Six sovereign wealth funds including four Gulf states have pledged to boost efforts to fight climate change at a Paris meeting called by Emmanuel Macron, the French presidential office announced Friday. The state funds of Kuwait, Norway, New Zealand, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates -- global finance heavyweights mainly fuelled by domestic [...]
Denis Private Island has implemented the first phase of a four-phase photovoltaic solar power system in a bid to reduce the island’s dependency on fossil fuels. With the installation of the photovoltaic panels, the island is reducing its diesel consumption by 100 litres per day. In an interview featured in the St Ange tourism report, [...]
Moscow accused Britain Thursday of playing "dirty political games" after London demanded answers from Russia over the poisoning of a couple with what British police said was the same nerve agent used against a former Russian spy. Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova also said London would have to apologise for its handling of the [...]
Late to plan your summer vacation? Looking for a stable, beautiful country that is also easily accessible? Then Seychelles is one to be considered. Below we present 5 reasons why you should visit the island nation in the western Indian Ocean. Easy to reach 7 days a week It’s easier than ever to get [...]
French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday called for Africa and Europe to reach a "win-win" solution to migration during an address to 300 young entrepreneurs on the second day of his visit to Nigeria. Saying that the continents share a "common destiny", Macron outlined his vision to solve thorny issue shaking the European Union, saying [...]
Seychelles and Cyprus have renewed an agreement that will provide a platform for more dialogue and stronger cooperation, said a top official of the Department of Foreign Affairs. The agreement was signed during the 4th Session of the Intergovernmental Commission on Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation at the Department of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday. “In [...]
A heatwave in Quebec has killed at least 19 people in the past week as high summer temperatures scorched eastern Canada, health officials said Wednesday. Twelve of the dead were reported in the eastern province's capital Montreal, said regional public health director Mylene Drouin. The Tribune newspaper said five of the deaths occurred in the [...]
A new quay to reduce unloading time of purse seiners and relieve congestion in the Seychelles’ Port of Victoria was officially opened during the weekend. The Ile du Port Handling Services (IPHS) port is a 425-metre commercial fishing quay next to the Port of Victoria. Seychelles’ Minister for Tourism, Port and Civil Aviation, Didier Dogley, [...]
African leaders have created a body to help coordinate national policies on migration, Morocco announced at the African Union (AU) summit on Monday. AU leaders agreed to set up an organisation called the African Observatory for Migration and Development (OAMD), based in the Moroccan capital of Rabat, Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita told a press conference [...]
Leaders from the private and public sectors of Seychelles had the opportunity to discuss the business landscape in the country at the “First National Business Summit” held on Tuesday. The forum was organised jointly by the Department of Investment in the Ministry of Finance, the Seychelles Investment Board and Seychelles Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Its aim [...]