Russia and China joined Cuba, Iran, North Korea and several other countries at the United Nations on Thursday to show support for Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro in his showdown with the United States. Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza told reporters the newly-formed support group would take action in the coming days "to raise awareness around [...]
The Six Senses hotels, resorts and spas including Zil Pasyon luxury resort on Seychelles’ Félicité island have joined the InterContinental Hotels Group. The Six Senses hotels resorts and spas said in a statement this week that the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) purchased the hospitality and wellness company from private equity fund Pegasus Capital Advisors for [...]
A new bill to replace the National Parks and Nature Conservancy Act is being proposed in Seychelles to ensure more protected areas in the island nation. The Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change has started the consultative process to replace the existing legislation with a new Nature Reserves and Conservancy bill which has been [...]
Top US economic officials were to meet on Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping as the sides aim to wrap up trade talks in Beijing with enough goodwill to extend a truce in their tariff war. The world's two biggest economies are seeking an accord to bridge their deep trade differences, after President Donald Trump [...]
Valentine's Day -- February 14th -- is a day of love and romance in many regions around the world, including the Seychelles, an archipelago of 115 islands in the western Indian Ocean. Valentine’s Day is the day to say I love you, give presents, go on dates and share other beautiful messages with each other. [...]
Thousands of South African workers staged nationwide demonstrations on Wednesday to protest against high unemployment and government policies they say have failed to create jobs and are deepening poverty. Workers dressed in red t-shirts, showing their loyalty to the trade union movement, gathered in the eastern port city of Durban, Johannesburg and other locations for [...]
Love is in the air. It is Valentine’s Day, a day for lovers and a time when couples make an extra effort to pamper their loved ones. Chocolates and red roses are given freely on this day when cupid is a ‘la une’. Looking for a last-minute gift, and you want to give something different [...]
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has received official notification from the Macedonian government to change the name of the Balkan country to the Republic of North Macedonia. Guterres on Wednesday welcomed the development ending a decades-old dispute between Greece and Macedonia over the Balkan country's name. At the United Nations, the country had been known as [...]
The Seychelles' national carrier, Air Seychelles, will once again be flying to the capital of Madagascar, Antananarivo, this time with seasonal flights, the airline said on Wednesday. The twice-weekly service will be operated by the airline's Airbus A320 on Wednesdays and Saturdays from July 3 to October 26. Seats are on sale as from SCR7990 ($585) including taxes. Air [...]
The International Court of Justice on Wednesday will give its decision on a bid by Iran to recover $2 billion in frozen assets that the United States says must be paid to terror victims. The US Supreme Court ruled in 2016 that Iran must give the cash to survivors and relatives of victims of attacks [...]
