Nearly one million people were affected by a major power outage for several hours across areas of England and Wales on Friday, including parts of London, causing rush-hour transportation chaos. Problems with two generators caused the massive electricity cut, the National Grid said. "This evening we had an unexpected and unusual event, the loss of [...]
The arrival of a second Airbus A320neo aircraft for Air Seychelles in February or March next year will greatly improve connectivity within the Indian Ocean region, the airline’s chief executive said. Remco Althuis was speaking in Mauritius at the inaugural flight ceremony of Air Seychelles’ first Airbus A320neo aircraft on Thursday. “An additional Airbus A320neo in [...]
A British student in Madagascar who apparently jumped from a plane after opening the aircraft's door mid-air was "depressed" and disappointed by her studies, the African island police said Thursday. Cambridge University student Alana Cutland, 19, who was on a research trip, fell from a light aircraft shortly after it took off from an airport [...]
The President of Seychelles, Danny Faure, has appointed the local musical icon Patrick Victor as Honorary Cultural Ambassador to promote the Seychellois culture locally, regionally and internationally. According to State House, Victor, 67, received his instrument of appointment on Thursday. His appointment takes effect immediately. The President congratulated Victor for the enormous contribution he has made [...]
The Seychelles Fisheries Authority (SFA) and the police are conducting an investigation into a case of suspected illegal fishing by a foreign vessel in the island nation’s waters. In a joint communique on Thursday, the Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture, SFA and the Seychelles Coast Guard said that the flagless vessel was intercepted on Saturday [...]
Pressure built on the US Congress to pass tough gun control legislation Thursday as the mother of the man arrested for the slaughter of 22 people in El Paso, Texas said she had called police out of concern he had a military-style weapon. But President Donald Trump and most Republicans continued to rebuff calls for [...]
Couture and fashion from the Seychellois brand KATITI will for the first time be á la une at the Africa Fashion Week London. Johanna Didon, fashion designer and creator of the brand, will be showcasing some of her best creations at the August 9-10 event. Jewellery and craftwork from other local entrepreneurs will also be [...]
Malaria has killed more than 1,800 people in Burundi this year, the UN's humanitarian agency says, a death toll rivalling a deadly Ebola outbreak in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo. In its latest situation report, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said 5.7 million cases of malaria had been recorded [...]
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro blamed Washington on Wednesday in cancelling scheduled talks with the political opposition, as his embattle regime struggles under the weight of US sanctions. The oil-rich leftist regime has been hurt especially hard since US President Donald Trump on Monday ordered a freeze on all Venezuelan government assets in the United States [...]
The dust has barely settled on the closing ceremony of the 10th edition of the Indian Ocean Island Games (IOIG) - a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from Indian Ocean island nations on July, 28. With the regional sporting competition still in mind, SNA brings you four stamp collections produced by the Seychelles Postal Services immortalising world sporting events. [...]
