Moves by rich countries to freeze debt repayment for poor nations grappling the coronavirus crisis are positive but fall far short of a real fix, African experts say. The agreement on debt, announced by the Group of 20 wealthier nations, is a one-year freeze on payment of debt owed by 76 poor nations, 40 of [...]
Five of the 11 people who had tested positive for COVID-19 in Seychelles have now tested negative for the virus, health officials said Thursday. The five patients have left the isolation centre but are still being kept in quarantine. “They are being kept in quarantine for observation for a week or so after which they will [...]
A COVID-19 vaccine may be the only thing that can bring back "normalcy," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday, hoping for just that before the end of the year. "A safe and effective vaccine may be the only tool that can return the world to a sense of 'normalcy,' saving millions of lives and countless [...]
The island nation is mourning the passing of Giovanni Ally, a talented musician, poet, and herbalist who has been described as having a deep passion for the arts and as a true Creole son for his love for Seychelles’ culture and folklore. Ally, 62 passed away at the Seychelles Hospital on Tuesday. Ally played several [...]
Absa Bank Seychelles has announced two relief initiatives for its business and individual customers facing difficulties making monthly loan payments during the economic downturn due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The bank's managing director, Johan Van Schalkwyk, told a press conference on Wednesday that the relief initiatives will span six months for businesses in the hospitality [...]
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the first African to head the World Health Organization, has drawn the ire of US President Donald Trump over his chummy tone with China in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. The former Ethiopian minister of health and foreign affairs has for months found himself at the heart of global efforts to [...]
A one-time lockdown won't halt the novel coronavirus and repeated periods of social distancing may be required into 2022 to prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed, Harvard scientists who modeled the pandemic's trajectory said Tuesday. Their study comes as the US enters the peak of its COVID-19 caseload and states eye an eventual easing of tough [...]
Seychelles received the first consignment of four tonnes of medicine from India to be used in the fight against COVID-19. The consignment arrived on Wednesday afternoon onboard a chartered Air India flight from New Delhi. Based on a request from the Seychelles' government, the consignment consists of hydroxychloroquine and other medicines to be used in the [...]
A Sri Lankan fishing boat is being detained in Port Victoria on suspicion of illegal fishing, the Seychelles People's Defence Forces said on Tuesday. The vessel -- SAMPATH, IMU-A-0911KLP -- with six fishermen aboard was intercepted by the Seychelles Coast Guard vessel Le Vigilant after being spotted by the Seychelles Air Force Dornier aircraft to [...]
French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday called for a moratorium on the debt of African countries as "an essential step" to help the continent get through the coronavirus crisis. Speaking in an interview with Radio France Internationale, Macron urged G20 finance ministers meeting Wednesday to take action on a moratorium as the COVID-19 pandemic threatens [...]
