Thousands of mourners flocked to mass graves Thursday in Indonesia's Aceh province to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, one of the worst natural disasters in history. On a grassy field in Aceh Besar district where at least 47,000 victims were laid to rest, family members and relatives prayed, scattered flower [...]
Two new commemorative coins issued by the Central Bank of Seychelles (CBS) to mark the 250th anniversary next year since the first settlers inhabited the island nation are now available. Last weekend the Governor of the Central Bank, Caroline Abel, presented the two coins -- one gold and one silver -- to the chief executive of [...]
It’s December 2019, the time when a decade comes to an end and the world prepares to sing Auld Lang Syne to welcome 2020. Amidst all the excitement, SNA presents eight historical happenings - from the launching of public transportation to the wrecking of American Whaler and the introduction of Nigerian beetles to the islands – that occurred [...]
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II used her Christmas Day message Wednesday to pay tribute to young environmental campaigners who were inspired to global action by Swedish teen Greta Thunberg. The monarch's annual message followed a chaotic year in which Britain feuded over its split from the European Union and her scandal-plagued son Prince Andrew withdrew from [...]
As Christians in Seychelles celebrate the Christmas season, two charitable organisations have brought messages of love, kindness and hope to the most vulnerable people in their communities. Over the weekend - Paster Lannwit (Street Pastors) and the Victoria branch of Caritas Seychelles - came together to bring Christmas cheer to the homeless and addicts roaming [...]
Christians in Seychelles join the rest of the world on Wednesday for the Christmas celebration, an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ on December 25. In the island nation in the western Indian Ocean, believers start the day with Mass celebrated in their respective parishes. As Catholics and Anglicans celebrate this important day, [...]
Pope Francis ushered in Christmas celebrations for the world's 1.3 billion Catholics on Tuesday, saying the celebration of Jesus's birth reminded humanity how "God continues to love us all, even the worst of us". The pontiff told crowds gathered at the Vatican for his Christmas Eve Mass: "You may have mistaken ideas, you may have [...]
Seychelles has received a ‘BB’ credit rating for the second time this year which means the island nation has maintained a stable economic outlook but there are risks of fiscal slippage in 2020. The announcement was made by Maurice Loustau-Lalanne, the Minister of Finance, on Tuesday in a presentation on the report of Fitch Ratings -- a [...]
Tehran and Delhi have agreed to accelerate the development of an important Iranian port, India's foreign minister said during a visit to the sanctions-hit Islamic republic on Monday. Chabahar port -- being jointly developed by India, Iran and Afghanistan -- is on the Indian Ocean about 100 kilometres (62 miles) west of the Pakistan border. [...]
Looking for a special one-of-a-kind last-minute Christmas gift? Why not adopt a terrapin or turtle in Seychelles, helping a local society fund its monitoring and restoration activities? The Marine Conservation Society Seychelles (MCSS) is allowing anyone interested to adopt a terrapin or a turtle, where, for the cost of $33 and $44 respectively, one can [...]
