The White House was under fire this week for barring a CNN reporter from attending an event with the president, allegedly for having asked questions that officials objected to. Reporter Kaitlan Collins was quoted by CNN as saying that White House communications officials told her she could not attend an event with US President Donald [...]
At this time next year, athletes from Seychelles together with those from other islands in the region will be competing in the 10th edition of the Indian Ocean Island Games in Mauritius. Athletes from the island nation have been preparing for the games since the last one in 2015. The Seychellois contingent will include athletes [...]
French World Cup winners Kylian Mbappe, Antoine Griezmann and Raphael Varane have been included alongside perennial candidates Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi on a 10-man shortlist for the FIFA best player award. Luka Modric was nominated for the prize as well after helping Croatia reach the final, with the Real Madrid midfielder named the player [...]
Pet owners need to be more aware of their animals’ conditions and take preventative measures to avoid health complications, a South African veterinarian currently in Seychelles said. The Seychelles Animal Welfare Society (SAWS), an organisation aimed at supporting and promoting animal welfare in Seychelles, opened an eight-day vet clinic on La Digue, Seychelles’ third-most populated [...]
The United Nations rights chief has expressed "deep alarm" at spiralling Cameroon violence, blaming the government and armed groups for a litany of abuses in anglophone regions during unrest that has displaced more than 180,000 people. Scores of civilians have been killed in the English-speaking northwest and southwest of Cameroon in escalating violence since last [...]
At least 79 people died in huge wildfires around Athens, Greek authorities said Wednesday, as rescuers scoured scorched homes and burned-out cars for survivors of one of the deadliest fire outbreaks in Europe's modern history. Scores of locals and holidaymakers fled to the sea to try to escape the flames as they tore through towns [...]
UAE Exchange Seychelles this month changed its name to Unimoni, short for Universal Money. The company, which operates across Africa, has multiple branches in Seychelles. SNA sat down with the executive director of Finablr and chief executive of the group, Promoth Manghat, to learn more about the new company vision. ... Source: Seychelles News Agency
A renowned Seychellois artist -- Patrick Victor -- is promoting the Creole culture and islands’ traditional music by teaching the younger generation. Victor is giving Moutya drum lessons to young boys and girls interested in learning the traditional music of Seychelles. Moutya is a style of traditional music that originated in the slavery period. It [...]
Chinese authorities have arrested 15 people including the chairwoman of a rabies vaccine producer under fire for fraudulent quality control in the country's latest drug-safety scandal. News that pharmaceutical manufacturer Changchun Changsheng Biotechnology had fabricated records and was ordered to cease production of rabies vaccines has revived deep consumer unease over product safety in the [...]
The H Resort Vallon Beach has been awarded the Seychelles Sustainable Tourism Label certificate for integrating sustainability practices in its business operations. In his address at the award ceremony last week, the Minister for Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine, Didier Dogley said he was pleased with the increasing number of hotels displaying their commitment [...]