Category: News
Celebrated Ethiopian pianist and nun dies in Jerusalem
The celebrated Ethiopian pianist and nun Emahoy Tsegue-Maryam Guebrou has died in Jerusalem aged 99, the Ethiopian patriarchate said this week.
Gueb [...]
Seychelles’ National Biodiversity Centre calls for more people to plant endemic species at home
People in Seychelles are being encouraged to nurture more endemic plants in their homes to ensure the continued survival of these species found only [...]
Ukraine calls Russia UN presidency a ‘slap in the face’
Ukraine on Saturday branded Russia's presidency of the UN Security Council for the month of April "a slap in the face", joining a chorus of outrage f [...]
Frenchman Olivier Levi dives into pilot production of rock oysters in Seychelles
In December 2022, a team led by Frenchman Olivier Levi received an aquaculture research and development licence for rock oysters, under which they wi [...]
Cocaine smuggling: Sierra Leonean woman sentenced to 4 years in Seychelles prison
A 32-year-old woman from Sierra Leone was sentenced by the Seychelles Supreme Court to four years in prison on Thursday, after she pleaded guilty to [...]
Seychelles-US joint coast guard operation catches illegal fishing vessel with dolphin meat
A local vessel, with prohibited catch onboard, was apprehended in the waters of Seychelles during a joint maritime operation by the Seychelles Coast [...]
Trump indicted, first US president to face criminal charges
A New York grand jury on Thursday indicted Donald Trump over hush money payments made to a porn star during his 2016 campaign, making him the first f [...]
Historic win for Woodland Holdings in environmental pollution case in Seychelles’ Constitutional Court
Woodlands Holdings, a private company in Seychelles, and its director as petitioners, won an environmental pollution case against the government in t [...]
One year on, Ukraine remembers Bucha victims
Ukraine on Friday marks one year since Russia withdrew from the Kyiv suburb of Bucha, leaving the bodies of executed civilians strewn in the streets [...]
TRNUC hands over final report to Seychelles’ President
The chairperson of the Seychelles Truth, Reconciliation and National Unity Commission (TRNUC), Gabriel McIntyre, handed the commission's final report [...]