An area around the main harbour of Seychelles’ Praslin island, the nation's second-most populated island, has been demarcated as a voluntary fisheries closure zone in a bid to help maintain the fish stock. The project, an initiative of the Praslin Fishing Association, aims to conserve part of the Baie St Anne by limiting fishing activities [...]
Evo Morales was Latin America's longest-serving president until he resigned in ignominy Sunday, after weeks of opposition protests over an election ultimately said to have been riddled with irregularities. A member of the Aymara people, he grew up in poverty on Bolivia's high plains and was a llama herder, coca farmer and leftist union leader [...]
The Seychelles’ remote St Joseph atoll is a vital habitat for newborns of the blacktip reef shark, a new study led by the Save Our Seas Foundation found. The Foundation said that the study -- ‘Same species, different prerequisites: Investigating body condition and foraging success in young reef sharks between an atoll and an island [...]
Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth's coalition on Friday won elections in Mauritius by a comfortable margin, reinforcing the legitimacy of a leader who took over from his father in 2017 without going through a vote. Jugnauth's centre-right Morisian Alliance won 38 of 62 seats -- enough to secure the outright majority needed to form government alone, [...]
Jamaican reggae singer and songwriter Eric Donaldson will perform in Seychelles this weekend for the third time, and he promises fans that this weekend's show will be even better than his last one. The reggae pioneer will grace the musical stage on Saturday at 9 p.m. at the mini stadium in the capital Victoria. In a meeting [...]
Catastrophic bushfires have killed at least two people and forced thousands from their homes in eastern Australia, with the death toll expected to rise as firefighters struggle toward hard-to-reach communities. In the normally picturesque coastal town of Forster -- one among dozens hit along a swathe of the eastern seaboard -- vast plumes of smoke [...]
Japan officially opened an embassy in Seychelles with the aim of strengthening relations between the two countries in a special ceremony at Eden Bleu on Thursday. The Seychelles Vice President, Vincent Meriton, who also holds the Foreign Affairs portfolio, said that the opening of the embassy in Victoria marks a new chapter in relations between the two [...]
Around 400 low-income households in Seychelles will benefit from the energy produced by a new solar farm once it becomes fully operational on the man-made Ile de Romainville in January. The households are those already being assisted by the Agency for Social Protection, which provides comprehensive social security services and social relief for the more vulnerable. [...]
Counting was underway Friday in Mauritius following a strong turnout in an election to decide who will govern one of Africa's wealthiest and most stable democracies for the next five years. Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth is seeking a popular mandate in the Indian Ocean nation after being installed in the top job when his father [...]
A new not-for-profit association in the island nation -- Friends of Seychelles Botanical Gardens (FSBG) -- has launched with the aim of educating people about the importance of conservation and the scientific values of the island nation’s gardens. The group's launch was held Thursday at Seychelles’ Botanical Gardens in the central district of Mont Fleuri. [...]
