Victoria, the capital of Seychelles, represents at once both stability and progress. From its roots as a small village with a handful of people, it has become the bustling heart of the 115-island nation in the western Indian Ocean, buzzing with businesses. SNA presents six businesses and services that through all of the city's developments [...]
Five types of marine species are expected to be farmed in Seychelles for the first time with the issuing of licences as of August this year. According to a top official from the Seychelles Fisheries Authority (SFA), this process will officially launch aquaculture as an industry on the island nation. The principal aquaculture officer at [...]
The Swiss will vote Sunday on whether to bring the country's gun laws in line with EU legislation, with the government warning a 'no' could threaten relations with the bloc. A demand from the neighbouring European Union that Switzerland toughen its gun laws has prompted a rare national debate over firearm ownership in the wealthy [...]
Seychelles is one of 187 countries that approved a United Nation’s plastic waste pact aimed at reducing pollution from plastic waste. The legally binding framework is the result of a meeting held in Geneva, Switzerland from April 29 to May 10 to discuss the UN Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous [...]
Facebook announced Wednesday it would tighten access to its livestreaming feature as New Zealand's premier Jacinda Ardern and French leader Emmanuel Macron prepared to launch the global "Christchurch Call" initiative to tackle the spread of extremism online. Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has been under intense pressure since March when a self-described white supremacist used Facebook [...]
Efforts to help fellow Africans in need carried out by the Red Cross Society of Seychelles were saluted by a high official of the International Federation of Red Cross on Tuesday. The director of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent for the African Region, Fatoumata Traore, spoke highly of Seychelles' Red Cross [...]
Sudanese army rulers and protest leaders Wednesday agreed on a three-year transition period for transferring power to a full civilian administration even as negotiations over a new sovereign ruling body remain unfinished. The protest movement is demanding a civilian-led transition following 30 years of iron-fisted rule by now deposed president Omar al-Bashir, but the generals [...]
Britain and New Zealand are failing on children's rights, scoring lower than war-torn Syria and North Korea relative to their wealth in rankings released Tuesday by a children's group. "Appalling" discrimination against migrant children and a lack of legal protection for poorer youths in New Zealand and the UK put them near the bottom of [...]
Alors que les Seychelles se préparent à l'élection présidentielle de l'année prochaine, la SNA cherchera à connaître le point de vue des dirigeants politiques de la nation insulaire. Notre deuxième interview de la série réalisée par courrier électronique est avec Vincent Meriton, vice-président des Seychelles et chef du parti United Seychelles. SNA: Cela fait presque [...]
As Seychelles gets ready for a presidential election next year, SNA will be seeking the views of the island nation's political leaders. Our second interview in the series done via email is with Vincent Meriton, the Seychelles’ Vice President and the leader of the United Seychelles party. SNA: It is almost two years since you [...]
