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Digital artist turns childhood memory of Seychelles’ coco de mer into animated cartoon

The Seychelles’ iconic and unique coco de mer has been turned into an animated character that the creator hopes Seychellois children will relate to. Sam Debey, a digital animator living in the United States, worked on the first episode of the animated series while he was visiting his mother in Seychelles from December to January. [...]

By | 2019-01-16T12:44:53+00:00 January 16th, 2019|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Digital artist turns childhood memory of Seychelles’ coco de mer into animated cartoon

British PM faces confidence vote after Brexit humiliation

Prime Minister Theresa May will on Wednesday face a confidence vote after MPs overwhelmingly rejected her deal to leave the European Union, leaving Britain with no plan as it hurtles towards Brexit on March 29. May suffered the largest government defeat in modern British history on Tuesday night when the House of Commons rejected by [...]

By | 2019-01-16T10:52:00+00:00 January 16th, 2019|Uncategorized|Comments Off on British PM faces confidence vote after Brexit humiliation

After months abroad, Gabon's Bongo swears in new government

Gabon's Ali Bongo was back in Libreville on Tuesday after months abroad recovering from a stroke, ending an absence that has spurred political turbulence. Returning from Morocco in the early hours of the morning, Bongo presided over a ceremony at which ministers from the new government were sworn in, officials said. Gabon has been without [...]

By | 2019-01-15T21:50:00+00:00 January 15th, 2019|Uncategorized|Comments Off on After months abroad, Gabon's Bongo swears in new government

Convicts with good behaviour eligible to work on Seychelles' distant islands as part of rehabilitation programme

Convicts with good behaviour at the Seychelles’ main prison facility will have the opportunity to work on faraway islands through an agreement between the Prison Services and the Islands Development Company (IDC). The announcement was made at a special meeting chaired by the Seychelles’ President Danny Faure on Monday at State House. The agreement is [...]

By | 2019-01-15T16:45:01+00:00 January 15th, 2019|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Convicts with good behaviour eligible to work on Seychelles' distant islands as part of rehabilitation programme

Work to raise dam in Seychelles 25 percent complete – but 4 months behind schedule

Renovation work to raise Seychelles’ main water reservoir – La Gogue Dam – in order to increase its capacity is 25 percent complete, but the project is four months behind schedule because of a strike by truckers, the chief executive of the Public Utilities Corporation (PUC) said. Work on the dam, which was built in [...]

By | 2019-01-15T14:44:00+00:00 January 15th, 2019|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Work to raise dam in Seychelles 25 percent complete – but 4 months behind schedule

S.Africa's neighbours slap import bans over foot-and-mouth disease

Countries neighbouring South Africa have banned the import of cloven-hoofed animals and their products over a foot-and-mouth disease breakout in the northern Limpopo province, government said Monday. On Monday Agriculture Minister Senzeni Zokwana confirmed the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), first identified a week ago in Vhembe district near the border with Zimbabwe. The outbreak [...]

By | 2019-01-15T09:45:00+00:00 January 15th, 2019|Uncategorized|Comments Off on S.Africa's neighbours slap import bans over foot-and-mouth disease

Desalination produces more toxic waste than clean water

More than 16,000 desalination plants scattered across the globe produce far more toxic sludge than fresh water, according to a first global assessment of the sector's industrial waste, published Monday. For every litre of fresh water extracted from the sea or brackish waterways, a litre-and-a-half of salty slurry, called brine, is dumped directly back into [...]

By | 2019-01-14T22:40:00+00:00 January 14th, 2019|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Desalination produces more toxic waste than clean water

Seychelles, UAE to sign customs agreement to assist with anti-fraud measures

The customs departments of Seychelles and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will be able to share information on fraud cases after the signing of an agreement later this year, said a top government official. The two countries are expected to sign the Cooperation and Mutual Assistance Agreement to create a customs cooperation administrative framework, given the [...]

By | 2019-01-14T19:14:27+00:00 January 14th, 2019|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Seychelles, UAE to sign customs agreement to assist with anti-fraud measures

US shutdown sends economy into uncharted waters

The US government shutdown on Saturday became the longest in history and is taking a growing bite out of the world's largest economy with each passing day, economists say. While most of the 21 "lapses" in government spending since 1976 left barely a scratch on economic growth, the length of this shutdown makes it harder [...]

By | 2019-01-14T13:41:16+00:00 January 14th, 2019|Uncategorized|Comments Off on US shutdown sends economy into uncharted waters

Seychelles National Parks Authority revises fees for parks and trails; first increase since 2009

The Seychelles National Parks Authority (SNPA) is in the process of revising entrance fees for national parks to ensure better maintenance and sustainability of parks and trails, the first price increase since 2009. The authority, which becomes financially autonomous this year, conducted a systematic review of its products and services in 2017, which highlighted the [...]

By | 2019-01-14T13:05:09+00:00 January 14th, 2019|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Seychelles National Parks Authority revises fees for parks and trails; first increase since 2009