The captain of a Sri Lankan-flagged vessel appeared in court Tuesday after being arrested for allegedly fishing illegally in the waters of Seychelles, while a second captain is being investigated after two boats were intercepted by the Seychelles Coast Guard. The announcement of the interception of two foreign fishing vessels by the Seychelles Coast Guard (SCG) was [...]
Democrats took control of the lower house of Congress Tuesday in a midterm rebuke to Donald Trump, but the US president escaped a feared "blue wave" as his Republicans bolstered their Senate majority after a polarizing, racially charged campaign. Heralded by Trump as a "tremendous success," the Republican Senate victories will all but end any [...]
Art lovers passing through the small capital city of Victoria have a new gallery to visit as Kenwyn House reopened its doors after months of renovations. A national monument built in 1855, Kenwyn House is an example of the French colonial style of the time that Seychelles is known for. Four months of renovation work [...]
The Perseverance Primary School will be the first school in Seychelles to grow vegetables using a system that includes fishes and aquariums. The method, known as aquaponics, is a system of aquaculture in which the waste produced by fish or other aquatic creatures supplies the nutrients for plants grown hydroponically, which in turn purify water. The [...]
Madagascar votes on Wednesday for a new president in unprecedented polls in which the three front-runners are former heads of state facing-off amid efforts to defuse a political crisis. Attempts by the most recent president, Hery Rajaonarimampianina, to change the large Indian Ocean island's electoral laws backfired, sparking nearly three months of sometimes violent protests [...]
Hundreds of grieving relatives prayed Tuesday at the spot where a Lion Air jet plunged into the sea as revelations over the jet's malfunctioning air speed indicator raised fresh questions about the cause of the accident. Tearful mourners aboard a pair of Indonesian navy vessels tossed bouquets and scattered flower petals into the Java Sea [...]
Socio-economic development, climate change, renewable energy and maritime security are key areas where the Seychelles and Germany can share expertise, the newly accredited German ambassador said Tuesday. Annett Guenther presented her credentials to President Danny Faure at State House, Victoria. “We discussed a whole range of bilateral issues. Germany and Seychelles have a long tradition of [...]
The remote island of Alphonse is now completely powered by the largest photovoltaic farm in Seychelles, meaning diesel fuel is no longer needed to make electricity, said a top official of the Islands Development Company. A total of 2,220 dual glass high-efficiency solar panels have been installed on 0.7 hectares of land -- half towards [...]
President Xi Jinping on Monday pledged to widen access to China's economy, while delivering a veiled rebuke to Trumpism, as he kicked off an import expo amid foreign accusations that he has backtracked on promises to play fair on trade. Xi said China would "step up" efforts to stimulate imports, lower tariffs, ease customs clearance [...]
Public service workers will see a five percent increase in their basic wages in the third quarter of 2019, the minster of finance announced Monday. Meanwhile, the government plans to introduce a prescription fee within the public health service. Those announcements came Monday during the national budget presentation by Maurice Loustau-Lalanne, the Minister of Finance, [...]