Around 40 percent of heroin addicts who followed the methadone programme offered at the Aftercare Service of the Agency for the Prevention of Drug Abuse and Rehabilitation (APDAR) have been completely clean, the Secretary of State for the prevention of drug abuse and rehabilitation said. According to research by the agency, there are around 5,000 heroin [...]
The rainbow nation of Seychelles is mourning the loss of one of its most colourful sons. Achille Kwame Luc -- a well-known artist, a promoter of the islands' rich culture and heritage, an environmentalist, an ardent supporter of human rights, and a peace lover -- was laid to rest on Monday. Kwame, his African name which [...]
An Indonesian Lion Air plane carrying 188 passengers and crew crashed into the sea Monday, officials said, moments after it had asked to be allowed to return to Jakarta. The jet vanished from radar just 13 minutes after taking off from the Indonesian capital, plunging into the ocean. Search and Rescue Agency spokesman Yusuf Latif [...]
Seychelles on Monday launched the world’s first sovereign blue bond, a financial instrument designed to support sustainable marine and fisheries projects, said a communiqué from the World Bank Group. The blue bond, valued at $15 million over 10 years with guarantees from the World Bank and the Global Environment Facility, is to support the Seychelles’ transition to sustainable [...]
Sometimes called a "Tropical Trump" for his politically incorrect vitriol, Brazil's controversial pro-dictatorship presidential candidate, Jair Bolsonaro successfully played to an electorate disgusted with conventional politics. And from January 1, he will be Brazil's new president. Bolsonaro, 63, has built an image as a political outsider ready to rough up the establishment -- no small [...]
A colourful procession that echoed this island nation’s traditional ‘Laserenad’ livened up the usually quiet Seychellois capital on Saturday as the Creole Festival swung into rhythm. Twenty-one floats marched in a spectacular display of colours and sound through the streets of Victoria up to Freedom Square. ‘Laserenad’ is an activity that has always been present on the [...]
Two Seychellois artists have teamed up in a visual arts exhibition that shows different moments in people's everyday life, including the different journeys they take. The exhibition, entitled ‘Mouvman Lavi’ -- Creole for ‘Life Movements,’ is organised by Arterial Network Seychelles. It opened last week at the Eden Arts Space -- a gallery located on Eden [...]
Afghans risked their lives to vote in legislative elections in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, after the Taliban-claimed killing of a powerful police chief delayed the ballot by a week. Turbaned men and burqa-clad women stood in long, segregated queues outside polling centres in the deeply conservative Kandahar provincial capital, which was blanketed with heavy security [...]
President Danny Faure on Saturday announced the retirement of Brigadier Leopold Payet, the Chief of the Seychelles Defence Forces. Payet’s retirement will take effect on January 1 after 41 years of service to the island nation in the western Indian Ocean. The Seychelles’ President said he will announce a new Chief of Defence Forces in December. Speaking to officers present on Saturday morning [...]
The Creole Festival brings Seychellois together to revive the Creole spirit despite differences, said a top official at the opening of the festival on Friday. The Designated Minister Macsuzy Mondon said, “The festival is also a moment to bring together every Creole-speaking country to celebrate together our cultural values.” The official opening of this year’s 33rd edition of the [...]