Only the police with the support of the army will be allowed on the road after 7 p.m. as of this weekend as Seychelles puts in place further measures to stop the spread of COVID-19, President Danny Faure announced in a national address on Tuesday. Faure's announcement came after a meeting with the Law Enforcement [...]
The health commissioner in Seychelles is urging the public to respect health measures put in place and cooperate with law enforcement officers even as the number of COVID-19 cases is holding steady at 11. "The last case was detected nine days ago - the 11th case. Since then we have been carrying out active contact [...]
A search carried out on the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly upon his arrival at the Seychelles international airport was unlawful, a commission of inquiry concluded in its report released on Tuesday. The search was conducted on the luggage of Wavel Ramkalawan, who is the presidential candidate of the Linyon Demokratik Seselwa (LDS) party, when [...]
The International Monetary Fund on Monday announced immediate debt relief for 25 poor countries to help them free up funds to fight the coronavirus pandemic. "This provides grants to our poorest and most vulnerable members to cover their IMF debt obligations for an initial phase over the next six months and will help them channel [...]
Virus-stricken British Prime Minister Boris Johnson thanked medics for saving his life after leaving hospital on Easter Sunday, as hundreds of millions of Christians observed the holiday under lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. More than half of humanity is confined at home as governments scramble to stop the COVID-19 pandemic, which has claimed more [...]
A Seychellois family is live-streaming gigs on Facebook every week to uplift the mood of the population and to help combat the "boredom" of self-isolation due to COVID-19. Uprising artist Isham Rath, along with his siblings Colin and Isis, and their mother Fleurange Dora, have jammed to a different genre of music such as jazz, [...]
Easter Sunday in Seychelles was a low key event this year amid COVID-19 with the faithful of the two main churches – Anglican and Catholic - following Easter mass on national television. Both churches called on their followers to find strength in the current difficult situation and to use the time to become closer [...]
Pope Francis will break with centuries of tradition and livestream Easter Sunday mass to allow the world's 1.3 billion Catholics celebrate their holiest holiday under a coronavirus lockdown. Fear and confusion in the face of a disease whose official death toll has soared past 100,000 -- but whose real one is feared to be higher [...]
Travel restrictions in Seychelles and globally due to the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a steep drop in revenue in the local tourism industry, affecting both owners and the staff they employ. SNA spoke to some hotel owners to find out how they are coping with the sudden downturn, which comes after several years of [...]
Major oil producers except Mexico agreed to cut output in May and June by 10 million barrels per day, OPEC said Friday, after marathon talks to counter a collapse in prices. The agreement, which reduces production to eight million bpd from July to December, depends on Mexico's consent for it to take effect, the oil [...]
