The Seychelles' Anti-Narcotics Bureau (ANB) said it is disappointed at the 8.5-year sentence given to Percy Charles Samson, who was arrested in the island nation's biggest seizure of herbal cannabis earlier this year. ANB said on Thursday that Samson, 52, arrested on July 31, pleaded guilty to two counts: conspiracy to commit the offence of [...]
An appeal by Vijay Construction in the case against the Eastern European Engineering Limited (EEEL) -- the owner of Savoy and Spa resort -- has been dismissed by the Seychelles' Court of Appeal, paving the way for the collection of a $22 million judgement against the construction company to move forward. The case was heard [...]
The international community supports the staging of elections in the war-wracked Central African Republic as planned in late December, the UN under secretary-general for peacekeeping, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, told AFP Thursday. Presidential and legislative elections in the country -- one of the world's poorest and most violent, where militia groups control two-thirds of the territory -- [...]
President Donald Trump has tested positive for Covid-19, upending the already tense US election, but was described by his doctor on Friday as feeling "well" and able to perform his duties while quarantining. Trump, 74, first announced on Twitter that he and First Lady Melania Trump, 50, had tested positive for the virus. "We will [...]
The Seychelles' fisheries ministry is looking into the possibility of attracting industrial long-liners by extending an existing port that could provide services to this section of the industry. The Cabinet of Ministers approved the extension of the existing net repair quay at Zone 14, Ile du Port on the outskirts of the capital Victoria, to [...]
The Central Bank of Seychelles (CBS) will not impose restrictions on online shopping even though increasing demand is putting pressure on foreign exchange, a top official said on Thursday. The governor of CBS, Caroline Abel, told a press conference that if pressure continues on foreign exchange transactions through expenditures, Seychelles' reserve will drop further, and the [...]
Brussels has hailed a Swiss refusal to limit immigration from the EU, hoping it could finally lead Bern to embrace a pact regulating some of the 120 accords between them. But the wealthy Alpine nation appears in no rush to consumate the match. Sunday's popular vote rejecting an initiative to dramatically rein in immigration from [...]
Comprehensive information and data about fisheries in Seychelles will benefit the economy, the management of stocks and the general development of the country, a high government official said on Wednesday. Or as another official put it: When there is no more fish on people's plates, it will be too late to gather information and act. [...]
UNICEF on Wednesday became the third UN agency to launch an internal inquiry into sexual abuse of women in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), promising "serious consequences" for any culprits. The children's fund said in a statement it was "appalled that people who identify as UNICEF workers have reportedly committed abuse against vulnerable women [...]
Air Seychelles will resume limited passenger services to Johannesburg, Mauritius and Tel Aviv from November 1, the airline said on Wednesday. The Seychelles' national carrier will have weekly flights to Johannesburg as from November 1 and increase to three flights a week starting from December 1. Weekly flights will also be done to Mauritius from [...]
