Huge chunks of an Indonesian volcano litter the seabed after its eruption and subsequent collapse last year sparked a deadly tsunami, according to new research. The marine survey imagery shows parts of the strait between Java and Sumatra islands covered with triangular-shaped boulders from the Anak Krakatau volcano, some as high as 90 metres (295 [...]
Seychelles has expanded its air transport portfolio with the signing of two new air services agreements with Zimbabwe and the Dominican Republic. The signing was done during the twelfth edition Air Services Negotiation Conference (ICAN). The annual meeting was hosted by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and was held in Jordan early this month. [...]
Russia and China on Monday proposed easing sanctions against nuclear-armed North Korea, in response to steps the North takes towards denuclearization. The proposal, in a draft resolution which surprised several diplomatic missions, came the same day Washington's top representative in talks with North Korea criticized Pyongyang's "hostile" statements. The North is under heavy US and [...]
Air Seychelles will increase the frequency of flights to India during the peak summer months next year, providing holidaymakers and business travellers more choice. The airline's chief executive, Remco Althuis, said Air Seychelles remains committed to providing choice and unparalleled service to both its passengers as well as cargo suppliers to and from India. Launched [...]
Exiled former Pakistan military leader Pervez Musharraf was sentenced to death Tuesday after being found guilty of treason, an unprecedented move in a country where the armed forces are often considered immune from prosecution. The court's decision marks the first time a former leader of the armed forces has been sentenced to death in Pakistan, [...]
Seychelles' land compensation tribunal has extended its deadline for submission of claims from December to next June, said the chairperson. Initially, Seychellois whose land was taken by the government from 1977 to 1993 had until the end of December to lodge their claims with the tribunal, which was set up in August 2017. The chairperson [...]
Boeing said Monday it would temporarily suspend production of its globally grounded 737 MAX jets next month as safety regulators delay the aircraft's return to the skies after two crashes. The decision confirmed investor fears that the company's recovery from the crisis is dragging on longer and creating more uncertainty for Boeing than executives anticipated. [...]
Officials expect a decrease in the volume of bulky waste that gets dumped at the Seychelles' main landfill now that the Landscape and Waste Management Agency has commissioned its new heavy-duty waste crusher. The crusher - manufactured in Germany by the company HAMMEL - is able to crush a whole range of waste ranging from [...]
Leaders of the G5 Sahel nations held summit talks in Niamey Sunday, after the death last week of 71 Niger soldiers in a jihadist attack, calling for closer cooperation and international support in the battle against the Islamist threat. Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kabore, whose country holds the rotating presidency of the regional [...]
The news that Costa Cruises is pulling out of the Indian Ocean region will have minimal impact on visitor arrivals in Seychelles, a top tourism official said. Costa Cruises has announced it will stop operating in the region as of March. "In terms of visitor's arrival figures, the effect of Costa Cruises stopping its activities [...]
