Seychelles-based Chagossians have described the recent expedition to the Chagos islands organised by the government of Mauritius as a mere publicity stunt with no real interest in the plight of the displaced islanders. Pierre Prosper, the leader of the Chagossians living in Seychelles, told SNA that the islanders based in Seychelles and a group from [...]
Russian shelling hit civilian targets in central Ukraine's Dnipro city on Friday, as Moscow's troops edged closer to Kyiv, where officials said the capital was being transformed into a "fortress". Hundreds of thousands of civilians remained trapped and under fire in Ukrainian cities, including besieged Mariupol, after the first talks between Moscow and Kyiv's top [...]
Aeroflot, Russia's national airline, has cancelled this week's flights to Seychelles and has not provided information for the following week, said a top government official on Thursday. The chief executive of the Seychelles Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA), Garry Albert, told SNA that Aeroflot has cancelled flights from March 9 to 13. "We have not been [...]
Members of the National Assembly are learning more about Seychelles' situation in terms of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), the relevant laws, and how they can be improved in a two-day workshop. It is an initiative of the women's parliamentary caucus led by MNA Regina Esparon, the elected member of the northern Mahe district of [...]
Sri Lanka on Wednesday tightened restrictions on a wide range of imports from whisky to kitchen appliances as a foreign exchange shortage pushed the economy to the brink of collapse. An import ban was already introduced in March 2020 on big-ticket items such as cars in an effort by the government to stop the outflow [...]
The construction of a new state-of-the-art hospital on La Digue Island, Seychelles' third most populated island, started on Wednesday, seven months after the foundation stone was laid. State House said in a press release that the Green Island Construction company (GICC) has been commissioned to undertake the project and has started pegging boundaries and demarcating [...]
Eight Seychellois staff working at the all-inclusive luxury resort Club Med Seychelles on Ste Anne Island will be sent for skills development training at other Club Med locations in the world for six months. The staff, who were selected by the resort, received their certificates of confirmation for the training in a small ceremony earlier [...]
Eight Seychellois staff working at the all-inclusive luxury resort Club Med Seychelles on Ste Anne Island will be sent for skills development training at other Club Med locations in the world for six months. The staff, who were selected by the resort, received their certificates of confirmation for the training in a small ceremony earlier [...]
Promoting science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in the school curriculum in Seychelles was the focus of discussions between Seychelles and the UAE on Wednesday. Rashid Salem Al Shamsi, the director of the development cooperation department of the UAE's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and his delegation met with high-level officials of Seychelles' [...]
Protesters took to the streets worldwide for International Women's Day Tuesday with demonstrators clashing with police in Turkey and many rallies urging solidarity with war-torn Ukraine. In Istanbul, where protesters were planning a rally against femicide, Turkish police blocked hundreds from reaching the central Istiklal Avenue. But the demonstrators refused to be stopped, breaking through [...]
