Category: News
To counter limited landfill space, Seychellois neighbourhood will try waste-sorting project
A waste-sorting and new collection system project is expected to start in Perseverance next year as part of efforts to better manage waste in Seychell [...]
Shade, large seed-dispersing animals key to large size of Seychelles’ coco-de-mer: study
Scientists from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew have conducted a new study that is providing an understanding of what might have led to the extreme siz [...]
Screams for help inside burning house guides Seychellois hero to trapped girl
A man who rescued an 8-year-old girl screaming for help from inside a burning house was commended for his heroic act by Seychelle's president at State [...]
Mauritius arrests captain of oil-spill ship
Mauritian authorities yesterday arrested the Indian captain of a Japanese-owned ship wrecked off the island nation's coast, spewing tonnes of oil [...]
Secondary school in Seychelles gets major upgrade thanks to funds from Indian government
English River secondary school students and teachers in Seychelles will start the third term in renovated classrooms funded under India’s grant [...]
Coronavirus graft scandals shake South Africa’s president
South Africa is reeling from coronavirus-linked corruption scandals that have battered President Cyril Ramaphosa's credibility and the country's image [...]
Seychelles’ first female commercial helicopter pilot looking forward to flying tropical skies
Seychelles has its first female commercial helicopter pilot as a local company seeks to hire residents in long-term positions.
Vanessa Gendron, a 27-y [...]
5 new cases of COVID-19 found among Spanish seafarers in Seychelles
Five Spanish seafarers on the fishing fleet operating in the Seychelles’ waters who were already at sea have tested positive for COVID-19, bring [...]
WHO warns people under 50 driving virus spread in Asia-Pacific
Coronavirus cases in Asia-Pacific countries are now being driven by people under the age of 50 who may not know they are infected, the World Health Or [...]
India seeks to counter China sway in Maldives with bridge project
India on Thursday has pledged $500 million to build bridges and causeways in the Maldives, as New Delhi seeks to counter growing Chinese influence in [...]