The press should be left to do its job without constant outside interference, according to Rassin Vannier, chairperson of the Association of Media Practitioners of Seychelles (AMPS), in response to a statement about media reporting made by Chief Justice Rony Govinden at the reopening of the Supreme Court on Monday. Vannier, who is also chief editor of [...]
More than half of people in Europe will likely catch Omicron by March, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, as the World Bank warned the contagious variant could hamper global economic recovery. Millions in China were locked down again, exactly two years after Beijing reported the first death from what was later confirmed to be [...]
Seychellois environmental lawyer Angelique Pouponneau is one of 15 experts that has been selected to sit on the Decade Advisory Board to assist UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) in coordinating the UN's Ocean Decade 2021-2030. "It is an honour to have been selected. I am excited about the opportunity to contribute and help shape the [...]
Vijay Construction will bear the cost for the rebuilding of the National Institute of Health and Social Studies (NIHSS) following an agreement concluded by the company's director and the Seychelles health minister on Tuesday. Vijay Patel and Peggy Vidot signed a memorandum of understanding for the construction of the building, which will start in two [...]
Aaron Boupendza stepped up in the absence of Covid-stricken Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to earn Gabon a 1-0 victory over Africa Cup of Nations debutants Comoros on Monday. Arsenal star Aubameyang and midfielder Mario Lemina missed their team's opening Group C fixture in Yaounde after testing positive for the coronavirus last week. Qatar-based Boupendza struck the lone [...]
Tennis superstar Novak Djokovic's dream of chasing a record 21st Grand Slam hung in the balance Tuesday as the Australian government pondered whether to cancel his visa, again. The world number one scored a stunning courtroom victory the day before, overturning the government's decision to cancel his visa on Covid-19 vaccination grounds. The unvaccinated 34-year-old [...]
The Africa Cup of Nations begins in Cameroon on Sunday with the continent's top-ranked side Senegal seen as the team to beat alongside reigning champions Algeria. AFP Sport picks out six stars to watch at the tournament: Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (Bayern Munich and Cameroon) Choupo-Moting was dismissed at times during his two-year stint at Paris [...]
Seychelles' Chief Justice Rony Govinden on Monday called on the media to avoid censoring reports on court proceedings for no legal reasons, during his address at the official reopening of the Supreme Court. "I am concerned that the media may not be living up to its responsibilities. I have noticed how the broadcast and publication [...]
Russia led the tourism market for 2021 with 32,000 Russian visitors arriving in Seychelles, breaking the eastern European country's 2017 record of 13,191 according to the latest figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics. Seychelles, an archipelago in the western Indian Ocean, recorded a total of 182,849 visitors for the year 2021. This is [...]
Captain Vincent Aboubakar scored a brace of penalties as hosts Cameroon came from behind to beat Covid-ravaged Burkina Faso 2-1 in the opening game of the Africa Cup of Nations in Yaounde on Sunday. Gustavo Sangare had given Burkina Faso the lead in the Group A match at the Olembe Stadium, but Aboubakar equalised from [...]
