The enduring partnership between Seychelles and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) took centre stage as Seychelles' President Wavel Ramkalawan attended a reception celebrating the UAE's 53rd National Day at the Savoy Resort and Spa in Beau Vallon on Sunday. Hosted by UAE Chargé d’Affaires to Seychelles, Ahmed Alnayadi, the event was attended by dignitaries including [...]
Two new Zambian justices were sworn in to the Court of Appeal of Seychelles on Monday morning, and they started their duties immediately. The two non-resident justices, Dominic Sichinga and Nicola Sharpe-Phiri, both took their oaths on Monday in a ceremony at State House before the President of Seychelles, Wavel Ramkalawan, along with the Vice-President, [...]
The president of the International Criminal Court lashed out Monday against attacks on the court, which finds itself under the spotlight after issuing arrest warrants over wars in Gaza and Ukraine. The ICC has faced criticism in some quarters after judges issued an arrest warrant last month for Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former [...]
Dutch marathon runner Sifan Hassan and Botswanan sprinter Letsile Tebogo, both of whom took gold at the Paris Olympics, were named 'Athletes of the Year' by World Athletics in Monaco on Sunday. Hassan, who also won the out-of-stadium award, was rewarded for her incredible performance in the French capital which stretched beyond the marathon and [...]
Seychelles marked its inaugural event of the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery with an exhibition at the Venn’s Town Cultural Landscape at Sans Soucis on Monday The event offered visitors a journey through the archipelago’s history with slavery and its aftermath, during the French and later British colonial periods. David Andre, secretary general [...]
Seychelles will bid farewell to the Sri Lankan High Commissioner next week, after he served the island nation for the past three years. Srimal Wickremasinghe was accredited to Seychelles in April 2021, and on Monday morning he met with President Wavel Ramkalawan for a farewell visit at State House. The diplomat told the media that [...]
Seychelles and India have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening hydrographic cooperation, emphasising its critical role in maritime safety, environmental protection, and economic development. The announcement followed a series of meetings held on November 29, 2024, between high-level officials from both nations, according to press statements During a meeting with Commodore Vishal Sharma and the Indian [...]
Negotiators have failed to reach agreement on a landmark treaty to curb plastic pollution and need more time to continue discussions, the diplomat chairing the talks said Sunday. Nearly 200 nations are in South Korea's Busan for negotiations that are supposed to result in the world's first accord on the issue after two years of [...]
The Israeli military carried out air strikes in Lebanon Saturday against Hezbollah activities that it said "posed a threat", days into a fragile ceasefire between it and the Iran-backed group. The army said it had also struck "military infrastructure" on the Syria-Lebanon border, where it accused Hezbollah of smuggling weapons in violation of the truce. [...]
A businessman from Praslin, Seychelles' second most populated island, is combining landscaping and agriculture together with the Seychellois history and traditions at a private living museum. Seeing the need to preserve Seychelles' cultural assets and give tourists something extra when visiting Praslin, Steve Esther, a trained agriculturalist, decided to set up a Praslin Museum at Cote D'Or. [...]
