Candidates of Miss Réunion 2019 are in Seychelles to discover the island nation and carry out photo and video shoots which will be aired during the grand finale of the beauty pageant. Upon their arrival at the Seychelles International Airport at Pointe Larue on Friday, the 12 contestants were welcomed by the staff of the Seychelles [...]
A preliminary report shows that the construction of two tunnels on Seychelles’ main island of Mahe is feasible, said a top government official on Thursday. Yves Choppy, principal secretary of infrastructure, gave a summary of the project to the Committee on Government Assurances (COGA) in the National Assembly. The Committee is tasked with the responsibility of [...]
Sudan's ruling generals and protest leaders reached an agreement on the disputed issue of a new governing body Friday, in a breakthrough power sharing accord aimed at ending the country's months-long political crisis. The landmark agreement came after two days of talks following the collapse of the previous round of negotiations in May over who [...]
In an attempt to revive and strengthen the agricultural sector of the island nation, graduates from the Seychelles Institute of Agriculture and Horticulture (SIAH) will now be allocated with agricultural lands to develop their farms. The cabinet of ministers approved the new policy last week, facilitating graduates with access to parcels of state-owned lands for [...]
Southern California was rocked by its largest earthquake in two decades on Thursday, a 6.4-magnitude tremblor that caused "substantial damage" at a military facility but otherwise only minor injuries in the sparsely populated area. The shallow quake, followed by dozens of aftershocks, struck in the Mojave Desert six miles (10 kilometers) from the small city [...]
Seychelles and Mauritius are discussing how to incorporate a new fiscal and taxation regime for the Mascarene Plateau, an underwater plateau managed by both countries. The discussion is being done in a five-day meeting taking place at the Coral Strand hotel in the northern Mahe district of Beau Vallon this week to review progress made [...]
Outrage and calls for an independent probe mounted Wednesday as 44 migrants were killed in an air strike on a detention centre in Libya that the UN said could constitute a war crime. UN chief Antonio Guterres denounced the "horrendous" attack and demanded an independent investigation, as a divided Security Council failed to condemn the [...]
The Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Ralph Gonsalves, made a two-day state visit to Seychelles from 28-30 June at the invitation of President Danny Faure. SNA presents the highlights of Gonsalves’ visit to the 115-island archipelago in the western Indian Ocean. 1. Shortly after his arrival, the Prime Minister proceeded to [...]
The United States would like to increase investment in Seychelles led by the private sector, American Ambassador David Reimer said Monday in a ceremony to mark American's Independence Day, July 4. Reimer hosted a brief ceremony at the Hilton Seychelles Northolme Resort & Spa on the occasion of the 243rd anniversary of the Independence of the [...]
London summoned Beijing's ambassador for a dressing down Wednesday in a rapidly escalating diplomatic feud over protests in Hong Kong as China told Britain to keep its "hands off" the city and "show respect". The demonstrations sweeping the former British colony have also revived tensions inherent in the two sides' historic agreement on the global [...]
