Category: News
Move to paperless billing by Cable and Wireless Seychelles to save 2 trees a week
One of Seychelles' leading telecommunication companies – Cable and Wireless Seychelles – will provide customers with a paperless service f [...]
Right to work, freedom from torture among 32 complaints received by Seychelles’ Human Rights Commission
Thirty-two complaints -- including on the right to work and freedom against torture -- have been received by the Seychelles' Human Rights Commission s [...]
In midst of pandemic, E. Africa braces for another locust invasion
East Africa is bracing for a third outbreak of desert locusts, with billions of the destructive insects about to hatch and threaten food supplies in a [...]
VP candidate: COVID crisis worse than 2008; says Seychelles could increase fishing revenue
The near-term economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic on Seychelles has already been severe. Travel restrictions have hit the island nation's main s [...]
Trump presidency in turmoil after bombshell book, Supreme Court vote
Donald Trump's presidency was in turmoil Thursday after top ex-aide John Bolton declared him unfit for office in a bombshell book and the Supreme Cour [...]
President of Seychelles urges new chapter of solidarity amidst pain of COVID
As Seychelles celebrated its Constitution Day on Thursday, President Danny Faure warned that the economic pain from COVID-19 could last a long time as [...]
Over one percent of humanity displaced: UN
Nearly 80 million people have been forced to flee their homes due to violence and persecution, marking a near-doubling of global displacement in a dec [...]
3 island resorts in Seychelles that have re-opened after COVID
With the easing of travel restrictions in Seychelles, the country has been working to welcome its first guests after the outbreak of COVID-19. As part [...]
$ 200,000 fund for environment management part of new EU-Seychelles fisheries agreement
An annual $200,000 fund for the sustainable management of the island nation's environment and ecosystem is part of the new European Union-Seychelles s [...]
Authorities working to repatriate Seychellois stranded in 29 countries, official says
The health authorities and the foreign affairs department are working to repatriate almost 250 Seychellois stranded overseas, the public health commis [...]