Category: News
Air Seychelles to resume flights to Tel Aviv; first route to re-open amidst COVID
Air Seychelles plans to resume flights to Tel Aviv on July 16, said the airline's top official, the first route to re-open following a near total shut [...]
Europeans join global wave of anti-racism protests
Calling for racial justice, protesters rallied across Europe Sunday, joining a wave of demonstrations sparked by the death of African American George [...]
‘Burn down racism’: world rallies against George Floyd’s death
Taking a knee, banging drums and ignoring social distancing measures, outraged protesters from Sydney to London on Saturday kicked off a weekend of gl [...]
Planned skydiving event in Seychelles in October envisions return of (free-falling) tourists
A first-ever skydiving event in Seychelles is set to take place in October, and skydivers across the world are invited to participate and get an aeria [...]
Brazil threatens to quit WHO, Trump says US beating pandemic
President Jair Bolsonaro threatened Friday to pull Brazil from the WHO over "ideological bias," as his counterpart Donald Trump said the US economy wa [...]
Youth in Seychelles: Diversify away from tourism, grow ICT and agricultural sectors
Worried about the economy amidst COVID-19, young people in Seychelles say they want to see the island nation diversify away from its reliance on touri [...]
Provisional October dates announced for Seychelles’ presidential election
Seychelles' electoral commission has announced the provisional dates for the island nation's presidential election to be held later this year.
The thr [...]
Indian Ocean Tuna looking for more workers as many Seychellois look for work
The Indian Ocean Tuna company has employed about 250 Seychellois workers in the past month, ensuring steady work during the COVID-19 economic crisis i [...]
Kenya bans single-use plastics in protected areas
Kenya on World Environment Day barred all single-use plastics such as water bottles and straws from its national parks, beaches, forests and other pro [...]
Global vaccines programme gets $8.8bn shot in the arm
Governments around the world on Thursday pledged $8.8 billion for global vaccines alliance Gavi to help immunisation programmes disrupted by coronavir [...]