Sudan summoned the European Union ambassador to its country on Wednesday to protest against an EU statement criticising Uganda and Djibouti for hosting its President Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court. The Hague-based ICC has issued arrest warrants against Bashir, accusing him of war crimes and genocide in the deadly conflict [...]
The corporate name of Barclays Africa Group has officially changed to Absa Group, but the daily operation, services and products being offered by the Barclays Bank Seychelles will not be affected, said the managing director. “While our parent name has changed today, our clients and customers can continue to bank with us as confidently as [...]
Croatia reached the World Cup final for the first time in their history on Wednesday, after Mario Mandzukic's extra-time winner prolonged England's suffering in major tournaments and set up a decider against France. Luka Modric's team fell behind in just the fifth minute to Kieran Trippier's superb free-kick but hit back through Ivan Perisic and [...]
Canada and Seychelles will continue working together through international platforms for the advancement of global issues such as ocean management, maritime security and human rights, said the outgoing Canadian High Commissioner on Tuesday. Ian Myles paid a farewell visit to the President of Seychelles, Danny Faure, at State House in Victoria. During the meeting, President [...]
One person was killed and about 20 were injured when a vintage plane crashed Tuesday after it took off on a test flight from a small airport in the South African capital Pretoria, emergency services said. The Convair-340 plane built in 1954 was due to soon be flown to the Aviodrome air museum in the [...]
Authorities in Seychelles have seized 5.63 kg of heroin in 2018, the designated minister said while answering questions in the National Assembly on Tuesday. Macsuzy Mondon said that although the amount is alarming, the local authorities remain committed to tackling the issue of illicit drugs, hence deterring dealers and traffickers. Three urgent questions were asked [...]
The final five members of a young football team were rescued from a flooded Thai cave on Tuesday after spending 18 harrowing days trapped deep inside, completing an astonishing against-the-odds rescue mission that captivated the world. Elite foreign divers and Thai Navy SEALs extracted the final batch of four boys, plus the 25-year-old coach, on [...]
More than 80 percent of a dengue fever-spreading mosquito has been wiped out in an Australian town during a landmark trial scientists said Tuesday offered hope for combating the dangerous pest globally. Researchers from Australia's national science body CSIRO bred millions of non-biting male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in laboratory conditions at James Cook University (JCU) [...]
A newly approved investment policy for Seychelles should help to create an environment that is predictable and stable for all investors in the private sector, said a senior government officer. Recognising the importance of investment in the economy of Seychelles by private investors, the government deemed it important to establish a framework that will allow [...]
Rescue workers carried out house-to-house searches Tuesday in the increasingly unlikely hope of finding survivors after days of deadly floods and landslides that have claimed 141 lives in one of Japan's worst weather-related disasters for decades. The record downpours that began last week have stopped and receding flood waters have laid bare the destruction that [...]