Mauritius has began vaccinating against Covid-19, a crucial step for the Indian Ocean archipelago nation as it seeks to revive its hard-hit tourism industry and welcome visitors again. An on-duty doctor at Victoria Hospital, in the central town of Quatre-Bornes, was the first to receive the jab, with about 100 other medical staff expected to [...]
Owners of food outlets in Seychelles are seeing a surge in demand for meal deliveries due to the COVID-19 restrictions that prohibit restaurants from opening their doors to the public. Since Seychelles first implemented COVID restrictions in April, many food outlets have had to relook at their mode of operation. According to the Public Heath [...]
The Central Bank of Seychelles (CBS) has approved an advance of SCR500 million ($23.6 million) for the government to help with its budget expenditures for 2021, a top finance official said on Friday. The governor of the Central Bank, Caroline Abel, told a press conference on Friday that since Seychelles' economic reality is still difficult, [...]
Seychelles' score in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) survey released on Thursday makes the island nation the country with the highest score in sub-Saharan Africa. The index, released by Berlin-based Transparency International, measures perception of corruption in the public sector using a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 is highly corrupt and 100 is [...]
Britain on Tuesday announced an outright travel ban on non-citizens arriving from the United Arab Emirates and severe quarantine measures or citizens coming in from there to stem coronavirus cases, hitting Dubai holidaymakers and expatriates. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said the UAE has been added to the government's "red list" along with Burundi and Rwanda [...]
Students who sat their diploma in French Language Studies (DELF), Cambridge IGCSE and A level exams at state schools last year have seen improved results compared to the year before, the Ministry of Education said. Results show that 55 percent of students got a C or above in IGSCE and 69 percent of A level [...]
The government of Seychelles is eyeing February 7 as the date when health care workers will start administering the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to the population, a step that would bring the island nation closer to reaching its goal of herd immunity by March. The chief executive of the Health Care Agency, Danny [...]
New Covid-19 variants that make the virus more contagious and could render vaccine and antibody protection less effective have spread rapidly across dozens of countries, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. In its latest epidemiological update, the UN health agency said the more contagious Covid-19 variant first spotted in Britain had by January 25 spread [...]
One of the world's most active volcanoes, Indonesia's Mount Merapi, erupted Wednesday, belching out huge clouds of smoke and ash that billowed down the sides of its rumbling crater. The volcano, near Indonesia's cultural capital Yogyakarta, shot hot ash into the air around three dozen times throughout the day. Some of it travelled as far [...]
President Wavel Ramkalawan's suggestion to restructure Air Seychelles in his State of the Nation Address is an opportunity to analyse and review what the options are for the national carrier, said the airline's chief executive. During his State of the Nation Address last Friday, Ramkalawan said the government cannot sustain Air Seychelles and perhaps it [...]
