Seychelles is working with African organisations to develop a Blue Economy policy for the continent, President Danny Faure said at a conference taking place in Yokohama, Japan. Faure made the statement in the thematic session on the Blue Economy on Thursday which was part of the seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD7), State House [...]
In NASA satellite images, forest fires in central Africa appear to burn alarmingly like a red chain from Gabon to Angola similar to the blazes in Brazil's Amazon that sparked global outcry. At the G7 summit this week, French President Emmanuel Macron tweeted about the central Africa fires and said nations were examining a similar [...]
August is the eighth month of the year, and in Seychelles it's normally a calm one with all state schools on a month-long holiday. But what are interesting August historical happenings in the 115 islands in the western Indian Ocean? SNA brings you 8 facts which occurred in August. 1st August of 1791 The tricolour [...]
Clients of Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB) in Seychelles can withdraw money at ATMs without a bank card and pay bills via the bank’s mobile app. The transactions are possible through a smartphone app called JuiceByMCB Seychelles, which is available for download on Androids and IOS platforms. To register to JuiceByMCB Seychelles, clients must link their [...]
Italy's Stromboli volcano off the coast of Sicily erupted Wednesday, according to fire fighters who rushed to put out wildfires sparked by lava flows. Emergency services scrambled to launch motorboats and helicopters after the "strong explosion" in the south-central slope of the crater shook the island, but no-one was hurt, the fire service said on [...]
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Wednesday that parliament would be suspended until October 14 -- just two weeks before the UK is set to leave the EU -- enraging anti-Brexit MPs. The pound slid on the surprise news, which opponents branded a "coup" and a "declaration of war". The government's move will give pro-EU [...]
A five-day gender-based violence (GBV) session organised by Seychelles’ Ministry of Family Affairs in collaboration with the United States Defence Institute of Medical Operations (DIMO) was held at the AVANI Resort recently. The main aim was to help Seychelles -- a group of 115 islands in the western Indian Ocean -- handle GBV-related issues and [...]
The next presidential election in Seychelles will take place between September and November next year, according to the Elections Act, said the chairperson of the Electoral Commission. Danny Lucas told SNA that the official date is expected to be announced in August 2020. In anticipation of next year’s election, the Commission is liaising with the government [...]
The US pharmaceutical industry faces tens of billions of dollars in potential damage payments for fueling the opioid addiction crisis after Oklahoma won a $572 million judgment against drugmaker Johnson & Johnson. One day after the healthcare giant was found guilty of flooding the market with highly addictive painkillers, another top opioid producer, Purdue Pharma, [...]
Seychelles’ authorities have started a consultative process to review the framework governing estate agents and land registration to combat anti-money laundering and terrorist financing activities, a top government official said on Tuesday. The review comes after concerns raised by the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) on the increasing number of unlicensed individuals undertaking licensable activities as real [...]
