Chile made history on Friday when it became the first country in South America to ban the commercial use of plastic bags. "I want to share with you the joy that as of today we're enacting the law," said President Sebastian Pinera at a public ceremony in the centre of Santiago, after which he handed [...]
A 77-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the assassination of a Seychellois politician in London in 1985. BBC News reported on Friday that the man was arrested in County Antrim, North Ireland. Gérard Hoarau was the leader of a political movement called ‘Mouvman pour Larezistans’ (MPR) formed in 1979 and had been living [...]
A 77-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the assassination of a Seychellois politician in London in 1985. BBC News reported on Friday that the man was arrested in County Antrim, North Ireland. Gérard Hoarau was the leader of a political movement called ‘Mouvman pour Larezistans’ (MPR) formed in 1979 and had been living [...]
The world court said it will hold hearings in September in a case brought by the United Nations asking judges to examine the fate of the British-ruled Chagos Islands, home to a military base. The Indian Ocean archipelago has been at the centre of a decades-long dispute over Britain's decision to separate it from Mauritius [...]
The blue economy and trade were topics of discussion between Seychelles’ President and the Secretary General of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP), on Thursday. The Secretary General, Patrick Gomes, paid a courtesy call to the president at State House, Victoria. “We are fascinated to know that you have blue economy researches going on [...]
North Korea on Thursday warned that an "unprecedented" heatwave has caused heavy damage to crops as it urged citizens to "join the struggle" to prevent drought-like conditions from worsening and hampering food production in the impoverished country. The Korean peninsula has been gripped by a scorching heatwave in recent weeks, with dozens of deaths in [...]
The tribunal set up to investigate complaints of misbehavior by the Chief Justice, Mathilda Twomey, concluded its hearing on Thursday after a four days of testimony. The tribunal set up by the Constitutional Appointment Authority of Seychelles started its work on Monday and has heard evidence from a dozen witnesses, including Supreme Court Judge Durai Karunakaran. Supreme Court Justice Durai Karunakaran was [...]
Opposition groups in Comoros on Wednesday dismissed the results of a referendum that allowed President Azali Assoumani to run for another term as a "farce" after they boycotted the controversial vote. Voters in the impoverished Indian Ocean archipelago on Monday overwhelmingly backed the constitutional reforms, with the election commission putting support for the move at [...]
This week the National Assembly of the Seychelles commemorates its 25th anniversary. We take a look at eight parts of the Assembly's logo, which was designed by Seychellois graphic artist Aubrey Adeline in January 2010. The logo is now displayed above the National Assembly entrance at Ile du Port, on the outskirts of the capital [...]
The National Assembly has approved a bill that will set up a commission to provide the public with the opportunity to settle past political divisions and grievances that began with the 1977 coup d’état. The Committee on Truth, Reconciliation and National Unity bill was brought before the National Assembly on Wednesday by Vice-President Vincent Meriton, who said that the bill will help [...]