Africa's fastest man Ferdinand Omanyala told AFP on Thursday he has given up on competing at the World Athletics Championships in the United States because of a delay in getting a visa. "I have given up my trip to Oregon. Even if I am given a visa today it's too late," said the 26-year-old Kenyan [...]
Protesters in Sri Lanka defied tear gas, water cannon and a state of emergency to storm the prime minister's office on Wednesday after the country's embattled president fled overseas, with the crowd demanding both men step down in the face of an economic crisis. In a televised statement Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said he had [...]
Individuals can help the Seychelles Islands Foundation (SIF), an environmental public charitable trust, to collect data and expand their knowledge of the Seychelles black parrot by submitting photos of the endemic bird that wears rings on its legs placed by scientists. The black parrot, which lives exclusively on Praslin, the second-largest island of Seychelles, is listed as [...]
The President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, will make a state visit to Seychelles from July 17-19, State House said on Wednesday. Kenyatta's visit is at the invitation of the President of Seychelles, Wavel Ramkalawan when the two leaders met on the margins of the 35th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union in Addis Abba [...]
France and Britain were set to suffer soaring temperatures on Wednesday, with a heatwave in Western Europe fuelling wildfires across vast stretches of forestland. Since Sunday, large parts of the Iberian Peninsula have seen temperatures surpassing 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in Spain and Portugal, where firefighters have battled wildfires. In southern France since Tuesday [...]
Protesters in Sri Lanka defied tear gas, water cannon and a state of emergency to storm the prime minister's office on Wednesday after the president fled overseas, with the crowd demanding both men step down in the face of an economic crisis. In a televised statement Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said he had instructed the [...]
Seychelles has launched its second edition of the Africa Code Week Challenge competition and is encouraging local children aged 8-16 to participate. The challenge is being organised by the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DISTI) under the theme "Protecting Life Together", with a deadline to submit the video montage being September 13, according to [...]
The exchange rates of the Central Bank of Seychelles (CBS) will be applied to calculate the market value in rupees of foreign-owned properties purchased in a foreign currency after an amendment to the Immovable Property Tax Act. The amendment to the Immovable Property Tax Act 2019 was made by the National Assembly during its session on Tuesday. The [...]
The MIOT International Total Eye Care Hospital in Seychelles, which opened in January, is satisfied with its operation for the past six months and remains committed to fulfilling its patients' right to healthy sight, a top official said. The managing director of MIOT International, Dr. Prithvi Mohandas, made the statement during an event held at Eden [...]
Family and friends of assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe gathered at a Tokyo temple Tuesday for a private funeral, as mourners outside condemned the leader's "despicable" murder. Abe was shot at close range on Friday while giving a campaign speech in the city of Nara, days ahead of upper house elections that saw his [...]
