Category: News
Tourism and COVID: Seychelles’ health department certifies first island resort as safe to reopen
Seychelles' health department has so far certified one island resort as safe to welcome guests following the COVID-19 shutdown, while another is under [...]
Small island states could struggle to overcome COVID’s impact, Seychelles’ president tells (virtual) regional forum
In a long-distance meeting made necessary by the COVID-19 era, the President of Seychelles, Danny Faure, participated in the first-ever virtual summit [...]
Empty graves on a bird’s paradise: 5 facts about Seychelles’ Cosmoledo Atoll
For the first time, a seasonal delicacy in Seychelles – bird eggs – will be collected from another island instead of Desnoeufs where this [...]
UN creates political mission in Sudan to support transition
The UN Security Council on Wednesday unanimously adopted two resolutions to create a mission in Sudan to support the country's political transition an [...]
Hydroxychloroquine ineffective at preventing COVID-19: trial
Taking hydroxychloroquine shortly after being exposed to COVID-19 does not help prevent infection in a statistically meaningful way, scientists report [...]
Powerful Cyclone Nisarga makes landfall near Mumbai
Cyclone Nisarga ripped roofs off homes in a coastal town near Mumbai Wednesday after officials ordered offices and factories to shut and told people t [...]
Seychelles’ fishermen heading to sea with re-opening of airport, but markets are in flux
Local semi-industrial fishermen can gradually go back out to sea as export routes become available from June 1 when the Seychelles' international [...]
Kenyan health professionals to carry out screenings at health facilities in Seychelles
The health authority in Seychelles said on Tuesday that the group of 50 health professionals from Kenya currently on the island nation will be deploye [...]
South African court judges virus lockdown rules ‘invalid’
A South African court on Tuesday ruled that certain coronavirus lockdown regulations were "unconstitutional and invalid" after a community group chall [...]
Yachts and private jets request entry to Seychelles as country slowly re-opens
The health authorities have received about 15 requests for permission to enter the Seychelles with the opening of the seaport and airport on June 1, a [...]