Citizens of Seychelles are expected to have the power to push for a referendum by means of a petition, which is the subject of a bill submitted to the National Assembly, a top government official said on Monday. Attorney General Frank Ally told reporters that the petition would only be legitimate if it is signed by [...]
Three blood-stained bodies were found on Monday in Khartoum's twin city of Omdurman, an AFP correspondent reported, a day after mass protests against the ruling generals rocked Sudan. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets on Sunday demanding civilian rule, in the first mass rally since a deadly crackdown on a protest camp [...]
A new fish species belonging to the dwarf goby group has been discovered in Seychelles by researchers of the Save our Seas Foundation (SOSF). The species, eviota dalyi, was discovered at the remote outer island of D’Arros in 2017. It was recently confirmed as a new species. The discovery was made by Ryan Daly, the [...]
Hong Kong braced for another mass rally Monday as the city marks the anniversary of its handover to China, with attendance at an annual pro-democracy march likely to be bolstered by huge recent anti-government protests. The semi-autonomous city has been shaken by historic demonstrations in the last three weeks, when protesters demanded the withdrawal of [...]
The Seychelles’ Secretary of State for finance, trade and investment, Patrick Payet, has received the 2019 Best Sustainable Finance Solution Award given for the first time at the Adam Smith awards gala presentation in London. Payet accepted the award along with other overall category winners during the Treasury Today’s Adam Smith Awards celebratory presentation gala held [...]
Leaders of the member states of the Economic Community of West African States, known as ECOWAS, formally agreed Saturday to name a planned common currency the "ECO". The 15-member group announced at the end of a summit in Abuja, the Nigerian capital, that "ECO was adopted as the name of the ECOWAS single currency." The [...]
Seychelles regards St. Vincent and the Grenadines as a great partner in its efforts to bring to thees forefront of all global dialogues the challenges faced by Small Island Nations, President Danny Faure said on Friday. Faure hosted a cocktail reception for Ralph Gonsalves, the Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines who is on [...]
The President of Seychelles, Danny Faure, has called on all Seychellois to renew their commitment as citizens to reinforce national unity in the island nation in his National Day message on Saturday.Since 2015, June 29, which marks the day Seychelles gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1976, is celebrated as the National Day.Faure wished [...]
London's iconic Tower Bridge celebrates its 125th anniversary on Sunday by showing off the weird and wacky alternative designs that were nearly built instead. The globally-recognised landmark which opens and closes for large boats plying the River Thames, has become one of the symbols of the British capital. But it could have been very different. [...]
Travellers flying from one Seychelles island to another can now experience better service with the opening of a more spacious and state-of-the-art domestic terminal at the Seychelles International Airport, Pointe Larue. The main facilities have a larger floor area of approximately 6,100 square metres which include ground and first floor. New areas include check-in, baggage, [...]
