Category: News
UNDP grants $785,000 to Seychelles for framework to develop circular economy projects
Seychelles has received $785,000 (SCR10 million) from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to set up a framework for circular economy proj [...]
Commonwealth Games record holder: British-Seychellois swimmer open to working with Seychelles’ team
A Commonwealth Games record holder, James Goddard, who was born in Seychelles and his father is Seychellois, said he is open to working with Seychell [...]
China to hold fresh drills around Taiwan despite US condemnation
China was set to press ahead Friday with its largest-ever military exercises encircling Taiwan despite firm statements of condemnation by the United [...]
Popular island destination: Emirates Airline is promoting Seychelles on its network, says senior VP
Seychelles has become a popular destination in the Middle East and Europe and the Emirates Airline is bringing passengers across the world to the isl [...]
World Bank provides technical assistance to Seychelles’ disaster risk management authorities
Enhancing emergency coordination at ministries, departments, and agencies level, and turning early warnings into effective actions are the focus of t [...]
Two years after Beirut mega-blast, Lebanon hits new lows
Crisis-hit Lebanon marks two years Thursday since a massive explosion ripped through Beirut, with victims' relatives planning protest marches as they [...]
Long-lasting loss of smell, taste in 5% of Covid cases: study
Around five percent of people who have had Covid-19 develop long-lasting problems with their sense of smell or taste, a large study said Thursday, po [...]
Higher education: Seychelles’ government funds scholarships for 137 students in 2022
A group of 137 Seychellois students is expected to start tertiary education this year, figures from the Agency for National Human Resource Developmen [...]
OPEC+ meeting to test Biden’s Saudi oil entreaty
The OPEC+ group of major oil exporters meets Wednesday to discuss its output strategy after US President Joe Biden lobbied Saudi Arabia to boost prod [...]
Moscow-Seychelles direct: Aeroflot expected to resume flights in October
Aeroflot is planning to resume flights to Seychelles within the next couple of months with some technical details still under discussion so as to fin [...]