Author: Seychelles News Agency
Sri Lankan monks ‘ordain’ last legume
Sri Lankan Buddhist monks Wednesday ordained the world's only known specimen of a species of local tree, in an attempt to stop it being axed to make w [...]
UN’s Guterres wants thousands more peacekeepers in C.Africa
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has recommended adding thousands of additional security forces to the MINUSCA peacekeeping mission in the Centra [...]
Authority in Seychelles to ensure agreed quota of bycatch is landed by tuna vessels
The Seychelles Fishing Authority is taking steps to ensure that vessels under Seychelles and European Union (EU) flags that are fishing tuna in Seyche [...]
Nine dead, many missing as boat capsizes near DR Congo capital
Nine people have drowned and hundreds are potentially missing after a passenger boat sunk near the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa, lo [...]
Seychelles’ 2021 budget sits at $519 million after a year’s battering by COVID-19
A proposed budget of SCR 11 billion ($519 million) was presented to Seychelles' National Assembly for approval on Tuesday that gives more attention to [...]
Russian ambassador pledges to donate COVID-19 vaccines in meeting with Seychelles’ President
Russia is soon going to help Seychelles in the fight against COVID-19 through the donation of $500,000 to the relief fund and a shipment of Russian-ma [...]
Zimbabwe gets first batch of Sinopharm jabs from China
Zimbabwe on Monday received its first batch of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine doses from China as the country, already struggling with a deepening economi [...]
President of Seychelles: Hotel development will continue despite protests
The Anse à la Mouche hotel development project will continue in its current form, the president of Seychelles said Monday after providing clearer info [...]
UK PM cautious on lockdown easing as new hotel regime starts
Britain is aiming for a "cautious but irreversible" plan to exit coronavirus lockdown, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday, as the country gre [...]
Seychelles’ courts open for 2021 with more patriotism amid COVID-19
The Seychelles' courts opened for 2021 and for the first time without the usual formal ceremonies on Monday in compliance with the COVID-19 prevention [...]