Seychelles and other countries in the western Indian Ocean are set to learn how to disrupt and prevent common maritime threats through a multinational military exercise called Cutlass Express launched on Monday. Led by the United States Naval Forces Africa, the 13th Cutlass Express taking place from March 6-17 was officially launched in Seychelles by [...]
Seychelles' President Wavel Ramkalawan and his counterpart from Slovenia, Nataša Pirc Musar, have expressed the wish to strengthen the friendly ties between the two countries for the benefit of both nations. According to State House on Monday, the two presidents held bilateral talks on the margins of the 5th United Nations Conference on the Least [...]
Tropical storm Freddy returned to Madagascar in what meteorologists described on Monday as a "rare" loop trajectory, killing four people, including two children as it hit for the second time in as many weeks. Authorities in the Indian Ocean island nation said on Monday a one-year-old died when a house collapsed as strong winds and [...]
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday asked the country's Supreme Court to prioritise any criminal cases over last week's deadly train crash and to shed light on what led to the country's worst rail disaster. "The Greek people want an immediate and thorough clarification of the criminal incidents related to this tragic accident," Mitsotakis [...]
The main priorities that Seychelles is focusing on in its millennium development plans are a modern public service, a healthy nation, modern education aligned with future needs, as well as law and order and environmental sustainability. These are the main points to be discussed and agreed upon during a meeting to establish the United Nations [...]
Seychelles' former President, Danny Faure, has been named the chair of the board of governors of the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), the organisation said in a press release last week. In his message of congratulations, President Wavel Ramkalawan said, "It is an honour for Seychelles and I wish you the very best as you chair the [...]
The entrance fees for individual tourists visiting the Vallee de Mai and Fond Ferdinand nature reserves on Praslin Island will increase as of Monday, March 6, the Seychelles Islands Foundation said on Thursday. According to the foundation, the entrance fees for the Vallee de Mai, one of Seychelles' UNESCO World Heritage Sites, will increase to [...]
Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky on Sunday paid tribute to his soldiers fighting in the "painful and difficult" battle for the country's frontline eastern Donbas region. He was speaking after Ukraine's general staff reported that its forces had fought off "more than 130 enemy attacks" the previous day, including in Kupiansk, Lyman, Bakhmut and Avdiivka. "The [...]
The potential for least developed countries (LDCs) and small island states (SIDS) to have rapid growth and development could be realised if they had equal access to resources and opportunities, Seychelles' President Wavel Ramkalawan said in a plenary session on Sunday. Ramkalawan was speaking at the 5th United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5) [...]
UN member states finally agreed Saturday to a text on the first international treaty after years of negotiations to protect the high seas, a fragile and vital treasure that covers nearly half the planet. "The ship has reached the shore," conference chair Rena Lee announced at the UN headquarters in New York shortly before 9:30 [...]
