Seychelles' favourite brand of locally produced beer -- SeyBrew -- will be available in cans in the first week of February, the Seychelles Breweries unveiled on Tuesday. The managing director of the oldest brewery in Seychelles, Nick Cook, told reporters that the beer is being freshly brewed in Seychelles and due to the fact that [...]
President Donald Trump on Tuesday unveiled his long-awaited plan for the Middle East that staunchly backs Israel but offers the Palestinians a pathway to a limited state. Here are some of the major points of Trump's plan, which he presented at the White House alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and which the Palestinian leadership [...]
China on Tuesday urged its citizens to postpone travel abroad as it expanded unprecedented efforts to contain a viral outbreak that has killed 106 people and left other governments racing to pull their nationals from the contagion's epicentre. The epidemic, which experts believe emanated from a wild animal market in the city of Wuhan last [...]
The first Seychellois students to be evacuated from China because of the threat from coronavirus are due to arrive home on Wednesday, an official said, following a government decision to return the students to the island nation. That decision followed concerns expressed by parents on the continuing spread of the coronavirus. The Ministry of Education [...]
The Ministry of Environment in Seychelles is mobilising resources to implement a comprehensive study to establish the population and behaviour of fruit bats on the island nation. An official from the ministry said this will provide updated information about the species which are endemic to the islands and protected under the law. “It has been [...]
Muddy currents have submerged parts of the town of Marovoay in northwestern Madagascar, flooding homes, swirling rubbish around tree tops and killing dozens. A week of torrential rains have forced thousands to leave their homes, swept buildings away and cut off road links to the rest of the poor Indian Ocean island nation. All of [...]
The body of a French tourist has been found in the rocks on the beach of Anse Source D’Argent on the island of La Digue, and initial indications are that the man drowned, the police in Seychelles said Monday. No foul play was suspected. According to the police, the 45-year-old male who was on holiday [...]
China on Monday extended its biggest national holiday to buy time in the fight against a viral epidemic and neighbouring Mongolia closed its border, after the death toll spiked to 81 despite unprecedented quarantine measures. In a sign of the mounting official concern, Premier Li Keqiang visited ground-zero to oversee containment efforts in Wuhan, a [...]
Seychelles' oldest citizen, Nancy Marie, has celebrated another milestone birthday: 111. Marie celebrated her birthday on January 26, setting another new record for the island nation. Seychelles' grandest dame celebrated her day surrounded by families and friends at her home at Ma Joie in the central Mahe district of English River. Affectionately known as 'Dada' [...]
Are you a nature lover or a hiking enthusiast who enjoys a good challenge? Were you contemplating visiting Seychelles in the near future? If yes, then May might be the time for you to come as the island nation is gearing up to host the first-ever Seychelles Nature Trail competition. The competition is [...]
