Category: News
More international aid lands in India as death toll hits record
International aid to alleviate India's dire oxygen shortage arrived in the South Asian nation on Sunday, as its coronavirus death toll climbed to a gr [...]
Seychelles qualifies for final stage of African Cup of Nations beach soccer tournament
Seychelles has qualified for the second time for the final stage of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) beach soccer competition in Senegal in May after [...]
Sri Lanka declares worst economic downturn in 73 years
Sri Lanka announced Friday that its economy shrank 3.6 percent last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, making it the worst downturn since independence [...]
Despite $8 million in COVID-tourism losses, Blue Safari Seychelles continues conservations programmes
Blue Safari Seychelles in partnership with Island Conservation Society (ICS) and Islands Development Company (IDC) is continuing to run programmes to [...]
Workers in Seychelles feted on second straight Labour Day tainted by cloud of COVID
Workers in Seychelles joined the rest of the world in commemorating International Labour Day on Saturday, May 1, a celebration that for a second strai [...]
Seychelles Minister for Fisheries disappointed EU hasn’t yet paid compensation to seafarers
The Seychelles' Minister for Fisheries has expressed dissatisfaction at the pace it is taking to pay compensation to Seychellois seafarers that were w [...]
Australian threatens jail for those breaching India travel ban
People arriving in Australia from coronavirus-ravaged India could face five years jail as the country strengthens an earlier travel ban, the governmen [...]
Late Zulu king’s widow and regent suddenly dies in S.Africa
The regent of the Zulu nation and wife of South Africa's recently deceased Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini died unexpectedly on Thursday, the royal pala [...]
New tourism opening: First flight linking Seychelles and Romania lands in island nation
A first in a series of charter flights between Seychelles and Romania landed at the Pointe Larue International airport on Friday morning.
The eight-ho [...]
Seychelles’ Islands Development Company acquires third aircraft to meet increased demand
The Seychelles' Islands Development Company (IDC) on Friday revealed a new addition to its aviation fleet to meet the continuous demands coming from c [...]