As Black Friday approaches, Seychellois entrepreneurs are being asked to seize the opportunity to promote their businesses and the products they have to offer. The chief executive of the Enterprise Seychelles Agency (ESA), Lisa Lautoy, made the statement during a recent press conference in which she called on businesses to participate in the event from [...]
Pope Francis for the first time tackled claims of Israel's ongoing "genocide" of Palestinians in Gaza in a forthcoming book, urging further investigation into whether Israel's actions meet the definition. Titled "Hope Never Disappoints. Pilgrims Towards a Better World", the book includes his latest and most forthright intervention into the more than year-long war sparked [...]
An innovative initiative combining coral restoration, recycling, at the same time gearing children's interest in marine life and its conservation, is set to be implemented on Praslin, the second most populated island of the Seychelles archipelago. The project is the brainchild of Vicky Durand, a diving instructor and coral conservation specialty instructor, who is the [...]
The UN's climate chief urged G20 leaders on Saturday to push COP29 talks towards a deal to raise money for developing nations as diplomats struggled to find common ground in marathon negotiations. Negotiators worked through the night in efforts to produce a new draft deal before ministers arrive next week for the final days of [...]
For the second consecutive year, the Seychelles' Vallee de Mai nature reserve has received the Tripexpert Experts' Choice Award, solidifying its reputation as a must-visit destination in Seychelles, loved by nature enthusiasts and travellers seeking unique experiences. The Seychelles Island Foundation (SIF) said in its newsletter, "Our "Garden of Eden," with one of the world's last intact [...]
G20 leaders gather in Brazil on Monday for a G20 summit set to be dominated by differences over wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, and implications of Donald Trump's White House return. Security considerations -- always high at such meetings -- were elevated further after a failed bomb attack late Wednesday outside Brazil's Supreme [...]
A senior Hamas official on Friday said the group is "ready for a ceasefire" in Gaza, urging US President-elect Donald Trump to "pressure" Israel as it continued to pound the Palestinian territory. It comes nearly a week after Qatar, which hosts much of the Palestinian group's political bureau, announced it was suspending its role as [...]
The Seychelles Fisheries Authority (SFA) commissioned a new vessel on Friday that will be used for monitoring and identifying illegal activities in the Seychelles waters. The vessel "Surveillance 2," which costs $920,000, has been donated by the Third South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Governance and Shared Growth Project, known as SWIOFish3, a project that has [...]
As part of the Global Entrepreneurship Week through a collaboration with businesses from the Chengdu Province in China, the Enterprise Seychelles Agency (ESA) is planning a trade fair for the benefit of Seychellois entrepreneurs. The trade fair will coincide with the first inaugural flight from Chengdu, a direct and non-stop charter flight operated by Sichuan Airlines, [...]
Citrus growers in South Africa are among the businesses most nervous that duty- and quota-free exports to the United States could be scrapped next year when Donald Trump returns to the White House. The fruits are among 1,800 products across 32 African countries benefitting from preferential market access under the African Growth and Opportunity Act [...]
