Category: News
US warns of more terror attacks at Kabul airport
Suicide bomb threats hung over the final phase of the US military's airlift operation from Kabul Sunday, with President Joe Biden warning another att [...]
Evacuations, fear as Hurricane Ida nears US Gulf Coast
Owners were boarding up their shops and evacuations were underway Saturday as Hurricane Ida was on a path to hit New Orleans 16 years to the day the [...]
Seychelles’ Islands Development Co. restarts large-scale coconut oil production
The island nation’s largest coconut oil producer – the Island Development Company (IDC) - is back in business after acquiring a new oil mill which is [...]
Bucking global trend, mangroves expanding on Seychelles’ Aldabra Atoll, study finds
The mangrove coverage area on the remote Aldabra Atoll has increased by around 60 hectares since 1997, the Seychelles Islands Foundation (SIF) said r [...]
Seychelles’ government readies response to case filed by Air Seychelles creditors
Seychelles' designated minister, Jean-Francois Ferrari, will lead a committee formed to hold talks with the creditors of Air Seychelles, who have fil [...]
US ships more than 2 mln more Covid vaccines to Africa
The United States is shipping more than two million doses of Covid-19 vaccines to Algeria, Ghana and Yemen, the White House said Thursday, boosting e [...]
Seychellois youth ages 12-17 can receive Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine next month
Seychelles will administer the Pfizer vaccine to adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17 at schools next month, a new phase in the island nation's [...]
Mauritius hails UN ban on British stamps in disputed islands
Mauritius has welcomed the UN postal agency's decision to ban British stamps from being used on the Chagos archipelago, calling it a victory for the [...]
President, government leaders to meet with Air Seychelles board to discuss petition over debts
President Wavel Ramkalawan and relevant government ministers will meet with the board of directors of Air Seychelles to discuss a petition filed agai [...]
Japan stops use of 1.63 million Moderna doses over contamination
Japan will halt the use of 1.63 million doses of Moderna's Covid vaccine after reports of contamination in several vials, drugmaker Takeda and the he [...]