Category: News
8 suspects arrested, vessel seized by Seychelles’ Coast Guard
Eight foreigners presumed to be Iranian nationals have been arrested and their vessel seized by the Seychelles Coast Guard, the Anti-Narcotics Bureau [...]
Sudan security forces fire tear gas against anti-coup protests
Sudanese security forces on Sunday fired tear gas at multiple anti-coup rallies, with protesters in several cities joining a call for two-days of civ [...]
Nigeria counts votes in key state election
Nigerian electoral officials were tallying results from a local vote on Sunday after a tightly contested race seen as a test-run for national electio [...]
New book in Seychelles seeks to inspire, transform following heroin death
The death of a family member who used heroin propelled Seychellois Jude Fred to write a book aimed at inspiring and influencing every person to disco [...]
Greta Thunberg brands UN climate summit ‘a failure’
Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg on Friday branded the UN climate summit in Glasgow a "failure" after a week of negotiations produced what some expe [...]
Seychellois runners clock 1,500 kilometres to help others stay clean
Seychelles' long-distance runners and walkers joined other athletes from 131 countries in a global water challenge dubbed SWEAT4SOAP.
The island's E [...]
Seychelles sending football team to Sri Lanka for four-nation friendly
Seychelles' men's national football team will participate in a friendly tournament in Sri Lanka from November 8-17.
The Seychelles' side will leave [...]
COP26 braces for youth protests after vague emissions pledges
Thousands of youth activists were preparing to descend on Glasgow on Friday to protest against what they say is a dangerous lack of action by leaders [...]
Legal overhaul in Seychelles meant to ensure laws are accessible to all
Current laws in Seychelles are being updated and consolidated in an effort to ensure that they are current and accessible to everyone, said a top off [...]
3 building contractors in Seychelles have licenses revoked
The Seychelles Licensing Authority (SLA) has for the first time revoked the licenses of three building contractors for failure to complete work on ti [...]