Seychelles' environment department is developing a national action plan to identify key sources, pathways, hot spots and impacts of plastic pollution including microplastics in the island nation. Key partners who will be involved in the project met last week to share knowledge on marine litter and plastic pollution, learn more about action plans from a global [...]
The United States and Britain announced plans Monday to seek Russia's suspension from the UN Human Rights Council following allegations that Russian troops systematically executed civilians in Bucha, Ukraine. "The images out of Bucha and devastation across Ukraine require us to now match our words with action," US ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield [...]
Sri Lanka's opposition on Monday dismissed the president's invitation to join a unity government as "nonsensical" and instead demanded he resign over the country's worsening shortages of food, fuel and medicines. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's overture came as armed troops looked to quell more demonstrations over what the government acknowledges is the country's most severe economic [...]
Seychelles has started its first policy review with the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to identify gaps in existing policies, which once addressed, are expected to improve transparency in the sector and attract more investors, according to officials. The review will be done in a three-day working session in the island nation with representatives from WTO. The session will include [...]
Seychelles should consider passing legislation to protect women from sexual harassment in their workplace, as well as adopt criminal or civil penalties for such conduct, a World Bank index suggests. The World Bank's annual study called 'Women, Business and the Law 2022' assesses laws and regulations that affect women's economic opportunities in different countries. With a total [...]
Stunned residents of the northern Somali city of Hargeisa were struggling to pick up the pieces Sunday after a massive inferno destroyed the central market, and with it the livelihoods of thousands. The mayor of Hargeisa, capital of the breakaway region of Somaliland, estimated the blaze that engulfed the Waheen market had caused losses of [...]
Yemen's warring parties laid down their weapons for the first nationwide truce since 2016 on Saturday, with all eyes on whether the UN-brokered ceasefire will hold. The Iran-backed Huthi rebels and Saudi-led coalition have both agreed to observe the two-month truce, which took effect at 1600 GMT on the first day of Ramadan, the Muslim [...]
Over 70 years of family recipes are being shared with the world as Albert Chetty, a businessman turned writer, published his first book containing an array of Seychellois Creole cuisine. The 'Seychelles Creole Cuisine' book has 156 pages and over 60 recipes for its readers. The recipes are those cooked at home by Chetty and his family [...]
AFP Sport examines each group following Friday's draw in Doha for the 2022 Qatar World Cup: Group A: Qatar, Ecuador, Senegal, NetherlandsQatar, ranked 51st in the world, are appearing at their first World Cup but were among the top seeds thanks to their privileged status as hosts. With a squad of home-based players under Spanish [...]
Seychellois female weightlifter Clementina Agricole is back on track to take her fifth shot for a medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games scheduled to take place in Birmingham in July, as she has officially qualified to compete. Agricole clinched a spot in the games after winning a gold medal at the 2022 Mauritius International Open [...]
