Category: News
EU leaders seek to break oil ban deadlock as Russia advances in Donbas
European Union leaders met in Brussels on Monday seeking to overcome Hungarian opposition to an embargo on Russian oil, as Moscow's forces made gains [...]
Death toll mounts from Brazil downpours as search continues
Torrential rains in northeastern Brazil have left at least 79 people dead and dozens missing, civil defense officials said Sunday, as rescuers capita [...]
Cocaine trafficking: Seychelles’ Supreme Court sentences Nigerian man to 11 years in prison
The Supreme Court of Seychelles has sentenced a Nigerian national to 11 years imprisonment for the importation of cocaine, the Anti-Narcotics Bureau [...]
Flying the world solo: 16-year-old ‘MackSolo’ arrives in Seychelles
Why wait? You can achieve your dream even before you turn 18 years old, says a young pilot on a mission to break a world record after landing in Seyc [...]
French and Spanish tuna fishing groups agree to recycle fishing nets and gears with Seychelles company
Three organisations in Seychelles have signed an agreement to recycle and reuse fishing nets and gears discarded and abandoned by the tuna fishing in [...]
Plane with 22 on board missing in Nepal
Nepali rescuers scoured a remote area of the lower Himalayas by helicopter and on foot Sunday after a passenger plane with 22 people on board went mi [...]
Beauty of Seychelles’ nature captured in island fashion brand ‘Alyssa Adams Designs’
British-Seychellois artist Alyssa Adams who was inspired to paint by her father, the renowned painter Michael Adams, has ventured into designing fash [...]
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka gets Russian oil to ease shortages
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka took delivery Saturday of Russian oil -- which could soon be subject to a European embargo -- to restart operations at the co [...]
Madewis Cup: Young footballers from Seychelles to play in prestigious French tournament
A group of 20 young and promising footballers from Seychelles left the country on Wednesday to compete in the Madewis Cup in France.
The Madewis Cup [...]
72,000 displaced in east DR Congo clashes: UN
Recent clashes between the military and M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have displaced 72,000 people, the United Nations said Frid [...]