Category: News
Success of Seychelles’ first voluntary fisheries closure zone – An example that should inspire others, says fisheries minister
Fishermen in Seychelles are being encouraged to take initiatives that will help protect fish stocks instead of waiting for the government to come u [...]
Development Bank of Seychelles seeks sustainable fisheries businesses and NGOs to apply for ‘blue’ funding
The Development Bank of Seychelles (DBS) is urging Seychellois who are interested in sustainable fisheries activities to come forward to access fun [...]
Macron’s lead takes fizz out of French election
France's leading TV channel always devotes an entire evening to dissecting the first-round results of the presidential vote.
But not this year. Inst [...]
Russian strike hits government building in Mykolaiv
A Russian strike battered the regional government building in the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv, a key port under heavy assault for weeks, the [...]
Seychelles has only one ox cart operator left on La Digue – Tradition of the island must be saved, he says
Ox carts as a means of transportation on Seychelles' La Digue island are slowly dying out amid the introduction of more modern means of travel.
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LGBTI community in Seychelles starts media campaign for greater tolerance and acceptance
The organisation for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) in Seychelles has launched a campaign to promote respect, equal treat [...]
Blinken, Arab ministers hold unprecedented meeting in Israel
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the top diplomats of Israel and four Arab states held a landmark meeting Monday to discuss issues from the I [...]
Seychelles’ President Wavel Ramkalawan to attend World Government Summit in Dubai
Seychelles' President Wavel Ramkalawan left the island nation on Sunday for Dubai to participate in the World Government Summit which starts on Tue [...]
‘CODA’ triumphs at Oscars, as Will Smith slaps Chris Rock on stage
Deaf family drama "CODA" won best picture honors at the Oscars Sunday, the first ever triumph for a streamer, in a ceremony that was overshadowed by [...]
Biden says ‘butcher’ Putin ‘cannot remain in power’
US President Joe Biden on Saturday castigated Vladimir Putin over the month-old war in Ukraine, bluntly calling the Russian leader "a butcher" who "c [...]