Washington has imposed visa restrictions on Ghana following a row over the deportation of Ghanaians staying illegally in the United States. The move, which goes into effect on February 4, will also affect government employees and politicians. US officials have accused the West African country of refusing to accept the return of Ghanian nationals that [...]
Seychelles and the United Kingdom have signed an Economic Partnership Agreement to reflect continuity of the trade relationship between the two countries in view of the envisaged exit of the UK from the European Union. The agreement was signed on Thursday at the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London by Beryl Samson, Seychelles’ ambassador [...]
Current environmental hazards caused by the lack of proper sanitation facilities on La Digue - Seychelles’ third-most populated island - will be targeted once the construction of a wastewater treatment plant and sewer network is completed in July. The plant, to cover 95 percent of domestic wastewater generation on La Digue, is financed by the European [...]
Nearly a week after a dam storing mining waste collapsed in southeast Brazil, the human cost is clear, with nearly 350 killed or missing, but the environmental impact is still being evaluated. Authorities fear the mineral-laced slurry released by the collapse could eventually pollute the Sao Francisco River, the second-longest in Brazil, which hosts various [...]
Sri Lanka has decided against liquidating its national airline and will scout for a foreign investor, a minister said Thursday, despite warnings the loss-making carrier could drag on the economy. A panel convened by President Maithripala Sirisena to determine the fate of debt-saddled SriLankan Airlines recommended it be retained, but subjected to a major financial [...]
Seychelles’ preferential tax regimes have been deemed not harmful by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The decision comes after the island nation made several legislative amendments to these regimes late last year. Seychelles had to defend its case with OECD this month, after which the organisation made its recommendation to the Forum [...]
Seychellois military officers are joining with their counterparts from the United States, Europe, East Africa and the western Indian Ocean for the eighth edition of the Cutlass Express exercise. Cutlass Express – a United States-led annual multinational maritime exercise – is currently being held in the vicinity of Djibouti and Mozambique. Part of the exercise [...]
Toxic smog forced hundreds of Bangkok schools to close Wednesday, as authorities struggle to manage a pollution crisis that has stirred widespread health fears and taken on a political edge just weeks before elections. The Thai capital has been shrouded in murky haze for weeks, sparking social media criticism of the uneven response by the [...]
The disciplinary board of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has suspended a Seychellois referee for his involvement in a case of bribery while clearing the name of another islander who was falsely accused. Speaking to SNA on Tuesday, the Secretary-General of the Seychelles Football Federation, George Bibi, said that referee Alistair Barra has been banned [...]
The chairperson of the Seychelles’ Electoral Commission, Luciana Lagrenade, has resigned five months after her appointment, State House said on Wednesday. Lagrenade, who was appointed by the President of Seychelles, Danny Faure, was sworn in as the chairperson of the Electoral Commission on August 3, becoming the first woman to occupy the post. SNA spoke to Lagrenade who [...]