Pope Francis is to visit flood-ravaged Mozambique and Indian Ocean nations Madagascar and Mauritius in September, the Vatican announced on Wednesday. He will travel to their capitals Maputo, Antananarivo and Port Louis during the September 4-10 visit, a statement said, with the precise programme to be decided later. Mozambique is reeling from a cyclone and [...]
India said Wednesday it shot down a low-orbiting satellite in a missile test that proved the nation was among the world's most advanced space superpowers. In a rare address to the nation just weeks out from a national election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India had joined the United States, Russia and China in accomplishing [...]
Seychelles is legalising the use of electronic cigarettes with a new regulation that will classify alternative nicotine products under the tobacco control law following the approval by the Cabinet of Ministers. Bharathi Viswanathan, the programme manager in the unit for the Prevention and Control of Cardiovascular Diseases at the Seychelles Hospital, told SNA that currently all alternative nicotine products are banned [...]
In a boost for the island nation's black parrot population, the Seychelles Islands Foundation (SIF) has confirmed the eradication of the ring-necked parakeet after the invasive species has not been sighted for over a year and a half. Since the project started in 2011, 500 ring-necked parakeets have been culled. The last known bird was [...]
Syria asked the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday to hold an urgent meeting on the US decision to recognize the Golan Heights as Israeli territory. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Monday in which the United States recognized Israel's annexation of the strategic plateau, despite UN resolutions that call for Israel's withdrawal from the [...]
The Czech Republic and Seychelles can develop a stronger relationship in art, the newly accredited ambassador said Tuesday. Pavel Mikeš presented his credentials to President Danny Faure at State House, in the capital Victoria. “I don’t want to only speak about the economic and political relations. Both our countries are very strong in art and we [...]
Seychelles is expected to increase production of chicken, pork and 15 varieties of vegetables with the support of a regional initiative on food and nutrition security. The details of this initiative, the Indian Ocean Commission Regional Programme for Food Security and Nutrition, or PRESAN, were unveiled Friday at the Ministry for Fisheries and Agriculture. PRESAN is being [...]
Norway breathed a collective sigh of relief on Monday after the dramatic rescue of a stricken cruise ship off its coast, but questions mounted about why the vessel chose to sail into notoriously perilous waters in a storm. The Viking Sky, carrying 1,373 passengers and crew, sent out a mayday call on Saturday after it [...]
US President Donald Trump has declared himself completely exonerated after his campaign was cleared of colluding with Russia in the 2016 election, in a major boost for his re-election hopes. The long-awaited final report of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe into Moscow's election meddling concluded that no member or associate of the campaign conspired or [...]
The Seychelles Maritime Safety Administration (SMSA) is set to become an authority under a newly proposed bill which will allow it to increase the number of services it provides. The bill is still in the white paper stage. The public had the chance to give their feedback during meetings held on the three main Seychelles’ [...]
