Category: News
Seychelles Kanabis Association launched to lobby for legalisation of cannabis use
In Seychelles, the use of cannabis for recreational purposes by adults is illegal and remains a deeply controversial subject as drug abuse is one of [...]
Six-star resort ‘Waldorf Astoria Platte Island’ in Seychelles on track for earlier opening in 2023
The Waldorf Astoria resort on Seychelles' Platte Island is expected to open by October 2023, two months ahead of schedule, said a top official.
Glen [...]
UN report lists litany of rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang
The United Nations released a bombshell report late Wednesday into serious human rights abuses in China's Xinjiang region, saying torture allegations [...]
Seychelles’ President sends condolences to Russia on death of former President Gorbachev
Seychelles’ President Wavel Ramkalawan expressed his condolences to Russian President Vladimir Putin today, following the demise of the last Presiden [...]
World hails ‘one-of-a-kind’ ex-Soviet leader Gorbachev
World leaders paid tribute to Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union who died Tuesday in Moscow aged 91.
The man who played a major [...]
Seychelles hits 100,000 population mark for the first time, census stats say
For the first time in its history, in 2022, Seychelles – an archipelago in the Western Indian Ocean – passed the 100,000 population mark with the lat [...]
UN appeals for $160 mn to help worst hit in Pakistan floods
The United Nations and Pakistan launched an emergency appeal for $160 million on Tuesday as the country was submerged by floods, with the United Stat [...]
Phoenix Rehab Project: Seychelles’ prisoners volunteer to work on Coetivy Island
Convicts in the Seychelles' prison can volunteer to take part in the rehabilitation programme offered by the facility in collaboration with the Islan [...]
Fighting across southern front as Ukraine wages counter-offensive
Intense fighting was raging on Tuesday across the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson occupied by Russia, Kyiv's presidency said, as its troops pres [...]
18 die as Madagascar police shoot at albino kidnap protesters: medic
Eighteen people died Monday after police in Madagascar opened fire on what they called a lynch mob angered at the kidnapping of an albino child, a se [...]