How many of us, ever contemplate writing a book about our life, or telling our life story through poems, better yet one for each year of our lives. One Seychellois woman did just that! '40 years' is the title of a newly launched book of 40 poems illustrating 40 years of Janine Henriette – a [...]
On Monday, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will position himself on the frontline against climate change as he presides over a UN emergency summit, a role some say he turned to after difficulties in resolving global conflict. Speaking about rising temperatures, the 70-year-old recently told journalists, smiling discreetly: "I don't pretend I rule the world. My main [...]
Seychelles is being represented in two American fashion shows after a local modelling agency sent a blooming Seychellois model to catwalk the latest fashion wears internationally. Nahil Accouche, a model from Telly’s Modelling Agency, is currently in the United States to take part in the Atlantic City Fashion Week from September 19-23. Afterwards, Accouche will take [...]
Embattled UK travel firm Thomas Cook on Friday sought a further emergency capital injection, seeking to stave off a collapse that could trigger Britain's largest repatriation since World War II. Thomas Cook said in a statement that it needed £200 million ($250 million, 227 million euros) -- in addition to the £900-million rescue deal secured [...]
The President of Seychelles, Danny Faure, will join other world leaders at the upcoming 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, State House said on Friday. Faure will leave Seychelles on Saturday to attend the general debate of the Assembly which will start on September 24. The annual general debate is the occasion [...]
Taiwan lashed out at China on Friday after the tiny island nation of Kiribati switched its recognition to Beijing, the second diplomatic defection in the strategically important Pacific in less than a week. The move is another coup for Beijing just weeks before it celebrates the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic [...]
Young Seychellois who are orphaned or who were abandoned at birth can now benefit from scholarships for higher education through a Japanese academic leadership programme. The Ashinaga Africa Initiative (AAI) is as of this month offering scholarships to young people from Seychelles to study at universities in Japan, the United States, the United Kingdom, and [...]
Children in Australia and the Pacific Islands kicked off a millions-strong global climate strike Friday -- heeding the rallying cry of teen activist Greta Thunberg and demanding adults take action to stave off environmental disaster. From Sydney to Seoul to Sao Paolo, children will shut their textbooks for what is expected to be one of [...]
Global child and maternal deaths have fallen sharply in recent decades, but new UN statistics released Thursday show unequal progress, with more than five childbirths a minute ending in tragedy. Two reports by several United Nations' agencies showed clear global progress in reducing the number of pregnant women or new mothers and young children who [...]
Seychelles this week launched a year-long celebration of a massive milestone: the island nation's 250th anniversary. Though the islands were claimed by France in 1756, the Seychelles – 115 islands in the western Indian Ocean -- remained uninhabited until the first settlers arrived on board the ship Thélemaque. The date on record is August 27, [...]
