Visitors who plan to travel to Seychelles will now be able to find the best itineraries, learn more about the destination and have a travel guide in their pocket with the launch of a new 3-in-1 mobile application. Dubbed ‘Seychelles Ahoy!’ the app allows users to research the islands of Seychelles and what they have [...]
Typhoon Mangkhut killed at least 25 people in the Philippines as it smashed homes and left behind torrents of floodwater, and is now on course to plough into China's coast. The massive storm, considered this year's strongest, left key agricultural areas on Luzon island underwater as its fierce winds tore trees from the ground and [...]
Civil society in Seychelles will open the first crisis shelter for abused women in the island nation in November. The facility is funded by the European Union and is an initiative of the Citizens Engagement Platform of Seychelles (CEPS), which groups together not for profit organisations. The chief executive of CEPS - Michel Pierre – told [...]
A woman and her baby were killed when a tree fell on their house and several more storm-related deaths were reported Friday as Hurricane Florence slammed into the Carolinas, dousing the eastern US states with torrential rain and causing rivers to burst their banks. Four deaths were confirmed by officials as US media reported another. [...]
President Danny Faure of Seychelles held his third live press conference for 2018 on Thursday evening at State House, Victoria. SNA brings an overview of the issues raised at the event which was broadcasted live on the Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation national television. The condition of foreign workers in the construction industry Following the outcry from [...]
The death toll from a cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe has risen to 25, the government said Thursday as the World Health Organisation warned that the water-borne disease is spreading rapidly in the capital Harare. "There are now 3,766 cases. The number of deaths is now 25," Health Minister Obadiah Moyo told journalists. The WHO said [...]
Seychelles’ health ministry is implementing a five-year strategy to localise all eye surgeries. This is made possible through a partnership the ministry has with the Teaching Eye Surgery Foundation, which is based in Switzerland. This week the ministry opened its first surgical service on the island nation. Vitreoretinal surgery involves surgical procedures on the retina [...]
World dignitaries laid to rest former UN secretary general Kofi Annan in his native Ghana on Thursday, with calls to keep alive the legacy of a "stubborn optimist" to create a better, more peaceful world. His widow Nane Maria led hundreds of mourners, including world leaders past and present, traditional rulers and global royalty, and [...]
The Seychelles Investment Board has confirmed that a Mauritian businessman is seeking to purchase the former Reef Hotel. According to the Mauritius online news service lexpress on Tuesday, “The former Reef Hotel, now converted into a dormitory in Anse Aux-Pins, Seychelles, should be purchased by Dr. Krishan Malhotra, Sir Anerood Jugnauth's son-in-law.” The chief executive of the Seychelles [...]
A super typhoon roared toward the Philippines on Thursday, prompting thousands to evacuate ahead of its heavy rains and fierce winds that are set to strike at the weekend before moving on to China. Typhoon Mangkhut, which has already blasted through the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam, is speeding across the Pacific with winds that [...]