A new survey to explore potential oil reserves is expected to begin in an area jointly managed by Seychelles and Mauritius. The chief executive of PetroSeychelles, Patrick Joseph, told SNA on Tuesday that both countries want to exploit potential resources that may be present in the Joint Management Area (JMA). “To achieve this, we need to [...]
Comoros security forces intensified their crackdown against anti-government rebels on the island of Anjouan on Thursday, with witnesses reporting heavy gunfire and residents fleeing on the fourth day of clashes. Moroni sent in reinforcements to quell the unrest that follows months of tension as President Azali Assoumani's bids to extend term limits through planned constitutional [...]
The Department of Foreign Affairs and the Seychelles police are advising all Seychellois citizens to remain vigilant when travelling abroad after a Seychellois woman was kidnapped for three days in South Africa. The woman was returned safely to her family on Tuesday. In a statement to the press, the Foreign Affairs department called on Seychellois [...]
Prime Minister Theresa May confirmed Thursday that Britain would consider extending the transition period after Brexit for a few months if needed to agree a new trade deal with the EU. EU negotiator Michel Barnier raised the idea as a way of breaking the deadlock on how to keep Britain's border with Ireland open after [...]
A first draft of a proposed policy on energy efficiency in Seychelles with clearer guidelines on how to provide at least 15 percent of the island nation's energy needs from renewable sources by 2030 was presented in a two-day workshop. The policy will help Seychelles to attain its renewable energy goals, Theodore Marguerite, the principal [...]
A new exhibition in Seychelles showcases gifts given to President Danny Faure over the last 12 months. The gifts were given by heads of state and dignitaries as well as by local and international organisations. The exhibition is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.... Source: Seychelles News Agency
A deadly Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is deeply worrying, but does not yet merit being labelled a global health emergency, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. "Based on the current context... the committee recommended that the current Ebola outbreak in DRC does not constitute a public health emergency of international concern," [...]
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday refused to blame key US ally Saudi Arabia over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi even as Riyadh faced new claims he was killed and tortured inside its Istanbul consulate. After talks with the Saudi leadership in Riyadh marked by expressions of mutual goodwill, Pompeo in Ankara met [...]
President Danny Faure said Tuesday in a televised address that Seychelles' democracy continues to evolve, its citizens live in freedom and that progress made in the island nation is being noticed internationally. The address marked two years since Faure was sworn in as the fourth president since the island nation gained independence from Britain in [...]
A new book that is the first to recount the evolution of Victoria – the capital city of the Seychelles - was officially launched last Friday. ‘Victoria: Celebrating its 240th anniversary A Historical perspective’ is a collection of rare and resourceful pictures and texts which tell the story of Victoria from when it was established [...]