Category: News
Seychelles undertakes excercise to identify areas rich in biodiversity
Seychelles is undertaking an exercise to identify potential areas rich in biodiversity resulting in the expansion of marine and terrestrial protected [...]

Artist hopes to see popularity of macramé grow in Seychelles
A young Seychellois artist hopes to run a series of public workshops to encourage people to develop an interest in macramé - a form of fibre art usin [...]
Iran to announce result of presidential race led by ultraconservative
Iran was Saturday set to announce the winner of a presidential election in which ultraconservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi was seen as all but certain t [...]

Protected areas proposed for hawksbill sea turtle nesting period on Seychelles’ main island
The Marine Conservation Society Seychelles (MCSS) is proposing the setting-up of protected areas on the main island of Mahe to shield the hawksbill s [...]
Global displacement from war, crises doubles in a decade: UN
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the number of people fleeing war and persecution continued rising last year, with global displacement climbing to o [...]
Family affairs ministry in Seychelles undertaking profiling exercise to better gauge family needs
Developing policies, programmes and services that are better suited for the situations and needs of families in Seychelles is the goal of a profiling [...]
Ivory Coast ex-leader Gbagbo heads home after war crimes acquittal
Former president Laurent Gbagbo was returning to Ivory Coast on Thursday for the first time in nearly a decade, after he was cleared of crimes agains [...]
First astronauts arrive at China’s space station
The first astronauts arrived at China's new space station on Thursday in the country's longest crewed mission to date, a landmark step in establishin [...]
New Commissioner of Police says Seychelles’ officers to get increased training
More emphasis will be placed on training to ensure that Seychelles gets a better trained police force in the coming years, said the new Commissioner [...]

Seychelles, France team up to recycle sea litter, increase awareness
The Seychelles’ Blue Economy Department will be looking at ways to recycle waste from the sea and plastic bottles littering the environment under two [...]
