Category: News
Seychellois launches translation messaging app, plans to add Creole option
A Seychellois has launched a new translation messaging app and is working to add the Seychelles Creole language as an option.
The app, called ‘Know Wh [...]
Saudi Fund for Development in talks with Seychelles on education, housing support
The Seychelles' government has opened discussions with the Saudi Fund for Development on possible financial support for infrastructural development in [...]
Israel-Palestinian ceasefire takes hold
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the Islamist movement which controls the Gaza Strip, appeared to be holding Friday after 11 days of deadly fight [...]
Africa has much higher mortality rate for very ill Covid patients: study
Seriously ill Covid-19 patients in African countries are more likely to die than those on other continents, which could be because of a lack of critic [...]
Olympian Felicity Passon’s swim challenge nets $41,000 to boost e-counseling services in Seychelles
More people in Seychelles will benefit from e-counselling -- a timely service amid the stress of COVID-19 -- after one of Seychelles' top athletes, sw [...]
Health authority: Seychelles seeing downward trend in COVID-19 cases; restrictive measures to be reviewed
Seychelles continues to see a downward trend in the number of COVID-19 cases, a fact attributed to the restriction measures in place to curb community [...]
Biden calls for ‘de-escalation’ as Israel and Gaza trade fire
US President Joe Biden called for a "significant de-escalation" in Israel's conflict with Gaza's armed groups ahead of a diplomatic push Thursday to s [...]
Malawi destroys 17,000 expired AstraZeneca vaccines
Malawi on Wednesday destroyed nearly 17,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine that had expired in mid-April, with the health minister blaming "propagan [...]
7 investors vie to develop Seychelles’ new fish processing zone
Seven potential investors have been shortlisted to submit projects to develop fish processing facilities within two years at a newly demarcated fish p [...]
8 vessels with Chinese nationals onboard escorted to Seychelles’ main port to verify situation
Eight vessels with Chinese nationals onboard were escorted to the Seychelles' Port Victoria on Wednesday for relevant local authorities to carry out n [...]