The Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Ralph Gonsalves, has arrived in Seychelles on his first state visit. Gonsalves was greeted by a delegation led by the Designated Minister, Macsuzy Mondon, upon arrival at the Seychelles International airport at Pointe Larue on the east coast of the main island, Mahe, Friday morning. Shortly afterward, the [...]
Temperatures in France are expected to reach a record-breaking high on Friday, as Europe continues to endure a sweltering heatwave which sparked an out-of-control wildfire in Spain. Governments warned citizens to take extra precautions, with the week-long heatwave causing a build-up of pollution and fears of an increase in emergency calls across Europe. French meteorologists [...]
Security officers at the Seychelles main port – Port Victoria - will be increasing safety measures as part of efforts by the Seychelles Ports Authority (SPA) to meet international standards and requirements of the United States Coast Guard. Security specialists of the US Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) are in the island nation this week [...]
Leaders of the Group of 20 opened a high-stakes summit in Japan's Osaka Friday that is expected to be one of the most fractious in years. Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe opened the meeting, which will be dominated by contentious discussions on trade, geopolitical tensions, and climate change. But the mood appeared friendly in the [...]
The Central Bank of Seychelles (CBS) is maintaining its tight monetary policy stance for the third quarter of 2019, ensuring that the bank attains its primary objective of price stability, said a high official on Thursday. The decision, taken by the Board of CBS on June 24, means that the monetary policy rate remains at 5.5 percent [...]
June is a busy and historically rich month for Seychelles - an archipelago of 115 islands in the western Indian Ocean. The island nation celebrates two important milestones during this month: its Constitutional Day on June, 18, and its Independence Day on June 29. Here are six other important and tragic events which all happened [...]
A top Indonesian court was set to rule Thursday on a defeated presidential election challenger's claims that the 2019 race was rigged against him -- allegations that sparked deadly rioting in Jakarta. Tens of thousands of military and police were deployed in the capital of the world's third-biggest democracy amid fears of more unrest after [...]
In recognition of its efforts to combat trafficking, Seychelles has been upgraded on the United States Trafficking in Persons Report for 2019, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday. The annual report which is released by the US Department of State Office assesses what governments around the world are doing to combat trafficking. The upgrade of Seychelles [...]
At least 16 people were crushed to death and dozens injured in Madagascar on Wednesday at a stadium hosting national independence day celebrations in the capital Antananarivo. The bodies of sixteen victims, including three children, were stored at the mortuary of HJRA hospital in the city, AFP journalists said. According to witnesses at the hospital, [...]
The Seychelles’ National Assembly has condemned an incident in which an Indian national was shot and another assaulted in an attempted armed robbery in the central Mahe district of Bel Air on Tuesday. According to the police, the two Indian nationals were injured during a scuffle when trying to disarm a 28-year-old Seychellois man who was [...]
