World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee on Monday unveiled a "Contract for the Web" to halt "misuse" by governments, companies and individuals, bringing several capitals and tech titans like Google aboard. "If we don't act now -- and act together -- to prevent the web being misused by those who want to exploit, divide and [...]
Contributors to the island nation's rich arts and culture have been awarded through the Seychelles Arts Award. Sculptor Egbert Marday and Marie Madeleine Matombe – promoter of traditional dance kamtole – clinched the prestigious Lifetime Achievements award. The second edition of the Arts Awards, which is organised every two years, was held on Saturday at the International [...]
Demonstrators from the Chagos Islands protested Friday at British defiance of a United Nations deadline to end their "illegal occupation" of the Indian Ocean archipelago. The islands have been at the centre of a decades-long dispute over Britain's decision to separate them from Mauritius in 1965 and set up a joint military base with the [...]
A book on the maritime history of Seychelles and the Indian Ocean with chapters on pirates and shipwrecks is now available. Entitled ‘Seychelles, Ships and the Sea,’ the hardback historical work which is on sale in local bookshops at SCR 400 ($29) was launched last week. The launch coincided with the celebration of the 50th anniversary [...]
Pope Francis arrives in Japan on Saturday, where he is expected to deliver a robust anti-nuclear message of peace in the only country to have suffered an atomic bomb attack.The 82-year-old Argentine is fulfilling a long-cherished ambition to preach in Japan, where years ago he hoped to be a missionary.His four-day trip will take in [...]
Members of Seychelles' National Assembly are raising concerns over Seychelles Pension Fund (SPF)'s purchasing of shares in telecommunications company Cable and Wireless. The Minister for Finance, Trade and Investment, Maurice Loustau-Lalanne, was called to the Assembly on Friday to answer an urgent private notice question from both the Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of Government Business over the transaction. [...]
Sri Lanka's new president said Friday that he will call a snap parliamentary election in March following his sweeping victory at the weekend. Gotabaya Rajapaksa is hoping to ride a wave of popularity by calling an election six months before the current parliament's five-year term expires on March 1. "I will consult the people at [...]
Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday became the country's first prime minister to be indicted in office, on corruption charges, but defiantly condemned the "coup" against him and vowed to hold onto power. The shock announcement compounded the political chaos gripping Israel, which has been without a government for months and faces the prospect of its [...]
The Seychelles Pension Fund (SPF) has acquired a 20 percent equity share in the Cable and Wireless of Seychelles with the aim of diversifying its investment portfolio, said the chairperson of the Board on Thursday. The Pension Fund invested $24 million to buy the 20 percent share ownership in Cable and Wireless, which has ensured [...]
Seychelles will welcome fashion collections from a record 25 designers from at least 10 countries in the second edition of the Seychelles Fashion Week from November 28 to December 1. In this week's Buzz, SNA looks at designers from seven countries who will have their creations presented on the catwalk. Designer: Romeo Paul Country: [...]
