A new, stronger bill on anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism will be tabled before the National Assembly for approval in February, a top government official said. The secretary of state for finance, trade and investment, Patrick Payet, said this is part of a phased approach to strengthen the domestic framework of the [...]
Measles has killed more than 6,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo since January, the world's worst outbreak and nearly triple the toll in the country's Ebola epidemic, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. DR Congo declared its latest measles epidemic in June, and last September the country launched an emergency vaccination campaign to [...]
China believes a mysterious pneumonia outbreak that has struck 59 people is due to a new strain of virus from the family of pathogens that includes SARS, state media said Thursday. The infection was first confirmed on December 31 in Wuhan, a central Chinese city with a population of over 11 million, and initially sparked [...]
Key agreements for the construction of Africa's first utility-scale floating solar photovoltaic (PV) system in Seychelles are expected to be signed at the end of the first quarter of this year, said the Energy Commission. The Seychelles Energy Commission said in a press communique Thursday that it has issued a notice of intended award to Quadran Seychelles [...]
Seychelles – 115 islands in the western Indian Ocean -- is a dream destination. The islands are famous for their crystal clear waters, powdery white sandy beaches, pristine green environment, and diverse but yet unique biodiversity. It's often referred to as paradise on earth. Are you thinking of taking an exotic vacation in 2020? SNA [...]
A Ukrainian airliner crashed shortly after take-off from Tehran on Wednesday killing all 176 people on board, mainly Iranians and Canadians. Search-and-rescue teams were combing through the smoking wreckage of the Boeing 737 flight from Tehran to Kiev but officials said there was no hope of finding anyone alive. The vast majority of the passengers [...]
Courier companies and individuals collecting parcels at the Seychelles' international airport or post office will pay a processing fee of SCR 100 (about $7) under a new regulation effective since the beginning of the year, said a top government official. The principal secretary for Trade, Cilia Mangroo, told a press conference on Wednesday that this [...]
The North Island Resort in Seychelles has joined Marriott's Luxury Collection as the brand's first private island destination. Through a franchise agreement announced early last year, North Island became part of Marriott International's Luxury Collection brand portfolio in December and will operate as North Island, a Luxury Collection Resort. The operational responsibility of the resort [...]
Liverpool star Sadio Mane was crowned on Tuesday as Africa's 2019 Player of the Year for the first time at an awards gala in Egypt. The 27-year old Senegalese striker was up against his Liverpool teammate Mohamed Salah, the Egyptian who won the award the last two years, and Algerian Riyad Mahrez of Manchester City. [...]
The United Arab Emirates on Monday introduced a multiple-entry visa scheme valid for five years for all nationalities, with the aim of turning the Gulf state into a tourism hub. "#UAE Cabinet chaired by @HHShkMohd, approves new amendment for tourist visas in #UAE," the government of Dubai Media Office tweeted, referring to Sheikh Mohammed bin [...]
