Focused on making women feel confident, a Seychellois sister duo has joined forces to create a swimwear brand - the prints and design of which are set to evoke a sense of tropical escapism. Inspired by Seychelles, the brand Aimée Swim was founded and is owned by Dominique and Camilla Ernesta. The eco-conscious swimwear brand based in Seychelles [...]
Seychelles is stepping up its efforts to recognise and give due value to the coconut by reopening the "Mize Koko" – the coconut museum – dedicated to the nut's significant importance and contribution to the islanders' lives. The island nation in the western Indian Ocean also has plans to host its first-ever coconut festival later this [...]
Charles III was crowned monarch of the United Kingdom and 14 Commonwealth realms on Saturday at Britain's first coronation for 70 years, during a ceremony steeped in a millennium of ritual and spectacle. Charles, 74, became the oldest sovereign yet to be crowned at London's Westminster Abbey, after a lifetime as heir to his late [...]
Seychelles’ President Wavel Ramkalawan and First Lady Linda Ramkalawan have attended a series of events held on the margins of the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, according to a press statement from State House on Saturday. On Friday, they were present for the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Breakfast event attended by [...]
One hundred Seychellois schoolchildren will be the recipients of bursaries donated by the Archbishop Makarios Foundation following a ceremony on Friday. The foundation celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, as one of the oldest charities in Seychelles. In a ceremony at the Ministry of Education's headquarters at Mont Fleuri, the foundation's chairperson, Chief Justice Rony Govinden, handed the [...]
Seychelles' President Wavel Ramkalawan and First Lady Linda Ramkalawan met with some members of the Seychellois community living and working in the United Kingdom on Thursday, said State House. The couple is in the UK to attend the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on Saturday at Westminster Abbey. King Charles III will be the [...]
Women in Logistics and Transport (WiLAT) Seychelles is consolidating its presence in the island nation and has announced a change in the platform's chairpersonship locally in a half-day seminar on Thursday. WiLAT Seychelles is part of WiLAT, an international platform that brings together over 3,200 members in 38 countries. Launched in June 2003, WiLAT promotes [...]
Moscow on Thursday accused the US of masterminding a drone attack on the Kremlin, a charge denied by Washington, and said Ukrainian sabotage on Russian territory had reached "unprecedented momentum". Moscow said President Vladimir Putin was working from the Kremlin the day after the attack, which it said was a Ukrainian attempt to kill him. [...]
US President Joe Biden on Thursday threatened to impose new sanctions over Sudan's conflict, saying the fighting "must end", as gunfire and explosions rocked Khartoum for a 20th straight day. Hundreds of people have been killed in Sudan since battles began on April 15 between army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan's forces and his former deputy [...]
Seychellois professionals wishing to pursue higher education can now do so through an educational loan scheme already launched and facilitated by the government in collaboration with several local banks. The announcement was made on Thursday by Odile Vidot, the director general for the Financial Services Development Division in the Department of Finance. "This educational loan [...]
