A tropical storm warning was issued on Friday for the northern Bahamas as UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned of the dangers of climate change during a visit to the hurricane-battered archipelago. The Miami-based National Hurricane Center said a depression had formed near the Bahamas and was forecast to become a tropical storm on Saturday. [...]
A ‘Memorandum of Co-operation on Friendly Exchange’ between the two cities was signed on Friday by the Mayor of Victoria, David Andre, and the chairperson of the Standing Committee of Shanghai Municipal People’s Congress, Yicui Yin. “In the agreement that we renewed, there are different areas that we would like to promote – business, trade, tourism, and [...]
Conservationists have successfully created two northern white rhino embryos in a key step towards pulling the species back from the brink of extinction, scientists in Italy said Wednesday. There are only two survivors in the world, and both are female and unable to carry calves. The last male, named Sudan, died at the Ol Pejeta [...]
Two Seychellois artists have the opportunity to visit and experience one of the world’s most prestigious art exhibitions, as Seychelles’ Creative Industries and National Events Agency (CINEA) is making paid trips available to Venice, Italy. The agency is inviting Seychellois artists who would like to visit the Venice Biennale next month to apply by Friday, September [...]
Zimbabwe ex-president Robert Mugabe's family and the government squabbled over his burial on Thursday, with the place -- and even its date -- still unclear after relatives snubbed a plan for him to be entombed at a national monument. Mugabe died in Singapore last week aged 95, leaving Zimbabweans torn over the legacy of a [...]
The three African non-permanent members of the UN Security Council called Tuesday for the lifting of sanctions against Sudan as the country transitions towards civilian rule. In a joint statement, South Africa, Ivory Coast and Equatorial Guinea, as well as the UN representative from the African Union (AU), noted that the AU's Peace and Security [...]
At one time in Seychelles, the perception was that if something was imported it was really good quality. But this has slowly changed and currently, there are many local products that have made its way on top in the choosy Seychellois marketplace. One high-quality product that is locally produced rum. In this week’s buzz, SNA [...]
Artisanal fishers from the Indian Ocean countries have gathered in a training session in Seychelles to identify skills needed in co-management, leadership and communication to tackle common challenges. The three-day training from September 11-13 is being organised by the Federation of Artisanal Fishers of the Indian Ocean (FPAOI) and the Seychelles Fisheries Authority (SFA) at the Coco D'Or Hotel [...]
About 2,500 people are unaccounted for in the Bahamas following Hurricane Dorian, the archipelago's National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said Wednesday. NEMA spokesman Carl Smith told reporters that some of the missing people may eventually be located. "At this point, there are approximately 2,500 individuals registered on the Bahamian government register (of missing people)," Smith [...]
Beverlyn Nyamakwenje was fast asleep in her home in the east Johannesburg township of Katlehong when she was woken by gunshots. Instructed by her panicked father, the 19-year old Zimbabwean grabbed a few belongings and fled with him to a police station for safety. "We left our bags," Nyamakwenje said. "We only took two minutes." [...]
