The Seychelles is hosting other countries from East Africa in a session to develop a framework for quality assurance in Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET) qualifications. The three-day session opened on Monday at the Savoy Resort and Spa in Beau Vallon. It is being organised with the support of UNESCO and is to ensure recognition for [...]
India on Monday dramatically scrapped the launch of a rocket that was aiming to land a probe on the Moon less than one hour before blast-off because of a "technical" problem. India wants the Chandrayaan-2 -- or Moon Chariot 2 -- mission to make it only the fourth country after Russia, the United States and [...]
Authorities in Democratic Republic of Congo have appealed for calm after a preacher fell ill with Ebola in the eastern city of Goma, the first recorded case of the disease in the region's urban hub in a nearly year-old epidemic. Goma, which has a population of around one million, is the capital of North Kivu [...]
Seychelles has joined other nations in committing to work to protect media freedom by signing a joint declaration led by the U.K. and Canada on the sidelines of a global conference last week. The Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs, Barry Faure, signed the document last Thursday, on the sidelines of the global conference for media [...]
One of Seychelles’ leading destination management companies expects to double its passenger carrying capacity at sea with a new double level leisure catamaran. Expected to arrive in the country in mid-July, the catamaran will have a capacity to accommodate 240 passengers for cocktail style arrangements, said the public relations manager at Mason’s Travel, Nicole St [...]
Plans are underway to designate Seychelles’ Grand Police Bay in the southern side of the main island of Mahe an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, said an environment official. The proposed management and business plan for the wetland area, located in Takamaka district, was presented to the public to get their views. The meeting was [...]
Barry weakened further on Sunday as the storm churned across the US state of Louisiana, bringing along heavy rains and the possibility of flooding and tornadoes. There have been no reported deaths so far in Louisiana or neighboring states from Barry, which had briefly become the first hurricane of the Atlantic season before the National [...]
Rum connoisseurs can now add a new spirit to their collection following the launch of Levasseur Rum on the local market. The dark rum which is the brainchild of local entrepreneur Marco Francis has been on sale for the past two months after two years of preparation. The rum is inspired by Olivier Levasseur -- [...]
Twenty-six people were killed and 56 injured in a 12-hour attack by Al-Shabaab jihadists on a popular hotel that ended early Saturday in the southern Somali port city of Kismayo. A suicide bomber rammed a vehicle loaded with explosives into the Medina hotel on Friday before several heavily armed gunmen forced their way inside, shooting [...]
Boxer Keddy Agnes will be the flag-bearer for Seychelles at the opening ceremony of the 10th edition of the Indian Ocean Island Games which will take place in Mauritius from July 19-28. The President of Seychelles, Danny Faure, handed the Seychelles’ flag to Agnes -- the Sportsman of the Year -- on Friday during a sending off ceremony [...]
