Author: Seychelles News Agency
Another mass shooting, another US gun control debate
A mass shooting that left 19 schoolchildren dead in the deeply pro-gun state of Texas on Tuesday increased pressure on US politicians to take action [...]
Risk of monkeypox spreading widely ‘very low’
The risk of monkeypox spreading widely among the general population is very low and transmission can be stopped outside endemic countries in Central [...]
Global agreement on plastics on the agenda at UNEP meeting in Seychelles
Supporting the participation of regional seas countries in the negotiation of the global agreement on plastics is on the agenda at a meeting of the U [...]
Seychelles’ truth and reconciliation commission: 7 persons petition for amnesty for involvement in 5 deaths
Seven people in Seychelles have petitioned for amnesty before the Truth and Reconciliation and National Unity Commission (TRNUC) for their involvemen [...]
Seychelles’ government reviewing main airport expansion masterplan
Seychelles is revising its international airport masterplan to include a new terminal, a fixed-based operator for private flights and a modern duty-f [...]
UK PM Johnson under fire over ‘Partygate’ photos
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday faced renewed accusations of lying, after photos emerged of him drinking at a Downing Street party during [...]
IOTC removes penalty on Seychelles’ yellowfin tuna catch quota and adopts harvest strategy for bigeye species
Seychelles' yellowfin tuna quota rises to 37,000 tonnes for 2022 as all members of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) have approved the island n [...]
Russian diplomat quits over Ukraine war
A Russian diplomat in Geneva has left his job in protest at the Kremlin's war in Ukraine, telling diplomatic colleagues: "Never have I been so ashame [...]
Commonwealth of Learning proposes to add climate change to school curricula at Seychelles meeting
Representatives from four regions of the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) - an intergovernmental educational organisation of the Commonwealth - attende [...]
Zelensky tells Davos: send us weapons, stop Russia trade
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky used the Davos summit on Monday to appeal for more weapons for his country and "maximum" sanctions against Mos [...]