The demand for foreign exchange in Seychelles has increased in the past week, a top official said, as the Central Bank asked residents to postpone optional purchases until later. Foreign currency changed into rupees was $9.3 million while rupees changed into forex was $10 million for the week May 6-13, the governor of the Central [...]
In a bid to protect children from violence in the home, Seychelles' National Assembly has passed a law banning corporal punishment. The Children Amendment Bill was presented before members of the National Assembly on Tuesday by the Minister of Family Affairs, Mitcy Larue, who said that the law doesn't take away the rights of parents to [...]
Burundi has ordered the expulsion of the World Health Organization's (WHO) expert team backing the country's response to the coronavirus pandemic, just days before a presidential election. The foreign ministry, in a letter to WHO Africa headquarters and seen by AFP on Wednesday, said the UN agency's representative in Burundi and his three colleagues "are [...]
A two-year ban on cruise ships by the government of Seychelles has been welcomed even by sectors of society in the island nation that depend on the arrival of tourists for their livelihood, though some businesses say the decision will lead to tough economic times. The ministry for Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine [...]
Children in Seychelles are being encouraged to reconnect with spirituality, showcase their creativity and develop their talents as a way of coping with home confinement due to COVID-19. A series of noncompetitive activities has been launched by Unique Foundation –a not for profit organisation - to help children remain active and engage in positive activities [...]
The coronavirus may never go away and populations will have to learn to live with it just as they have HIV, the World Health Organization has warned, as the global death toll from the disease nears 300,000. There were also gloomy forecasts from the US Federal Reserve, which said prolonged shutdowns to stem the spread [...]
A Chinese tourist has become a sensation on social media in China after he and his family where left stranded on Seychelles’ third-most populated island – La Digue – due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Zhouhu Yang’s story started in January when he, his mother, sister and nephew arrived in Seychelles on a two-week family holiday. [...]
Medical cannabis may soon be available for Seychelles' patients following the publication in the official gazette of the new regulations. The Misuse of Drugs (Cannabidiol-based products for medical purposes) Regulations, 2020 was gazetted in February and will soon go before to the National Assembly for debate and approval. The regulation describes the processes that [...]
Facebook has apologised for its role in the deadly communal unrest that shook Sri Lanka two years ago after an investigation found that hate speech and rumours spread on the platform may have led to violence against Muslims. The riots in early 2018 erupted as anti-Muslim anger was whipped up on social media, forcing the [...]
Every day hundreds of trucks fan out from East Africa's main ports in Kenya and Tanzania carrying cargo to the landlocked hinterland, and fears are rising they are becoming a major vector for the coronavirus. Their drivers gather at truckstops, weighbridges and customs points, socialising at lodges, restaurants and with sex workers who ply the [...]
