British ministers met on Tuesday to intensify plans for leaving the European Union without a deal -- a prospect that is becoming more likely as Prime Minister Theresa May plays for time with just 101 days to go until Brexit. The opposition Labour Party meanwhile faced refusal over its request for a no-confidence motion in [...]
Seychelles has urged countries to work together to prevent and mitigate any adverse impacts against the developmental aspirations and survival of small islands states at the UN conference on climate change (COP24). The statement was made by the Seychelles’ Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Change, Wallace Cosgrow, at the high-level segment of the conference [...]
Ethiopian Airlines on Monday resumed flights to Moscow after a gap of 27 years stretching back to the demise of the Soviet Union, which saw relations with Moscow dive. "Moscow is a vital addition to our European service, a very important region. It's going to take our total number of weekly flights to European destinations [...]
The Seychelles’ National Assembly has approved the setting up of an intelligence agency to coordinate the gathering of information with the aim of addressing the level of crime in the island nation. A proposed bill was presented to the Assembly -- the island nation’s legislative body -- last week by the Jean-Paul Adam on behalf [...]
The new Maldives president, seen as closer to the West and India than his predecessor, secured $1.4 billion from New Delhi on Monday in his first visit abroad to his country's "closest friend". Ibrahim Mohamed Solih said after talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi that they would also "strengthen maritime security" through patrols, aerial surveillance [...]
The Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute from Kerala, India, is looking to partner with the Seychelles’ Ministry of Health in the areas of health care, education, and research. In a conference last week, the chief executive of the hospital, Benny Joseph, said, “We are going to hold discussions with the minister to see [...]
Nuclear-armed North Korea condemned the United States over its latest sanctions measures, warning Washington's approach could "block the path to denuclearisation on the Korean peninsula forever". After a rapid diplomatic rapprochement this year that culminated in the Singapore summit in June between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump, progress has [...]
A new book has been written by a Seychellois that chronicles sea voyages in the Indian Ocean. Written by well-known historian Julien Durup, ‘Seafaring Adventures and Conflicts in the Indian Ocean 3500BCE-1811CE’ will be of use to anyone learning about the history of the country. In introducing his book Durup mentioned that “there is a lack [...]
Nations on Sunday struck a deal to breathe life into the landmark 2015 Paris climate treaty after marathon UN talks that failed to match the ambition the world's most vulnerable countries need to avert dangerous global warming. Delegates from nearly 200 states finalised a common rule book designed to deliver the Paris goals of limiting [...]
With an eye on furthering tourism and trade, Seychelles has signed eight air service agreements with eight countries at the annual Air Services Negotiation conference in Nairobi, Kenya. The Seychelles Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA) said Friday that the service agreements were signed with Kenya, Bahamas, Greece, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, Turkey, Rwanda and Jamaica by the [...]
