Cultural, tourism, and artistic exchanges are possible areas of cooperation between Seychelles and China’s Liaoning Province, the mayor of the island nation's capital city said after discussions to establish a sister city relationship kicked off. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Victoria and Shenyang city, the capital of the Liaoning Province, will enable the two [...]
A proper evaluation of Seychellois culture is something that the newly appointed Honorary Cultural Ambassador of the island nation said is a priority for him. Last month, the President of Seychelles, Danny Faure, appointed Patrick Victor, the local musical icon, as Honorary Cultural Ambassador to promote the Seychellois culture locally, regionally and internationally. Victor was commended for the many contributions he has [...]
Pope Francis this week urged Mauritius, a prosperous magnet for tourists and a global tax haven, to shun an "idolatrous economic model" that excludes the youth and the poor and damages the environment. The Argentine pontiff's visit to the idyllic Indian Ocean island began with a mass attended by an estimated 100,000 faithful, ecstatically waving [...]
Supporting young people’s access to quality education is central to ensuring a full and productive life that contributes to sustainable development, the Seychelles’ President Danny Faure said at the Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning in Edinburgh, Scotland. Faure made his address on Tuesday at the 9th edition of the Forum with over 500 participants from 61 [...]
The Taliban on Tuesday vowed to continue fighting against US forces in Afghanistan after President Donald Trump said talks with the insurgents were "dead", saying Washington would regret abandoning negotiations. The renewed war of words between the two sides raised the spectre of violence in Afghanistan as Trump and the Taliban pledged to take the [...]
It is up to parents and the community to guide children on how to use technology responsibly, even when the adult does not understand the social media platform being used, an international expert said. This information was shared with parents, teenagers, representatives of local ministries and organisations in two workshops held on Saturday and Monday at the National Council [...]
The Seychelles’ Department of Foreign Affairs is advising all Seychellois citizens residing in South Africa and those planning to travel there to avoid areas of unrest and to be alert at all times amid an increase in anti-foreigner sentiment. In a travel advisory update on Monday, the Department of Foreign Affairs called on all Seychellois travelling to South [...]
The month-long suspension of the British parliament ordered by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in an apparent bid to stop MPs blocking his Brexit strategy will begin late Monday, his spokesman said. "Parliament will be prorogued at close of business today," the spokesman said, using the parliamentary term for the suspension. He added it would take [...]
The Philippines on Monday reported its first cases of African swine fever, becoming the latest country hit by the disease that has killed pigs from Slovakia to China, pushing up pork prices worldwide. The virus is not harmful to humans but causes haemorrhagic fever in pigs that almost always ends in death. There is no [...]
The Truth, Reconciliation and National Unity Commission on Monday began public hearings of human rights violations and other grievances which happened in Seychelles from the 1977 coup until the return of the multiparty system in 1993. The commission will hear witness testimony in cases of murder, torture, disappearances and unlawful acquisition of properties for the next two weeks. The first [...]
