Phased EU-wide elections take place in Ireland on Friday after a campaign dominated by concerns over neighbouring Britain's messy bid to leave the bloc, and as eurosceptic forces elsewhere in Europe hope to create a political earthquake. Citizens in Ireland, where support for the European Union has risen because of Brexit, start voting at 7:00 [...]
May 22 has been proclaimed by the United Nations as the International Day for Biological Diversity, also known as International Biodiversity Day. The main aim of the day is to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues. Seychelles, a group of 115 islands in the western Indian Ocean, is home to 57 international outstanding [...]
India began Thursday the mammoth process of counting the roughly 600 million votes cast in the world's biggest election, with results due later in the day. Exit polls had pointed to a victory for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist government, but the opposition are clinging to hopes of a win. After an [...]
In an overwhelming vote in favour of the rights Chagossians, the U.N. General Assembly voted 116-6 to condemn Britain's occupation of the Chagos islands, a stinging diplomatic defeat for the U.K. The vote was in support of a motion setting a six-month deadline for Britain to withdraw from the Chagos island chain and for the islands to [...]
In a stinging defeat for Britain, the United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly demanded Wednesday that London cede to Mauritius the British-ruled Chagos Islands, home to an important military base. The Indian Ocean archipelago has been at the center of a decades-long dispute over Britain's decision to separate it from Mauritius in 1965 and set up [...]
At least six people were killed as Indonesia's capital erupted in violence on Wednesday when police clashed with protesters opposed to the re-election of President Joko Widodo. Dozens were arrested and parts of Jakarta were littered with debris and burned-out cars, as the violence triggered security advisories from the US and Australian embassies. Authorities also [...]
Seychelles is bringing music from western Africa to its shores in a first-ever Afrobeat festival on May 25 in the capital, Victoria. Organised to celebrate Africa Day “the festival will showcase the African rhythm, the influences and roots of our culture,” said Amanda Bernstein, the head of marketing and corporate relations at Barclays Bank Seychelles. It will [...]
Businesses and government offices in Seychelles can now improve communication and service delivery through a newly opened call centre. The ‘Connect Call Centre Solutions’ -- the first in Seychelles -- was officially opened last Thursday in a brief ceremony at the company’s offices located next to the Financial Services Agency (FSA) on the Bois de Rose Avenue. [...]
For years, the Comoros islands off the east coast of Africa have dreamt of an oil or gas strike -- now the first planned seismic survey could reveal if the poverty-stricken nation's hopes are about to come true. The possibility of a lucrative resources boom has gripped Comoros for seven years after then-president Ikililou Dhoinine [...]
Alors que les Seychelles se préparent aux l'élections présidentielle de l'année prochaine, la SNA cherche à connaître le point de vue des dirigeants politiques de la nation insulaire. Notre troisième interview de la série est avec Patrick Pillay, chef du parti Lalyans Seselwa. Son parti politique avait réussi à se hisser à la troisième place [...]
