On the 50th anniversary of the opening of Seychelles International Airport at Pointe Larue, a major upgrade has been designed to cater for the increase in traffic at the airport, a top government official said on Friday. A revision of the 2009 airport master plan was approved recently by the cabinet of ministers, making way [...]
Sadio Mane made up for a first-half penalty miss by converting the winning spot-kick in a shoot-out as Senegal defeated Egypt to win a maiden Africa Cup of Nations title on Sunday. The two sides were locked at 0-0 after extra-time in the final but Liverpool star Mane held his nerve in the shoot-out which [...]
Queen Elizabeth II on Sunday became the first British monarch to reign for seven decades, expressing her "sincere wish" for Camilla, the wife of her heir Prince Charles, to ultimately be known as Queen Consort. Elizabeth II made the announcement in a message renewing her pledge to spend her life serving the nation as she [...]
As long as Africa is denied access to the COVID-19 vaccines, the restrictions on businesses will continue to affect relief efforts, Seychelles' President Wavel Ramkalawan said in his inaugural address at the AU summit for heads of state and government on Saturday. According to a press release, Ramkalawan spoke of the importance of a vaccination [...]
Two Seychellois artists are displaying their artworks at the 9th Beijing International Art Biennale, currently taking place at the National Art Museum of China. Jude Ally and George Camille, well known for their abstract paintings, are showing their pieces at the biennale in the Chinese capital, which opened on January 21 under the theme "The Light [...]
The Seychelles President, Wavel Ramkalawan, met with around twenty members of the Seychellois community living in Ethiopia on the sidelines of the African Union summit for heads of state and government, State House said on Saturday. Ramkalawan spoke to them about the vision of his government and the newly created diaspora section in the foreign [...]
Madagascar braced up for Cyclone Batsirai set to hit the eastern parts of the Indian Ocean island on Saturday, with powerful winds and torrential rains posing a "very serious threat" to millions. Residents hunkered down before the storm makes landfall in an impoverished country still recovering from the deadly Tropical Storm Ana in late January. [...]
Seychelles expects to have Italy back as one of its leading markets in visitor arrivals in the first half of 2022, with a threefold increase forecast, the tourism department said on Thursday. Tourism Seychelles – the marketing arm of the tourism department – held an open day for travel agents and travel consultants in Rome recently, where [...]
Seychelles and Mauritius will fine-tune a bilateral fishing agreement and discuss research possibilities in a six-day meeting which started on Friday, said a top government official. The two island nations will also discuss the agreements both island nations have with foreign nations that fish in the Indian Ocean such as the EU – that represents [...]
The defence lawyers of the six persons facing corruption charges in the missing $50 million case have until March 4 to prepare for their plea after the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACCS) handed over its prosecution files on Friday. Some 6,000 documents, including audio files, were provided to the accused in electronic form on pen drives and [...]
