A deep-sea mission by scientists to establish a baseline of marine life and the state of the ocean in Seychelles, the Maldives and the high seas of the central Indian Ocean will start March 16, State House said in a press release on Wednesday. The 35-day mission which will start in the Seychelles’ waters will [...]
Swimmer Felicity Passon and sailor Rodney Govinden are the Seychelles Sportswoman and Sportsman of the Year 2019. The Sportsman and Sportswoman award ceremony in Seychelles is an annual event which recognises athletes who have excelled in their sports discipline in Seychelles, an archipelago in the western Indian Ocean. SNA looks at the achievement of the [...]
President Donald Trump was acquitted by the US Senate on Wednesday following a historic impeachment trial that shone a harsh light on America's divisions, without ever shaking the loyalty of his voter base. In a political triumph for the US leader, Trump drew on staunch Republican support to easily defeat a Democratic effort to expel [...]
The European Commission is to propose a tougher admissions procedure for new member states with a provision to re-open parts of the process if candidates are seen as backsliding. According to a draft proposal seen by AFP on Wednesday, accession talks could be "put on hold in certain areas... or suspended overall. Already closed chapters [...]
The redevelopment of a popular leisure and cultural site in the northern district of Mahe, Beau Vallon, has been reassigned to the Société Seychelloise d'Investissement (SSI), a top official said on Tuesday. Last June, SSI purchased four parcels of land, amounting to 34,000 square metres, where the Bazar Labrin and annual Regatta sites are located. Bazar [...]
The World Bank will help Seychelles with the provision of experts and financial support to help the island nation deal with coastal erosion as a result of climate change, a top official said on Tuesday. The Country Director for Seychelles at the World Bank, Mark Lundell, told reporters that the World Bank will mobilise experts [...]
China's struggle to contain the deadly coronavirus is deepening concerns about the impact on the world's number-two economy, as factories stay closed and millions of consumers remain holed up at home. The epidemic, which has killed hundreds and infected more than 24,000, has led to sweeping travel restrictions across the country as well as the [...]
Two Seychellois students who were stranded in Wuhan, China following the breakout of the novel coronavirus have been flown to Marseilles, France, officials said Tuesday. The students are reported to be in good health and will remain in quarantine for 14 days, after which they are expected to fly back to Seychelles. The [...]
Two Seychellois students who were stranded in Wuhan, China following the breakout of the novel coronavirus have been flown to Marseilles, France, officials said Tuesday. The students are reported to be in good health and will remain in quarantine for 14 days, after which they are expected to fly back to Seychelles. The students have [...]
Switzerland and Seychelles both depend heavily on tourism and can work jointly in the sector, said the newly accredited Swiss ambassador. Ambassador Chasper Sarrot presented his letter of accreditation to the Seychelles' President Danny Faure at State House on Tuesday. "The meeting with Faure was an opportunity for us to review the diplomatic ties between the [...]
