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6 more crew members on Spanish fleet test positive for COVID, raising total to 9
Six more crew members of a Spanish fishing fleet operating in the waters of Seychelles have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total to nine, [...]
Madagascar unveils new domestic vehicle, eyes export market
Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina on Wednesday unveiled prototypes of a new brand of locally-made cars and motorbikes which are expected to hit the [...]
$ 10 million African Development Bank loan to support opening of Seychelles’ economy
Seychelles has received a loan of $10 million from the African Development Bank (ADB) to support the government's COVID-19 response programme.
The loa [...]
Virus cases surge in Americas as IMF warns of economic carnage
More than 78,000 people were diagnosed with COVID-19 in the US and in Brazil alone Wednesday, as the IMF laid out the unprecedented economic devastati [...]
3 crew members of Spanish fleet in Seychelles’ waters test positive for COVID-19
Three crew members of a Spanish fishing fleet operating in Seychelles' waters tested positive for COVID-19, the Department of Health said Wednesday.
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Social distancing, good hygiene to be practiced on Seychelles’ beaches, minister says
Seychelles' Beach Control Committee will need to take measures to ensure that social distancing and good hygiene practices are being followed on the i [...]
Seychelles to re-open borders to low-, medium- risk COVID countries on Aug. 1
Seychelles will re-open its border to commercial passenger flights from low- or medium-risk COVID-19 countries beginning of August to revive the touri [...]
Virus pushing millions of South Asia children into poverty, says UN
More than 100 million children in South Asia could slip into poverty as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, a UN report said Tuesday of the long-ter [...]
Maldives to reopen tourist resorts from mid-July after virus closures
The Maldives will reopen its tourist resorts from mid-July after a months-long virus-enforced shutdown, the country's president said Tuesday, adding t [...]
Seychelles’ political parties not eager to embrace president’s call for national unity government
Three political parties in Seychelles have given mixed reactions to President Danny Faure's call for the formation of a government of national unity i [...]