Emirates Airline and the Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) renewed a marketing agreement this week which outlines joint activities to promote the Indian Ocean island nation. The agreement was signed Monday on the sidelines of the Arabian Travel Market in Dubai by both Orhan Abbas, Emirates’ senior vice president of the commercial operations for Africa, and STB’s chief [...]
Silhouette is the third-largest granitic island of Seychelles -- an archipelago in the western Indian Ocean. The island is a national park and offers nature lovers a rich and diverse ecosystem, which can be discovered and appreciated through different trails. The island lies 20 km northwest of Mahe -- the main island -- and is accessible by boat [...]
Nearly 800,000 people in India's eastern coastal districts have been evacuated ahead of the expected arrival of a major cyclone packing winds of up to 200 kilometres (125 miles) per hour, officials said Thursday. The Indian weather service said Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Fani is expected to make landfall on Friday afternoon near the Hindu [...]
The government of Seychelles will implement an increase in the national minimum wage, social security payments and retirement pensions at the beginning of 2020, President Danny Faure announced in his Labour Day address on Tuesday. “Here in Seychelles, Labour Day is a day for celebration, but also reflection. In our reflection, let us ask ourselves how each [...]
Several hundreds of reggae fans in Seychelles converged at the Mini Stadium in Victoria on Tuesday evening for a concert by popular Ivorian artist Alpha Blondy and his band The Solar System. Fans danced energetically during the 90-minute show, which showcased some of the artist’s popular hits dating back to the beginning of his career in the [...]
Japan's new Emperor Naruhito pledged Wednesday to stand by the Japanese people as he formally ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne, the day after his father's historic abdication ushered in a new imperial era. It was the first time in more than 200 years that a member of the world's oldest royal family has chosen to step [...]
Half of a group of 120 Sri Lankan migrants who arrived on the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion two weeks ago were deported early on Monday, officials said. The group of 60, including three women and three children, were flown back to Sri Lanka in a special flight, the island's prefecture said in a [...]
Hilton Seychelles Labriz Resort & Spa has been named the ‘Best Destination Wedding Property in Africa’ for 2018. The announcement was made last month at the Destination Wedding Planners congress -- an exclusive conference that is focused on luxury destination weddings -- at Atlantis, The Palm Hotel in Dubai. Hilton Seychelles Labriz is a luxury [...]
Investors in Seychelles interested in sustainable marine activities and fisheries projects can send proposals to the Development Bank of Seychelles, said a top official at the Bank on Monday. The first call for proposals to attract potential investors under the Blue Investment Fund was launched during a press conference organised by the Department of the Blue [...]
Heavy rain battered northern Mozambique on Monday as residents and relief workers confronted devastation wrought by Cyclone Kenneth, the strongest cyclone to ever hit Africa, which killed 38 people and destroyed thousands of homes. Roads have been washed away, fields submerged and many buildings wrecked by the storm, which came weeks after Cyclone Idai struck [...]
