The United States and China will resume cooperation on fighting climate change that Beijing had halted in anger after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan, the White House said Monday. China scrapped a series of talks and ripped up cooperation agreements with Washington, including on tackling global warming, after Pelosi, second in line to [...]
Projections made by the finance ministry for 2022 indicate that Seychelles has a debt-to-GDP ratio of 68 percent, coming down from 92 percent in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic greatly impacted the island nation. According to data from the ministry, the total debt stock of Seychelles for the first three quarters of 2022 stands at SCR [...]
Seychelles is mourning the passing of David Scholastique, musician and composer of some of the island's best loved songs. The funeral service of the musician was held on Monday at the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception in the capital city of Victoria, he was laid to rest at the Mont Fleuri cemetery. Scholastique, aged 72, passed [...]
Seychelles is heading in the right direction to protect 100 percent of its mangroves and seagrass next year, President Wavel Ramkalawan told reporters on Sunday. He told reporters that "we are already headed in that direction and it is just that we have brought our date forward." Ramkalawan made the initial announcement in his statement at [...]
The week-long countdown to the World Cup in Qatar began on Monday as the world's leading footballers focused their attention on one of the most controversial tournaments in history. The first World Cup to be held in the Arab world will kick off on Sunday when the host nation face Ecuador. It marks the culmination [...]
Seychelles will explore new areas of cooperation in education, security, youth and agriculture following bilateral talks President Wavel Ramkalawan held with leaders and representatives of several countries on the sidelines of the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) in Egypt. Ramkalawan made the announcement to reporters at the Seychelles International Airport on Sunday just after his [...]
Charles III led his first Remembrance Sunday event as king, laying a wreath in tribute to UK and Commonwealth war dead, as Britain's new prime minister also lauded Ukraine's defenders. The 73-year-old monarch had previously deputised for his mother Queen Elizabeth II, who died in September aged 96 after a year of failing health. Since [...]
Seychellois singer Taniah has won the Best Island Artist - Seychelles award at the Mauritius Music Awards 2022 held last month. Taniah was among about 26 artists and groups who were rewarded at the event held at the Sports Complex of Côte d'Or. She is the second Seychellois to win the award, after Elijah, who [...]
Kenyan soldiers landed in the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday, as part of a regional military operation targeting rebels in the conflict-torn region. Their arrival comes as the M23 militia has surged across the DRC's North Kivu province, capturing swathes of territory and inflaming tensions in central Africa. Leaders [...]
A significant decrease in the net catch of lobsters for the 2021/2022 season compared to the previous one may be due to a reduction in lobsters and a survey taking place is expected to confirm if that is the case. The 2021/2022 lobster season recorded a total catch of 2045 kilogrammes of lobsters as compared to [...]