Sharing property between unmarried couples and being able to dispose freely of property on death were some of the points raised during the first day of discussions for the revision of Seychelles’ Civil Code. The Civil Code Committee in Seychelles’ National Assembly met on Tuesday to start discussions on the Seychelles Civil Code Bill 2017, [...]
The first commercial flight to Eritrea in two decades departed Wednesday from Addis Ababa after the two nations ended their bitter conflict following a whirlwind peace process. Ethiopian Airlines said that flight ET0312 to Asmara had departed Bole International Airport, after a ceremony inaugurating the historic flight. "This day marks an unique event in the [...]
The recent launching of seven regional councils of appointed members has been met with resistance and criticised as curtailing democracy in Seychelles. The party leader of Lalyans Seselwa, Patrick Pillay, said in a live debate on Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation’ Radio on Monday that “the way the councillors were appointed is against the spirit of democracy. [...]
Forces loyal to Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega staged an organized attack on an opposition stronghold on Tuesday, as international calls mounted for an end to months of deadly violence in the Central American country. The offensive on the city of Masaya came on the heels of a bloody siege of student protesters holed up in [...]
Human rights issues, democracy, the environment and health issues underpin the common links between Seychelles and the Czech Republic, the outgoing Czech ambassador said. Karel Hejč made a farewell visit to President Danny Faure at State House, Victoria, on Tuesday. The departing Czech ambassador, who has been based in Addis Abba, Ethiopia, said that what [...]
The EU and Japan signed a sweeping free trade deal Tuesday that officials called a "clear message" against protectionism, as Washington imposes controversial tariffs and threatens a trade war. The deal signed in Tokyo by the EU's top officials and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is the biggest ever negotiated by the EU and creates [...]
Four corruption-related cases brought before the Attorney General's office have been withdrawn and will be re-examined, said a top official of the Anti-Corruption Commission of Seychelles (ACCS). The chief executive of the Commission, May De Silva, said that the Attorney General's office has advised the Commission to put the cases in the same format [...]
India has ordered an immediate inspection of all childcare homes run by a religious order founded by Mother Teresa after a nun was arrested over an alleged adoption racket. Illegal adoption is big business in India, with over 100,000 children reported missing every year, the government says. Many are given up by desperately poor parents [...]
A new programme aimed at reducing food waste at tourism establishments was launched early this month. Called “Don’t Waste, Eat”, the programme was initiated after a preliminary research found that food waste is a big problem in Seychelles -- a 115-island archipelago in the western Indian Ocean. The research shows that organic waste makes up [...]
Former US president Barack Obama paid a visit to his extended family in Kenya Monday, on his first trip to the country since 2015 during which he will open a youth centre. Obama arrived in his father's native Kenya on Sunday, where he paid courtesy calls on President Uhuru Kenyatta and main opposition leader Raila [...]