King Harald of Norway has bestowed the title of the Order of Merit to Seychellois Chrystold Chetty, the honorary consul, in recognition of the work done to further relations between Seychelles and the northern European country. According to a press statement from the Norwegian Consulate on Tuesday, the Knight Cross was presented to Chetty on Monday by the [...]
The pressure is on France to live up to their status as one of the favourites as the host nation kick off their World Cup on Friday when they take on South Korea in the opening game before a sell-out crowd in Paris. The spotlight is shining on women's football as never before heading into [...]
The President of Seychelles will join other world leaders in Cork, Ireland for ‘Our Ocean Wealth Summit’ and the SeaFest -- the country’s largest maritime festival -- this weekend, State House said on Thursday. President Danny Faure will be a keynote speaker at the summit, which will take place from June 9-10. ‘Our Ocean Wealth Summit’ is Ireland’s flagship [...]
The Seychelles – a group of 115 islands in the western Indian Ocean - is renowned as a leader and champion in environmental issues. The islands boast unique and diverse biodiversity, endemic fauna and flora as well as lush forests and crystal blue seas. To coincide with World Environment Day on June 5, SNA brings [...]
The global economy is at a "delicate juncture" which will require central banks to maintain stimulus and governments to resolve trade disputes quickly, the International Monetary Fund warned Wednesday. "The immediate priority is to resolve the current trade tensions," IMF chief Christine Lagarde urged in a blog post aimed at the Group of 20 finance [...]
A new airstrip built on the remote Seychellois island of Providence will facilitate future development and allow easier access, a spokesperson of the Islands Development Company (IDC) said. The new airstrip on Providence which is located 705 kilometres from the main island of Mahe is 1,300 metres long by 23 metres. IDC’s spokesperson, Michael Payet, [...]
World leaders including President Donald Trump and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron will attend ceremonies Thursday on the beaches of Normandy, where 75 years ago Allied troops landed to push Nazi forces out of France. At a time of increasing international discord, the leaders will seek to show that transatlantic harmony remains intact as they [...]
Seychelles has designated 26 percent of its territorial waters as marine protection areas to complete the second phase of the debt for conservation finance deal with The Nature Conservancy, the environment minister said on Wednesday. The announcement was made by Wallace Cosgrow, the Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Change, in his message for the World Environment [...]
The Islamic community in Seychelles joined believers across the world on Wednesday to mark Eid-ul-Fitr, a celebration that marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. For the fifth consecutive year, Islamic groups in the archipelago of 95,000 people came together at Stad Popiler in the capital, Victoria. Imam Ibrahim Lebon said that the message for this [...]
Sudan's protest movement called Tuesday for fresh rallies and rejected the military rulers' election plan after nearly 40 people were killed in what demonstrators called a "bloody massacre" by security forces. Protest leaders called on their supporters to take part in "total civil disobedience" to topple the ruling military council following the deadly dispersal Monday [...]
