The President of Seychelles called for the island nation to leave a positive mark in 2019 as he delivered his New Year’s address on national television Tuesday night. “A new year marks the start of a new chapter that brings hope. It also means a new engagement, a new engagement to continue to make a positive [...]
Thousands of opposition supporters took to the streets in the capital of Madagascar on Saturday to protest against the victory of ex-president Andry Rajoelina in last week's elections. Around 2,000 supporters of defeated candidate Marc Ravalomanana gathered in the May 13 Square in the heart of Antananarivo, demanding a recount of the vote in the [...]
Seychellois visual artists are using artworks created mostly from recycled materials to raise awareness on the island nation’s fragile environment and the need for conservation. Art installations have been put on two of the three main islands as part of a national arts project – UP! Seychelles - implemented by the Seychelles Art Projects Foundation. George [...]
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was declared the landslide winner Monday of an election marred by deadly violence that the opposition slammed as "farcical" and rigged. Hasina's ruling Awami League party and its allies won 288 seats in the 300-seat parliament, with the main opposition securing only six seats, Election Commission secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed [...]
The Seychelles’ participant in the Miss Tourism World 2019 Intercontinental Final looks forward to promoting her home country in Nantong City in Jiangsu Province, China, where the final of the pageant will take place in January. “I feel excited and scared at the same time to be representing Seychelles in Miss Tourism World. Seychelles is [...]
Voters in the Democratic Republic of Congo went to the polls on Sunday in elections that will shape the future of their vast, troubled country, amid fears that violence could overshadow the ballot. Millions of electors are choosing a successor to President Joseph Kabila, who is stepping down two years after his term limit expired [...]
Two farmers who have excelled during 2018 were awarded for their entrepreneurship during this year’s business awards organised by the Seychelles Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI). Jean-Pierre Morin won the award as the best entrepreneur whilst the young entrepreneur of the year was awarded to Nelson Renaud. Morin and Renaud were amongst 30 entrepreneurs who [...]
A team of British divers who helped save a junior football team stranded in a flooded cave in Thailand were awarded in Britain's traditional New Year Honours alongside former supermodel Twiggy and Monty Python's Michael Palin. The seven underwater specialists involved in the remarkable rescue were also joined on the prestigious annual achievement list -- [...]
The Central Bank of Seychelles has decided to slightly tighten the policy stance for the first quarter of 2019 in order to secure stability in domestic prices and to reduce inflation, a top official said on Friday. The governor of the Central Bank of Seychelles (CBS), Carolina Abel, said that the decision is due to inflationary impulses [...]
Colonel Clifford Roseline on Friday was appointed as the new Chief of the Seychelles People's Defence Forces (SPDF) following the retirement of Brigadier Leopold Payet, who had held the post for 11 years. The Commander-in-Chief of the SPDF, President Danny Faure, presented Roseline with his Instrument of Appointment at a ceremony at State House on Friday morning. [...]
