A major climate summit wrapped up in Madrid Sunday with a compromise deal that left little to show, prompting UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to lament a "lost opportunity" to act. Almost a fortnight of COP25 talks just squeezed out hard-earned compromises from countries over a global warming battle plan that fell well short of what [...]
Kempinski Seychelles Resort has once again been recognised for sustainable practices that safeguard the biodiversity and culture of the island nation, earning the establishment recertification from two independent groups. The resort received the Seychelles Sustainable Tourism Label (SSTL) – a sustainable tourism management and certification programme -- for the fourth consecutive year in a ceremony [...]
The Maldives is seeking a "diplomatic" solution to restructure its Chinese debt as the small but strategically located atoll nation struggles with repayments, the foreign ministry has said. Former strongman president Abdulla Yameen relied heavily on Beijing to provide financial support during his five year term and his successor's party has accused China of a [...]
One of Seychelles' popular entertainment establishments -- Katiolo Nightclub -- which closed nearly two years ago after its owner passed away, will reopen on Saturday. The nightclub, located at Anse Faure in the eastern Mahe district of Anse Aux Pins, closed on October 22, 2017, the day its owner, Simon Esparon, died at age 67 following a break-in [...]
A delegation from Mayotte – a French department in the Indian Ocean – was in Seychelles for a cultural and heritage exchange. "Mayotte is a French island so close to Seychelles but at the same time little is known here about the island. We found it really important to highlight the two neighbours of the [...]
A key World Bank fund dedicated to lifting countries out of poverty has received a record $82 billion in funding and pledges for the next three years, its president said Friday. This represented a $7 billion (6.3 billion euro) increase on the previous three-year term, and is "the largest-ever replenishment" of the International Development Association [...]
High tides of up to 1.9 metres are expected as of Friday evening, and the Seychelles Meteorological Authority is asking people to take precautions along the northern, north-western and western coastal areas of Mahe, the main island. As Seychelles goes through the full moon phase, high tides of 1.8 metres or 1.9 metres leading to [...]
High tides of up to 1.9 metres are expected as of Friday evening, and the Seychelles Meteorological Authority is asking people to take precautions along the northern, north-western and western coastal areas of Mahe, the main island. As Seychelles goes through the full moon phase, high tides of 1.8 metres or 1.9 metres leading to [...]
India's parliament Wednesday passed a contentious bill that seeks to grant citizenship to non-Muslim immigrants from some countries, as hundreds of troops were deployed in the northeast which has been hit by violent protests. The bill will let the Indian government grant citizenship to millions of illegal immigrants who entered India from three neighbouring countries [...]
A Seychellois fisheries expert has expressed concerns over what he called the European Union's overfishing of yellowfin tuna in the Indian Ocean. The EU ambassador to Seychelles, meanwhile, says that the union is still investigating the official figures of 2018's Yellowfin catch obtained from its flagged vessels, with any amount overfished to be to reflected [...]
