Author: Seychelles News Agency
South Africa’s coronavirus toll hits three
The wife of South Africa's first novel coronavirus patient tested positive on Sunday becoming the third confirmed case in the country, the health auth [...]
Refugee shelter burns as Greece rolls out new asylum restrictions
A fire engulfed a refugee shelter on the island of Lesbos Saturday as Greece announced further restrictions towards asylum seekers in response to a mi [...]
New research finds that flightless bird in Seychelles should be own species
A new research paper published on Seychelles' endemic white-throated rail has shown that through evolution the species has lost its ability to fly.
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Adopters of turtles and coral help conservation society in Seychelles protect species
Revenue collected for the first-ever project to adopt a terrapin, turtle or a coral in Seychelles by a not-for-profit organisation is being used for m [...]
Seychelles hands over presidency of the Indian Ocean Commission
Maintaining regional stability between Madagascar and Comoros was among the achievements made during the one-year presidency of Seychelles over the Co [...]
Suicide attackers hit outside US embassy in Tunis
Suicide attackers struck outside the US embassy in the Tunisian capital on Friday, killing a police officer, wounding six other people and once again [...]
New hydrographic survey data on Seychelles’ ports give 50-year-old maps a modern makeover
Dredging work in Seychelles' Port Victoria can now be planned using highly accurate information after an electronic hydrographic survey data was hande [...]
Afghan war crimes probe must go ahead, ICC judges say
International war crimes judges ruled on Thursday that a probe into wartime abuses in Afghanistan must go ahead, including looking into possible atroc [...]
Seychelles passes new legislation against money laundering, financing terrorism
Seychelles is intensifying its fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism after passing and signing new legislation this week.
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Governor of Seychelles’ Central Bank: global factors impact country’s economy
At the end of December last year, the Board of the Central Bank of Seychelles (CBS) announced that it would maintain its loosened monetary policy stan [...]