islamist suicide bombings in Sri Lanka held a private anniversary service Tuesday because of a coronavirus lockdown as the nation paid tribute with a two-minute silence. The pandemic forced the Roman Catholic leadership to call off elaborate services to honour the 279 people killed at hotels and churches in the [...]
The planes have stopped flying. The tourists have stopped coming, but the Seychelles Tourism Board hopes to keep the island nation at top of mind for when the world turns back on after COVID-19. "Dream Now, Experience Seychelles Later" is a new digital campaign designed to keep the islands high in people's must-visit lists. Phase [...]
