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Seychelles hands over presidency of the Indian Ocean Commission

Maintaining regional stability between Madagascar and Comoros was among the achievements made during the one-year presidency of Seychelles over the Council of Ministers of the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC), Seychelles' Vice President said.  Vice President Vincent Meriton, the outgoing IOC president, spoke at the 34th Council of Ministers held at Savoy Resort and Spa in the [...]

By | 2020-03-07T22:24:54+00:00 March 7th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Seychelles hands over presidency of the Indian Ocean Commission

Suicide attackers hit outside US embassy in Tunis

Suicide attackers struck outside the US embassy in the Tunisian capital on Friday, killing a police officer, wounding six other people and once again shaking a city repeatedly hit by jihadist violence. The latest attack came despite a state of emergency imposed in the North African nation in 2015 following a string of bloody assaults [...]

By | 2020-03-07T15:34:44+00:00 March 7th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Suicide attackers hit outside US embassy in Tunis

New hydrographic survey data on Seychelles' ports give 50-year-old maps a modern makeover

Dredging work in Seychelles' Port Victoria can now be planned using highly accurate information after an electronic hydrographic survey data was handed over to the Ministry for Ports and Marine on Friday. New survey data taken around the islands of Praslin and La Digue will allow officials to update maps that in some cases are [...]

By | 2020-03-07T11:58:18+00:00 March 7th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on New hydrographic survey data on Seychelles' ports give 50-year-old maps a modern makeover

Seychelles passes new legislation against money laundering, financing terrorism

Seychelles is intensifying its fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism after passing and signing new legislation this week. President Danny Faure assented to the Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism Act 2020, and the Beneficial Ownership Act 2020, in a ceremony at State House, Victoria, on Thursday. The bills were [...]

By | 2020-03-06T16:45:05+00:00 March 6th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Seychelles passes new legislation against money laundering, financing terrorism

Afghan war crimes probe must go ahead, ICC judges say

International war crimes judges ruled on Thursday that a probe into wartime abuses in Afghanistan must go ahead, including looking into possible atrocities committed by US forces, as they overturned a previous court ruling. The call was hailed by human rights organisations as a "pivotal moment" for victims of the central Asian country's 18-year-war since [...]

By | 2020-03-06T15:34:38+00:00 March 6th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Afghan war crimes probe must go ahead, ICC judges say

Governor of Seychelles’ Central Bank: global factors impact country’s economy

At the end of December last year, the Board of the Central Bank of Seychelles (CBS) announced that it would maintain its loosened monetary policy stance for the first quarter of 2020, given the modest inflation outlook in the short to medium term, keeping the central rate at 5.0 per cent for the first quarter of [...]

By | 2020-03-06T12:46:38+00:00 March 6th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Governor of Seychelles’ Central Bank: global factors impact country’s economy

Dubai ruler ordered abduction of daughters: UK judge

Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum ordered the abduction of two of his daughters and subjected his former wife to a "campaign of fear and intimidation", forcing her to flee to London with their two children, according to a British court ruling made public on Thursday. Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, 45, fled the [...]

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Seychelles hosts international meeting focused on reducing plastic use

The efforts Seychelles is making to reduce plastic waste in the environment was highlighted in a discussion between the Secretary General of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions and President Danny Faure on Wednesday. Seychellois Rolph Payet, who is heading the first meeting of the Basel Convention's Plastic Waste Partnership in his homeland, told reporters that "Seychelles [...]

By | 2020-03-05T19:17:05+00:00 March 5th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Seychelles hosts international meeting focused on reducing plastic use

A walk-in Victoria reveals 4 rare plants to discover in Seychelles

Victoria, the capital city of Seychelles - also referred to as the smallest capital of the world – has over the years gone through several transformations. Through the passage of time, the city has seen a boom in construction but one thing has been kept as much as possible and that is its green landscape. [...]

By | 2020-03-05T17:26:03+00:00 March 5th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on A walk-in Victoria reveals 4 rare plants to discover in Seychelles

Sri Lanka seizes record drugs haul at sea

Two foreign trawlers packed with over $33 million worth of heroin and crystal methamphetamine were seized in Sri Lanka's biggest-ever drugs bust at sea, a navy spokesman said Thursday. Troops found 400 kilogrammes (about 880 pounds) of heroin and 100 kilogrammes (about 220 pounds) of the drug "ice" on board the two vessels, spokesman Isuru [...]

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