Spain and France have imposed sweeping restrictions to fight the spread of coronavirus, as US President Donald Trump tested negative for the disease that has infected more than 150,000 people worldwide. Spain on Saturday followed Italy and imposed a near total nationwide lockdown, banning people from leaving home except to go to work, get medical [...]
Two Seychellois who arrived in Seychelles from Italy have tested positive for the COVID-19, the Public Health Commissioner said on Saturday. In an interview on SBC television, Jude Gedeon said, “This morning we learned that two Seychellois who came in on 11th March had contact with someone in Italy who tested positive. So we went [...]
It goes without saying that if you have visited the Taj Mahal in India, considered as one of the wonders of the world, you could consider yourself very lucky. This is how I felt when I joined a group of 19 journalists and editors from Mauritius and Seychelles on a familiarisation visit to India February [...]
President Donald Trump declared a national emergency Friday in what critics say was a long-delayed admission of the gravity of the coronavirus crisis that's triggered the shutdown of schools, sporting events, offices and travel in the world's richest country. Trump's declaration frees up some $40 billion in disaster relief funds for local authorities. He also [...]
The Seychelles Coast Guard has intercepted a Sri Lankan-flagged fishing boat suspected of fishing illegally in the island nation's waters. According to a communique from the Seychelles People's Defence Forces, the boat was located by Seychelles Air Force aircraft and intercepted by the patrol ship Etoile Friday morning. The interception was the result of a joint [...]
President Salva Kiir unveiled a new cabinet Thursday, appointing key ministers to the latest power-sharing government formed with rival-turned-deputy Riek Machar in a bid to bring peace to South Sudan. A presidential decree naming the 34 ministers and 10 deputies was read out on state television. The announcement followed weeks of negotiations between Kiir and [...]
The government of Seychelles will announce a series of tax reforms by the end of April aimed at broadening the business tax base and realigning the tax rates, a government official said on Thursday. The Minister for Finance, Trade, Investment and Economic Planning, Maurice Loustau-Lalanne, made the announcement at the launch of a Tax Policy [...]
Seychelles submitted an application to become a member of the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) on Tuesday, a move that will increase transparency in the fisheries sector. According to the Department of the Blue Economy, the Seychelles' Vice-President, Vincent Meriton, submitted the application on behalf of the country's National Multi-Stakeholder Group, following 18 months of discussions [...]
Thousands of people have died, the US response has infuriated European allies, and China has gone on a propaganda offensive. The new coronavirus is shaping up to be a cataclysmic event with far-reaching consequences in global politics. The COVID-19 pandemic, which has infected more than 130,000 people globally, strikes a world already in flux with [...]
The Seychelles' Cabinet of Ministers has approved a plan aimed at preventing the coronavirus (COVID-19) from entering the country, and if it arrives, to take control of the situation early and reduce its transmission, the President said in a televised addressed. President Danny Faure addressed the nation Thursday, one day after the World Health Organisation [...]
