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New virus outbreaks in China and abroad rekindle concerns

An eruption of new coronavirus cases in South Korea, Iran and Chinese hospitals and prisons rekindled concerns Friday about the spread of a deadly disease that has killed more than 2,200 people. The World Health Organization warned nations could face a serious problem if they fail to "hit hard now" against the virus, which has [...]

By | 2020-02-21T16:50:04+00:00 February 21st, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on New virus outbreaks in China and abroad rekindle concerns

Seychelles, European Council to sign new fisheries agreement next week; good news for idle labourers

Seychelles and the European Council adopted the new EU-Seychelles Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement on Thursday and are expected to sign it next week, said the fisheries ministry. The progress on the agreement will come as good news for workers in the sector, who say they have seen their workloads drop in recent weeks. Both parties [...]

By | 2020-02-21T16:23:03+00:00 February 21st, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Seychelles, European Council to sign new fisheries agreement next week; good news for idle labourers

State of the Nation: Seychelles to scrap Value Added Tax on food commodities to reduce cost of living

The government of Seychelles plans to remove the Value Added Tax (VAT) from all food commodities as part of measures to reduce the cost of living, President Danny Faure said in his State of the Nation address on Thursday. Faure said that the cost of living is a concern for everyone and the government has taken many [...]

By | 2020-02-21T11:28:40+00:00 February 21st, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on State of the Nation: Seychelles to scrap Value Added Tax on food commodities to reduce cost of living

Lesotho PM to be charged with murder of estranged wife

Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane will be charged with the murder of his estranged wife, who was gunned down ahead of his inauguration in 2017, police said Thursday, as the beleaguered premier announced he would quit by the end of July. Lilopelo Thabane, 58, was killed in June 2017 by unknown assailants on the outskirts [...]

By | 2020-02-21T10:00:58+00:00 February 21st, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Lesotho PM to be charged with murder of estranged wife

Addiction in paradise: Seychelles battles heroin crisis

On a plain suburban street in Seychelles, far from the idyllic coastline and luxury resorts pampering honeymooners and paradise-seekers, heroin addicts queue anxiously for their daily dose of methadone. It is a scene few outsiders would associate with the tropical nirvana adrift in the Indian Ocean, and one rarely, if ever, glimpsed by tourists as [...]

By | 2020-02-20T16:39:37+00:00 February 20th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Addiction in paradise: Seychelles battles heroin crisis

6 ways the Chinese helped shape Seychelles

Three weeks ago the Chinese community across the world welcomed and celebrated the Chinese New Year or the Chinese Lunar Calendar. Ahead of the island nation’s 250th anniversary in August, SNA looks at 5 interesting facts about the Chinese community in Seychelles – 115 islands in the western Indian Ocean.   Chinese arrive on the [...]

By | 2020-02-20T16:10:37+00:00 February 20th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on 6 ways the Chinese helped shape Seychelles

Seychelles disappointed at EU blacklisting, trying to get removed by April

Seychelles is disappointed that the European Union has added the country to the EU's list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes, said a government official on Wednesday. In a press release on Tuesday, the European Council said that Seychelles has been blacklisted because it has a "harmful preferential tax regime and the jurisdictions along with [...]

By | 2020-02-20T13:00:28+00:00 February 20th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Seychelles disappointed at EU blacklisting, trying to get removed by April

$ 31 million 'Ridge to the Reef' project to protect Seychelles' ecosystems from mountain to coast

A first-of-its-kind project in Seychelles will show an integrated approach to the management of marine, coastal and terrestrial ecosystems of the island nation, stretching from mountaintop to coastline.  The $31 million project, from Ridge to Reef, will be implemented over six years. It is co-financed by Seychelles' government, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and civil [...]

By | 2020-02-20T12:48:20+00:00 February 20th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on $ 31 million 'Ridge to the Reef' project to protect Seychelles' ecosystems from mountain to coast

Locust swarms arrive in South Sudan, threatening more misery

Swarms of locusts which are wreaking havoc across East Africa have now arrived in South Sudan, the government said Tuesday, threatening more misery in one of the world's most vulnerable nations. Billions of desert locusts, some in swarms the size of Moscow, have already chomped their way through Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Djibouti, Eritrea, Tanzania, Sudan [...]

By | 2020-02-20T10:00:00+00:00 February 20th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Locust swarms arrive in South Sudan, threatening more misery

Survey firm pulls out of Mascarene Plateau oil search deal in area controlled by Seychelles, Mauritius

An agreement to carry out seismic research in the Mascarene Plateau is being reviewed after the company pulled out due to technical reasons, said a top official. Data was to have been collected by Spectrum Geo, a United Kingdom-based company, to give insight into the oil and gas potential of the plateau, which is jointly [...]

By | 2020-02-19T19:03:08+00:00 February 19th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Survey firm pulls out of Mascarene Plateau oil search deal in area controlled by Seychelles, Mauritius