Italy's government declared a state of emergency on Sunday after a landslide on the southern island of Ischia killed at least one person and left a dozen missing. A wave of mud and debris hit the small town of Casamicciola Terme early Saturday morning, engulfing at least one house and sweeping cars down to the [...]
Riding on the success of the first ever D'Arros Island school programme this year, the Save Our Seas Foundation (SOSF), which manages the SOSF D'Arros Research Centre (SOSF-DRC) on the island of D'Arros, has launched its second D'Arros Experience Competition for school children. In a press release, the foundation explained that the programme seeks to [...]
A global wildlife summit that ends Friday passed resolutions to protect hundreds of threatened species, including sharks, reptiles, turtles as well as trees. Here are some highlights of the two-week meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in Panama. 1) Sharks steal the show No longer just the villains of the [...]
Hundreds of opposition demonstrators marched peacefully through the streets of Victoria, the capital of Seychelles, to protest against the cost of living on Saturday. This is the first time that the United Seychelles (US) party has organised such a gathering in the capital. "The objective of this demonstration is to say that some decisions that [...]
Seychelles joined the rest of the world on Friday to start the global 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence campaign from November 25 to December 10. The 16 Days Campaign is a strategy that calls for the elimination of all forms of gender-based violence by individuals and groups throughout the world. As part of [...]
The Indian government will fund three community projects in Seychelles which are expected to benefit over 50 families by the end of 2023 after the signing of an agreement on Friday. The memorandum of understanding was signed by the respective Seychelles ministers and the Indian High Commissioner in a ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign [...]
Delegates at a global summit on trade in endangered species on Friday approved a plan to protect 54 more shark species, a move that could drastically reduce the lucrative and cruel shark fin trade. Members of the requiem shark and the hammerhead shark families will now have their trade tightly controlled under the Convention on [...]
The Seychelles national carrier, Air Seychelles, will launch a new route starting December 26 to Almaty, Kazakhstan, the airline said on Thursday. According to a press release, the twice-weekly seasonal service will operate until March 27, 2023, to the largest city in Kazakhstan, a country of almost 20 million people. The Almaty service will be operated [...]
On the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte, clashes between machete-wielding gangs have left at least one dead, highlighting chronic crime problems that have rung alarm bells in Paris. In the densely populated main city of Mamoudzou, street battles have struck fear into residents and led the mainland government to send a contingent of elite [...]
Seychelles will host the 13th edition of the Indian Ocean Youth and Sport Commission (CJSOI) Games in 2025, said a top government official. The announcement was made by the Minister for Sports, Marie-Celine Zialor, on Tuesday at the sending-off ceremony for Team Seychelles, which is heading to Mauritius for this year's games. "I have a [...]
