Category: News
German Covid cases soar as WHO warns over Europe deaths
Daily Covid infections hit an all-time high in Germany Thursday as the World Health Organization warned that another 500,000 people could die across [...]
Banks in Seychelles transitioning foreign currency loans away from LIBOR
The contracts of around 185 clients with foreign exchange loans in Seychelles will be amended as commercial banks transition from LIBOR, one of the m [...]
Seychellois chef shines in super yacht culinary competition
A Seychellois chef, Ricco Dubignon, is this year's runner-up at the Superyacht's culinary competition organised by the Yacht Club de Monaco for the M [...]
Saudis, UAE join Western calls against Sudan coup
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, which enjoy close ties with Sudan's military, joined the United States and Britain Wednesday in urging the [...]
Businesses under Seychelles’ Companies Act must register beneficial owners
Businesses registered under Seychelles' Companies Act of 1972 have to register persons classified as beneficial owners through a portal set up on the [...]
Biden calls for an end to inaction in Congress after brutal elections
President Joe Biden returned from Europe Wednesday with a wake-up call for feuding Democrats holding up his sweeping domestic reforms in Congress -- [...]
Port Victoria wins ‘Indian Ocean’s Leading Cruise Port’ at World Travel Awards
Seychelles’ Port Victoria has won the Indian Ocean’s Leading Cruise Port title for the ninth time at the 2021 edition of the World Travel Awards, the [...]
UN rights chief decries ‘extreme brutality’ in Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict
The UN rights chief on Wednesday slammed the extreme brutality characterising the conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region, following a joint UN-Ethiopia [...]
Seychelles signs historic pact to end deforestation by 2030 at UN climate summit
Seychelles has signed a historic pact to halt and reverse loss and land degradation by 2030 at the UN Climate Summit in Glasgow on Tuesday, said Stat [...]
S.Africa to get $8.5 bn from rich nations to give up coal
Coal-dependant South Africa on Thursday announced it was ploughing 50 billion rand ($3.3 billion) into 25 wind and solar projects in an effort to shi [...]