Protesters were expected to pour onto streets across the United States on Saturday as anger flared over the Supreme Court's decision to strike down the right to abortion. Several right-leaning states imposed immediate bans on abortion after the court on Friday shredded five decades of constitutional protections for the procedure, prompting leaders around the world [...]
Seychelles' well-known heavyweight boxer Keddy Agnes won a silver medal at the Acropolis Cup in Athens, Greece, one of the most prestigious European competitions, which took place from June 16-19. Agnes lost the final of the +92kg category to Ukraine's Alexander Grytsiv at the Panathenaic Stadium and took home a silver medal. "It was a good competition, [...]
Seychelles' well-known heavyweight boxer Keddy Agnes won a silver medal at the Acropolis Cup in Athens, Greece, one of the most prestigious European competitions, which took place from June 16-19. Agnes lost the final of the +92kg category to Ukraine's Alexander Grytsiv at the Panathenaic Stadium and took home a silver medal. "It was a good competition, [...]
From Covid-19 to the war in Ukraine, external crises have put pressure on African economies, but many on the continent see opportunities to undertake radical reforms. Africa already showed some resilience during the pandemic as its economic contraction was less severe than in the rest of the world, shrinking by two percent compared to 3.3 [...]
The Seychelles Revenue Commission (SRC) has collected $490 million (SCR6.5 billion) in revenue for 2021, an increase of 9 percent over the 2020 figure, and $14 million in arrears, a top official said on Thursday. The report was presented to Seychelles' finance minister Naadir Hassan by SRC's commissioner general Veronique Herminie in a short ceremony at [...]
Prince Charles told Commonwealth leaders Friday that the choice to become a republic or abandon the queen as head of state was "a matter for each member country to decide". Speaking at the opening of a Commonwealth summit in Rwanda, the British heir to the throne said the 54-member club of mainly former British colonies [...]
New businesses are expected to enter the coco de mer value-added production sector while existing ones may get their permit renewed when a selection committee announces who has been successful with their proposals next week. The head of the committee assessing the businesses looking for permits, Dr. Lindsay Chongseng told SNA that "following site visits to the premises [...]
The Seychelles Park and Garden Authority's (SPGA) received a donation of a drone on Thursday, intended to improve its ability to efficiently monitor the country's terrestrial parks and safeguard the preservation of protected areas. Donated by the British High Commission, the two Mavic Air 2 drones will also help the authority in fulfilling its duty [...]
Record floods were expected in parts of southern China Thursday as heavy rains pushed water levels in the Pearl River delta to their highest in almost a century. Hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated from the worst-hit parts of the region, which includes Guangdong province, a manufacturing and logistics hub that is home [...]
During a presidential press conference on Monday, Seychelles' President Wavel Ramkalawan responded to a question from SNA asking for information concerning last month's announcement of a proposed agreement for oil exploration by a British oil company in Seychelles' territorial waters. The signing of a petroleum exploration agreement with Adamantine Energy Ltd, which has its regional [...]
