Border restrictions were being tightened around the world Monday in the face of an unrelenting coronavirus threat, after a weekend in which anger at social distancing rules bubbled over into fiery clashes in the Netherlands. The United States was set to join France, Israel and Sweden in pulling up the drawbridge to certain arrivals, with [...]
In a bid to curb community transmissions and the spread of COVID-19, authorities in Seychelles have extended restrictions on movement to February 15 and introduced new stringent measures. The measures include a curfew from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. when no one is allowed to be on the road, except for essential workers who will [...]
The iconic talk show host Larry King, one of the most recognizable figures on US television as he interviewed everyone who was anyone over a career spanning 60 years, died Saturday at the age of 87. The company he co-founded, Ora Media, did not state a cause of death but media reports said King had [...]
A private island luxury resort in Seychelles – North Island – is listed amongst the Top 5 beaches in the world by Condé Nast Traveler readers for 2020. North Island is ranked third in the magazine’s annual readers choice awards. The results were published on New Year’s in the survey’s 33rd edition. “With travel largely [...]
People in Seychelles age 60 and older will soon be able to get vaccinated against COVID-19 after the island nation received 50,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine from India on Friday. The doses of the vaccine, known in India as Covishield, arrived in Seychelles onboard a special flight operated by an Indian Navy Aircraft, which [...]
The coronavirus strain that has swept Britain and beyond in recent months could be more deadly as well as more transmissible, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday. The sobering news came as the UK sees record deaths from Covid-19, following a surge in cases and hospitalisations since the variant was first identified in southeast [...]
In his first State of the Nation address, Seychelles President Wavel Ramkalawan said Friday he sees the island nation overcoming the setbacks of COVID-19, more jobs for Seychellois and signalled big changes could be coming for Air Seychelles. The President addressed the National Assembly 89 days after he assumed the presidency on October 25. Ramkalawan started [...]
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons took effect Friday -- but the milestone is marred by the lack of signatures from the world's major nuclear powers. Despite the missing participants, the occasion was marked by praise from the United Nations and even Pope Francis. "The Treaty is an important step towards the goal [...]
Seychelles’ longest-serving woman parliamentarian – Joevana Charles – died at her home on Sunday. She was 66. The retired member of the National Assembly served in the legistlative body from the return of the multiparty system in 1993 until 2016. Charles was the elected member for Plaisance and then Roche Caiman for 23 years. Two [...]
A miner trapped underground in east China has been confirmed dead after 10 days, state media reported, as rescuers continue efforts to save twenty-one others stranded in rising floodwaters. Twenty-two workers were stuck hundreds of metres underground at the Hushan mine near Qixia city in east China's Shandong province when an explosion on January 10 [...]
