Over 1 tonne of illicit drugs, worth over $20 million, was seized by a UK navy warship, HMS Montrose, operating as part of a Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) of 34 nations, the British High Commission in Seychelles said on Tuesday. According to a press statement, the seizure took place in the Gulf of Oman, north [...]
Seychelles expects to welcome over 200,000 visitors to its shores this year as traditional tourist markets show signs of rebounding faster after the removal of travel restrictions in several European countries, a top official said on Monday. The Principal Secretary for Tourism, Sherin Francis, made the statement to the press following the start of the [...]
Shots were heard late Sunday near the home of Burkina Faso's president after soldiers staged mutinies at several barracks to demand the sacking of the country's military top brass and more resources for the battle against Islamist insurgents. Residents also reported they saw a helicopter above the private residence of President Roch Marc Kabore in [...]
Global seafood producer Thai Union Group plans to install solar panels at Indian Ocean Tuna (IOT), its Seychelles-based tuna processing facility, to reduce its carbon footprint. Work on the installation of the solar panels is expected to start in August 2022 at a cost of €300,000. According to a press statement, the energy generated by [...]
Global seafood producer Thai Union Group plans to install solar panels at Indian Ocean Tuna (IOT), its Seychelles-based tuna processing facility, to reduce its carbon footprint. Work on the installation of the solar panels is expected to start in August 2022 at a cost of €300,000. According to a press statement, the energy generated by [...]
The Omicron variant has moved the Covid-19 pandemic into a new phase and could bring it to an end in Europe, the WHO Europe director said Sunday. "It's plausible that the region is moving towards a kind of pandemic endgame," Hans Kluge told AFP in an interview, adding that Omicron could infect 60 percent of [...]
The Comoros, the surprise package of the Africa Cup of Nations, are struggling to put a team together for their last-16 tie against host nation Cameroon after 12 players and management tested postive for Covid-19, their federation announced Saturday. The 12 positive tests include both of the Coelacanths' fit goalkeepers, with the third goalkeeper, Salim [...]
Seychellois singer-songwriter Travis, hailing from Bel Ombre, won three prizes at the third edition of the SBC Paradise FM Awards held on December 20 at Buckinarms Palace, Au Cap, on Mahe Island. Travis and The Relations won Tune of the Year with the song "Plis ki Plis" (More than More), Most Chart Entries (Male) and [...]
The first woman to referee an Africa Cup of Nations match is confident it will soon become normal to see a female official in charge at the biggest men's international tournament on the continent. "This is a chance we have to start working hard and push. It's just the beginning and after this AFCON maybe [...]
William "Bill" McAteer, a British-Seychellois historian who started researching and writing about Seychelles' history over 40 years ago, was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in the 2022 New Year's Honours. He has been given this award for his work in researching and documenting the history [...]
