The Seychelles Supreme court will give a decision on March 25 on the application for the release on bail of Laura Valabhji, an accused in the high-profile case of the missing $50 million, intended as aid from the government of the UAE in 2002. The application for bail on Tuesday was made by Valabhji's defence [...]
The government of Seychelles is considering several measures to curb the impact of the increase in prices of global commodities as a result of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, said a top government official on Tuesday. Seychelles' finance minister, Naadir Hassan, made a statement on this topic to members of the National Assembly, [...]
The death toll from week-long floods battering Australia's east coast rose to 20 on Tuesday, after the bodies of a man and a woman were discovered in floodwaters in Sydney. Police said the pair were believed to be a missing mother and son whose car was abandoned in a stormwater canal. Tens of thousands of [...]
President Joe Biden is expected to announce a ban on US imports of Russian oil and gas Tuesday, in a further tightening of unprecedented economic sanctions punishing Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine. The ban is partly a response to strong bipartisan pressure from Congress, despite the impact the announcement is likely to have on [...]
Three foreign vessels have been intercepted on suspicion of illegal fishing in Seychelles' waters, the Seychelles Fishing Authority (SFA) said on Monday. The nationality of the vessel owners and crew were not disclosed. According to SFA, the Seychelles Coast Guard Maritime Operation Centre (MOC) received a report from fishermen on a local fishing boat saying [...]
In a message for International Women's Day on March 8, the President of Seychelles, Wavel Ramkalawan, commented on the United Nation's theme for this year, which is "Gender Equality today for a sustainable tomorrow." Ramkalawan said the theme "allows us to reflect on the contribution of women in Seychelles and across the globe in the [...]
Seychellois deaf community campaigner Anita Gardner has dedicated her life for the last 17 years to working with people with hearing impairments. She set up the Association for People with Hearing Impairment (APHI) in 2005 to cater to the needs of hearing-impaired Seychellois. Her latest project is translating songs and poems into sign language. SNA [...]
The United Nations and United States urged the leaders of South Sudan Monday to do more to prepare for elections due to be held in less than a year or risk "catastrophe." "As I have stated before, elections have the potential to be a nation-building moment, or a catastrophe," the UN envoy for South Sudan, [...]
A second submarine optic cable has landed in Seychelles and once it becomes operational in May, it will provide a secure and reliable internet connection, said a top government official. The second submarine cable, which will be connected to the Pakistan East Africa Cable Express (PEACE), landed on Monday at Perseverance, a man-made island on [...]
A batch of 174 Nigerians who fled Ukraine following the Russian invasion landed home late on Friday, bringing the total number of citizens evacuated to almost 600. Earlier Friday, a group of 415 people, most of whom were students, arrived from Romania's capital Bucharest, one of the hubs from where African governments are scrambling to [...]
