The Seychelles Fishing Authority (SFA) is promoting the use of less-commercially popular fishes of the island nation in the kitchen with the introduction of a mobile app providing recipes on how they can be cooked. Dubbed 'FishBites', the app was launched to coincide with World Fisheries Day, which is celebrated on November 21 each year, [...]
England, Germany and five other European teams at the World Cup on Monday abandoned plans to wear rainbow-themed armbands in support of LGBTQ rights because of the threat of FIFA disciplinary action. Belgium, one of the teams, also said that football's governing body will not allow them to use their rainbow-tinged second kit with the [...]
A shallow 5.6-magnitude earthquake killed at least 56 people and injured hundreds when it damaged buildings and triggered landslides on Indonesia's main island of Java on Monday, officials said. Doctors treated patients outdoors after the quake -- felt as far away as the capital Jakarta -- left hospitals without power for several hours. "You can [...]
EGIS Emirates has been appointed for the review and preparation of an updated 30-year airport master plan for the Seychelles International Airport, the Ministry of Transport and the Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA) announced on Monday. A major upgrade for the Seychelles International Airport to cater to the increase in traffic was unveiled in February by Garry [...]
A recent marking exercise of male coco de mer trees by the Seychelles Islands Foundation (SIF) at the Fond Ferdinand reserve on Praslin has shown that its population is stable. The SIF, which manages the reserve, made the announcement recently following the completion of the exercise which began in October 2021 and ended in September this year. [...]
Qatar became the first World Cup hosts in history to lose their opening match, going down 2-0 to Ecuador on Sunday as football's showpiece got under way after 12 years of turbulent preparations. Qatar has spent $200 billion on a remarkable construction project to host the World Cup after the tiny Gulf state shocked the [...]
A fraught UN climate summit wrapped up Sunday with a landmark deal on funding to help vulnerable countries cope with devastating impacts of global warming -- but also anger over a failure to push further ambition on cutting emissions. The two-week talks in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, which at times appeared to [...]
Seychelles' education system is ranked first on the African continent according to Business Africa magazine published earlier this year. The island nation is recognised worldwide for its free education policy and over the years, this sector got the biggest portion of the national budget allocation. SNA met with the Minister for Education, Justin Valentin, to learn [...]
FIFA president Gianni Infantino blasted the "hypocrisy" of Western critics of Qatar's human rights record on Saturday, making a passionate defence of the World Cup in the Gulf state on the eve of the kick-off. The build-up to the tournament has been dominated by concerns over Qatar's treatment of migrant workers, women and the LGBTQ [...]
The 2022 FIFA football World Cup will kick off in Qatar on Sunday November 20 and last until December 18 with 32 teams vying for the coveted trophy. While Seychelles has never participated in the prestigious tournament, with football being a much loved sport on the island nation, the country's population always looks forward to [...]
