Seychelles is taking steps to ban corporal punishment -- hitting a child -- in private households, daycare centres and children’s homes in line with research showing such disciplinary measures cause long-term harm, officials said. Banning corporal punishment would be in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, a human rights that came into [...]
Parisians were on Monday bracing for potentially the hottest ever temperature in the French capital this week as a new heatwave blasted into northern Europe that could set records in several countries. Temperatures were already topping 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) on Monday in Paris, but the mercury could soar beyond 40C on Thursday [...]
La principale coalition de l'opposition des Seychelles, Linyon Demokratik Seselwa (LDS), a annoncé au cours du week-end le processus de sélection d'un candidat pour l'élection présidentielle de l'année prochaine. Toute personne souhaitant se porter candidat à la présidence pour LDS peut soumettre sa lettre d'intérêt. La date limite est le 31 août. Lors d’une réunion [...]
Severe floods and lightning have claimed the lives of more than 650 people across India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan, officials said Monday as the annual monsoon took its toll on the rainfed region. More than 10 million people in the South Asian countries have been affected by the deluge, which has also forced tens of [...]
The Seychelles Institute of Technology (SIT) has been recognized as one of the world's 10 innovative technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutions. The institute is working closely with the UNESCO-UNEVOC, which is based in Bonn, Germany and is an international centre for connecting the UNESCO Member States worldwide to develop and strengthen TVET. The TVET sector in Seychelles [...]
Seychelles’ main opposition coalition, Linyon Demokratik Seselwa (LDS), announced over the weekend the process it will follow for selecting a candidate for next year’s presidential election. Any person willing to stand as a presidential candidate for LDS can submit their letter of interest. The deadline is August 31. The party’s leader, Roger Mancienne, during a meeting [...]
Iran warned Sunday that the fate of a UK-flagged tanker it seized in the Gulf depends on an investigation, as Britain prepared for an emergency security meeting on Tehran's action. Iranian authorities impounded the Stena Impero with 23 crew members aboard off the port of Bandar Abbas after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps seized it [...]
Global heat maps of extreme poverty show Africa in deep red. And the problem will only accelerate as population on the continent grows in coming decades. "The problems are very real and are large," newly installed World Bank President David Malpass told AFP in an interview. The International Monetary Fund and World Bank have had [...]
A new line of skin care products, Absolute Koko, is relying on the soothing power of the coconut. The products are the latest creation of Exotic Scents, a company owned by Seychellois couple Maria and John Sullivan. Maria was the winner of the second edition of the FemBioBiz competition held in May this year. “With [...]
A new book in Seychelles is giving recognition to the rich contributions made by Seychellois writers to Creole literature in the form of poetry, storytelling, novels, and drama. The book is the product of ten years of research by Guinean-born Diallo Addourahamane. "Seychellois Writers: A Biographical Sketch" is also giving value to the Creole language [...]
