Bali opened its international airport Friday after a volcanic eruption temporarily grounded flights, stranding thousands of tourists on the Indonesian holiday island Ngurah Rai airport began operating around 2:30 pm local time (0730 GMT), about 12 hours after it closed in response to Mt. Agung belching smoke and ash. Ash is dangerous for planes because [...]
Television viewers of the Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) can now enjoy more channels with a higher quality image and sound after SBC switched over to Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) on Thursday. The official switch-over from analogue to digital was done in a special ceremony held at SBC’s main office at Hermitage, in the central district [...]
Facing a rising crime wave from drug-running to human organ smuggling that siphons money into terrorism, 16 West African states have launched an unprecedented data-sharing scheme to fight illegal activity, but observers say the initiative faces sizeable hurdles. The scheme -- which aims to set up a cybernet where national police forces will pool information [...]
The President of Seychelles, Danny Faure, expressed his gratitude on Friday to all Seychellois who he said worked with courage, dedication and determination to realise the nation’s dream of independence. Faure wished all Seychellois here and all around the world a happy Independence Day in his address as the island nation celebrated 42 years since [...]
A man armed with a shotgun and smoke grenades burst into a newspaper office in the US city of Annapolis on Thursday, killing five employees in what police described as a "targeted attack." Officials said the shooting at the Capital Gazette was carried out by a white adult male resident of Maryland state who was [...]
Violence against women and girls in Seychelles is costing the country an estimated $17.3 million annually, according to a new report launched Thursday. The report -- “Measuring the Economic Cost of Violence Against Women and Girls” -- found that the $17.3 million estimate represents 1.... Source: Seychelles News Agency
Britain's Prince William paid a sombre visit to Israel's Holocaust memorial on Tuesday then took part in a seaside soccer game, tasting two of the country's many faces. Wearing an open-necked shirt and sunglasses, he strolled along the sunny Mediterranean shoreline in Tel Aviv chatting with surfers about marine pollution. "Beautiful beach, I should have [...]
On June 29, Seychelles will mark 42 years of independence from British rule, which ended in 1976. The date is, since 2015, celebrated as National Day in Seychelles and several activities will be organised, including a military parade at the Unity Stadium at Roche Caiman. In this week’s Buzz, SNA presents four historical landmarks along [...]
Justice Durai Karunakaran said on Wednesday that the dismissal of his case against the former Constitutional Appointment Authority (CAA) was not a fair judgement. The Seychelles Constitutional Court dismissed the case of the suspended Seychellois Supreme Court judge on Tuesday on the grounds that the CAA had no legal obligations to allow Karunakaran to be [...]
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa suspects "aggrieved" supporters of Robert Mugabe's wife were behind a blast that killed two people at a rally last weekend, according to a BBC interview aired on Wednesday. Mnangagwa narrowly escaped the explosion, which occurred as he left the podium after addressing a supporters of the ruling ZANU-PF party in Bulawayo, [...]